09:50-10:10 Thermohaline stratification of the Indonesian sea-model and observations (A. Gordon)

10:10-10:30 Observing system simulation experiments for JAMSTEC buoy system (A. Sumi)

10:30-10:50 MRI coupled models for Pacific climate study (Y Kitamura)

- Coffee break -

11:10-11:30 Prediction and predictability studies at ECMWF, on seasonal time scales (D. Anderson)

11:30-11:50 Observing system experiments for monitoring and predicting seasonal to interannual climate variations (N. Smith)

11:50-12:10 Warm pool variability and its interrelation to a circulation of the Eastern Indian Ocean (K. Muneyama)

12:10-12:30 A simulation of Indonesian through flow with a mixedlayer-isopycnal ocean general circulation model (S. Nakamoto)

- Lunch -

14:00-14:20 Some highlights of TOGA-COARE (S. Godfrey)

14:20-14:40 Meteorological research plan at JAMSTEC using shipboard Doppler Radar (K. Yoneyama)

Studies on Decadal Scale Oceanic Variabilities (Chair: K. Hanawa) 14:40-15:00 Decadal scale variability in the North Pacific (K. Hanawa)

15:00-15:20 Decadal variability in ENSO and extratropical teleconnections (K. Trenberth)

15:20-15:40 Decadal and ENSO-scale thermocline variations in the North Pacific Ocean (A. Miller)

- Coffee break -

16:00-16:20 Subarctic gyre experiment in the North Pacific Ocean(Y Michida)

16:20-16:40 Effects of mesoscale phenomena on water mass formation and transportation in the subtropical/subpolar frontal region (H. Mitsudera)

16:40-17:00 Interaction between the northern North Pacific and marginal seas (T. Takizawa)

International Cooperation (Chair: V. Otsuka)

17:00-17:20 Live access to TAO and other oceanographic database on the World Wide Web (N. Soreide)

17:20-17:40 Initial priorities for the global ocean observing system and the Pacific ocean buoy network (B. Lindstom)

17:40-18:00 Present activities of CLIVAR (K. Trenberth)

18:00-19:00 Discussion on international cooperation

Friday 31 May

General Discussion (Chair: K. Takeuchi)

09:10-12:00 Recommendation and conclusion

12:00-12:10 Closing remark (Y Toba)

Adjourn

13:30-18:00 Half day excursion to the mother-port of R/V Mirai

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