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1. Project Leader: Dr. Ichirow Kaihotsu, Professor (Hiroshima University)

2. Project Reference: CBA2010-14NMY-kaihotsu

3. Project Title:

Drought monitoring system development by integrating in-situ data, satellite data and numericalmodel output

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Title of proposed project:

Drought monitoring system development by integrating in-situ data, satellite data and numerical model output
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Proponent’s Name and Title: Ichirow Kaihotsu Professor/Dr.
Name of Organisation: Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University
Address: 1-7-1 Kagamiyama、Higashihiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
Telephone: +81-82-424-6497
Fax: +81-82-424-0758
Email:

kaihotu@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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Briefly describe the proposed activity and its relevance to the APN Science and/or Policy Agenda(s), capacity building and sustainable
development.

Droughts have happened unexpectedly and been creeping into us in Asia and world wide. Drought has directly an
influence on agriculture, energy production, transportation, tourism and recreation, forest and wild land fires, urban watersupply, environment and human health. In order to take precaution against a drought, we have to urgently establish anddevelop of a integrating system of in-situ data, satellite ones and numerical model outputs.

The integrating systembrings us to greatly improve the techniques and knowledge of drought study. Drought, related to the water issue in
AWCI(Asian Water Cycle Initiative)/GEOSS implementing plan, is getting more and more concern from the publics andpolicy maker.
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List the member & approved countries involved with a brief description of their role(s).

Project Leader･Ichirow Kaihotsu, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, email:kaihotu@hiroshimau.ac.jp < Super vision of this project, Drought analysis in East Asia>
Co-Leaders and Ccollaborators･Rasul Ghulam (Co-Leader), Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Islamabad, Pakistan,email:rasulpmd@gmail.com <Meteorological data analysis and drought studies in Pakistan>･Ailikun (Co-Leader), Institute of Atmospheric Physics(IAP), China, email:aili@mairs-essp.org <Definition analysis ofdrought, Drought analysis in China>･Davaa Gombo (Co-Leader), Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia, email:watersect@yahoo.com<Hydrological analysis under the drought condition in Mongolia>･Toshio Koike (Co-Leader, AWCI scientific leader), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo,
email:tkoike@hydra.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp <Numerical model products in Asia>･Mafizur Rahman (collaborator), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh,email:mafiz@agni.com <Soil moisture/meteorological data analysis in Bangladesh>･Shiv Sharma (collaborator), Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention, Nepal, email:shiv1301@gmail.com<Drought analysis in Nepal>･Flaviana DeLeon Hilario(collaborator), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration,
Philippine, email: fhilario@pagasa.dost.gov.ph <Drought analysis in Philippine>･Thada Sukhapunnaphan(collaborator), Royal Irrigation Department, Thailand, email:thada999@yahoo.com<Hydrological analysis under the drought condition in Thailand>2

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model of vegetation condition under drought in Arid and Semi-arid lands in Asia>･Osamu Ochiai (collaborator), JAXA, email: ochiai.iosamu.@jaxa.jp <Satellite data analysis>･Akihiko Kondoh(collaborator), Chiba University, email: kondoh@faculty.chiba-u.jp <Satellite data analysis >COLUMN 6
Is the project a local, national or regional activity?

Regional activity in Asia, including the scientists from Bangladesh, Japan, China, Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan.
Nepal and Philippines
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Main Objectives:

GEOSS/AWCI is collaborating among the 18 Asian countries in sharing the ground observational data, and trying tosupport the information exchange and improve the technology of drought monitoring and studying among these Asian
countries.
The main objectives of this project are:
1 To share and improve the drought monitoring capability in various Asian countries such as Bangladesh, China, Nepal,
Mongolia, Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
2 To try setting up a drought monitoring and research network in related Asian countries.
3 To try and help developing the early warning system of drought hazard in related countries.
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Summary of Proposed Project in 100 words:

