週三, 22 三月 2023 06:12

[Activity] Academic exchanges between the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, NTU and the University of Tokyo

The Workshop on Atmospheric Convection was held on March 2-4, 2023, at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University (NTU). The workshop's main objective was to promote scientific exchange and collaboration between researchers from NTU and the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) in the area of atmospheric convection.

The workshop began on March 2, with Prof. Wei-Ting Chen and students introducing the NTU campus to students from UTokyo. This was followed by a series of short talks by researchers at NTU. Prof. Hiroaki Miura, Mr. Kazumasa Ueno, Mr. Kazuya Yamazaki, and Mr. Keiichi Hashimoto shared their studies. The talks covered a range of topics related to atmospheric convection, including modeling framework to understand atmospheric circulations, applying the multigrid method for multiscale representation of fluids, impacts of biogeophysical processes in MIROC-E2SL, and the development of the blockwise-coupled SP-MIROC. There was a demonstration of the Storm Tracker mini radiosonde between these talks.

On March 3, the workshop continued with more talks and discussions. Mr. Min-Ken Hsieh and YiChang Chen presented their work on applying machine learning methods to develop frameworks using cloud-resolving model data for understanding convection and local circulations. Ms. Yuka Sato shared analyses of potential instabilities for severe Senjo-Kousuitai precipitation events. Mr. Sosaku Ino presented his work on investigating Coriolis parameter dependence of tropical cyclone formation in a modeled environment of radiative-convective equilibrium. The workshop concluded on March 4 with a field trip to Maokong, providing a chance for participants to experience the local culture and environment of Taiwan.