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Cloud clusters cover a wide range of scales: from the turbulent cloud cluster that we observe in the sky with our naked eyes to the gigantic organized cloud bands such as Monsoons, The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), Cyclones,  the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) etc. that satellites observe. On these different scales clouds either aggregate through their own local cloud-circulation feedbacks or sometimes they are seen to ride on top of vortices linked to waves and instabilities. Although the monsoon dynamics has been studied for a long time, how monsoon convection organizes on a variety of time-scales is an unresolved enigma. The program will be organized around this unresolved scientific direction.

The program will tie threads across the three themes:

1. Geophysical fluid dynamics
2. Physics of atmospheric convection
3. Understanding variability in monsoon dynamics

and will  follow up from the previous workshop: https://www.icts.res.in/program/Monsoon

Eligibility: Students and PhD holders working on the following 3 themes are eligible to apply. All participants are required to present at least a poster of their work.

1. Geophysical fluid dynamics
2. Physics of atmospheric convection
3. Understanding variability in monsoon dynamics

Accommodation will be provided for outstation participants at our on campus guest house.

ICTS is committed to building an environment that is inclusive, non-discriminatory and welcoming of diverse individuals. We especially encourage the participation of women and other under-represented groups.