Convective Organization in Moist Dynamics and Monsoon Systems

Explore a comprehensive lecture on convective organization delivered by Adrian Tompkins as part of the Moist Convective Dynamics of Monsoons program at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences. Delve into the fascinating world of cloud clusters across various scales, from local turbulent formations to massive organized systems like Monsoons, the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), Cyclones, and the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO). Learn how clouds aggregate through local cloud-circulation feedbacks and interact with vortices linked to waves and instabilities. Examine the complex dynamics of monsoon convection organization across different time scales, covering essential topics in geophysical fluid dynamics of moist flows, physics of convective organization, and the variability in monsoon convection. Gain insights into advanced concepts including shallow water equations, two-layer models, moist dynamics on equatorial beta plane, convective aggregation, cloud resolving models, and data-driven approaches to understanding monsoon variability.