I joined the Global Warming Research Group of the FRSGC on April 1,1998,and I am deeply thankful for having received this research opportunity.
My current work is to investigate the radiative-convective equilibrium in the Earth's atmosphere using simplified models in which radiative and convective processes can actually interact with each other.
The main research being carried out by the FRSGC is on the global climate prediction with use of the General Circulation Models (GCMs),where cumulus convection is treated only by parameterization because it is just a sub-grid scale phenomenon.
However,the cumulus convection is one of the basic processes concerned with the radiative-convective equilibrium which regulates the thermal structure within the Earth's troposphere.
In addition,it involves a lot of unsolved problems by itself,such as interactions with radiative processes,mechanisms determining water vapor distribution,and responses in warming situations.
I hope I can contribute my expertise to our project from the viewpoint of the sub-grid scale,concentrating on the role of the cumulus convection as an elementary process in the climatological system.I am looking forward to interacting with you.Thank you.