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AMY Projects

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A list of projects participating in (or related to) AMY (Asian Monsoon Year)

This is a document out-of-date. Even though the layout is new in Nov. 2009, the information content is as of Dec. 2007. (For example, the names "IORGC" and "FRCGC" as parts of "JAMSTEC" are no longer valid since Apr. 2009.) It needs updating.

Also, the list partially contains pieces of information contained which are NOT YET confirmed by represenatives of individual projects and therefore possibly inaccurate. We try to correct errors.

[Note added 2016-05-23] We replaced e-mail addresses with the string "e-mail".

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1. Name of Project
2. Scientific Targets
3. Variables/Instruments
4. Area/Site
5. Implementation Period
6. Intensive Observation Period(s)
7. Representative person (principal investigator, etc.); Secretariat etc.
8. Contact e-mail address of the project
9. Contact person and e-mail address for details of AMY-related observations
10. Contact e-mail address and person for AMY data management (to be included in data management e-mail list)
11. URL
12. Additional information

Note

• Item labels "1", "2", "3" etc. are added for convenience of referring to the parts of this list. These labels may be changed in the future versions.

Projects participating in AMY

MAIRS

1. Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study
2. Interactions between the human-natural components
3. AWS, PBL tower, SMTM, aerosol: surface meteorological parameters, radiation; flux, soil temp and moisture, aerosol physical/chemical components.
4. Semi arid: Northern China.
5. 2005-2014
6. Mar-Sep, 2008
7. Prof. Congbin Fu (MAIRS SSG Chair, IAP, CAS); MAIRS Int'l Program Office (c/o IAP, CAS) [e-mail]
8. e-mail
9. Dr. Ailikun (MAIRS Int'l Project Office, IAP, CAS) [e-mail]
10. e-mail
11. http://www.mairs-essp.org/
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TORP

1. Tibetan Observation and Research Platform
2. Impact of the Tibetan Plateau on Global Change
3. 3 Key PBL stations (Surface layer and Boundary layer, surface radiations, surface fluxes, soil parameters, temperature and water vapor vertical profiles), isotope, glacier, POPs, permafrost, dust storm, ecosystem, water vapor channel
4. Tibetan Plateau
5. 2005-2015
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7. Prof. Yaoming Ma (Inst. Tibetan Plateau Res., CAS) [e-mail]
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11. http://www.itpcas.ac.cn/973/
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SACOL

1. Semi-Arid Climate and Environmental Observatory
2. Monitoring of long term tendencies in climate changes
   Monitoring of the aerosol effect on water cycle
   Studies of interaction between land surface and atmosphere
   Improve the climate model; Validation of space-borne observations
3. Boundary layer, Surface radiation, Surface fluxes, Soil parameters, Ambient air analyzers, Aerosol optical properties, Aerosol vertical profile, Temperature and water vapor vertical profiles, Sky condition
4. Lanzhou
5. From April 1, 2006 -
   Daily
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7. Prof. ZHANG Wu (Lanzhou Univ.) [e-mail]
8. [e-mail]
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11. http://climate.lzu.edu.cn/index.asp
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PRAISE

1. Progressive Research on Atmosphere-biosphere-hydrosphere and their Interaction in Semi-arid northeast Asia (tentative)
2. Inter-annual and seasonal variability of hydrologic cycle in the strongly transitional zone of vegetation in the northeastern Asia, and their interaction with atmospheric and surface-biophysical processes. Specific topics includes, drought persistence and their relevance to the land-atmosphere interaction and impact of land-use/land-cover change on the rainfall variability.
3. Two flux sites in the Taiga forest and steppe grassland measures surface fluxes of momentum, heat and water, radiation components, surface meteorology, and profiles of soil temperature and moisture, and biophysical parameters. Four AWSs measures surface meteorology, radiations, and soil temperature and moisture.
4. around Mongolia
5. 2007-2011
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7. Dr. Jun Asanuma (Univ. Tsukuba [e-mail]
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AIPO

1. Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction over the Joining Area of Asia and Indian-Pacific Ocean and Its Impact on the Short-Term Climate Variation in China
2. to identify the characteristics, patterns, and causes of air-sea interactions over the AIPO joining area and the intrinsic mechanisms of their impacts on the short-term climate anomalies over China.
3. Surface mooring
   Subsurface mooring
   Submersible mooring
   Air-sea flux tower
   Intensive RV cruise
4. East Luzon Island
   Karimata strait
   off Java coast
   Xi-Sha Island
   Northern SCS
   off Luzon
5. 2006-2011, May-Jun.
6. Nov.2007-Nov.2008(Kalimata strait & Java coast)
7. Dr. Jianping Li (LASG, IAP, CAS) [e-mail]; Secretariat, LASG, IAP, CAS; Secretary, Ms. Wenling Zhou (LASG, IAP, CAS) [e-mail]
8. e-mail
9. Dr. Dongxiao Wang (SCSIO, CAS) [e-mail]
10. Dr. Guangqing Zhou (IAP, CAS) [e-mail]
11. http://973aipo.lasg.ac.cn/
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SCHeREX

1. Southern China Heavy Rainfall Experiment
2. Establish a high-space resolution meso-scale observation net
   Obtained high time-space resolution meteorological database
   Develop a meso-scale reanalysis system and forming a high time-space resolution reanalysis meteorological fields
   Improve heavy rainfall prediction by using this database with real time.
3. Doppler radars, Surface stations, Sounding stations, Automatic weather stations, Meteo. Satellite FY-2c, GPS data, wind profiles and dropsonde
4. Southeastern China
5. 2007-2009
6. May.-Jul., 2008
   (May.-Jul., 2009)
7. Prof. ZHANG Renhe [e-mail]
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11. http://www.cams.cma.gov.cn/new973/index.htm
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SoWMEX / TiMREX

1. Southwest Monsoon Experiment; Terrain-influenced Monsoon Rainfall Experiment
2. To understand the interaction between topography and southwest monsoon surge and improve the capability and accuracy of 0-36hr QPE/QPF in county city and watershed scales during southwest monsoon season to meet the urgent need of disaster reduction in the Taiwan area.
3. Soundings (operational, extra, ship and dropsonde), GPS, surface stations, rain gauges, NEXRAD, S-, C- and X-Doppler radar, Ku- and S-rain profiler, ISS, TEAM-RAD, S- and C-POL, COSMIC/GPS, disdrometer
4. Northern South China Sea and southern Taiwan
5. 2006-2010
6. May.15-Jul.15, 2008
7. Dr. Ben Jong-Dao Jou [e-mail]
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IITM/rain

1. (IITM = Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology)
2. Interaction between microphysics of rain formation and environment
3. Multi-parameter dual polarization Doppler radar, GPS Radiosonde, Dual polarization Micro Pulsed LIDAR
4. Pune, west/east-coast
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7. Prof. B.N. Goswami (Indian Inst. Tropical Meteorol.) [e-mail]
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CAIPEX

1. Cloud-Aerosol Interaction & Precipitation Enhanced Experiment
2. Cloud-Aerosol Interaction & Precipitation Enhanced Experiment
3. Multi-parameter dual polarization Doppler radar, Cloud seeding, CCN and the natural droplet spectra, ice nuclei and ice formation, cloud droplet spectra by aircraft
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5. May-Oct, 2008-2009
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7. Prof. B.N. Goswami (Indian Inst. Tropical Meteorol.) [e-mail]
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CTCZ

1. Continental Tropical Convergence Zone
2. To understand the mechanisms leading to space-time variation of the CTCZ and the embedded monsoon disturbances during the summer monsoon.
3. Land based: Surface, Upper air, Radiation, PBL-Flux Towers, Doppler Radars, Wind Profilers.Watershed
   Ocean based: ORV Sagar Kanya (35day Cruise), Buoys, Argos
   Space based: Aircraft(aerosol, cloud), INSAT-3D, METEOSAT, Meghatropique
4. Northern India
5. July-Aug.
   pilot: 2008
   main: 2009-2010
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7. Prof. Devraj Sikka [e-mail], Prof. Sulochana Gadgil [e-mail] (Science Steering committee co-chairs)
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STORM

1. Severe Thunderstorms - Observations & Regional Modeling
2. Severe Thunderstorms - Observations & Regional Modeling
3. Seven upper air radiosonde stations, Doppler Weather Radar, weather radars, Mobile Doppler Radar, Wind Profilers, AWS, Research Ship, Aerosol Sampling
4. Eastern & North-eastern India
5. Apr-May
   2006-2007
   2009-2010
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JICA-Tibet

