Monsoon and Typhoon Precipitation in Asia: Observation and Prediction

Dear Colleagues,

The weather in Asia is deeply influenced by monsoons and typhoons. Asian summer monsoons and typhoons transport warm and moist air from the ocean to the continent, increasing convective instability in this region and resulting in heavy precipitation events occur frequently. The forecast of monsoon and typhoon heavy rainfall is still very challenging. In recent years, with the addition of more and more advanced meteorological observation equipment, such as polarimetric radar, phased array radar, wind profile radar, distrometer, microwave radiometer, satellite, etc., an increasing amount of observational information on the thermodynamic, dynamic, and microphysical characteristics of the precipitation system can be obtained. Determining how to better apply these multisource observation data in the forecast of Asia monsoon and typhoon heavy precipitation has become a hot and difficult problem to be solved urgently.

We invite the submission of original research articles and reviews on any aspect of Asia monsoon and typhoon precipitation using multisource observation data, including multiband radar, satellite, sounding, surface weather stations, and field campaigns. We encourage studies resulting from numerical weather forecast models and short- and long-term forecasting.

Dr. Xiantong Liu
Dr. Chong Wu
Guest Editors

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