The ground-based routine data in each country, satellite products and numerical model ones for drought studies havenot been widely used since lack of capacity building in many Asian countries. The retrieved soil moisture dataset fromsatellite remote sensing (RS) products has been gradually providing for the AWCI drought working group, and the related
countries collaborators will validate this data set by using the in-situ observation data. Furthermore, we are preparing toprovide numerical model products to the related countries for drought studies. Scientists and operators in the related
countries will be able to learn and acquire the analysis techniques of satellite data and numerical products and methods ofmonitoring and an early warning system of drought.
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Expected Outcomes:

1 An international workshop on drought and/or soil moisture monitoring, assessment and studying in Asia
2 A training course for the young scientists on monitoring water cycle elements and using the integrated monitoring data,
numerical model products and an early warning system of drought in operational drought forecast and drought research
3 An activity report
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Provide a summary of the project methodologies:

We have been successfully collecting the in-situ monitoring of water cycle elements from a few countries in Asia since2008. On the other hand, the use of satellite RS products in conjunction with the in-situ monitoring data has been on trial
proposed in monitoring, mapping and studying drought in some of Asian countries. Many drought related satellite
products such like NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) and SMI (Soil Moisture Index) etc. are being released,
but validation is still a big problem in many countries. Fortunately, the scientists from various Asian countries can help
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Aerospace Exploration Agency) will be a strong support engine, leading the scientists and users obtain and share theexperiences and techniques of using the satellite RS products in Asian developing countries. Furthermore, setting up thedata exchange network of ground-based monitoring and numerical model studies are very effective and important for the
drought assessment and forecasting. As a result, the related countries to drought will be able to learn the latest
knowledge and techniques of in-situ monitoring, satellite data analysis and the use of numerical model products for the
drought study. That is, by establishing a drought monitoring system based on this activities, the scientists from Asian
countries could share their experiences and information on drought monitoring and research.
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Proposed Mode of Operation of the Project Team:

Under the leadership of GEOSS/AWCI, drought working group was set up 3 year ago. There were 22 members from
13 countries that joined the meeting and discussion in Bangkok 2006, in Beppu 2007, in Beijing 2008, in Bangkok May
2009, and in Chiang Mai August 2009, respectively.
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Provide a concise literature review:

Ichirow Kaihotsu have been actively studying sub-surface hydrological cycle since 1981 and recently trying to makeclear a mechanism of water interaction between soils and atmosphere using the data of ground-based and satellite
observations1),2),3). Kaihotsu who is familiar with soil moisture behaviours has a good skill to observe hydrological andmeteorological elements in dry land 4) and is good at analysis of the satellite soil moisture data 1), 2).
Recent papers:
1) Kaihotsu, I. et al. : Soil moisture observations in CEOP, GEOSS and earth observation satellite missions, J. of Jap. Soc.
of Soil Physics, 111, 5-8, 2009
2) Kaihotsu, I. et al.: Validation of soil moisture estimation by AMSR-E in the Mongolian plateau, Jour. of the Remote
Sensing Society of Japan, 29(1), 271-281, 2009.
3) Iwasaki, H., Sato, T., Nii, T., Kimura, F., Nakagawa, K., Kaihotsu, I., and Koike, T.: Diurnal variation of convective
activity and precipitable water around Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, and impact of soil moisture on convective activity during
night time, Monthly Weather Review,136(April), 1401-1415 doi:10.1175/2007MWR2062.1, 2008.
4) Yamanaka, T., Kaihotsu, I., Oyunbaatar, D., and Ganbold, G.: Characteristics and controlling factors of regional scalevariability in surface soil moisture within semi-arid grassland in Mongolia, Jour. of Meteorological Society of Japan, 85A,261-270, 2007
Kaihotsu’s study results about soil moisture are reported in many papers as shown later.
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Provide any other relevant information (for example, has the proponent or collaborators received funding from the APN before or been
involved in APN projects etc.)

Ichirow Kaihotsu has received the APN funding in 1997. Professor Toshio Koike and Dr. Ailinkun who are co-leaders of
this project have also received the APN ARCP funding in 2006-2007 and in 2008-2009, respectively.

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1. Project Title
Drought monitoring system development by integrating in-situ data, satellite data andnumerical model output
2. Detailed Proposal
2-1. Background
AWCI (Asian Water Cycle Initiative) of GEOSS which has organized cooperation among the 18 Asian countries isfocusing on convergence and harmonization of observation activities, interoperability arrangements for observed data andcollected information, effective and comprehensive data management, and capacity building of the participating countries
as the most functional elements. AWCI is trying to approach water issues in cooperation between global observations
and local applications, between research communities and operational sectors, and/or among the different socio benefit
area. We do believe that AWCI can solve various actual problems and lead GEO to realize societal benefits. Now, AWCI
has four components for capacity building: flood, drought, water quality and climate change. This proposal is for thecapacity building of drought monitoring and studying under the framework of AWCI of GEOSS.
As well known, drought is one of the most serious disasters in lots of Asian countries, such as Mongolia and China etc.
In Mongolia, the economic loss affected by the drought hazard is huge. Mongol National Statistics1) show the sudden andgreat decrease of the livestock number in 2002. The pasture condition in the whole of Mongolia in 2002 became
extremely worse than that in 2001 and 20032). As sever drought occurred in Mongolia in 2002, there is a possibility tohave drought influences on the decrease and the pasture condition change. It is very difficult for us to predict drought
because it is influenced by many factors, like rainfall, air temperature and water use. Drought which develops graduallyand slowly is an unexpected creeping hazard and has a prolonged existence. Drought produces a complex web of
impacts, which spans many sectors of the economy, especially agriculture, energy production, transportation, tourism
and recreation, forest and wild land fires, urban water supply, environment and human health.
Recently, some scientists and a few countries have been challenging to monitor drought using the remote sensing
technology and to build up an early warning system of drought disaster. Scientists and policy makers will be able to havea big chance to study and monitor drought, and to improve the drought management to reduce the social-economic
losses. The state of art tools and techniques are not available operationally in most of the developing countries for inferring
drought conditions. There is an urgent need to create greater development of a drought monitoring and assessment
system. Release of satellite products provides a great chance for scientists to improve the techniques and knowledge ofdrought study. Furthermore, these days, numerical model simulation plays a important role in drought studies. We candoubtlessly expect that the numerical model outputs will be available and helpful for drought studying.
Drought, an important issue of water in GEOSS implementing plan, is getting more and more concern from thepublics and policy maker.
2-2. Main objectives of the project
AWCI of GEOSS is collaborating among the 18 Asian countries in sharing the ground observational data, and trying tosupport the information exchange and improve the technology of drought monitoring and studying among these Asian
countries. The main objectives of this project are:❏To share and improve the drought monitoring capability in various Asian countries such as Bangladesh, China, Nepal,

