This National Science Foundation project grant of $371,130 supports collaborative research characterizing interactions between tropical deep convection and the environment using a buoyancy framework. Funded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), the award will advance understanding of tropical convection through studying how storms interact with surrounding conditions using an air entrainment analysis. Over four years from September 2022, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will address key questions about convection predictability across spatial scales. Specifically, the team will refine relationships between precipitation and buoyancy estimates, examine thermodynamic sensitivity during storm lifecycles, and characterize dynamical influences on evolution. Findings aim to improve conceptual models informing parameterizations in weather and climate models. Broader impacts include organizing a workshop engaging early-career scientists in tropical convection research.
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