Workshop Program

Last updated: 31 Jul 2025

Day 1 ––

5 Aug 2025 (Tue)

LT-J,
HKUST

💻 Update: Due to the Black Rainstorm, Day 1 of the Workshop was held online.

PROGRAM
Announcement & Introduction Alexis Lau (HKUST) & Andreas F. Prein (ETH Zürich)
KILOMETERSCALE RESOLUTION MODELING OF EXTREME WEATHER I Session Chairs: Fei Chen Xiaoming Shi
KEYNOTE: Kilometer Scale Modeling for Australian Cities and Pacific Islands Jason Evans (University of New South Wales)
Understanding and Projecting Changes in Extreme Precipitation with Kilometer-Scale Models Andreas F. Prein (ETH Zürich)
KILOMETERSCALE RESOLUTION MODELING OF EXTREME WEATHER II Session Chair: Hui Su Co-chair: Andreas Prein
Mosaic Model Map - Application of Extreme Weather Forecast in High-Resolution Real-time Flood Risk Visualisation LAU Shing Cheong Edwin, Leonard C Y Wong (Drainage Services Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government)
Kilometer-Scale Multi-Physics Simulations of Heavy Precipitation Events in Northeast China Hongyong Yu (Beijing Normal University)
Km-Scale Atmosphere-ocean Modeling of the Northern Adriatic Region and Its Capability to Simulate Extreme Precipitation in Autumn Marco Reale (Italy OGS)
Impact of Global Warming and High SST Anomaly Around Japan on Weeklong Heavy Snowfall in February, 2025 Hiroaki Kawase (Japan Met Research Institute)
Future Changes to Extreme Rainfall over Puerto Rico in an Ensemble of Convection-Permitting Simulations Erin Dougherty (NSF NCAR)
KILOMETERSCALE RESOLUTION MODELING OF EXTREME WEATHER III Session Chair: Andreas Prein Co-chair: Xiaoming Shi
Kilometer-scale AI-assisted NWP Modeling for South China: Successes and Challenges WONG Wai Kin (Hong Kong Observatory)
KEYNOTE: High-Resolution Mesoscale Modeling of Extreme Climate Events Jimmy FUNG (HKUST)
Resolution Dependence of Simulated Extremes Statistics for Denmark Ole B. Christensen (Danish Met Institute)
New insights into changes in tropical cyclone hazards over Southern Africa from km-scale climate projections Elizabeth Kendon (UK Met Office Hadley Center)

