Jeju, Korea, 22-24 June 2015
Alice M. Grimm,
Investigator of the IAI-CRN 3035 and Professor of the Federal University of
Paraná, Brazil, participated in the Workshop on Sub-seasonal to Seasonal
Predictability of Monsoons, held in Jeju, Korea, 22-24 June 2015, organized by
the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) and World Climate Research
Programme (WCRP) Seasonal to Subseasonal (S2S) Prediction Project. The event
was jointly hosted by the National Institute of Meteorological Research of the
Korea Meteorological Administration and the S2S International Coordination
Office.
The main focus of the
workshop was on the prediction of the onset and cessation of the monsoon, and
on the prediction of active and break phases, including dry and wet spells
during the monsoon season, with an emphasis on lead times of 2 to 4 weeks and
on the following themes:
(a) Prediction of the onset and cessation
of the monsoon;
(b) Prediction of high-impact weather
events and dry and wet spells during the
monsoon season;
(c) Use of coupled ocean-atmosphere models
for monsoon prediction;
(d) Statistical prediction of the monsoons;
(e) Prediction of monsoon impacts at local
scale for applications.
The workshop covered all
the monsoon regions around the world and provided a forum for researchers and
forecasters to discuss recent advances and current issues covering the
sub-seasonal to seasonal prediction of monsoons. The structure of the workshop
was composed of invited presentations, poster session, and group discussions.
Alice M. Grimm was invited
to present a 30 minutes talk, delivered on June 23rd, titled “The
Madden Julian Oscillation impact on precipitation and extreme events of the
South American summer monsoon”. Results shown were obtained with support from
the IAI-CRN 3035. She also participated in the S2S Project Steering Group
Meeting, held after the S2S Workshop.
Further details on the
workshop, including the program and some of the talks (links in the program),
can be found at http://s2sprediction.net/workshop/
As most of the La Plata
Basin is affected by the South American Monsoon System, the issues discussed in
the workshop and the objectives of the S2S Project are also of great interest
to the meteorological research/forecast community in this region, as well as to
the sectors affected by climate variability and high-impact weather events.