Implementing Arrangement #20 Development of a High-Resolution
Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Quantitative
Precipitation Forecast (HRQ2) System Pursuant to the Agreement
between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
in the United States and the American Institute in Taiwan for
Technical Cooperation in Meteorology and Forecast Systems
Development

Article I - Scope
This Implementing Arrangement describes the scientific and
technical activities to be undertaken by the American Institute
in Taiwan (AIT), through its designated representative, the
Global System Division (GSD), (formally the Forecast Systems
Laboratory) of the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
United States Department of Commerce. It provides for continuing
development of the forecast system being developed by the Joint
Forecast Systems Project. This project is a cooperative effort
between the Central Weather Bureau (CWB), the designated
representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), and AIT's
designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD. This Implementing
Arrangement is of mutual interest to both TECRO and AIT,
hereafter referred to as the parties. The products of this
Implementing Arrangement will provide substantial value through
development of new and upgraded capabilities and applications
that can be integrated into other NOAA/ESRL/GSD systems.

Article II - Authorities
The activities described in this Implementing Arrangement will
be carried out under the general terms and conditions
established by the Agreement between the Taipei Economic and
Cultural Representative Office in the United States and the
American Institute in Taiwan for Technical Cooperation in
Meteorology and Forecast Systems Development (TECRO-AIT
Agreement), and any subsequent revision as agreed to by the
parties. This Implementing Arrangement is the twentieth such
arrangement under a succession of umbrella agreements between
TECRO and AIT.
This Implementing Arrangement is hereby attached to that
Agreement and becomes part of the Agreement.

Article III - Services
During the period of Implementing Arrangement #20, TECRO's and
AIT's designated representatives respectively, the CWB and
NOAA/ESRL/GSD joint team, will focus on two tasks: (1) the
development of a High-resolution Quantitative Precipitation
Estimation and Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (HRQ2)
System, and (2) continuing interaction on earlier cooperative
projects. Tasks under this Implementing Agreement range from
full scale developmental collaboration to system upgrades and
support that allow systems to operate with the latest technical
and scientific capabilities and specifications. These ongoing
activities, described in more detail in the Statement of Work,
will include the following two tasks:
Task #1 - High-Resolution Quantitative Precipitation Estimation
and Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (HRQ2) System
During Implementing Arrangement #19, TECRO's and AIT's
designated representatives, CWB and NOAA/ESRL/GSD respectively,
has extended STMAS (Space and Time Mesoscale Analysis System) to
3D using conventional data. NOAA/ESRL/GSD also improved the
conventional data ingest for STMAS and GSI (Gridpoint
Statistical Interpolation) software. For GSI, we completed a new
conventional data converter and CWB satellite data conversation
with a CWB visiting scientist's support. Now GSI is ready for
radar, satellite data analysis and capable of analyzing some
chemical observations (ozone, for example). NOAA/ESRL/GSD also
established an ensemble-based error statistics generator for
input into GSI/STMAS. During Implementing Arrangement #20, AIT's
designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD will provide new GSI
software if it becomes available.
Initial tests of STMAS in 2D using radial wind were performed
during Implementing Arrangement #19. Two cases tested were
analytic function and a real CWB typhoon case. During
Implementing Arrangement #20, TECRO's and AIT's designated
representatives, CWB and NOAA/ESRL/GSD respectively, will
continue to apply the radar radial wind analysis capability to
the STMAS 3D analysis. We also plan to do the forecast impact
study with radar data using STMAS and GSI under severe weather
cases. We will compare STMAS forecast with LAPS/GSI.
LAPS has developed probabilistic post processing to evaluate,
verify and optimized the Probabilistic Quantitative
Precipitation Forecasts (PQPF) over the Southwest United States.
This capability is extremely important for CWB, especially for
their short-range PQPF verification. During IA #20, AIT's
designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD will provide some
technical training on PQPF and will help to setup a similar post
processing capability at CWB, if it is feasible.
During Implementing Arrangement #19, TECRO's and AIT's
designated representatives, CWB and NOAA/ESRL/GSD respectively,
ingested a limited case of GPS observation data from the CWB
GPS-Met network and processed these data using the current NOAA
GPS-Met Observing System for evaluation at CWB. During
Implementing Arrangement #20, CWB is ready to send more real
time data for production runs at the NOAA/ESRL/GSD facility.
TECRO's and AIT's designated representatives, CWB and
NOAA/ESRL/GSD respectively, will process these production data
and transfer IPW values back to CWB for application.
AIT's designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, understands that
the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) will continue
research towards the refinement, development, and maintenance of
applications required for the Central Weather Bureau (CWB),
Water Resources Agency (WRA) and the Soil and Water Conservation
Bureau (SWCB) operations. The NSSL research is directed towards
improving the monitoring and prediction of flash floods and
severe storm identification and short-term forecasting for the
Taiwan environment. The NSSL research and development for IA#20
will focus on advancing HRQ2 QPE and severe weather applications
per: 1) develop capability for real time ingest and integration
of SoWMEX/TiMREX experimental radar data in HRQ2; 2) develop and
implement interface for QPESUMS display of the HRQ2 single radar
products; 3) development of initial dual polarization radar QPE;
and 4) evaluation and refinements of the HRQ2.
Task #2 - Continuing Interaction on Earlier Cooperative Projects
Several earlier cooperative tasks have been completed.
Technology has been transferred successfully and is beginning to
be used operationally at CWB. NOAA/ESRL/GSD's development
activities in these areas continue, and further
CWB-NOAA/ESRL/GSD interaction is important to keep CWB staff
up-to-date on current developments. This task will allow
continuing interaction at an appropriate level, including new
software releases and available documents of the forecast
information system including the ALPS (AWIPS Linux Prototype
System), the AWIPS, future AWIPS development environment, AFPS
text formatter software and user training, Internet-based
forecast workstation (FX-C) software upgrade support and
training if applicable, NOAAPORT data support, visitors
training, exchange of visits, copying papers and reports, and
e-mail interaction.

