Contents of GAME Implementation Plan

1. FRAMEWORK OF GAME IMPLEMENTATION ---------------------------- 1?7

1.1 Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1.2 Scientific Objectives ----------------------------------------------------------- 2

1.3 Strategy for GAME Implementation ----------------------------------------- 2

1.4 Organization Framework of GAME ----------------------------------------- 3

1.4.1 GAME International Science Panel (GAME-ISP)

1.4.2 GAME International Project Office (GAME-IPO)

1.4.3 National organization for GAME in Japan

1.4.4 National organizations in other countries

1.5 Time Phasing of GAME Implementation ------------------------------------ 6

1.6 Linkages to Other Related International Programs and Projects ---------- 6

2. OBSERVATION AND MONITORING ---------------------------------------- 8?25

2.1 GAME Satellite Remote Sensing Program ---------------------------------- 8

2.1.1 Scientific goals

2.1.2 Program strategy

2.2 GAME-Radiation Activity ----------------------------------------------------- 11

2.2.1 Introduction

2.2.2 A plan for the GAME-Radiation activity

2.2.3 Implementation plan

2.3 Asian AWS Network (AAN) -------------------------------------------------- 19

2.3.1 Objectives

2.3.2 Strategy of AAN

2.3.3 Development of AWS

2.3.4 Data requirements for AAN monitoring

2.3.5 Coordination for AAN

2.3.6 Data collection and control

3. REGIONAL EXPERIMENTS - PROCESS STUDIES -------------------- 26?115

3.1 Objectives and Concept of GAME Regional Experiments --------------- 26

3.2 Tropical Region (GAME-Tropics) ---------------------------------------- 28

3.2.1 Scientific background

3.2.2 Experimental strategy

3.2.3 Data collections

3.2.4 Organization and coordination system of the experiment

3.3 Subtropical region (GAME-HUBEX) -------------------------------------- 55

3.3.1 Scientific goals

3.3.2 Outline of HUBEX

3.3.3 Strategy of HUBEX

3.3.4 Intensive field Observation

3.3.5 Organization and Coordination of HUBEX

3.4 Tibetan Plateau (GAME-Tibet/TIPEX) ------------------------------------- 75

3.4.1 Scientific goals

3.4.2 Strategy of experiments

3.4.3 Data Policy

3.4.4 Participating institutions

3.5 Siberia Region (GAME-Siberia) --------------------------------------------- 93

3.5.1 Scientific background for Siberia

3.5.2 Study objectives

3.5.3 Implementation details

3.5.4 Cooperation with other international projects

3.5.5 Promoting organization and list of contributing institutes

4. FOUR-DIMENSIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION (4DDA) AT JMA---- 116?120

4.1 Scientific Issues --------------------------------------------------------------- 116

4.2 The 4DDA System at JMA -------------------------------------------------- 116

4.3 Strategy of 4DDA ----------------------------------------------------------- 117

4.4 Data Archives --------------------------------------------------------------- 120

5. NUMERICAL MODELLING ----------------------------------------------- 121?126

5.1 Scientific Objectives --------------------------------------------------------- 121

5.2 Modelling of Large-scale Phenomena ------------------------------------- 121

5.2.2 Interaction between ENSO, the Asian monsoon and the Eurasian snowfall

5.2.3 Establishment of one-month prediction of the Asian monsoon

5.2.4 Spring predictability barrier

5.2.5 Validation for satellite data and its use for the large-scale modelling

5.3 Modelling of Meso-scale Atmospheric Processes ------------------------ 124

5.4 Modelling of Basin-scale Hydrological Processes ------------------------ 126

6. INTENSIVE OBSERVING PERIOD (IOP) ------------------------------- 127?134

6.1 Objective of IOP ------------------------------------------------------------ 127

6.2 Structure of IOP ------------------------------------------------------------ 127

6.2.1 Radiosonde network

6.2.2 In-situ observation network

6.2.3 Satelliete observations

6.2.4 Time phasing of IOP

6.3 Coordination for IOP ------------------------------------------------------ 131

7. GAME DATA MANAGEMENT ------------------------------------------ 135?140

7.1 Overview of Strategy ? A Revisit ? -------------------------------------- 135

7.2 Guideline for Data Exchange and Dissemination ------------------------ 135

7.2.1 International data resource and institutional holding

7.2.2 Participating institutes

7.2.3 Utilization and transfer

7.2.4 Data policy (time schedule) for the IOP data

7.2.5 Retention

7.2.6 Update

7.3 GAME Archive & Information Network (GAIN) ----------------------- 138

7.3.1 GAIN

7.3.2 Structure (planned)

7.4 Schedule for GAIN Initial System (GAIN-IS)---------------------------- 140

REFERENCES -------------------------------------------------------------------- 141?145

LIST OF ACRONYMS----------------------------------------------------------- 146?149

GAME International Project Office--------------------------------------------- 150?151

GAME-ISP members------------------------------------------------------------- 152?155

APPENDIX:

A1: Structure of World Climate Research Programme

A2: Relation between GEWEX and CLIVAR

A3: Structure of GEWEX

A4: GEWEX Continental-Scale Hydro-meteorological Experiments

APPENDIX:

A1: Structure of World Climate Research Programme

A2: Relation between GEWEX and CLIVAR

A3: Structure of GEWEX

A4: Five GEWEX Continental-Scale

Hydro-meteorological Experiments