| Session Details | |
| Section | AS - Atmospheric Sciences |
| Session Title | Mesoscale Meteorology and Typhoon |
| Main Convener | Prof. Chung-Chieh Wang (National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Tieh-Yong Koh (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Prof. Cheng-Ku Yu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) |
| Session Description | The session "Mesoscale Meteorology and Typhoon" focuses on mesoscale weather phenomena generally from 2 to 2000 km in size, such as tropical cyclones, (Mei-yu, Baiu, Chargma) fronts, mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), squall lines, bow echoes, low-level jets, severe storms, hail/rain/snow storms, rainbands, snowbands, convective clouds, tornadoes, and local circulations. Many of these mesoscale systems are closely linked to the occurrences of weather-related natural hazards, such as heavy rainfall, flash floods, land slides, gust winds, and other severe weather phenomena, and cause loss in life and properties. One focus of this sesssion is also on typhoon (tropical cyclone), the most powerful and destructive weather system in our atmosphere. Thus, improving our understanding in typhoons and mesoscale weather systems is vital toward the reduction of damages caused by weather-related hazards. This session welcomes studies on the development, evolution, structure, dynamics, and predictions of mesocale weather systems and typhoons, either through observations or numerical simulations, or other scientific approaches. |