Convection and Circulation Variability for TOGA-COARE: Synthesis of Satellite and IOP Data

题目：TOGA-COARE的对流和环流变率：卫星和IOP数据的综合这项研究旨在扩展早期NSF资助“McIDAS TOGA COARE的操作和应用”所支持的研究。以下两个方面将是重点。(1)卫星应用和对流状态——在这一部分，重点将放在TOGA COARE期间观测到的对流系统的广泛调查上。将研究对流事件的模态和尺度。将从卫星、雷达和其他形式的COARE数据中寻求对这些系统的解释。(2)大尺度阵列（Large-Scale Array， LSA）对流和散度这一部分将卫星观测到的对流状态的时空尺度与相应的GCM分析和预报进行比较，以评估GCM分析和预报的质量。这将有助于提高对流的可预测性。将利用从卫星和COARE数据集提取的所有数据。这项研究很重要，因为它试图提高我们在季节到年际气候变化的背景下对热带对流的理解。

Abstract ATM-9413291 Young, John A. University of Wisconsin Title: Convection and Circulation Variability for TOGA-COARE: Synthesis of Satellite and IOP Data This research aims at extending studies supported by an earlier NSF grant "McIDAS Operations and Applications for TOGA COARE." The following two aspects will be the focus. (1) Satellite Applications and Convection Regimes - In this part the focus will be on the extensive surveys of convective systems observed during TOGA COARE. Modes and scales of the convective events will be studied. The explanation of these systems will be sought from satellite, rawinsonde, radar and other forms of COARE data. (2) Convection and Divergence over Large-Scale Array (LSA) This part deals with comparing space time scales of convective regimes observed in satellite data with the corresponding GCM analysis and forecasts to assess the quality of the GCM analysis and forecasting. This will help in improving convective predictability. All the data that can be extracted from satellite and COARE data sets will be utilized. This research is important because it seeks to improve our understanding of tropical convection in the context of seasonal to interannual climate variability.