Description:

Tropical MCSs play a major role in Earth’s water and energy cycles. However, the physical mechanisms responsible for their initiation and mesoscale organization are still not well understood. Abstracts are solicited for research related to the dynamics, thermodynamics, and predictability of tropical MCSs. Specific topics we solicit include (but are not limited to) the initiation and mesoscale organization of tropical MCSs; the diurnal cycle and cloud–radiation feedback in tropical MCS behavior; numerical model representation and forecast sensitivity of tropical MCSs; observations and tracking techniques of tropical MCSs; and tropical MCSs’ role in regional and global climate. Studies drawing on theory, observations, and numerical models are all solicited, and we hope that such cross cutting will promote new discourse on this subject.