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The Third International MAHASRI/HyARC Workshop on Asian Monsoon and Water Cycle

Orient Hotel, Da Nang, Viet Nam, August 28-30, 2013

Agenda

August 28, 2013 (Wednesday)

• 07:30-08:00 Registration
• 08:00-09:00 Opening Ceremony (Chairperson: Dai Khanh Nguyen)
  • Remarks on collaboration between Vietnam and Japan on Hydro-Meteorology in Vietnam (Hoang Gia Hiep)
  • Reward for contribution to Resources and Environment of Vietnam (Nguyen Van Tue)
  • Remarks by Japanese side (Jun Matsumoto)
  • Opening workshop (Jun Matsumoto)
  • Welcome by Vietnamese organizer (Nguyen Van Tue)
  • Opening remarks by Japanese co-sponsor (Tomo'omi Kumagai, read by Hatsuki Fujinami)
• 09:00-09:10 Group Photo
• 09:10-10:40 Session I. Results of MAHASRI, EAMEX, AMY and other Related National and International Projects (Chairperson: Dai-Khanh Nguyen)
  • 09:10-09:35 MAHASRI, AMY and Future Earth (Invited) - Jun Matsumoto
  • 09:35-10:00 Investigation of the autumn rain in the central Vietnam based on the Vietnam Philippines Rainfall Experiment (VPREX) (Invited) - Shin-Ya Ogino
  • 10:00-10:20 Heavy rainfall events in central Vietnam during autumn season from 2010 to 2012 - Nobuhiko Endo
  • 10:20-10:40 Effects of the Asian winter monsoon and the Madden Julian Oscillation on extreme Central Vietnam precipitation events - Peiming Wu
• 10:40-11:10 Coffee Break
• 11:10-12:15 Session I. Results of MAHASRI, EAMEX, AMY and other Related National and International Projects (Continued) (Chairperson: Jun Matsumoto)
  • 11:10-11:30 Genesis and development mechanism of spring rainstorms in the northern South China Sea: Results of EAMEX - Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen
  • 11:30-11:55 Proposed ASEAN monsoon activities under Maritime Continent Center of Excellence (MCCOE) (Invited) - Fadli Syamsudin
  • 11:55-12:15 Rainfall pattern observed by radar calibrated by rain gauges in Indochina - Nattapon Mahavik
• Poster Presentations
  • PI-1 Standardization, conversion format of the MAHASRI rainfall data in Central Vietnam - Tu Dinh-Duc
  • PI-2 Building criteria for rainfall determination by using Tamky weather radar data - Quoc Phung-Kien
  • PI-3 Generating and compositing CAPPI-3km products of Dongha and Tamky weather radar stations - Vinh Nguyen-Quang
  • PI-4 Some results research cloud field structure of storms go on Vietnam - Thang Nguyen-Viet
• 12:15-14:30 Lunch & Poster Session
• 14:30-15:15 Session II. Water Problems in Cities in Vietnam and Southeast Asia (Chairperson: Tan Phan-Van)
  • 14:30-14:55 The Metro Manila flood event during the enhanced southwest monsoon in the Philippines on August 6-8, 2012 - Esperanza Cayanan (Invited)
  • 14:55-15:15 Decadal change in the hydrogeochemical facies of groundwater during dry and rainy seasons in Hanoi, Vietnam - Thuy Nguyen-Thanh
• Poster Presentations
  • PII-1 An analysis of meteorological drought features in Vietnam during 1961-2007 period - Hang Vu-Thanh
• 15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
• 15:45-16:50 Session III: Heavy rainfall and its prediction in Viet Nam and Southeast Asia (Chairperson: Peiming Wu)
  • 15:45-16:10 Development and formation mechanism of the Southeast Asian winter heavy rainfall events around the South China Sea (Invited) - Tsing-Chang Chen
  • 16:10-16:35 Monsoon rain study using SPOL and VPDR (Invited) - Jong-Dao Jou
  • 16:35-16:50 An insight view of the tropical cyclone-induced rainfall in central Vietnam - Hoang-Anh Nguyen-Thi
• 18:00-19:30 Reception

August 29, 2013 (Thursday)

