[Eoas-seminar] MET Seminar Thursday Nov 3 3:00-4:15 PM: Prof. John Allen (Central Michigan University)

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Dear all,

Please join us this Thursday November 3 for our next Meteorology seminar, given by Prof. John Allen<http://people.se.cmich.edu/allen4jt/allen_homepage.html> of Central Michigan University. Prof. Allen will speak about “Severe Convective Storms: Local problems with global connections” (abstract below).

Prof. Allen will be joining us virtually but we will gather in EOA 1044 to participate in the seminar. If you cannot attend in person due to a medical reason or approved work out of town, please contact Allison Wing (awing at fsu.edu<mailto:awing at fsu.edu>) for remote access. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing everyone in 1044! Please join us at 3 PM for refreshments prior to the beginning of the talk at 3:15 PM.

Graduate students are invited to participate in a student-only Q&A with the speaker at 2:15 PM in EOA 6067. This is a great opportunity to meet the speaker and discuss science and work/life/career topics in an informal setting.

If you are interested in meeting individually with the speaker, please contact Allison Wing. Prof. Allen is available after Noon on Thursday.

DATE: Thursday November 3
STUDENT Q&A: 2:15 PM, EOA 6067
SEMINAR TIME: Refreshments at 3 PM, Talk 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM.
SEMINAR LOCATION: EOA 1044 (speaker remote)
SPEAKER: Prof. John Allen<http://people.se.cmich.edu/allen4jt/allen_homepage.html>

TITLE: Severe Convective Storms: Local problems with global connections

ABSTRACT: Severe thunderstorms are a local phenomena found globally, and produce a variety of hazards that include hail, tornadoes, damaging winds, lightning and heavy precipitation. In the present climate, these events produce large losses to property and life. The warming climate is expected to influence these storms, primarily through increasing thermodynamic instability as atmospheric moisture scales with warming near-surface temperatures. However, while a number of studies have explored how the climate system modulates these hazards, the focus has disproportionately favored North America and Europe. This presents a challenge, as many parts of the world that regularly experience severe thunderstorms exist in different climate regimes or latitudes which exhibit non-linear responses to the warming climate. Hence what is known for these regions does not reflect a complete picture of the expected changes to hazards. This presentation will share new insights into the frequency at which environments favorable to severe convection occur globally through the use of atmospheric reanalyses, and discuss how these environments change in response to both climate variability and change as projected using the latest generation of Coupled-Model Intercomparison Project Version 6 (CMIP6) data. Through these insights, the presentation will address the importance of mutually-collaborative international partnerships to emphasize the contributions of local expert knowledge, engaging stakeholders and encouraging the sharing of new tools to facilitate generating environmental profiles for vast arrays of data.

We look forward to seeing you this Thursday!

Cheers,

Allison

On behalf of the MET Seminar Committee

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Allison A. Wing, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
Florida State University
awing at fsu.edu<mailto:awing at fsu.edu>

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