Mongolia, Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

❏To try setting up a drought monitoring and research network in related Asian countries..
❏To try and help developing the early warning system of drought hazard in related countries.
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The drought study is mainly based on the observation of precipitation, temperature and soil moisture by now, such as
various drought index and moisture index. The satellite products has not been widely used in many Asian countries due tolack of capacity building. Under the support of Hiroshima University, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and the
University of Tokyo, the retrieved soil moisture dataset from satellite remote sensing products and the numerical model
products will be used in this project, and the related countries collaborators will validate this dataset by using the in-situ
observation soil moisture, precipitation and temperature. The AWCI of GEOSS will be in charge of coordinate this regional
activity, along with the flood, climate change and water quality groups.
For monitoring and studying drought, we need to study some kinds of drought indices such as Standardized
Precipitation Index (SPI), Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Crop Moisture Index (CMI), Surface Water Supply Index(SWSI) and Drought Frequency Index (DFI)3). These indices mainly based on the ground observations of precipitation,
temperature and soil moisture. But the standards of definition of these indices are differed from countries and regions
because of the spatial and temporal resolution of observation stations in different countries and regions.
Research on soil moisture remote sensing has been conducted several decades, especially the early tuck-based andairborne remote sensing retrievals, the estimates of soil moisture from the satellite microwave remote sensing data havegained great achievement in recent years. However, as there is still a remarkable difference between the satellite
microwave remote sensing data and the ground-based ones, we need more challenge for satellite remote sensing
estimated soil moisture validation under the complicated land surface. Because of the complex of soil type, ground water
deposit. irrigation and vegetation type in the area, soil moisture will be a key indicator of drought monitoring besides
precipitation and temperature in this project. JAXA and University of Tokyo will help developing a set of soil moisturedataset in specific region we are interested in for related countries. Optical and microwave remote sensing datasets will be
used in this project. In many studies, microwave products have many advantages in the bare and pasture surface atleast. Optical products, such as NDVI and LAI are usually used for full cover vegetation area to understand the vegetationand soil processes. For partly vegetation cover area, optical and microwave products will be both used in getting the highresolution soil moisture data. The validation of remote sensing products in each typical area in related countries will bedone by the network of AWCI drought group. Kaihotsu and a few collaborators have been leading in validation andretrieving the remote sensing data in cooperation with JAXA.
Doctors Ailikun and Kaihotsu are trying to show a rational and reasonable index of drought in Arid and Semi-Arid lands
and to make a drought map using the data of ground-based monitoring and satellite observation. Professor Iwasaki has
been studying the prediction model of vegetation change in the pasture area in Mongolia since 2007 and is successfully
showing a prototype model of the prediction considering the meteorological data and the soil moisture products of AMSRE. This model will be available and useful for the early waning system study of drought. We will study intensively the
drought condition in some specific countries and regions such as Mongolia, China, Pakistan, Vietnam, Thailand and Nepal.
Furthermore, the numerical model simulation has been carrying out by Prof. Koike’s group to make clear mechanism ofwater cycle change in Asia using GCM (Global Climate Model) for a long time. The products of the simulation will beavailable and useful for our drought studies and contribute making an early waning system of drought. Concretely, we
will be probably able to get the simulated data of soil moisture, soil temperature, etc.
An international workshop on drought and soil moisture will be prepared not only for AWCI Asian related participants,
but also for the expert in drought monitoring all over the world, such like Africa, America and Australia. After the
discussion on all the analyzed results and numerical model products, we will have a training course (for young
scientists/operators) among the related Asian countries to share the techniques and experiences in monitoring,understanding and prediction of drought.
2-4. Main proponents and collaborators
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ac.jp
Co-leaders and collaborators･ Rasul Ghulam(Co-Leader),Pakistan Meteorological Department(PMD), Islamabad, Pakistan,email:

rasulpmd@gmail.com･Ailikun (Co-Leader), Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), China, email:aili@mairs-essp.org･Davaa Gombo (Co-Leader), Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia, email: watersect@yahoo.com･ Toshio Koike (Co-Leader, AWCI scientific leader), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, email:tkoike@hydra.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp･ Mafizur Rahman(collaborator), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, email:mafiz@agni.com･Shiv Sharma(collaborator), Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention, Nepal, email:shiv1301@gmail.com･Flaviana DeLeon Hilario(collaborator), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration,
Philippine, email: fhilario@pagasa.dost.gov.ph･Thada Sukhapunnaphan(collaborator), Royal Irrigation Department, Thailand, email: thada999@yahoo.com･ Sap Van Tran(collaborator), National Hydro & Meteorological Service (NHMS) of Vietnam, Vietnam, email:tvsap@yahoo.com･Hiroyuki Iwasaki (collaborator), Faculty of Education, Gunma University, email: tvsap@yahoo.com･Osamu Ochiai (collaborator), JAXA, email: ochiai.iosamu.@jaxa.jp･Akihiko Kondoh(collaborator), Chiba University, email: kondoh@faculty.chiba-u.jp
2-5. Detailed workplan
Although we have successfully been collecting the ground-based data (soil moisture and fundamental elements ofwater cycle from 2006 to 2008) in a few related countries, we have been still asking them in other member countries. In
the Kick-off plenary meeting (joint meeting with AWCI drought working group) in Tokyo in October 2010, the detailed
concrete work plans (the method, algorism of getting and exchanging the soil moisture data set from the remote sensing
products and numerical model products, a drought monitoring and research network, etc.) of this project will be
discussed by all the participants. The scientists from the related countries agreed to provide the ground surface and soil
observing data in a particular region in their countries. By January in 2011, we will collect whole set of dataset for droughtmonitoring (ground and satellite RS). Of course, we have been challenging to build up a drought monitoring andresearch network by January in 2011.
The satellite data (e.g. AMSR-E data) from 2007 to 2008 (if possible , to 2009) by Hiroshima University will beanalysed in cooperation with JAXA focus on the specific area in each country by the end of summer in 2011. The
University of Tokyo has been trying to obtain various kinds of the numerical model products since 2008 and will be able toshow them by summer in 2011 using GCM (Global Climate Model).
Sharing the results of the analysis of the obtained ground-based data and estimation of soil moisture from the satellite
data (AMSR-E data) in an international workshop on drought and soil moisture in December in 2011 in Tokyo. We will
challenge to make a drought map in Asia using the ground-based data, satellite soil moisture estimation data andnumerical model products and then a trial model of the early warning and/or prediction system of drought hazard basedon numerical simulations (also considering the ground-based and satellite data analysis) and a few empirical models bylate spring in 2012.
We will hold a training course supported by this proposal in an international workshop and drought and soil moisturein March in 2012 (Tokyo) in conjunction with a training course of drought studies of AWCI. Young scientists will be able tolearn and acquire the analysis techniques of the obtained ground-based data, estimation of soil moisture from the satellite7