• 08:15-09:25 Session III. Heavy rainfall and its prediction in Viet Nam and Southeast Asia (Continued) (Chairperson: Ajit Tyagi)
  • 08:15-08:40 Typhoon-Monsoon-Terrain Interaction in a Record Heavy Rainfall Event (Invited) - Hiep Van Nguyen
  • 08:40-09:00 Simulation of heavy rainfall over Vietnam – East Sea area using high resolution regional climate models (RegCM and NHRCM) and comparision - Xin Kieu-Thi
  • 09:00-09:20 Multi-decadal changes in extreme rainfall over the Philippines - Marcelino II Villafuerte
• Poster Presentations
  • PIII-1 Using WRF model to forecast heavy rainfall in Dong Nai river basin - Thuy Kieu-Thi
  • PIII-2 A study on rainy season onset dates over Vietnam for the period of 1951-2007 using the APHRODITE data - Thanh-Huong Ngo-Thi
  • PIII-3 Trends in extreme precipitation events over Vietnam: Historical data and model verification - Quan Le-Nhu
  • PIII-4 Experiment on combinatiorial Kalman filtering method for WRF model to forecast heavy rain in central Vietnam - Phuong Nguyen-Duc
• 09:20-10:30 Session IV. Flood prediction and disaster mitigation in Viet Nam and Southeast Asia (Chairperson: Shinjiro Kanae)
  • 09:20-09:45 Validation and application of the Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) data over Vietnam (Invited) - Thanh Ngo-Duc
  • 09:45-10:10 Roles and prospect of micro-satellite observation in SE-Asia (Invited) - Yukihiro Takahashi
  • 10:10-10:30 Verification of precipitation forecast from GSM (JMA) over Central Highland and southern Vietnam on summer monsoon - Thanh-Binh Nguyen-Thi
• Poster Presentations
  • PIV-1 Analysis of weather radar echo characteristics and atmospheric instability parameters on some strong thunderstorms accompanied by hail occured in the North of Vietnam when seasons change - Tai Nguyen-Tuan
  • PIV-2 Experimental Seasonal Forecast of Tropical cyclone Activity for Vietnam during the 2012 Season - Long Trinh-Tuan
  • PIV-3 Studying to apply experience in disaster management in Japan for the central Vietnam - Thanh-Binh Dang
• 10:30-11:10 Coffee Break
• 11:10-12:20 Session V. Asian monsoon water and material cycle, and land-ocean-atmosphere interaction (Chairperson: Thanh Ngo-Duc)
  • 11:10-11:35 Indian monsoon and Continental Tropical Convergence Zone (CTCZ) field experiment (Invited) - Ajit Tyagi
  • 11:35-12:00 Characteristics of low pressure systems associated with intraseasonal oscillation in rainfall over Bangladesh during boreal summer (Invited) - Hatsuki Fujinami
  • 12:00-12:20 Vortex-type disturbances over the northern Bay of Bengal during the monsoon season - Fumie Murata
• 12:20-14:00 Lunch & Poster Session
• 14:00-15:05 Session V. Asian monsoon water and material cycle, and land-ocean-atmosphere interaction (Continued) (Chairperson: Akira Kawamura)
  • 14:00-14:25 Seasonal prediction of summer air temperature for Vietnam using RegCM4.2 (Invited) - Tan Phan-Van
  • 14:25-14:45 A possible interaction between the North Pacific high and tropical cyclones in northern summer - Hidetaka Hirata
  • 14:45-15:05 Winter monsoon in the northeaster Vietnam, feature and its variability - Thang Nguyen-Vu
• Poster Presentations
  • PV-1 Seasonal forecast of hot days using RegCM and CLWRF - Trung Nguyen-Quang
  • PV-2 A study on some foehn wind changes at Huong Khe station in North Central of Vietnam - Duc Tran-Quang
  • PV-3 Asian-Australian monsoon and its impact to Vietnam weather - Lanh Nguyen-Viet
  • PV-4 Seasonal variation of stable isotopes in precipitation at three stations in Bangladesh - Masahiro Tanoue
  • PV-5 El-Nino Southern Oscillation signal in isotopic precipitation during rainy seasons over Maritime Continent - Rusmawan Suwarman
• 15:05-15:40 Coffee Break
• 15:40-16:45 Session VI. Climate changes, adaptation and mitigation for the sustainable development in Viet Nam and Southeast Asia (Chairperson: Tsing-Chang Chen)
  • 15:40-16:05 A 116-year long index for Asian summer monsoon and its interdecadal variability (Invited) - Hisayuki Kubota
  • 16:05-16:25 Trend in observed rainfall during boreal autumn over Indochina for the period 1961-2010 - Tomoshige Inoue
  • 16:25-16:45 Interannual variability of rainy season in Vietnam - Dzung Nguyen-Le
• 16:45-17:55 Session VI. Climate changes, adaptation and mitigation for the sustainable development in Viet Nam and Southeast Asia (Continued) (Chairperson: Esperanza Cayanan)
  • 16:45-17:10 A stochastic modeling of tropical cyclones for risk assessment under a climate change scenario (Invited) - Shinjiro Kanae
  • 17:10-17:35 High resolution climate projections for Vietnam (Invited) - Jack Katzfey
  • 17:35-17:55 Hydro-meteorological prediction and adaptation to climate change in Thailand - Taikan Oki, Masashi Kiguchi
• Poster Presentations
  • PVI-1 Commodity storage solutions for meteorological research in Vietnam - Trung-Kien Nguyen
• 18:00-18:30 General Discussions (Chairperson: Jun Matsumoto)
• 18:30-18:40 Closing Ceremony (Chairperson: Dai Khanh Nguyen)
  • Summary by Vietnamese organizer (Van Tue Nguyen)
  • Closing remarks by Japanese co-organizer (Jun Matsumoto)

August 30, 2013 (Friday)

• 8:00-12:00 Technical Tour (Mid-Central Regional Center/NHMS and Son Tra Peninsula)