Article IV - Responsibilities of TECRO
In addition to participation in the joint project team, TECRO
A.Provide overall coordination project activities at the CWB
facility;
B.Assign appropriate staff to perform the activities defined in
this Implementing Arrangement and provide support in
accordance with the terms of the umbrella agreement; and
C.Fulfill its responsibilities under the Statement of Work for
Implementing Arrangement #20.

Article V - Responsibilities of AIT
In addition to participation in the joint project team, AIT,
through its designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD shall:
A.Provide overall coordination project activities at the
NOAA/ESRL/GSD facility in Boulder, Colorado;
B.Provide administrative support for preparing reports for
delivery to TECRO's designated representative, CWB, in
accordance with this Implementing Arrangement;
C.Assign appropriate staff to perform the activities defined in
this Implementing Arrangement and provide support in
accordance with the terms of the umbrella agreement; and
D.Fulfill its responsibilities under the Statement of Work for
Implementing Arrangement #20.

Article VI - Financial Provisions
In accordance with the TECRO-AIT Agreement, TECRO is required to
reimburse AIT for all costs incurred by AIT's designated
representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, in association with the project
covered by this Implementing Arrangement. AIT shall transfer to
NOAA/ESRL/GSD all payments made by TECRO to AIT for costs
incurred by NOAA/ESRL/GSD in association with this Implementing
Arrangement.
The total cost for activities described in this Implementing
Arrangement is mutually agreed to be U.S. $800,000. TECRO agrees
to transfer fifty percent of the funds to AIT in advance, with
the remaining fifty percent to be transferred upon completion of
the year's activities, to the extent that funds for this purpose
have been provided by TECRO.
The performance by AIT's designated representative of activities
under this Implementing Arrangement is subject to the
availability of funds.

Article VII - Intellectual Property Considerations
No intellectual property considerations are expected to arise in
conjunction with activities described in this Implementing
Arrangement. Existing system designs and computer software of
the NOAA/ESRL/GSD Forecast System are in the public domain.
Reports, specifications, and computer software prepared under
this Implementing Arrangement also will be in the public domain
once NOAA and CWB have approved them in final form.

Article VIII - Effective Date, Amendment, and Termination
This Implementing Arrangement is effective on the date of the
last signature hereto. This Implementing Arrangement may be
amended and/or terminated in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement. The estimated completion date for the activities
described in this Implementing Arrangement is December 31, 2008.


FOR THE TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND FOR THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE IN TAIWAN
OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES
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Barbara Schrage
Managing Director

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