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data, the numerical model products, the ground-based monitoring method of soil moisture, how to use the data andproducts, and a few prototype models of the early warning and /or prediction system of drought hazard.
Finally, in September of 2012, we will publish an activity report of this project in cooperation with the AWCI droughtworking group.
References
1) National Statistical Office of Mongolia: “Mongolian Statistical Yearbook”, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2004, 418p.
2) Munkhzul, D. and Ramesh, R.: Relationship between vegetation index, temperature and precipitation in droughted andnon-droughted years over Mongolia, Papers in Meteorology and Hydrology, 61-72, 2007.
3) Gonzalez, J. eta al.: New drought frequency index: Definition and comparative performance analysis, Water Resour.
Res., 42. W11421, 2006.
3. Relationship to Research under CAPaBLE
This project is for a regional research and capacity building through the network of AWCI of GEOSS. The capabilityof drought monitoring and studying is much low in Asian countries compared to it in the developed countries such as US,
Japan, China and EU. By using the remote sensing and numerical model products, ground-based monitoring andsharing the techniques and the data, Asian countries will get various kinds of benefits in drought mitigation.
4. Capacity Building and Awareness Raising
As mentioned above, drought monitoring in developing and undeveloped countries is not matured comparing somedeveloped countries in northern America, China and Japan. Sharing the data, techniques and experiences of the in-situ
monitoring, the development of satellite RS technology and numerical model products can be considered to help thedeveloping and undeveloped countries monitor and predict precisely drought. International workshops and the training
course will be opened to the related countries to raise the capability of using the exchanged in-situ monitoring data, thesatellite RS data and the numerical model products and international collaboration.
5. Contribution of Each Participating Country and Organisational Arrangements
The related countries, organizations and scientists are all involved in GEOSS/AWCI activities. Japan will be the key
player in this project, Hiroshima University, JAXA and the University of Tokyo will be in charge of coordinating and provide
scientific support of using of remote sensing products and numerical model products in drought monitoring. China,
Mongolia, Thailand and Pakistan will be the main implementing countries. The local government of meteorological andhydrology in each country joined this project.
6. Links to Sustainable Development
Drought produces a large number of impacts that affects the social, environmental, and economical standard of living.
Its affects spread far beyond the physical effects of drought itself. Water is integral to produce goods and provide certain
services. Some direct impacts of drought are reduced crop, rangeland, and forest productivity; reduced water resources;
increased fire hazard; increased livestock and wildlife death rates; damage to wildlife and fish habitat; and biodiversity
change.

