High-Resolution and Cloud Modeling: Tropical Cyclones

The Third International Workshop on High-Resolution and Cloud Modeling: Tropical Cyclones and Climate was held at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa from December 2 to 4, 2008. The workshop assessed the current status of highresolution atmospheric models, with a focus on the simulation of tropical cyclones and the connection of tropical cyclones to climate variability and change. Key issues considered were the scale interactions related to tropical cyclone genesis, intensification, structure and intensity changes; the large-scale control and large-scale impact of tropical cyclones; and the dynamical downscaling of the impact of global warming on tropical cyclones. Other topics related to high-resolution modeling and satellite observations of cloud/mesoscale systems and cloud-aerosol interactions were also presented. The full agenda for the meeting can be found at iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/~kph/DEC_agenda.pdf. The meeting attracted 45 researchers from Asia, North America, Europe and Australia, as well as about 20 scientists from the IPRC and the University of Hawai‘i Meteorology department. There was wide IPRC participation. Two IPRC scientists gave invited talks: Yuqing Wang presented “Formation and Quasi-periodic Behavior of Outer Spiral Rainbands in a Numerically Simulated Tropical Cyclone,” and Hironori Fudeyasu presented “Multi-scale Interactions on the Lifecycle of Tropical Cyclones Simulated by Global Cloud-System-Resolving Model NICAM.” Five IPRC posters were presented by Yuqing Wang, postdoctoral fellows Lei Wang and Kazuyoshi Kikuchi, and by long-term visitors to IPRC Yongqing Wang and Qingqing Li. IPRC’s JAMSTEC partners in analysis of high-resolution atmospheric model simulations contributed extensively. Notably, Masaki Satoh of JAMSTEC and the University of Tokyo opened the conference by presenting an overview of the scientific issues. JAMSTEC’s Tomoe Nasuno and Kazuyoshi Oouchi also presented talks. The meeting was hosted by the IPRC and co-organized with colleagues at JAMSTEC and other institutions. The organizing committee included M E E T I N G S