ABC- Japan Meeting (Tentative Agenda)

 

 

Dates: September 21 (Sun) and 22 (Mon), 2003

Place:  Frontier Research System for Global Change, Yokohama, Japan

(3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohana 236-0001, Japan)

   TEL: 045-778-5710 (Akimoto), 5723 (Shiomi)

   <http://www.jamstec.go.jp/frsgc/eng/map_e.html>

 

September 21 (Sun)

 

10:00 –12:00 am

 

I.   Japanese ABC-Related Research Talks: Chair, H. Akimoto

 

                Atmospheric Radiation Observation and Climate Impact                      T. Nakajima

                Atmospheric Chemistry Observation                                                       Y. Kondo

                Asian Ozone Pollution in Eurasian Perspective and Ozone Forcing             H. Akimoto

                Vegetation Effect of Ozone in Asia                                                            K. Kobayashi

                Funding Status by Ministry of Environment                                                    K. Otsubo

                Introduction and Present Status of  EANET                                            T. Ohizumi

 

 

13:00-17:00

 

II.  New  Research Findings : Chair, P. Crutzen

 

         Constraints on Aerosol Forcing                                                                       P. J. Crutzen

         Record High Forcing over Himalayas                                                  V. Ramanathan

                 Fine Particles and Visibility Study in Seoul Metropolitan Area Y.J. Kim

 

III. Status of Observatories: Chair, T. Nakajima

                 

Super Sites:                            S. Asia (Maldives)                V. Ramanathan/ H. Nguyen

                                                E. Asia (Gosan)                 K.R. Kim/ Soon-Chang Yoon

Main Observatories:

  New Proposed Observatories : Sri Samsorong/ Phimai, Thailand  B. Thana, T. Nakajima

                 Base Camp of Mt. Everest        G.Tartari

                                                                       Pune, India                   H. Rodhe

                                                                       Kirgistan                     H. Akimoto

Instrumentation and Data Protocol                                                T. Nakajima

 

 


September 22 (Mon)

 

9 :30 –11:30 am

 

IV. Status Report  of National Programs & Funding :  Chair, V. Ramanathan

 

              Financial Status                           S. Shrestha

  Japan                                          H. Akimoto/T. Nakajima

              S. Korea                                    K.R. Kim/Y.J. Kim

  China                                          Z.-F.Wang

  India                                         A.P. Mitra

              Sweden                              H. Rodhe

              Italy                                              G.Tartari

              NOAA                                       H.Diamond

   

 

13:00-14:00

Introduction of Earth Simulator                                                      T. Sato

                Visit tour to Earth Simulator

 

14:00-16:30

V.  Modeling Studies: Chair, V. Ramanathan

 

Regional /to Global : A NASA-funded Study                                G. Carmichael

Harmonization of Emission Inventory in Asia                                 H. Akimoto

 

 

 

VI. Team Vote on  New Proposals: Chair, V. Ramanathan

 

Formal Participation in IGAC

Inclusion of Sri Samrong/Phimai, the Mt. Everest sites in ABC

Next Meeting :  New Delhi, India, February. Proposed by Pachauri