Day 2 ––

6 Aug 2025 (Wed)

LT-J,
HKUST

PROGRAM
08:30 \| REGISTRATION
09:00 \| Opening Remarks, Introduction & Workshop Goal
URBAN ENVIRONMENT MODELING AND IMPACTS Session Chair: Jiachuan Yang Co-chair: Seon Ki Park
09:15 \| KEYNOTE: The Common Land Model version 2024 Yongjiu Dai (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)
09:45 \| Highlights of Current Activities in Convective-Permitting Modeling at the Research Applications Laboratory Christopher Castro (NCAR) [Online]
10:00 \| Integrating urban vertical diffusion model into SLUCM: model development and sensitivity tests Yilin Chen (HKUST)
10:15 \| Analyzing the urban impact on temperature in Metro Manila using NHRCM-SPUC Julie Mae Dado (Manila Observatory)
10:30 \| COFFEE BREAK
PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND EXTREME WEATHER MODELING Session Chair: Lulin Xue Co-chair: Thanh Nguyen-Xuan
11:00 \| Numerical simulations of extreme precipitation events in the east coast of Korea: Effects of terrain and Kor’easterlies Seon Ki Park (Ewha Womans Unviersty, South Korea)
11:15 \| Generation of Convectively Forced Gravity Waves and Their Impacts on Convection Yu Du (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)
11:30 \| Poster Session & Ice Breaker
12:30 \| BREAKOUT ACTIVITY & LUNCH Group 1 (Classroom 1409): Convection-Permitting Climate Modeling – Challenges and Strategies Moderator: Andreas F. Prein Group 2 (Classroom 1410): Modelling Urban Processes, Land Use, Human Activities and the Extremes Moderator: Fei Chen Group 3 (Classroom 1527): AI and New Methods for Evaluation, Tuning, and Emulation Moderator: Xiaoming
REGIONAL CLIMATE DOWNSCALING I Session Chair: Eun Soon Im Co-chair: Lulin Xue
14:00 \| KEYNOTE: Climate information from CORDEX-SEA to support resilience in Southeast Asian cities Faye Cruz & Jerasorn Santisirisomboon (Manila Observatory & Ramkhamhaeng U, Thailand)
14:30 \| 4-Km Hydroclimate Dataset: Historical Reanalysis and Future Projection for Southeast Asia Fei Chen (HKUST)
14:45 \| Less frequent but more intense summertime precipitation in Finland: results from a convection-permitting climate model Laura Utriainen (Finnish Meteorological Institute)
15:00 \| Dynamically downscale CMIP6 GCMs for Western Australia - evaluation and future projections Sean Lam (Water & Environmental Regulation, Australia) [Online]
15:15 \| Turbulence parameterization scheme of Local Climate Zone-Based Urban Morphologies Using Large Eddy Simulation Siyu Wang (HKUST)
15:30 \| COFFEE BREAK
REGIONAL CLIMATE DOWNSCALING II Session Chair: Seon Ki Park Co-chair: Yanping Li
16:00 \| Extreme Storms in Current and Future Climates: Perspectives from Convection-Permitting Regional Climate Models Kristen Lani Rasmussen (Colorado State University)
16:15 \| Assessing the Impact of Cumulus Convection and Turbulence Parameterizations on Typhoon Precipitation Forecast Yueya Wang (HKUST)
16:30 \| Convection-permitting simulation of extreme MCSs over the Tibetan Plateau and its downstream: Insights from the first ensemble run of ‘WY2020’ at K-Scale in CORDEX-FPS-CPTP Puxi Li (Chinese Academy of Meteorological Science)
16:45 \| Future change in extreme precipitation events and their underlying processes across European regions Yi-Chi Wang (Swedish Met and Hydro Institute)
17:00 \| BUS TRANSPORTATION & CONFERENCE DINNER AT CROWNE PLAZA KOWLOON EAST HOTEL (1/F BALLROOM) Round-trip of shuttle bus has been arranged : To Crowne Plaza Hotel (for dinner): Depart HKUST Shaw Auditorium at 5:30pm Return: Depart Crowne Plaza Hotel at 8:45pm to HKUST Piazza & Conference Lodge
20:30 \| DAY 2 ENDS

Day 3 ––

7 Aug 2025 (Thu)

LT-J,
HKUST

PROGRAM
08:30 \| REGISTRATION
URBAN ENVIRONMENT MODELING AND IMPACTS Session Chair: Kristen Lani Rasmussen Co-chair: Yueya Wang
09:00 \| KEYNOTE: Advances in Understanding Extreme Rainfall over South China during the Early-summer Rainy Season Yali Luo (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China)
09:30 \| Projecting wind extemes and tornado activity for southern Canada through Convection-permitting WRF simulations Yanping Li (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
09:45 \| An AI/ML regional downscaling model based on CONUS404 dataset Lulin Xue (NCAR, USA)
10:00 \| Precipitation Generator for the Impact of Land Use on Extreme Precipitation in Southwest England Using Convection-Permitting Model Outputs and Probabilistic Deep Learning Models Kwok Pan Chun (University of the West of England, UK)
10:15 \| COFFEE BREAK
10:45 \| REPORT BACK AND GROUP DISCUSSION
11:45 \| CLOSING REMARKS
12:15 \| LUNCH

