Primary Convener:
Qiu Yang, Peking University

Convener:
Mitchell Moncrieff, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Larissa Back, UW-Madison
Xingchao Chen, The Pennsylvania State University

Early Career Convener:
Hao FU, University of Chicago

Chair:
Qiu Yang, New York University
Larissa Back, UW-Madison
Hao FU, Stanford University

In recent decades, the rapid expansion of observational data and numerical simulations has improved the depiction of convection in weather forecasting and climate projections. However, our understanding of fundamental mechanisms of atmospheric convection, such as the underlying physics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), tropical cyclone generation, and the role of clouds in climate change, remains inadequate. The development of higher-resolution models based on supercomputers necessitates more sophisticated sub-grid schemes to account for missing physics. These factors underscore the critical role of theoretical studies in advancing our understanding of atmospheric convection and refining its representation in models. This session invites abstracts utilizing observation, simulations, and theories to demonstrate fundamental mechanisms and properties of atmospheric convection across scales. Potential topics include but are not limited to the MJO, convectively coupled waves, tropical cyclones, mesoscale convective systems, supercells, and cloud dynamics.

Index Terms
3310 Clouds and cloud feedbacks
3314 Convective processes
3367 Theoretical modeling
3371 Tropical convection

Suggested Itineraries:
Climate Change and Global Policy
Science Communications
Open Science and Open Data
Global Impacts‚ Solutions‚ & Policies

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering