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IGM/10/10
SPG/10/10
President of IAMAS, Prof. Fu Congbin, Chief Editor of APN/START/SCOPE East Asia
Rapid Assessment Book and Director of START TEA-RC, Prof. John Steward, Chief
Editor of SCOPE and, Ms. Yang Ying, APN Liaison Officer for East Asia Region, were
also in attendance.
The workshop was opened by the host, Prof. Fu, and received welcome remarks
from Prof. Guo Huadong of CAS and Prof. Shao Liqin of MOST. Prof. Peter Tyson and
Prof. Roland Fuchs, on behalf of ICSU and START expressed their expectations and
anticipations for the 4-day meeting and appreciated the support of MAIRS Project
from the Chinese Government and scientists.
Presentations were given by the authors of the following five chapters: Driving
forces of change, Variability of the East Asia Monsoon, Changes in land cover,
ecosystems and regional climate and, Atmospheric composition changes and related
impacts, and Changes in marine/coastal ecosystems.
During the 2-day workshop, participants were divided into four working groups to
share their views and suggestions to improve these 24 chapters. The reporters of
each group wrote a summary report of their session, which was then presented by
the session chair in the Plenary Session. On the last day of the workshop,
participants reviewed recommendations for observations and research from working
groups 1-4 and considered a proposal for a coordinated regional observational,
monitoring and modelling program. The participants also made recommendations on
the direction of future research, under the MAIRS program for East Asia.
An Editorial Group Meeting and MAIRS Steering Group Meeting were held on 9
October 2004.
The APN/SCOPE/START Rapid Assessment book, part 1, A Review of Global Change
Research in East Asia, will be published 9 months after the October workshop.
9-12 November, 2004. The 4th APCN Working Group Meeting and the 3rd
APCN Steering Committee Meeting. Busan, Republic of Korea
The 4th APCN Working Group Meeting and the 3rd APCN Steering Committee
Meeting were held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 9-12 November, 2004.
APCN is a regional climate program designed to establish a communication channel
for the exchange of regional climate information, among APEC economies.
APCN is aimed at producing reliable seasonal predictions to user communities, based
on a well-validated, multi-model ensemble system (MMES). APCN produces realtime,
seasonal forecasts and disseminates forecast products to member economies,
which assist in the management of climate risks in the Asia-Pacific region.
The meeting received a welcome address from Kyung-Sup Shin, Administrator of
KMA and was followed by four keynote lecturers: Prof. Yadowsun Boodhoo,
President of CCI, WMO, Prof. Jose Luis Santos, Director of CIIFEN, Prof. Lorenz
Magaard, University of Hawaii and, Prof. In-Sik Kang, Seoul National University. Prof.
Chuang-Kyu Park introduced the current status of APCN. The workshop is divided
into three sessions:
Session I: Participating Models
Session II: APCN Seasonal Prediction System
Session III: Verification of APCN Products/Member Report
The APCN Steering Committee Meeting was held on 12 November, 2004.
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