GEWEX Asian Moonsoon Experiment/Asian Automated Weather Station Network (GAME/AAN)

Because the two major aims require different and somewhat
contradictory requirements for the specification and configuration of
a surface station, it has been decided to organize Automated Asian
Weather Station Network (AAN) activities in two phases.Phase I for the
year 1996-2000 will be the period for the construction, tests,and
deployment of the AAN, and also for data acquisition during the
intensive observations planned in 1998. For the Phase I, measurements
will be made of (i) regular meteorological variables such as
temperature, humidity, wind speed, etc., (ii) regular hydrologic
variables such as precipitation, (iii) surface turbulent fluxes of
momentum, heat and water vapor, (iv) surface radiative fluxes, and (v)
soil moisture. The subsequent Phase II (year 2000-2004) will be
devoted for the long term monitoring period, and somewhat reduced
number of variables will be monitored during this period.