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3rd NUIST-POSTECH-CITYU Joint Workshop
on Climate Dynamics & Future Changes

Towards understanding and predicting climate variability and changes

20 - 22 December 2017 (Wed - Fri)

 

Dates: 20 - 22 December 2017 (Wed - Fri)
Venue: Tin Ka Ping Lecture Theatre (LT-1), Yeung Kin Man Academic Building (AC1), City University of Hong Kong (CITYU) , 83 Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon, Hong Kong (http://www.cityu.edu.hk)
Co-organizers:

Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong (CITYU)
Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Language: English
Conveners: Wen Zhou (CITYU), Tim Li (NUIST), Jong-Seong Kug (POSTECH)
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Registration

Registration fee: HKD2340 (Regular registration per head) / HKD1560 (Student registration per head)
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Programme 

December 20, 2017 (Wednesday)
09:00-09:40 Opening Ceremony              ChairTim Li
09:00-09:10 Welcoming speech by Professor Johnny Chan, Director of Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre
09:10-09:20 Opening speech by Ms. Sandy Man Kuen Song, Acting Assistant Director of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO)
09:20-09:40 Group photo
09:40-10:30 Session 1–1:     
Chair:  Wen Zhou
09:40-10:05 Johnny Chan
Different convective asymmetries associated with tropical cyclone landfall angle
10:05-10:30 Tim Li
Theories on Formation of WNP anomalous anticyclone during El Nino: A review
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:10 Session 1–2:      
Chair:  Fei Liu
11:00-11:20 Jong-Seong Kug
Role of Sea ice-Chlorophyll coupling in Arctic climate.
11:20-11:40 Yoo-Geun Ham
Relationship between Atlantic and Pacific ocean on multi-decadal time-scale
11:40-11:55 Yeon-Soo Jang
How well do current climate models simulate relationship between Arctic warming and extratropical cold winters?
11:55-12:10 Yuhan Gong
Impact of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) on ENSO amplitude
12:30 Lunch
14:00-15:35 Session 1–3:          
Chair: Jong-Seong Kug
14:00-14:20 Jun Cheng
Reduced interdecadal variability of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation under global warming
14:20-14:35 K. Y. Cheung
Variability of WP El Niño position, its mechanism and the impact
14:35-14:50 Woo-Hyun Yang
Impacts of North Tropical Atlantic SST on ENSO in a Climate Forecast System model
14:50-15:05 Seungmok Paik
Assessing the impact of volcanic eruptions on climate extremes using CMIP5 models.
15:05-15:20 Jiahao Lu
Annual Cycle and MJO Modulation on Precipitation Diurnal Cycle over the Maritime Continent
15:20-15:35 Zhen Fu
Energetic Processes Regulating the Strength of MJO Circulation over the Maritime Continent during Two Types of El Niño
15:35-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:20 Session 1-4
Chair: Yoo-Geun Ham
16:00-16:15 Bo-Joung Park
Anthropogenic and natural contributions to the lengthening of summer season in the Northern Hemisphere

16:15-16:30
Xiaoye Zhou
Different East Asian Summer Monsoon responses in the fast and slow El Nino decaying years

16:30-16:45
Seol-Hee Oh
Large-scale features promising high prediction skill on S2S time-scale in GloSea5 hindcast
16:45-17:00 Jingxuan Cui
Projection of MJO change under global warming in CMIP5 models
17:00-17:20 Wen Zhou
Influences of the Pacific-Japan teleconnection pattern on synoptic-scale variability in the Western North Pacific
17:20-17:35 HangWai Tong
Climate Projections for Hong Kong - Current Situation and Future Plan
18:00 Dinner
   
