established in July, 1995. The objectives of this community is to strengthen research mechanism through facilitating mediator between policy makers and scientists.
For improving National climate prediction capabilities, LAPAN has initiated to have climate prediction coupled model, The CSIRO 9-level Atmospheric General Circulation Model and LADM: Langrangian Atmospheric Dispersion Model. This globally domain model had been validated into regional domain (South East Asia) model. This regional domain model will be Calibrated and Validated to fit to our local condition. The model will also be installed in BPPT, so it could be used by the research community. Climate related research activities conducted by Scientific Community on Atmospheric Research interested in dealing research on climate will be converged into the effort of improving national climate prediction capabilities.
Two PC-based NOAA satellites ground stations have been installed in BPPT and BMG as a cooperation with the NRI, UK. The project aims to demonstrate and evaluate routine, cost effective environmental monitoring techniques, including atmosphere and ocean information. This system could be used to monitor the SST in a real time mode, and could be integrated as an input of the existing GCM.
2.2 Ocean Research Activities
In Indonesia, the marine resource program is implementing satellite and airborne remote sensors, besides the SPOT and Landsat satellite data and the airborne thermal infrared scanner. Application of marine technology has also been implanted into the national planning program through the Marine Resource Evaluation and Planning (MREP) Project. 4 (four) Research vessels have been participating in observing Indonesian throughflow studies.
The research vessels, for Oceanographic (Baruna Jaya I), hydrography (Baruna Jaya II), and multi-purpose (Baruna Jaya III) have played an important role in ocean research within the Indonesian region since 1989. The newest research vessel, Baruna Jaya IV, is equipped with modern oceanographic, fisheries, and meteorological instruments. Therefore, the Baruna Jaya IV will provide a wider option of the ocean parameter observations.
In the field of Physical Oceanography, Indonesia, in collaboration with the US, Has observed Indonesian water circulation and water masses stratification. Three phases of observations program are in progress, started in 1993, and will be ended in the year of 2007. Phase one, ARLINDO MIXING (1993/1994) have the objective to identify the main advective pathways of the Indonesian throughflow during the northwest and southeast monsoon by observing water properties. The Second Phase, ARLINDO CIRCULATION, is proposed to be implemented within the 1996/1997 fiscal year. The objective of the second phase is to study the circulation and mixing of water masses within Indonesian water. The proposed program is designed to resolve the throughflow transport and velocity field across the central passages of the Indonesian seas. Current meter moorings will be placed within the major passages crossing a 1.50S to 30S, stretching out from Kalimantan to nan Jaya. The mooring will allow to distinguish the North from the South Pacific inter mass contribution to the throughflow. The third phase, ARLINDO MONITORING, is planned to be conducted in the period of 1998 to 2007. This is planned to be a long term monitoring program of the throughflow in order to detect fluctuation of the data related to ENSO event. The result of the second phase will be used to formulate the third phase.
Through the Tropical Ocean Climate Studies (TOCS) program, Japan (JAMSTEC), US (NOAA/PMEL) and Indonesia study the impact of influx from southern hemisphere to the warm pool circulation was assessed.
