An Overview of the Thorpex-Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (T-Parc) During August-September 2008

Abstract

During August-September 2008, a major field program titled THe Observing systems Research and Predictability Experiment (THORPEX) Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (T-PARC) will be conducted. As a multi-national field campaign, T-PARC addresses the shorterrange dynamics and forecast skill related to tropical cyclones of one region (Eastern Asian and the western North Pacific) and their downstream impact on the mediumrange dynamics and forecast skill of another region (in particular, the eastern North Pacific and North America). While T-PARC encompasses varying time and space scales, the primary objectives of each region are the same: To increase understanding of the mechanisms that will lead to improved predictive skill of high impact weather events...