Dates: 16 (Fri.) - 18 (Sun.) June 2023
June 16, 09:20 Opening
June 18, 16:00 Closing
Venue: Toyama International Conference Center <https://www.ticc.co.jp/english/>
Scientific Organizing Committee: Masami Nonaka (JAMSTEC), Shoshiro Minobe (Hokkaido University), Eitarou Oka (University of Tokyo), Wataru Yanase (MRI-JMA), Akira Yamazaki (JAMSTEC), Satoru Okajima (University of Tokyo), Bunmei Taguchi, Kazuaki Yasunaga, Atsushi Hamada (University of Toyama)
Local host: Bunmei Taguchi, Kazuaki Yasunaga, Atsushi Hamada (University of Toyama)
The frequency of extreme rainfall and snowfall has been increasing in recent years, and these events severely affect human life and property. Recent analyses of high-resolution ocean/atmosphere data have shown that the mid-latitude ocean can influence atmospheric circulations and their variability. The rediscovery of strong warm currents (e.g., the Kuroshio and the Gulf Stream) and associated strong ocean frontal zones as "climate hotspots" has elucidated the mechanisms of ocean-atmosphere interactions and established a new paradigm for the active role of mid-latitude oceans in the climate system. The research progress has led to a new critical task: the application of this new knowledge to the prediction of extreme rainfall/snowfall and climate variability. For this task, we need to deepen the previously established paradigm and demonstrate its scientific and societal importance and validity. This workshop will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on mid-latitude air-sea interactions and a wide range of related topics based on state-of-the-art research. We welcome observational, numerical, and theoretical studies from weather to climate timescales, and especially encourage graduate students and young researchers to participate in the workshop.
Registration is required for all presenters and attendees to participate in the meeting.
Stuart Bishop (NC State University, USA)
Samantha Hallam (Maynooth University, Ireland)
Hanna Na (Seoul National University, Korea)
Wendell A Nuss (Naval Postgraduate School, USA)
Bo Qiu (University of Hawaii, USA)
Niklas Schneider (University of Hawaii, USA)
Hyodae Seo (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
Axel Timmermann (Pusan National University, Korea)
Lixiao Xu (Ocean University of China, China)
3 Apr. 2023: Website open
12 Apr. 2023: Registration open
15 May 2023: Presenter's registration deadline
31 May 2023: Attendee's registration deadline