| Session Details | |
| Section | AS - Atmospheric Sciences |
| Session Title | Heavy Rainfall Monitoring and Associated QPE/QPF in the Complex Terrain Area |
| Main Convener | Prof. Chian-Yi Liu (National Central University, Taiwan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Dong-In Lee (Pukyong National University, Korea, South) Prof. Edgar Vallar (De La Salle University, Philippines) Dr. Tien-Chiang Yeh (Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan) Prof. Ben Jou (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) |
| Session Description | Quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) and quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF) are particularly important especially over the area with complex terrain. This session will focus on the science and technology of QPE/QPF of heavy and extreme precipitation over complex terrain and in particular over the South East Asia region. During the monsoon season, the heavy and extreme precipitation events occur quite frequently in these complex terrain regions and are difficult to be quantitatively estimated and forecast. This need to be investigated by using, but not limited, surface observations, remote sensing instruments, and numerical models. This session welcomes all related papers that focus on the topics above, and (1) rainfall estimation in the mountainous region using operational radar systems (Radar-QPE); (2) quantitative rainfall prediction in the mountainous areas using high resolution mesoscale models and ensemble system (QPF); (3) heavy precipitation systems monitoring using satellite data. Community members are invited to bring to the meeting their interests in the related elements. With individual presentations from experts, and hallway informal discussions, this session will foster international, institutional, and personal collaboration and interaction to advance heavy rainfall monitoring and associated skill to meet increasing demands for understanding and management of QPE/QPF in the complex terrain area from theoretical theorems to application solutions. |