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Welcome to the ParaChute Conference!<\/h1>\n

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Reading, UK – 13-17 July 2026<\/h2>\n

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The abstract submission deadline was Friday 20 February.<\/h2>\n

Late submissions will be allowed until 27 February, but abstracts submitted prior to the original deadline will be prioritised in the schedule.<\/h2>\n

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The Conference<\/h2>\n

The ParaChute: “Understanding turbulent and convective processes” conference will focus on representing turbulence and convection in models and will be held at the University of Reading.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The ParaChute Conference<\/strong> brings together scientists, model developers, and observational experts to advance our understanding and representation of turbulence in high-resolution weather and general circulation models. Building on the goals of the UKRI\u2013Met Office ParaChute programme<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, this event focuses on the challenges that arise at kilometre and sub-kilometre scales, where turbulent motions are partly resolved but still require improved physics parameterisations. Through a combination of observational insights, theoretical advances, and innovative modelling approaches, ParaChute aims to improve the representation of convective processes, boundary-layer dynamics, stochastic methods, and physics\u2013dynamics coupling.<\/p>\n

The conference will cover the following themes:<\/p>\n

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  1. Observing turbulent and convective processes<\/li>\n
  2. Representing the turbulent grey zone<\/li>\n
  3. Representing the convective grey zone<\/li>\n
  4. Interactions between microphysics and turbulence<\/li>\n
  5. Role of dynamics representation in representing turbulent processes<\/li>\n
  6. Upscale transfer of turbulence-driven uncertainty in predictability<\/li>\n
  7. Diurnal cycle of deep convection<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We look forward to welcoming you soon!<\/span><\/p>\n

    ParaChute Conference Organising Committee<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The ParaChute Conference is pairing with a sister meeting: km-scale Global Modelling Summit 2026<\/a>. This will take place in Hamburg, Germany, on 20-24 July 2026 and focuses on next generation km-scale general circulation models.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

    The ParaChute Conference Organising Committee<\/h2>\n

    University of Reading:<\/strong> Dr Thorwald Stein, Dr Jake Bland, Prof Helen Dacre, Prof Suzanne Gray, Dr Natalie Harvey, Dr Brian Lo, Prof Bob Plant, Dr Rob Thompson, Dr Cristian Vraciu<\/p>\n

    Met Office:<\/strong> Dr Kirsty Hanley, Dr Alison Stirling<\/p>\n

    University of Leeds:<\/strong> Dr Michael Baidu, Dr Andrew Ross<\/p>\n

    University of Manchester:<\/strong> Dr Emily Norton[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

    Save the Date!<\/h2>\n

    \ud83d\udcc5 Add the ParaChute Conference to your calendar! (.ics file<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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