Understanding Tropical Climate Variability and Monsoon Dynamics

Explore tropical climate variability in this lecture from the Moist Convective Dynamics of Monsoons program at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences. Delve into the complex dynamics of cloud clusters across various scales, from small turbulent formations to massive organized systems like Monsoons, 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 unresolved mysteries of monsoon convection organization across different time scales, covering key topics such as geophysical fluid dynamics of moist flows, physics of convective organization, and the variability in monsoon convection. Gain insights into weather forecasting methods, data-driven approaches to monsoon variability, and the current limitations in understanding these complex atmospheric phenomena.