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10th International Workshop on Technical and Scientific Aspects of MST RadarMST10held at the University of Piura in Peru, 13-20 May 2003Plenary Session:RESOLUTION ON A NETWORK ON TROPICAL RADARSConsidering thatIt had been very successful to operate the Transpacific Pro<strong>file</strong>r Network for studies oftropical meteorology and ocean-atmosphere interaction.Studies of the climatology of tropical waves, tropical convection etc. can most effectivelybe performed by combined observations of the tropical atmosphere along and close to theequator. There is a need to study equatorial atmosphere waves, semi-annual, annual andquasi-biannual oscillations, as well as the Walker circulation and the triggering ofequatorial spread-F by gravity waves created by tropical convection, etc.Several radars exist in the tropics, such as the Equatorial Atmosphere Radar EAR inIndonesia, he Natioal MST Radar Facility NMRF in India, the Jicamarca <strong>Radio</strong>Observatory in Peru, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico and others, which can observewind pro<strong>file</strong>s up to the middle atmosphere.It is resolved thatRadar facilities should be re-established or upgraded to allow such needed longer-termobservations.Additional radars should be established to fill the gaps along the near-equator region.Coordination in dedicated campaigns should be arranged such that these radars can beoperated in a tropical network, including such radar system in Pohnpei, Biak, ChristmasIsland, Darwin, Bukittinggi, Gadanki, Jicamarca, Piura, etc.Corresponding persons should be elected to assure such network establishments and thecombination of the collected data for suitable scientific evaluation.The scientific terms and applicational requirements for these operations should be workedout by the group of these persons in order to prepare proposals to national and internationalfunding agencies.39

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