| Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary(M) |
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| Session Sub-category | Intersection |
| Session ID | M-IS04 |
| Related Fields | P, A, H |
| Title | Thunderstorms and lightning as natural hazards in a changing climate |
| Short Title | Thunderstorms and lightning |
| Main Convener | Name | Mitsuteru Sato |
| Affiliation | Department of Cosmoscience, Hokkaido University |
| Co-Convener 1 | Name | Hisayuki Kubota |
| Affiliation | Hokkaido University |
| Co-Convener 2 | Name | Kozo Yamashita |
| Affiliation | Ashikaga Institute of Technology, Department of Technology. |
| Co-Convener 3 | Name | Yukihiro Takahashi |
| Affiliation | Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University |
| Session Language | EE |
| Scope | Lightning and thunderstorm are markers of severe weather, often accompanied by precipitation, hail and strong winds that can create significant natural hazards, especially in disaster-prone area. Lightning is also a strong indicator of convection, with tropical storms (typhoons and hurricanes) being of major importance. As the climate warms in the first decades of the 21st century, the intensity and frequency of thunderstorms is projected to increase. The need for detecting and monitoring the development of thunderstorms and lightning activities on local and regional scales is therefore clear and urgent.
This session seeks observational and theoretical contributions on thunderstorm microphysics and dynamics, convective systems and tropical storms. Present patterns and distributions of lightning and extreme weather events derived from the ground-based networks and satellites, as well as forecasts of future trends, are also of interest. Lightning detecting and monitoring system performance and validation, and early-warning schemes are requested, either in operational or planning phase. The session will highlight regional and global lightning and atmospheric electricity networks and invites contributions on technological innovations in this field. |
| Presentation Format | Oral and Poster presentation |
| Invited Authors | - Yukihiro Takahashi (Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University)
- Hisayuki Kubota (Hokkaido University)
- Masa-yuki Yamamoto (Department of systems engineering, Kochi University of Technology)
- Purwadi Purwadi (Department of Cosmosciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 0600810, Japan, Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology, Jakarta 10340, Indonesia)
- Alvin Estoquia Retamar (ASTI)
- Steven C Reising (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA)
- Hiroyo Ohya (Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University)
- Kittanapat Bandholnopparat (Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University)
- Teruaki Enoto (Kyoto University)
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