S21 | Coastal-Urban Climate & Weather Processes
Coastal-Urban Climate & Weather Processes
Convener: Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz | Co-conveners: Prathap Ramamurthy, Robert Bornstein, Madhusmita Swain

This Special Session encourages contributions in the broad topic of coastal urban environments ranging from, but not limited to: - fundamentals of physical processes of urban-ocean-atmosphere interactions; - coastal-urban boundary-layer processes; - applications to weather forecasts, climate, and/or air quality events in coastal-urban settings; - observation and modelling of extreme coastal-urban weather systems; - observational studies and field campaigns in coastal-urban environments; - understanding and applications to the energy-air quality nexus in coastal-urban environments; - novel observational techniques for coastal-urban systems; - climate vulnerability and equity in coastal cities; - resilient coastal-urban infrastructure; - climate adaptation strategies for coastal-urban environments; - applications of AI for coastal-urban processes.

We welcome contributions from a wide range of individuals, including scientists from academia, industry, and government at all levels, practitioners implementing sustainability programs in coastal cities, developers of products for coastal environments, and coastal-urban planners and architects. We specially encourage early career contributors.

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