A reduction in crop productivity usually results in less income for farmers, increased prices for food,unemployment, and migration.
Drought is one of the most serious disasters in lots of Asian and Asian countries, such as Kenya, Pakistan, China andMongolia etc. For example, in 2002, the sudden and great decrease of the livestock number occurred and the pasture
condition in the whole of Mongolia became extremely worse than that in 2001 and 2003 because of severe drought in
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Drought is also associated with increases in insect infestations, plant disease, and wind erosion. Droughts may cause
problems with insects, diseases to forests and biodiversity. Forest fires increase dramatically during periods of droughts.
7. Policy-relevancy & Links to Policy & International Assessments/Conventions on Global Change
We have been continually faced by drought hazard for a long time. Needless to say, drought relates to the social
economics and public concern directly. Policy makers in every country work hard in drought mitigation and more efficientwater management. In this mitigation and adaptation processes, drought monitoring is the key bridge connected to thescientific research and decision making. This project, concretely our drought monitoring and research network will give
great contribution not only to the research group, but also to the policy makes by improving the capability of droughtmonitoring techniques and studies through regional network of AWCI of GEOSS.
8. Publication and Dissemination
An activity or working paper on drought monitoring techniques and experiences in Asia is in our publication plan. It
may be one of the series for GEOSS/AWCI publications.
9. Relationship to Global Change Research Programmes and Other Bodies
GEOSS/AWCI is an initiative under GEOSS, it matches the GEOSS social benefit areas, and it focus on the capacity
building in Asian countries.
CEOP II is a water-energy research program under GEWEX/WCRP, CEOP II has 52 reference sites globally, and about
20 in Asia. CEOP also has a top-level data-management and quality check system that could be used by us.
Monsoon Asian Integrated Regional Study (MAIRS) is a ESSP integrated study program over monsoon Asia region.
Water shortage over arid/semi-arid Asia is one of the key issues MAIRS interested in. AWCI will work with MAIRS on dataexchange and drought studies.
Asian Monsoon Years (AMY) is new cross-cutting program of WCRP, AMY will promote a large-scale intensive
experiment from 2008. AMY will support AWCI in data sharing and regional collaboration.
10. Related Work
Some countries need drought monitoring and early warning systems which mainly based on the drought index.
There is no coordinated drought monitoring network in Asia by now. Our project tries to help and support one anotherfor monitoring and studying the drought by ground-based and satellite observations and numerical model simulation,
especially focus on the variability of soil moisture, through the network and regional collaboration of AWCI of GEOSS.

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Timeline and Budget
Year 1 (2010/2011)
From October 2010 to September 2011

Project activities
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Kick-off plenary meeting/GEOSS -AWCI
meeting
Data collection and building up theexchange network of Asian droughtmonitoring data
Project meeting and scientific supporting
team meeting of AWCI drought WG
Ground-based data analysis
GEOSS -AWCI meeting
1st year progress report to APN
Satellite data analysis and validation
Numerical model simulation

Report for Year 1

Date/Venue
5-6 October 2010: Tokyo (Japan)

Event
Kick-off plenary meeting

Estimated No. of participants
20

January 2011: Chiang Mai (Thailand)

Project meeting and scientificsupporting team meeting of AWCI
drought WG
GEOSS AWCI meeting

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March 2011:Tokyo (Japan)

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Year 2 (2011/2012)
From October 2011 to September 2012

Project activities
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Plenary meeting/GEOSS -AWCI
meeting
Ground-based data analysis and building
up monitoring and research network ofdrought
Satellite data analysis and numericalmodel simulation productsInternational workshop of drought/soil
moisture
Project meeting and scientific supporting
team meeting of AWCI drought WG
Preparation for training course
GEOSS-AWCI meeting
Training course in cooperation withAWCI drought WG
1st year progress report to APN
Drought mapping and early warning
system analysis
Summarizing results
Final and financial report
Date/Venue
Late December 2011: Tokyo
January 2012: Hiroshima (Japan)

March 2012: Tokyo (Japan)
March 2012:Tokyo (Japan)

EventInternational WS of drought/soil
moisture
Project meeting and scientificsupporting team meeting of
AWCI drought WG
Training course of AWCI drought
WG
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Estimated No. of participants
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