Third US-Korea Joint Workshop on Storm Scale and Mesoscale Weather Analysis and Prediction

February 20-22, 2002
Boulder, Colorado

This is the third joint workshop between the United States and Korea with a goal to identify and facilitate collaborations on problems of mutual interest in an effort to enhance observation, analysis, model development, and basic research needed to support and enhance operational storm and mesoscale numerical weather prediction. The first workshop was held in February 1996 in Norman, Oklahoma, and the second workshop was held in October 1997 in Seoul, Korea. Under the sponsorship of US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), the third workshop will be held at the Foothills Laboratory of NCAR, Boulder, Colorado, on February 20-22, 2002.

The interest of this workshop includes broad aspects of storm-scale and mesoscale weather analysis and prediction, with emphasis on:
(1) Mesoscale observing systems,
(2) Model development
(3) Data assimilation and prediction,
(4) Dynamics of mesoscale convective systems,
(5) Typhoon,
(6) Mei-yu front, and
(7) Hydrological aspects of heavy rainfall.

Approximately 12~15 scientists from Korea will participate in this workshop, and about equal number of US scientists will attend from US universities and research laboratories. In an effort to encourage education and international training of US students and junior scientists, we would like to invite the participation of US graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in this workshop. Travel support will be available to US university participants, including students and postdoctoral fellows.