(PARC-2008)
o PARC-Asia: Ad van ce u n d erst an d in g an d pred ict abilit y of h ig h -
im pact w eath er over Asian an d t h e w est ern Pacific w it h
em ph asis on t ropical cyclon es from g en esis t o
d ecay/ ext rat ropical t ran sit ion ( Japan , Korea, an d Ch in a plu s
collaborat ion w it h t h e DOTSTAR prog ram )
o PARC- N ort h Am erican Pred ict abilit y: Ad van ce u n d erst an d in g
an d pred ict abilit y of h ig h -im pact w eat h er over Nort h Am erica
w h ose forecast errors an d d yn am ical root s lie in process over
NOAA THORPEX PI MEETING-- 19 Jan ‘06 -- NCEP
Asia an d t h e w est ern Pacific. ( US an d Can ad a)
o PARC
– THORPEX’s 1 st scale in teraction experim en t w it h t h e plan n in g led by
t h e THORPEX I n t ern at ion al Ex ecu t ive Board
– Perh aps t h e com m u n ity’s first field cam paig n focu sed on w eat h er
ph en om en a an d pred ict ion at t h e m ed iu m ran g e
– Field ph ase is plan n ed for Ju ly-Dec 2 0 0 8 w ith facilities ph ased in an d
ou t for d ifferen t foci