Coordination of the Pacific-Asian Regional Campaign for THORPEX (THe Observing system Research and Predictability EXperiment)

2008年下半年，作为THORPEX(观测系统研究和可预报性实验)的一部分，计划开展一项称为THORPEX太平洋-亚洲区域活动(T-PARC)的实地活动，该活动得到了这笔赠款的支持。THORPEX的科学家们将致力于提高知识，改进预测，并研究社会对北美地区高影响天气事件的反应，北美地区的预报误差的动力根源和来源发生在东亚和西太平洋的上游。热带气旋研究中心的一个主要重点是热带气旋从生成到衰变或温带过渡(后者影响北美天气)的演变。T-PARC的活动范围从学术界的基础研究到业务中心的应用活动，重点是热带气旋的温带过渡及其下游影响。这包括为初始化北美天气预报而改进数据收集的影响。该奖项为与T-PARC相关的规划活动提供资金。除美国科学家外，T-PARC还将包括来自中国、日本、韩国、加拿大和欧盟国家的研究人员。

Planning for a field campaign as part of THORPEX (THe Observing-system Research and Predictability EXperiment) called the THORPEX Pacific-Asian Regional Campaign (T-PARC) during the last half of 2008 is supported by this grant. THORPEX scientists will work to advance knowledge, improve prediction, and study society's response to high-impact weather events over North America, whose dynamical roots and source of forecast errors occur upstream over East Asia and the western Pacific Ocean. A primary focus of T-PARC is on the evolution of tropical cyclones from genesis to decay or extratropical transition (the later affecting weather over North America). T-PARC activities range from basic research by the academic community to the applied activities of the operational centers, with a focus on the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones and their downstream impacts. This includes the impact of improved data gathering for initialization of weather forecasts for North America. This award provides funding for planning activities related to T-PARC. In addition to United States scientists, T-PARC will include researchers from China, Japan, Korea, Canada and countries of the European Union.