The World Climate Research Programme’s Grand Challenge on Weather and Climate Extremes has highlighted the need for reliable predictions of weather extremes, including Tropical Cyclones in all oceanic basins. Extreme Weather Events (Tropical Cyclones) continue to cause significant damage to global coastlines as the climate continues to change and both the world population and economic activity near the coasts continue to increase. The challenge ahead is for the research community to make progress in model improvements, data assimilation, observations, and design of observing systems in light of the most pressing needs from the end user community for improved forecast information on extreme events which impact these coastlines.
This Research Topic will focus on the “state of the science” in:
- Coupled modeling and data assimilation configurations/experiments (including operational observation and forecast systems) to help predict extreme weather events (e.g. Tropical Cyclones).
- Observing technology development and/or field studies to fill critical gaps for potential observations and their impact on Tropical Cyclone intensity forecasts;
- Current efforts with extreme event applications to improve predictions via better understanding of air-sea interface physics.
- Role of ocean warming and marine heatwaves: Our current understanding and pathways to coupled modeling including rapid co-evolution of the ocean and atmosphere under the influence of extreme weather events.
The World Climate Research Programme’s Grand Challenge on Weather and Climate Extremes has highlighted the need for reliable predictions of weather extremes, including Tropical Cyclones in all oceanic basins. Extreme Weather Events (Tropical Cyclones) continue to cause significant damage to global coastlines as the climate continues to change and both the world population and economic activity near the coasts continue to increase. The challenge ahead is for the research community to make progress in model improvements, data assimilation, observations, and design of observing systems in light of the most pressing needs from the end user community for improved forecast information on extreme events which impact these coastlines.
This Research Topic will focus on the “state of the science” in:
- Coupled modeling and data assimilation configurations/experiments (including operational observation and forecast systems) to help predict extreme weather events (e.g. Tropical Cyclones).
- Observing technology development and/or field studies to fill critical gaps for potential observations and their impact on Tropical Cyclone intensity forecasts;
- Current efforts with extreme event applications to improve predictions via better understanding of air-sea interface physics.
- Role of ocean warming and marine heatwaves: Our current understanding and pathways to coupled modeling including rapid co-evolution of the ocean and atmosphere under the influence of extreme weather events.
