| Session Details | |
| Section | AS - Atmospheric Sciences |
| Session Title | AMY – A New Coordinated Asian Monsoon Experiment |
| Main Convener | Prof. Jun Matsumoto (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Dongxiao Wang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Prof. Dong-in Lee (Pukyong National University, Korea, South) Dr. Borjiginte Ailikun (Institute of Atmospheric Physics(IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China) |
| Session Description | Over the past 10 years, a number of very successful large-scale Asian monsoon experiments have been carried out through international collaboration. These have included the field and modeling activities of GAME, SCSMEX, KORMEX and JASMINE under the leadership of WCRP/GEWEX and coordinated monsoon modeling experiments under WCRP/CLIVAR. Many monsoon scientists from all over the world have taken part in these activities. Over the period, monsoon studies have thus advanced enormously due to the development of satellite/field observations and global/regional modeling capability. In addition, efforts have been made to extend the sustained observing network for the region, particularly for the Indian Ocean under CLIVAR. In March 2007, the international program of Asian Monsoon Years (AMY) was endorsed by the WCRP-JSC as a new cross-cutting initiative as part of the International Monsoon Study (IMS) under WCRP. This program will continue from 2007 to 2011 with coordinated intensive observing period in 2008 and 2009. The goal of AMY is to integrate the ongoing and planned national projects in Asian countries and other international research programs and activities so as to improve understanding of the Asian monsoon system and prediction capacity for societal benefits as well as for additional benefit of each participating projects. The activity will focus on a number of scientific objectives which include: ocean-atmosphere interaction, land-atmosphere interaction, diurnal and intra-seasonal to interannual variabilities of the Asian monsoon and human interactions with the monsoon. In this session, we will mainly focus on the objectives and early achievements of the AMY, including its component and related projects on the Asian monsoon. |