Project Description

Stimulated by rapid economic development and the need for better environmental prediction, the atmospheric science communities in East Asia countries have enjoyed considerable growth over the past 10 years. As a result, the East Asia countries have established many exciting and innovative research facilities and projects focusing on atmospheric sciences. These facilities and projects hold great promise for significant advancement in atmospheric sciences, and present important opportunities for education, research, and international training for American scientists, engineers and educators. Recently, the U.S. atmospheric science community has been undertaking similar efforts. Therefore, it is of strong U.S. national interest to actively pursue research collaboration with these research establishments at their early stage of development and entrain U.S. students and junior scientists in these activities.

The purpose of this project is to establish an international linkage between the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), the U.S. university community and educational, research and operational institutions in East Asia. The collaboration with the atmospheric sciences communities in East Asia is timely and highly beneficial to the U.S. scientific community. In particular, U.S. students and junior scientists are exposed to exciting new research facilities, projects, and opportunities. Such research collaboration enable us to integrate the American workforce in atmospheric and related sciences into the East Asia science and technology community, an integration that is of strong national interest. The activities to be included in this international linkage project include: planning visits, research experiences for students, dissertation enhancement, graduate research internships, postdoctoral fellowships, joint workshops and seminars, and collaborative research. Following is a list of these projects and facilities. Please click on the project link for more information.

• Taiwan's FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Project


• Japan's GEONET ground-based GPS network


• Japan's Earth Simulator Laboratory


• Development of next generation models in China


• High-resolution mesoscale prediction in Korea


• Mesoscale meteorological field program during the Mei-Yu season

Many exciting research facilities and projects are either being planned or being carried out in East Asia countries. These include GPS remote sensing, model and data assimilation system development, and mesoscale field experiments. Participation in these projects and collaboration with research and operational institutions in East Asia countries will allow us to leverage resources from these countries and allow us to make significant advances in atmospheric research. Collaboration with these projects and facilities will provide valuable education, research and international training for U.S. students and junior scientists.