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PROGRAM
08:30 \| REGISTRATION
09:00 \| Opening Remarks, Introduction & Workshop Goal
URBAN ENVIRONMENT MODELING AND IMPACTS Session Chair: Jiachuan Yang Co-chair: Seon Ki Park
09:15 \| KEYNOTE: The Common Land Model version 2024 Yongjiu Dai (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)
09:45 \| Highlights of Current Activities in Convective-Permitting Modeling at the Research Applications Laboratory Christopher Castro (NCAR) [Online]
10:00 \| Integrating urban vertical diffusion model into SLUCM: model development and sensitivity tests Yilin Chen (HKUST)
10:15 \| Analyzing the urban impact on temperature in Metro Manila using NHRCM-SPUC Julie Mae Dado (Manila Observatory)
10:30 \| COFFEE BREAK
PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND EXTREME WEATHER MODELING Session Chair: Lulin Xue Co-chair: Thanh Nguyen-Xuan
11:00 \| Numerical simulations of extreme precipitation events in the east coast of Korea: Effects of terrain and Kor’easterlies Seon Ki Park (Ewha Womans Unviersty, South Korea)
11:15 \| Generation of Convectively Forced Gravity Waves and Their Impacts on Convection Yu Du (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)
11:30 \| Poster Session & Ice Breaker
12:30 \| BREAKOUT ACTIVITY & LUNCH Group 1 (Classroom 1409): Convection-Permitting Climate Modeling – Challenges and Strategies Moderator: Andreas F. Prein Group 2 (Classroom 1410): Modelling Urban Processes, Land Use, Human Activities and the Extremes Moderator: Fei Chen Group 3 (Classroom 1527): AI and New Methods for Evaluation, Tuning, and Emulation Moderator: Xiaoming
REGIONAL CLIMATE DOWNSCALING I Session Chair: Eun Soon Im Co-chair: Lulin Xue
14:00 \| KEYNOTE: Climate information from CORDEX-SEA to support resilience in Southeast Asian cities Faye Cruz & Jerasorn Santisirisomboon (Manila Observatory & Ramkhamhaeng U, Thailand)
14:30 \| 4-Km Hydroclimate Dataset: Historical Reanalysis and Future Projection for Southeast Asia Fei Chen (HKUST)
14:45 \| Less frequent but more intense summertime precipitation in Finland: results from a convection-permitting climate model Laura Utriainen (Finnish Meteorological Institute)
15:00 \| Dynamically downscale CMIP6 GCMs for Western Australia - evaluation and future projections Sean Lam (Water & Environmental Regulation, Australia) [Online]
15:15 \| Turbulence parameterization scheme of Local Climate Zone-Based Urban Morphologies Using Large Eddy Simulation Siyu Wang (HKUST)
15:30 \| COFFEE BREAK
REGIONAL CLIMATE DOWNSCALING II Session Chair: Seon Ki Park Co-chair: Yanping Li
16:00 \| Extreme Storms in Current and Future Climates: Perspectives from Convection-Permitting Regional Climate Models Kristen Lani Rasmussen (Colorado State University)
16:15 \| Assessing the Impact of Cumulus Convection and Turbulence Parameterizations on Typhoon Precipitation Forecast Yueya Wang (HKUST)
16:30 \| Convection-permitting simulation of extreme MCSs over the Tibetan Plateau and its downstream: Insights from the first ensemble run of ‘WY2020’ at K-Scale in CORDEX-FPS-CPTP Puxi Li (Chinese Academy of Meteorological Science)
16:45 \| Future change in extreme precipitation events and their underlying processes across European regions Yi-Chi Wang (Swedish Met and Hydro Institute)
17:00 \| BUS TRANSPORTATION & CONFERENCE DINNER AT CROWNE PLAZA KOWLOON EAST HOTEL (1/F BALLROOM) Round-trip of shuttle bus has been arranged : To Crowne Plaza Hotel (for dinner): Depart HKUST Shaw Auditorium at 5:30pm Return: Depart Crowne Plaza Hotel at 8:45pm to HKUST Piazza & Conference Lodge
20:30 \| DAY 2 ENDS

PROGRAM
08:30 \| REGISTRATION
URBAN ENVIRONMENT MODELING AND IMPACTS Session Chair: Kristen Lani Rasmussen Co-chair: Yueya Wang
09:00 \| KEYNOTE: Advances in Understanding Extreme Rainfall over South China during the Early-summer Rainy Season Yali Luo (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China)
09:30 \| Projecting wind extemes and tornado activity for southern Canada through Convection-permitting WRF simulations Yanping Li (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
09:45 \| An AI/ML regional downscaling model based on CONUS404 dataset Lulin Xue (NCAR, USA)
10:00 \| Precipitation Generator for the Impact of Land Use on Extreme Precipitation in Southwest England Using Convection-Permitting Model Outputs and Probabilistic Deep Learning Models Kwok Pan Chun (University of the West of England, UK)
10:15 \| COFFEE BREAK
10:45 \| REPORT BACK AND GROUP DISCUSSION
11:45 \| CLOSING REMARKS
12:15 \| LUNCH