Antarctic Atmospheric RiversBoulder, CO (CU campus) and Online
June 27th - June 29th, 2023
Photo caption: A band of clouds in an atmospheric river extending from South America to the Antarctic sea ice zone on Sept. 16, 2017. Image: NASA
Abstracts Due: Friday, May 19th, 2023
Motivation
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are an important component of the hydrological cycle and have been increasingly recognized as critical to Antarctic meteorology and climatology. Since just 2014, atmospheric rivers have been identified as a sub-tropical link to the Antarctic continent and create extreme atmospheric conditions that are largely consequential to surface melt, snowfall, and ice-shelf stability.
The goals of this workshop include reviewing the current state of knowledge, identifying research gaps and emerging science, as well as actively beginning a review paper. Specific science categories include tools, dynamics, impacts, energy and moisture budgets, climate change and variability, and cross polar themes.