Human life, agriculture, economics, and
the entire ecosystem of the Asian region seriously depend upon the
monsoon climate and its predictability. More than 60% of the earth's
population live under the influence of this monsoon climate. Droughts
and floods associated with the variability of rainfall frequently cause
serious damage to ecosystems in these regions and, more importantly,
injury and loss of human life. Seasonal forecasting of monsoon rainfall
and the control of water resources have been a matter of great concern
for the people and governments in these regions.
As a part of the Global
Energy and Water cycle EXperiment (GEWEX), the GEWEX Asian Monsoon
Experiment (GAME) is being implemented to understand the role of the
Asian monsoon in the global energy and water cycle and to improve the
simulation and seasonal prediction of Asian monsoon patterns and
regional water resources.
The implementation of
GAME was formally started in 1996. In the spring and summer of 1998, the
intensive observations of the common Intensive Observation Period (IOP)
will take place in cooperation with the South China Sea Monsoon
EXperiment (SCSMEX). The GAME International Science Panel (GAME-ISP) and
GAME International Project Office (GAME-IPO) have also been
established. The main tasks of GAME-ISP is to promote and coordinate
international as well as multi-national cooperation of regional
experiments, IOP and data exchanges. GAME-IPO supports the activity of
GAME-ISP and controls the information and coordination related to the
international activity of GAME.
This website maintained
by:
Hatsuki FUJINAMI,
HyARC, Nagoya University, Japan
