| Session Details | |
| Section | AS - Atmospheric Sciences |
| Session Title | High-resolution Simulation, Prediction, and Projection of High-impact Weather Events and Climate Change |
| Main Convener | Prof. Huang-Hsiung Hsu (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Malcolm Roberts (Met Office Hadley Centre, United Kingdom) Dr. Songyou Hong (Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems (KIAPS), Korea, South) Prof. Masaki Satoh (The University of Tokyo, Japan) Dr. Shian-Jiann Lin (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States) |
| Session Description | Increasing impact of severe weather and extreme climate events such as disastrous heavy precipitation, drought, heat wave, cold air outbreak, tropical cyclone, and tornado in the ongoing warming trend has been observed. There is a growing demand for more reliable simulation, prediction, and projection of such events. The potential in achieving this goal is improving significantly due to the recent advances in scientific understanding, model development, and high-performance computation. On the other hand, the need for accuracy in extremely fine spatial and short temporal scales is rising and becoming more challenging than ever. In response to this need, this session solicits reports, although not limited to, in the following research topics: 1. Development of extremely-fine spatial scale weather and climate model, regional and global; 2. Simulation and prediction of extreme weather and climate events; 3. Projection of extreme event activity in the warming future; 4. Seasonal forecast of extreme event activity. |