Island Effects on Weather and Climate

Dear Colleagues,

An isolated island disrupts the prevailing airflow, forcing ascending currents that initiate clouds over the windward slopes. An isolated island also acts as a barrier to the approaching airflow and as a heat source (sink) during the day (night). Island-induced airflow, weather, and microscale climates are complex, especially in the presence of terrain. In this Special Issue, we would like to cover all aspects of island terrain effects on airflow, weather, and climate, including interactions with mesoscale systems, fronts, and tropical cyclones, using observations, analyses, and numerical modeling. Perturbations induced by airflow past an isolated mountainous island also include a variety of phenomena, such as hydraulic jumps, wake vortices, lee waves, downslope winds on lee‑side slopes, and strong winds within ocean channels. Due to complications associated with different terrain heights, shapes, and sizes, heavy rainfall, high winds, extreme weather events, droughts, and island wildland fires are frequently localized in nature, with large spatial variations, and are a significant challenge for research and operations. Manuscripts on, but not limited to, improving our understanding of island-scale weather and climate characteristics, the island flow response under different large-scale and climate settings, and island effects on weather systems and extreme events are solicited.    

Dr. Yi-Leng Chen
Guest Editor

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• localized heavy rainfall, floods
• localized high winds
• land/sea breezes
• diurnal cycle
• katabatic/anabatic winds
• wake circulations
• island effects on tropical cyclones
• island effects on frontal systems
• island effects on mesoscale convective systems
• island-scale forcing on initiation of convection
• extreme events
• high resolution numerical modeling
• statistical modeling
• droughts
• microscale climate
• future island-scale climate projection