| Session Details | |
| Section | AS - Atmospheric Sciences |
| Session Title | Mesoscale Meteorology and High-impact Weather |
| Main Convener | Prof. Gyu Won Lee (Kyungpook National University, Korea, South) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Michael Bell (Colorado State University, United States) Dr. Taro Shinoda (Nagoya University, Japan) |
| Session Description | The session focuses on mesoscale weather phenomena, generally from 2 to 2000 km in size, across the tropics and the mid-latitudes. They include but are not limited to low-level mesoscale jets, rain/snowbands in synoptic systems, Mei-yu/Baiu/Changma fronts, mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), squall lines, tornadoes, land/sea breezes, mountain/valley breezes and other local circulation. Many weather-related natural hazards are associated with intense mesoscale systems, bringing flash flood, landslide, gust wind, and lightning discharge that cause loss in life and property. Thus, improving our understanding in mesoscale weather systems and related the high-impact weather is vital toward the mitigation of weather-related hazards. This session welcomes studies on the formation, evolution, and structure of mesoscale weather systems. Two different perspectives (dynamics and microphysics) can be considered. Observational studies and numerical prediction of mesocale weather systems are in particular interested in this session. |