Workshop on Global Monsoons: Theory, Models and Observations

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Description

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This workshop provides an overview of atmospheric convection and the broader dynamics of monsoon systems with a particular focus on the north American Monsoon.

The workshop consists of 3 days of lectures, giving a basic overview of atmospheric thermodynamics, stability and moist convection on day 1, before moving onto the theory of monsoon dynamics and the role of convective mesoscale organization as components of monsoon systems. Day 3 of the lectures will introduce topics at a research level, including some of the recent ground-breaking global km-scale climate simulations. The last two days of the workshop give participants the opportunity to investigate some of the aspects of monsoons in observations and simulations in hands on sessions.

Topics:

Convection and its organization
Modern theories of monsoons
Focus on the north American Monsoon
Monsoons in seasonal forecasts and CMIP

Speakers:

David Adams
Simona Bordoni
Christian Domínguez

Spencer Hill
Alejandro Jaramillo

Arturo Quintanar
Adrian Tompkins
Cuauhtémoc Turrent

Jorge Zavala

Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.

Workshop on Global Monsoons: Theory, Models and Observations | (smr 4053)

Go to day

Monday, 20 January 2025
- 15:45 - 02:00
  - 15:45 Introduction to Workshop 15'
    
    Speaker: Jorge Zavala (UNAM, Mexico), David Adams (UNAM, Mexico), Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Italy)
  - 16:00 Introduction to Thermodynamics 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Simona Bordoni (University of Trento, Italy)
  - 17:00 Introduction to Thermodynamics/Atmospheric Stability 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Simona Bordoni (University of Trento, Italy)
  - 18:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 18:30 Introduction to Atmospheric Convection 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Italy)
  - 19:30 Deep Convection in the Deep Tropics and North American Monsoon 1h0'
    
    Speaker: David Adams (UNAM, Mexico)
  - 20:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 22:00 Physical mechanisms associated with North American Monsoon climate variability 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Cuauhtemoc Turent (UNAM, Mexico)
  - 23:00 Introduction to tropical general circulation and the global monsoons 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Spencer Hill (The City University of New York , USA)
  - 00:00 Ice Breaker 2h0'
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
- 16:00 - 00:00
  - 16:00 Modern theories of monsoons/ITCZ 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Simona Bordoni (University of Trento, Italy), Spencer Hill (The City University of New York , USA)
  - 17:00 Modern theories of monsoons/ITCZ 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Simona Bordoni (University of Trento, Italy), Spencer Hill (The City University of New York , USA)
  - 18:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 18:30 Introduction to tropical waves and their importance for extreme events 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Alejandro Jaramillo (UNAM, Mexico)
  - 19:30 Influence of inverted troughs on the formation of mesoscale convective systems during the North American Monsoon 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Christian Dominguez (UNAM, Mexico)
  - 20:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 22:00 The role of vegetation in monsoon dynamics and precipitation recycling 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Arturo Quintanar (UNAM, Mexico)
  - 23:00 Theories for past and future monsoon rainfall changes 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Spencer Hill (The City University of New York , USA)
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
- 16:00 - 00:00
  - 16:00 Parameterization of convection in NWP and climate models 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Italy)
  - 17:00 Parameterization and convective aggregation 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Italy)
  - 18:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 18:30 Monsoons in NEXTGEMS k-scale global models, initial results 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Simona Bordoni (University of Trento, Italy)
  - 19:30 Delayed monsoon onsets in future climates 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Simona Bordoni (University of Trento, Italy)
  - 20:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 22:00 Interannual variability in extreme daily monsoon rainfall 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Spencer Hill (The City University of New York , USA)
  - 23:00 Variability of precipitation in the Grijalva subbasin 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Jorge Zavala (UNAM, Mexico)
Thursday, 23 January 2025
- 16:00 - 03:00
  - 16:00 Overview of CDS and ERA5 1h30'
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to be used in hands on
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    Speaker: Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Italy), Alejandro Jaramillo (UNAM, Mexico)
  - 17:30 Basic analysis of the global monsoons 1h30'
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retrieve era5/obs precip, make monthly mean maps, make box averages over the monsoon areas, make seaonal cycle, make estimate of interannual variability in mean rainfall, extremes, onset and cessation, breaks
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    Speaker: Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Italy)
  - 19:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 19:30 Basic analysis of the global monsoons 1h30'
    
    Speaker: Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Italy)
  - 21:00 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 22:30 Statistical field significance testing 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Cuauhtemoc Turrent (UNAM, Mexico)
  - 23:30 The energy flux equator and onset indices 1h30'
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Hands-On
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  - 01:00 Roundtable and reception 2h0'
Friday, 24 January 2025
- 16:00 - 00:30
  - 16:00 Monsoons forecasting in the CDS seasonal forecasts 2h30'
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Hands-On
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  - 18:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 19:00 Project time 1h30'
  - 20:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 21:30 Project time 1h30'
  - 23:00 Coffee Break 30'
  - 23:30 Workshop summary, discussions and Closing 1h0'