Southwest Monsoon Experiment 2010 is to be hold during the period of May 27 to June 30.

Goal

• The goal of the field observation campaign is to verify and improve the capability of quantitative precipitation estimation and forecasting (QPE/QPF) at valley region under the prevailing southwest monsoon.

Scientific objectives

• Understanding of orographic precipitation processes under the influence of Southwest Monsoon.
• Evaluate the extent of under-estimation of rainfall by using QPESUMS in the mountainous area.
• Provide the reference and the strategy of QPE/QPF modification and the instrument category.

Instrument deployment

1. Regional stations
   • The main region of the field campaign is Nan-tsi-hsian creek of southwestern Taiwan. The instruments includes 1) Japan X-band Doppler radar (J-DOP), 2) mobile sounding (GPS), 3) Korea Parsivel disdrometer, 4) Microwave rain radar (MRR), and 5) integrated sounding system (ISS).
2. Mobile stations
   • The mobile X-band polarimetric radar (TEAM-R) will deploy at Ji-lai village, the south part of Nan-tsi-hsian creek.
3. Upper air observation
   • Beside the operational rawinsonde network, the flight mission of dropsondes. The additional GPS sounding at supersite will be launched during the intensive observation period (IOP).