December 21, 2017 (Thursday)
09:00-10:20 Session 2–1:    
Chair:  Qinglong You
09:00-09:20 Fei Liu
Divergent El Niño responses to volcanic eruptions at different latitudes over the past millennium
09:20-09:35 Jin-Soo Kim
Reduced East Asian terrestrial primary productivity linked to anomalous Arctic warming
09:35-09:50 Zhang Yue
Phase relationship between summer and winter monsoons over south China: Indian Ocean and ENSO forcing effects
09:50-10:05 Feng Hu
A theoretical model of MJO
10:05-10:20 Xiaohui Wang
Asymmetry of Atmospheric Circulation Anomalies over the Western North Pacific between El Nino and La Nina
10:20-10:50 Coffee Break
10:50-12:20 Session 2-2
Chair:  Jun Cheng
10:50-11:05 Y. T Leung
North-south displacement of the East Asian trough and its modulation on East Asian winter climate
11:05-11:20 Chi Qin
A Possible Mechanism for Formation of Western North Pacific Monsoon Trough: Nonlinear Vorticity Upscale Cascade
11:20-11:35 Akinsanola Akintomide Afolayan
Contrasting features of West African summer monsoon during wet and dry rainfall years: observational diagnostics.
11:35-11:50 Ziyue Wang
Annual to Interdecadal Variability of MJO Intensity
11:50-12:05 Qiaoyu Tong
The qusai-biweekly oscillation of the winter rainfall in southern China associated with ENSO
12:05-12:20 Hoffman Cheung
Projected Uncertainties of Northern Hemisphere Climate Change: Role of SST and Arctic sea ice cover
12:30 Lunch
14:00-17:15 Session 2–3:       
Field trip to Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geo-park
   
December 22, 2017 (Friday)
09:00-10:35 Session 3–1:     
Chair:  Si Gao
09:00-09:20 Qinglong You
Climate extremes in the Tibetan Plateau under the global warming of 1.5 and 2.0°C.
09:20-09:35 Chen Ma
Effects of Mean State on Tropical Cyclone Size over the Western North Pacific and Northern Atlantic
09:35:09:50 Shunan Zhai
Water Budget and Intensity Change of Tropical Cyclones over the Western North Pacific
09:50-10:05 Yeon-Hee Kim
Multi-model event attribution of the summer 2013 heat wave in Korea
10:05-10:20 Yitian Qian
Extended forecast of tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific using a dynamic-statistical forecast model
10:20-10:35 Zhifan Chen
Impacts of Tropical North Atlantic SST on Western North Pacific Landfalling Tropical Cyclones
10:35-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:20 Session 3-2:
Chair:  Wen Zhou
11:00-11:20 Si Gao
The Pacific Meridional Mode and the occurrence of Intense Typhoons over the Western North Pacific
11:20-11:35 Liying Sun
Predictability and prediction of summer rainfall of eastern Tibet Plateau
11:35-11:50 Xinyi Zhou
Change of synoptic wave train activity over western North Pacific in a warming climate
11:50-12:05 Zhibo Li
Relative roles of dynamic and thermodynamic processes in controlling positive and negative global SST trends in past 100 years
12:05-12:20 Manrui Xue
Cause of extreme hot summer in China: A preliminary analysis
12:30 Lunch
14:00-14:45 Session 3-3
Chair:  Fei Liu
14:00-14:15 Xinru Xie
Classification of precipitation intensity over Tibet Plateau
14:15-14:30 Juju Liu
Change of cloud water amount in China under global warming
14:30-15:00 Closing Remarks
Chair:  Tim Li

 

Hotel accommodation 

Harbour Plaza Metropolis http://www.harbour-plaza.com/metropolis/SpecialOffer-Accommodations-en.htm?cid=ps-HPME-room-google-en

Superior Room on Standard Floor with corporate rate: HKD1,080 per room per night including service charge and tax

Room type: Queen-sized bed  or  two-single-bed

Breakfast: HKD110 per head per day

Room rate expires on 2 December 2017 (Sat)

Reservation: Complete and email the FORM to dennisL@harbour-plaza.com  

Enquiries

Dr. Wen Zhou, Tel: +852-34427816; Email: wenzhou@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Jia Liu, Tel: +86-13952065758; Email: liujia83324@126.com
Dr. Mingcheng Chen, Tel: +86-13913027486; Email: mingchengchen@126.com

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