THe Observing-System Research & Predictability EXperiment (THORPEX)

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Program Lead:
Chief of the World Weather Research Programme - THORPEX
David Parsons
DParsons@wmo.int

Members: NA THORPEX Regional Committee

Mitch Moncrieff

THORPEX WMO Report

THORPEX Strategic Goals Links:
- THORPEX
- Year of Tropical Convection (YOTC), follows THORPEX discussion

THORPEX seeks to reduce and mitigate the effects of natural disasters on society by transforming timely and accurate weather forecasts into specific and definite information in support of decisions that produce the desired benefits.

Current Projects and Activities:

• THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE)
• THORPEX Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (T-PARC)
• Atlantic THORPEX Observing System Test (TOST)
• Atlantic THORPEX Regional Campaign (A-TReC)
• Year of Tropical Convection (YOTC)
• The International Polar Year (IPY) - THORPEX Project Cluster