Project description
Forecasting framework for convective storm prediction
Weather forecasting and monitoring technologies play a crucial role in preparing for and mitigating dangerous weather phenomena, impacting various sectors. Their significance has grown amidst the risks posed by climate change. However, current climate and weather forecasting models often struggle to predict the onset and evolution of convective storms on land, which can lead to destructive weather events. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the UPDRAFT project aims to develop a new theoretical framework. This framework will incorporate previously overlooked mechanisms responsible for initiating convective storms, thereby enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of weather predictions.
Objective
Developments in numerical weather forecasting have been of great benefit to many sectors of society. However, state-of-the-art weather forecasting and climate models still struggle to predict the onset and development of convective storms over land. Such storms are associated with many destructive weather events including floods, hail, and lightning, and thus, any improvement in addressing these events remains keenly sought after. UPDRAFT will develop a new method for the representation of convective storm clouds in forecasting models, building a completely new theoretical framework that can overcome many of the problems with the current modelling approach. Recent studies by the ER have shown that some key physical mechanisms responsible for the initiation of convective storms are neglected by current models, which might explain the large biases associated with the prediction of these storms. In the new model to be developed during the fellowship, these missing mechanisms will be represented in a more physically-based picture for the development of convective clouds. The main objective of the project is to produce concrete evidence that the new framework can lead to much-improved forecasts of storms. Besides the immediate potential impact for weather prediction, the outcome of the fellowship will also help in improving our understanding of storms and their response to climate change. Convective clouds play an important role in the Earths radiative and hydrological budgets, so the project might help in improving climate models as well, supporting decision-making on adapting to climate change and mitigating the risks associated with many severe weather events.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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United Kingdom
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