Southeast Asia Composition, Cloud, Climate Coupling Regional Study

(SEAC4RS)

A NASA / NSF / NRL airborne field campaign focusing on atmospheric composition, chemistry, and climate over Southeast Asia.

Over-flight Clearance &

Cooperation with SE Asian Scientists

Anticipated deployment period: August - September 2012

http://espo.nasa.gov/missions/seac4rs

SEAC4RS Over-flight Clearance Request StatusAs of 30 Jan 2012

Priority Country Actions/Plan Status CommentsEssential

Thailand v & w request made under consideration monitor

ImportantBangladesh make early official o/f requestCambodia make early official o/f requestIndonesia v & w request made under consideration monitorLaos make early official o/f requestMalaysia v & w request made under consideration monitorMyanmar political issues work with US EmbassyVietnam v & w request made signed agreement make official o/f request when

needed

UsefulSingapore w request made informal OK make early official o/f requestNepal make early official o/f requestIndia bureaucratic issues make official o/f request

when needed

Thai Scientist – SEAC4RS Interactions(an early preliminary list)

• Ground Based Radiation Measurements– Serm Janjai, Silpakorn University– Brent Holben, NASA, AERONET

• WRF Modeling– Narisara Thongboonchoo, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology,

Ladkrabang – Henry Fuelberg, Florida State University

• Weather and Precipitation Forecasting- Royol Chitradon, Hydro & Agro Informatics Institute- Surajate Boonya-Aroonnet, Hydro & Agro Informatics Institute

• BRRAA participation in SEAC4RS- Siriluk Chumchean, Mahanakorn University of Technology- Mongkol Raksapatcharawong, Keselsart University

Request from GISTDA• New Community Satellite Processing Package

Training Workshop– CIMSS is scheduled to present a Direct Broadcast

Workshop in Thailand in conjunction with SEAC4RS– Training; 30 trainees max; 4-5 days, 8 hrs/day– Previous training: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/dbs/

• Weather Research & Forecasting (WRF), Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) and WAVEWATCH III Model Implementation and Training Workshop– GISTDA requested help operationalizing these models and

training in their use– The Thai Navy has made the same request of the US Navy– NASA is working with the NRL and ONR to make these

models and training available– Hydo & Agro Informatics Institute also claims this turf