1. Observation Plans in Indian Ocean Jianping Li 1), Yu Weidong 2) and Guoxiong Wu 1) 1) LASG, Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100029, China 2) First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), State Ocean Administration (SOA), Qingdao 266061, China January 26-27, 2007, Yokohama, Japan

2. Air-sea flux tower at Xi- Sha Island NEC NECC SEC Kuroshio Surface mooring east of Luzon Island Indian Ocean Western Pacific Ocean SCS ITF Subsurface mooring off Java coast Subsurface mooring at Karimata strait Schematic observation plan of air-sea-land interaction in the AIPO Region MAHASRI PALAU AIP O CTCZ NPOIMS

3. The National Basic Research Program of China /973 Program Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction over the Joining Area of Asia and Indian-Pacific Ocean (AIPO) and Its Impact on the Short-Term Climate Variation in ChinaOcean-Atmosphere Interaction over the Joining Area of Asia and Indian-Pacific Ocean (AIPO) and Its Impact on the Short-Term Climate Variation in China Period: 2006.09 - 2011.09 Period: 2006.09 - 2011.09

4. The theme of the program is to identify the characteristics, patterns, and causes of air-sea interactions over the AIPO joining area and the intrinsic mechanisms of their impacts on the short-term climate anomalies over China. AIPO: KEY SCIENTIFIC ISSUES

5.  Reveal the characteristics in seasonal to inter-annual time scale of the air-sea interaction in the AIPO joining area, and propose a theoretical framework about the impacts of these processes on the short-term climate variation in this area;  Develop a new-generation OGCM and its coupled climate model, and propose theories and methods for improving the prediction of the East Asian climate variation on seasonal to interannual scales;  Construct a fine spacial resolution ocean data assimilation system for the AIPO joining area, achieve significant advances in the predictability of ENSO and East Asian monsoon, and also provide a set of high- quality ocean re-analysis data in this area. AIPO: Specified Objectives

6. AIPO: Air-sea interaction over the Indian Ocean and its impacts on the Asian monsoon Monsoon onset IO Air-sea IOD ISO IO-CSC Exchange

7. NEC NECC SEC Kuroshio Mooring east of Luzon Island Indian Ocean Western Pacific Ocean SCS ITF Subsurface mooring off Java coast Subsurface mooring at Karimata strait Schematic observation plan of air-sea interaction in the AIPO Region SJC Observations in Karimata Strait and upwelling region along Java coast: Two long-term submersible mooring systems and one surface mooring. Data: temperature-salinity and flow velocity observational data. Surface mooring at (100E, 8S)

8. Java Subsurface ADCP mooring

11. Indian Ocean Observation from AIPO Target: Understanding Air-sea interaction in Indian Ocean, monsoon onset and IOD monsoon (1) Period: 2008-2009 (2) Observation regions: Karimata strait, off Java coast, and (100E, 8S); (3) Observation items/Data: Mooring at the three stations, upper ocean temperature-salinity, flow velocity, and air-sea interface flux.

12. 1st AIPO annual meeting, Sep 13-14 AIPO contributes to AMY  Targets: To identify the characteristics, patterns, and causes of air-sea interactions over the AIPO joining area and the intrinsic mechanisms of their impacts on the short-term climate anomalies over China.  OGCM and oceanic data assimilation system, high-quality ocean re-analysis dataset for AIPO  Observation and data: (1) Period: 06-11, May-June (1) Period: 06-11, May-June (2) Area/Sites: East Luzon Island, Karimata strait, off Java coast, Xi-Sha Island, Northern SCS Cruises (2) Area/Sites: East Luzon Island, Karimata strait, off Java coast, Xi-Sha Island, Northern SCS Cruises (3) Data: Surface mooring at the three stations, Air-sea flux tower, Intensive RV cruises (3) Data: Surface mooring at the three stations, Air-sea flux tower, Intensive RV cruises