Despite
the considerable advances in our ability to simulate the global circulation
of the atmosphere numerically, basic features of the Earth's climate
— for example, storm track position and many aspects of the tropical
climate — remain poorly understood. For improvement and interpretation
of climate simulations, and for an understanding of past and future
climate changes, an understanding of the dynamical mechanisms responsible
for the maintenance and variability of the global circulation of the
atmosphere is indispensable. The way to achieve this understanding is
to use theory to synthesize available data and simulations.
This three-day
conference will bring together experts in the theory of the global circulation
of the atmosphere, with the aim of assessing the current state of our
understanding and defining important outstanding questions. The first
day of the conference will focus on tropical circulations, the second
day on monsoons and interactions of tropical and extratropical circulations,
and the third day on extratropical circulations. About one half of the
conference will be devoted to invited talks, with the rest allocated
to contributed talks and posters.
