The storms of the Mediterranean region are rich with dynamic, thermodynamic and microphysical processes unique to anywhere else on the globe. Tropical, polar and desert air masses crash together over this relatively warm body of water ringed by some of the most dramatic mountain ranges on the planet. The result is the formation of fantastic, often devastating storms on scales ranging from waterspouts capable of sinking any ship to strong cyclones of both tropical and baroclinic structures that sometimes produce floods or winds of biblical strength. Today, numerical atmospheric and oceanic models are called to task to define the structure and predict the evolution of these storms in order to minimize economic and human losses. To accomplish their mission, these models must faithfully be able represent the internal storm physical processes as well as the processes through which these storms interact with the environment. For this session, the session organizers solicit papers on the latest research aimed at understanding the dynamic, thermodynamic, microphysical and oceanic processes creating, defining and governing the evolution of Mediterranean storms. The organizers further solicit research into the design and performance of assimilation and prediction systems built to represent and predict these physical processes and the storm as a whole.
Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers
Richard Rotunno (NCAR, Boulder, Colorado, USA)
Co-Sponsorship
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