Mesoscale controls on cumulus convection

积云对流是一个重要的大气过程，在局地尺度上引起恶劣天气，在全球尺度上调节大气环流。尽管这一过程具有根本的重要性，但对它的理解和预测仍然不完整。因此，对恶劣天气的短期预报和对未来气候的预测仍然高度不确定，无法为社会弱势群体提供可靠的指导。我的研究计划的长期目标是提高对积云对流的定量理解，并将这些知识应用于改善天气和气候预测。

Cumulus convection is a critical atmospheric process, causing severe weather on the local scale and regulating the atmospheric circulation on the global scale. Despite the fundamental importance of this process, the understanding and prediction of it remain incomplete. As a result, short-term forecasts of severe weather and future climate projections remain highly uncertain, failing to provide reliable guidance to vulnerable sectors of society. The long-term objective of my research program is to improve the quantitative understanding of cumulus convection and apply that knowledge toward improved weather and climate prediction.