1. Meteorological Disaster Cooperative Research (JICA = Japan International Cooperation Agency)
2. Quantitative and qualitative improvement of meteorological observations.
   Strengthening the operational weather forecast system of China through development of numerical weather prediction models
3. GPS (24), Boundary layer tower (3), Radio sonde, AWSs, Satellites, Land data assimilation
4. Tibet Plateau and its south-east surrounding areas.
5. 2005-2009
6. Mar-Jul, 2008
7. Prof. Hirohiko Ishikawa (DPRI, Kyoto Univ.) [e-mail]
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JEPP-Tibet

1. Japan Earth Observation System Promotion Program - Tibet
2. Promotion of integrated observation study of energy/water circulation over the Tibetan Plateau.
3. Radio sonde, Surface Flux, Soil moisture, Land data asiimilation
4. Tibetan Plateau
5. 2005-2007
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7. Prof. Toshio Koike (Univ. Tokyo)
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GaME-T

1. GEOSS and MAHASRI Experiment in Tropics
2. Develop hydro-meteorological warning system associated with telemetry stations, and demonstrate the value of the warning system in Mae Waang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
3. Rain-gauge & Radar combination, Hydrological Data, Surface Flux
4. Thailand
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7. Prof. Hansa Vathananukij (Kasetsart Univ.) [e-mail]
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10. Dr. Dusit Thanapatay (Kasetsart) [e-mail], Dr. Suphawut Malaikrisanachalee (Kasetsart) [e-mail]
11. http://game-t.eng.ku.ac.th/
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JEPP-Thailand, GaME-T (Japanese part)

1. Japan Earth Observation System Promotion Program - Thailand
2. Develop hydro-meteorological warning system associated with telemetry stations, and demonstrate the value of the warning system in Mae Waang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
3. Rain-gauge & Radar combination, Hydrological Data, Surface Flux
4. Thailand
5. 2005-2007 (as JEPP)
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7. Prof. Taikan Oki (IIS, Univ. Tokyo) [e-mail]
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11. http://hydro.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/GAME-T/
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JEPP-S.E.Asia

1. Japan Earth Observation System Promotion Program - Southeast Asia
2. To develop rainfall observation system in order to understand water cycle and its variability by climatic changes in tropical Asian monsoon region over Indochina.
3. Rain-gauge & Radar combination, Hydrological Data
4. Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh
5. 2005-2007 (as JEPP)
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7. Dr. Jun Matsumoto (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. and JAMSTEC IORGC) [e-mail]
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11. http://hydro.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~agata/JEPP-M/wiki/
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JEPP-HARIMAU

1. Hydrometeorological ARray for ISV-Monsoon Automonitoring (JEPP = Japan Earth Observation System Promotion Program)
2. Construction of Radar-profiler network over Indonesian Maritime Continent, and Observation of Intra-seasonal Variations for understanding global climate.
3. Radar-Windprofiler Network, Radio Sonde
4. Indonesia
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7. Dr. Manabu D. Yamanaka (JAMSTEC IORGC) [e-mail]
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11. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/iorgc/harimau/
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JEPP-IO

1. Japan Earth Observation System Promotion Program - Indian Ocean
2. To understand processes responsible for the intraseasonal to interannual variability in the equatorial eastern Indian Ocean.
3. T, S from the sea surface down to 750m depth, meteorological variables at the sea surface, upper-ocean current at 10m depth.
4. Eastern equatorial Indian Ocean
5. 2006- March 2010
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7. Dr. Keisuke Mizuno (JAMSTEC IORGC) [e-mail]
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11. URL of this project will be opened.
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PALAU (PALAU2008)

1. Pacific Area Long-term Atmospheric observation Understanding of climate change
2. To understand the mechanism of air-sea interactions and cloud-precipitation processes over warm water pool region.
   PALAU2008: Focus on monsoon activity related to ITCZ, and developing features of tropical cyclones.
3. Atmospheric and Oceanic Observations
   Continuous observation: Doppler radar, Wind profiler, GPS, Ceilometer, and AWS.
   Intensive observation (June 2008): R/V Mirai, ARGO float, and Radiosondes.
4. Western Tropical Pacific
5. 2000-
6. PALAU 2008 IOP:Jun-Aug 2008
7. Dr. Masanori Yoshizaki (JAMSTEC IORGC) [e-mail]
8. Dr. Ryuichi Shirooka (JAMSTEC IORGC) [e-mail]
9. Dr. Ryuichi Shirooka (JAMSTEC IORGC) [e-mail]
10. Dr. Ryuichi Shirooka (JAMSTEC IORGC) [e-mail]
11. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/iorgc/palau/index-e.html
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TCS08

