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Table 2 Intense observation periods (IOPs) of the HARIMAU project under MAHASRI

From: Maritime continent coastlines controlling Earth’s climate

Campaign name

Intense observation area/period

Stations of major instruments

Collaborated projects

Major results

HARIMAU2006

Sumatera Barat (incl. Siberut Island) 26 Oct–27 Nov 2006

MIA (XDR, AWS, SVC)

Tiku (XDR, AWS)

Tabing (RS, AWS, RIS)

Siberut (RS, AWS, GPS, RIS)

MAHASRI, CPEA, MISMO2006

Vertical coupling

Diurnal cycle at small island

HARIMAU2007

Sumatera Barat

14 Apr–25 May 2007

MIA (XDR, AWS, SVC)

Tiku (XDR, AWS)

Tabing (RS, AWS)

MAHASRI, AMY, PRIMO/Maldives

Details of diurnal cycles

HARIMAU-AMOY

Kalimantan

(+Sumatera, Sulawesi)

21–27 Aug 2008, 20 Jan–7 Feb 2009, 20–26 Aug 2009,

Pontianak (WPR, RS, AWS, GPS)

Putussibau (AWS, GPS)

Balikpapan (AWS, GPS)

(Manado (WPR, RS, AWS),

Biak (WPR, RS, AWS))

MAHASRI, AMY,

Geographical differences of diurnal cycles

Local water cycles

HARIMAU2010

(co-funded with SATREPS)

JABODETABEK/Jawa

16 Jan–14 Feb 2010

Serpong (CDR, WPR, AWS, RSD)

Bogor (RS, AWS, RSD, RIS)

Pramuka (RS, AWS, RIS)

Serang (RS, AWS)

Karawang (RS)

Cengkareng (RS, AWS)*

MAHASRI, AMY,

Details of diurnal cycles

Local circulations

River diurnal cycle

HARIMAU2011

(funded by SATREPS)

Sumatera Barat

(incl. Sipora Island)

1–31 Dec 2011

MIA (XDR, AWS), Pontiank (RSD)

Muara Putus (MPR, AWS)

Tabing (RS, AWS)

Tuapejat/Sipora (RS, AWS), Pariaman (AWS, RSD, ARG), Sicincin (AWS, RSD), Bawan, (AWS) Kapar, Maninjau, Kandang Empat, Limau Purut, Sungai Sarik, Sintuk, Buayan, Lubuk Minturun, UNAND (ARG)

MAHASRI, AMY, CINDY2011

Organization processes of coastal heavy rainbands

Examination for quantitative precipitation estimation

Experiment for quantitative precipitation forecasting

  1. Operational observations only
  2. MIA Minangkabau International Airport/Padang, XDR X-band Doppler radar, CDR C-band Doppler radar, MPR X-band multi-parameter radar, WPR UHF (L-band) wind profiler radar, EAR Equatorial Atmosphere Radar (VHF), RS radiosondes, AWS automatic weather stations, ARG automatic raingauge, GPS Global Positioning System (precipitable water), RSD disdrometer (raindrop size distribution), RIS raindrop isotope sampling, SVC Sky-view camera, UAV unmanned aerial vehicle