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Day 3 - Wednesday, July 17, 2024
10:00am - 12:30pm
PDF version - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AiLWAzqdLkst3DjsDtXLQDt-imgsW23O/view?usp=sharing
Please download this presentation prior to the session
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16NvWsaj9irsTKNY-OtU0CcC99fgzDfSC/view
Dr. Kaitlyn Loftus, LEAP
Kaitlyn Loftus is a Columbia postdoc (through the NSF LEAP Science and Technology Center) working on the small scale behavior of clouds (microphysics). She is interested in how clouds make rain and the water cycle on exoplanets, Solar System bodies through time, and modern Earth.
https://github.com/kaitlyn-loftus
Clouds are a familiar part of daily life in New York City. They rain (and sometimes snow) on us, give us shade, and provide amusement when we seek shapes in their forms. This workshop will focus on connecting everyday experiences of clouds with their important role in climate and weather. We will cover how clouds are fundamental for setting Earth’s temperature and what the inside of clouds would look like if you were smaller than a bug. We will address uncertainty about cloud behavior in a warming world and why this uncertainty has major implications for future climate. This session will include hands-on activities on the streets on Manhattan (weather permitting) and using interactive computer modeling. Participants will leave with a new perspective on the familiar concept of a cloud.