1. Tropical Cyclone Structure 2008
2. To understand the processes leading to the formation of tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific monsoon trough area and the evolution of tropical cyclones after formation
3. Airborne Doppler wind Lidar, airborne ELDORA dual X-band Doppler radars, flight level data, and dropsondes.
4. Tropical western North Pacific
5. Aug-Sept 2008
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7. Professor Russ Elsberry (Naval Postgraduate School, USA); Prof. C.-P. Chang [e-mail]
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JAMEX

1. Joint Aerosol-Monsoon Experiment
2. to unravel the multi-scale dynamical, radiative, chemical interactions associated with aerosol-monsoon water cycle in the Asian Indo-Pacific region aiming at better understanding of climate change impacts and improved prediction of the Asian monsoon
3. aerosol properties from AERONET observation in China, India and Indo-China (planned); high altitude surface meteorological observations in Pyramid site at Mt. Everest. See also EAST-AIRE, and SMART-COMMITT
4. Asian Indo-Pacific region
5. 2008-2012
6. EOP-1: Apr-Dec 2008
7. Dr. William K.M. Lau (NASA GSFC) [e-mail]
8. See EAST-AIRE and SMART-COMMITT
9. e-mail
10. See EAST-AIRE and SMART-COMMITT
11. See EAST-AIRE and SMART-COMMITT
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EAST-AIRE

1. East Asian Study of Tropical Aerosols: an International Regional Experiment
2. Understanding of understand the fundamental mechanisms of the aerosol direct and indirect effects
   Examination of the roles of aerosols in affecting regional climate and atmospheric circulation
3. Active/Passive Cloud Remote Sensors, Narrowband and Broadband Radiometers, Wind Profiler, AERI, Aerosol and CCN
4. Tahu, Xianghe
5. March-Dec 2008
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7. Prof. Zhanqing Li (Univ. Maryland) [e-mail]
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11. http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~yuan/web_proj/station.htm
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AAF/SMART-COMMIT

1. ARM Ancillary Facility/Surface-sensing measurements for Atmospheric Radiative Transfer-Chemical, Optical & Microphysical Measurements of In-situ Troposphere
2. Aerosols influencing on monsoon water cycle: Comprehensive observations of dust and mega-city aerosols near source/sink regions and during transport events.
   Understanding of interactions between extensive aerosols and clouds/water cycle based on a synergy of satellite, (aircraft) and ground-based measurements, together with physics-based modeling.
3. Remote sensing: detecting/retrieving properties of dust/mega-city aerosols and cirrus clouds from atmospheric emitted, as well as transmitted, radiance fields at surface.
   In-situ: measuring surface & aerosol/precursor properties and boundary-layer atmospheric parameters for remote sensing and transport modeling.
   Surface energetics: developing radiative forcing approximations for measurements of coexisting aerosol-cloud conditions.
4. Vicinity of Lanzhou and Beijing area
5. Feb-Nov 2008
6. Feb-Nov 2008
7. Dr. Si-Chee Tsay (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) [e-mail]
8. Dr. Q. Jack Ji [e-mail]
9. Dr. Q. Jack Ji [e-mail]
10. Dr. Q. Jack Ji [e-mail]
11. http://smart-commit.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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ARCS-Asia

1. Aerosols and Regional Climate Studies - Asia
2. Study impacts of aerosols on radiation budget and regional climate in Asia. Ground-based and aircraft measurements of physical and chemical properties of aerosol will be made as well as 3-D regional model studies.
3. In-situ and semi-continuous measurements of carbonaceous (BC and CO) aerosols at the ground sites (source regions and background regions). Aircraft observations of size distribution of aerosol and mixing state of BC in the outflow from the Asian continent will be also conducted in spring 2008.
4. Beijing, PRD (near Hong Kong), Bangkok, Mt.Happo (1850m asl)
5. 2007-2010
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7. Dr. Makoto Koike (Univ. Tokyo) [e-mail]
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PHONE06-15

