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Covers remote sensing, atmospheric physics and chemistry, and the impact of aircraft emissions on atmospheric composition, as well as traditional topics like typhoons, rainstorms, monsoons and climate.

Foreword
Preface
The Global Monsoon Systems	p. 3
The SCSMEX/GAME Sounding Networks and the Onset of the 1998 Asian Summer Monsoon	p. 6
Relationship between the Planetary-scale Circulation over East Asia and the Intensity of the South Asian Summer Monsoon	p. 17
Wind Changes over the Western Pacific	p. 27
Interannual Variability of the Timing of the South China Sea Summer Monsoon Onset and Its Possible Mechanisms	p. 38
Mechanism of ENSO-Monsoon Interaction during Mature-Decay Phases of ENSO Cycle	p. 49
Impact of Land Surface Processes on Summer Climate	p. 64
Impact of ENSO on the Variability of the Asian-Australian Monsoons	p. 77
Simulation and Prediction of the Regional Climate and Stream-flow in Taiwan	p. 86
Summary of COSMIC and Applications to Meteorology and Climate	p. 91
ENSO Occurrence and Anomalies of Sub-surface Ocean Temperature in the Pacific Warm Pool	p. 108
Impact of El Nino and La Nina on Precipitation and Air Temperature of Macao	p. 122
Relationship between SSTA in the Western Pacific and the June Precipitation in the Mid and the Lower Changjiang Valleys	p. 131
Analysis on Correlation and Causes of Monthly Precipitation and Droughts/Floods on Both Sides of the Strait from 1951 to 1998	p. 143
Pacific Climate Information and Prediction System (PCIPS) - A New Projection in the U.S. Climate Prediction Center	p. 151
Tropical Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation and ENSO	p. 167
Nonlinear Equatorial Kelvin Waves and CISK	p. 180
Using the Equivalent Geopotential and Geo-streamfunction to Represent the Pressure Gradient Force in Terrain-following Coordinates over Mountainous Area	p. 193
A Statistical Analysis of Typhoons Affecting Taiwan in 1897-1996	p. 211
On the Formation of the Hurricane Eye	p. 219
Systematic Approach for Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasting with Dynamical Model Selective Consensus	p. 228
Performance of NOGAPS on the Predictions of Tropical Cyclones Using different Convective Parameterization Schemes	p. 237
An Empirical Orthogonal Function Analysis of the Characteristics of Typhoon Rainfall in the vicinity of Taiwan	p. 244
A Numerical Simulation of the Rainfall Associated with Typhoon Herb (1996) Using the PSU/NCAR MM5	p. 252
A Preliminary Study of Environmental Momentum Influences on Tropical Cyclone Formation	p. 261
Convection and Local Circulation under the Influence of Meiyu Front over Northern Taiwan	p. 275
Numerical Simulation of the Mesoscale Convective System Observed over Taiwan Strait on 7-8 June 1998	p. 293
Doppler Radar Observations of a Quasi-Stationary Mesoscale Convective System and the Associated Vortex	p. 302
Mesoscale Phenomena Observed by Wind Profiler during HUAMEX IOP608	p. 311
The Application of GPS Data to Synoptic Analysis	p. 317
Test of the Application of Satellite Remote Sensing Land Vegetation Data in Mesoscale Simulation of Heavy Rainfall of Southern China	p. 323
Preliminary Study on the Flow Structure of the Strong Precipitation on June 9, 1998 in Changle Area during HUAMEX IOP#6	p. 331
The Results of Different Cumulus Parameterizations in the Rainstorm Process Simulation	p. 340
The System Distribution and the Circulation Features of the Rainstorms during the South China Rainstorm Experiment in 1998	p. 353
A Synoptic Study of Heavy Rainfall over Taiwan	p. 360
Short-term Rainfall Forecasts Using the Regional Spectral Model (RSM): Performance and Verification	p. 369
A Study of Heavy Precipitation in Taiwan during the Mei-yu Season	p. 379
Preliminary Analysis of Ground-Based GPS Observations in Huanan Torrential Rainfall Experiment	p. 386
Preliminary Performance Evaluation of a Rainstorm Nowcasting System	p. 390
Emission Inventory of Civil Aircrafts over Taiwan	p. 403
Numerical Simulation of the Seasonal Variation of Troposphere Ozone and Future Scenario Forecast in China	p. 423
Author Index	p. 437
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