| Session Details | |
| Section | AS - Atmospheric Sciences |
| Session Title | Middle Atmosphere Science |
| Main Convener | Prof. Hye-Yeong Chun (Yonsei University, Korea, South) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Shigeo Yoden (Kyoto University, Japan) Prof. Zeyu Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Dr. S. K. Dhaka (University of Delhi, India) |
| Session Description | This session is part of an annual series at AOGS-AS meetings. Papers related to any aspect of the dynamics, chemistry, or physics of the atmosphere from near the tropopause to the lower thermosphere with time scales from weather to climate are appropriate for this session. Observation and data analysis, numerical experiments, and theoretical studies on the middle atmosphere are all solicited. Research topics include (but are not limited to): - dynamics, transport and mixing in multiple spatial scales - dynamics, radiation, microphysics, and chemistry in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) or the extratropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) - vertical propagation of multi-scale and multi-type atmospheric waves - intraseasonal and interannual variations in the middle atmosphere - remote influences in the middle atmosphere, including tropical/extratropical interactions, vertical couplings in the tropics and polar regions. - middle atmosphere responses to anthropogenic climate change and other external forcings such as 11-year solar variations - middle atmosphere influences on long-term changes in both the troposphere and upper atmosphere We specially invite new results that will provide new insights into the science of the middle atmosphere in a changing climate. |