1. Pukyong National University and HyARC Nagoya Univesity Observation Network over East China Sea
2. Typhoon, Early season Meiyu-Baiu Front, Meiyu-Baiu-Changma Front
3. Doppler radars, Radiosondes
4. around the East China Sea
5. 2006-2015
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7. Prof. Dong-In Lee (Pukyong National Univ.) [e-mail] and Prof. Hiroshi Uyeda (HyARC, Nagoya Univ.) [e-mail]
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T-PARC

1. THORPEX (The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment) Pacific-Asian Regional Campaign
2. Tropical Cyclogenesis, Recurvature, Extratropical Transition, Predictability and Dynamical Processes, Observing Systems, Data Assimilation and Observing Strategies, Societal and Economic Applications
3. Aircrafts, Vessels, Upper Soundings, Wind form MTSAT, etc.
4. East Asia, East China Sea
5. 2008 tropical cyclone season
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7. Dr. Tetsuo Nakazawa (MRI/JMA) [e-mail]
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DOTSTAR

1. Dropwindsonde Observations for Typhoon Surveillance near the TAiwan Region
2. To improve the tropical cyclone predictability based on targeted observations using GPS dropwindsondes deployed from the jet aircraft flying around the environment of the typhoon in the NW Pacific.
3. GPS dropwindsonde sounding data, available through GTS
4. Western North Pacific between about 15-30N and 118-133E
5. 2003-2008 and afterwards
6. 2008 typoon season
7. Dr. Chun-Chieh Wu (National Taiwan Univ.) [e-mail]
8. e-mail
9. Dr. Chun-Chieh Wu (National Taiwan Univ.) [e-mail]
10. Dr. Chun-Chieh Wu (National Taiwan Univ.) [e-mail]
11. http://typhoon.as.ntu.edu.tw/DOTSTAR/English/home2_english.htm
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NPOIMS

1. Variability of the Subtropical North Pacific ocean Circulation and its Impacts on the Dynamic Environment of the Marginal Seas
2. To understand mechanisms and improve the prediction of low-frequency variability of dynamic environments of the marginal seas and the adjacent deep ocean.
3. surface mooring at two stns, ADCP, RV cruises
4. Luzon Strait, West of the Luzon Island (18N), East China Sea, and North-East SCS, Western Pacific and East China Sea Cruises
5. 2007-2012
6. two years
7. Dr. Lixin Wu (Ocean Univ. of China) [e-mail]
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EAMEX

1. East Asian Monsoon Experiment
2. 1) To explore genesis mechanisms, and structure/dynamics of weather disturbances generating heavy rainfall in East Asia during the summer and winter monsoon seasons.
   2) To improve forecasts of weather disturbances in East Asia during both seasons, particularly heavy rainfall events for reducing flood damage.
3. Upper-air sounding (sonde), radar, vessel, tower, surface, etc.
4. East Asia
5. 2007-2010
6. Apr-June 2008 (for Summer Rainstorm Exp.), late 2008 to early 2009 (for Winter Rainfall Exp.)
7. Dr. Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen (Iowa State Univ.(USA) and National Central Univ. (Taiwan)) [e-mail]
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Projects related to AMY

CEOP

1. Coordinated Energy and Water Cycle Observation Project
2. Continental Hydroclimatology
   -Monsoon, Semi-arid, Cold, High-elevation
   -Aerosol, Water and energy balance, Extremes, Isotope
   -Hydrological Application
3. Reference sites (25 sites in Asia)
   NWP Models (MOLTS and 3D Gridded Global)
   Satellites (250km, Monsoonal Region, Global)
4. Global
5. 2007-2010
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7. Prof. Toshio Koike (Univ. of Tokyo)
8. [e-mail]
9. Dr. Sam Benedict (CEOP International Coordinator) [e-mail]
10. Dr. Steve Williams (NCAR EOL) [e-mail]
11. http://www.ceop.net/
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MAHASRI

1. Monsoon Asia Hydro-Atmosphere Scientific Research and Prediction Initiative
2. To establish hydro-meteorological prediction system, particularly up to seasonal time-scale, through better scientific understanding of Asian monsoon variability
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4. Northeast Asia, East Asia, Tibet-Himalayas, Tropical Asia
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7. Dr. Jun Matsumoto (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. and JAMSTEC IORGC) [e-mail]
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9. e-mail; Dr. Manabu D. Yamanaka (JAMSTEC IORGC) [e-mail]
10. e-mail, Dr. Kooiti Masuda (JAMSTEC FRCGC) [e-mail]
11. http://mahasri.cr.chiba-u.ac.jp/
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