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1 Aritcle I - Scope ───────── This Implementing Arrangement describes the scientific and tech-nical activities to be undertaken by the American Institute inTaiwan (AIT), through its designated representative, the Foreca-st Systems Laboratory (FSL) of the National Oceanic and Atmosph-eric Administration (NOAA), United States Department of Commerce. It provides for continuing devlopment of the forecast systembeing developed by the Joint Forecast Systems Project. This pro-ject is a cooperative effort between AIT's designated represent-ative, NOAA/FSL, and the Central Weather Bureau (CWB), the desi-gnated representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Repre-sentative Office in the United States (TECRO). Article Ⅱ-Authorities ─────────── The activities described in this Implementing Arrangement willbe carried our under the general terms and conditions establish-ed by the Agreement Between the America Institute in Taiwan andthe Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U-nited States for Technical Cooperation in Meteorology and Forec-ast Systems Development, and any subsequent revision as agreedto by the parties. This Implementing Arrangement is the fourtee-nth such arrangement under a succession of umbrella agreementsbetween TECRO and AIT. NOAA has authority to participate in the meteorology and foreca-st system development project with AIT under: A 15 U.S.C. §§1525-1526, the DOC Joint Project Authority, whi-ch provides the DOC may enter into joint projects with nonpro-fit, research, or public organizations on matters of mutual i-nterest, the cost of which is equitably apportined; B 22 U.S.C. §3301 et seq., the Taiwan Relation Act of April 10,1979, Public Law 96-8 which authorizes agencies of the UnitedStates Government to perform services for, and to accept fundsin payment from AIT; C 15 U.S.C. §313, the Weather Service Organic Act, which autho-rizes the Secretary to perform meteorological services; D 49 U.S.C. §44720(b), the Federal Aviation Act, which authori-zes the Department of Commerce to promeote safety and efficie-ncy in air navigation; and E An agreement between AIT and the Taipei Economic and CulturalRepresentative Office in the United States (TECRO), which aut-horizes AIT to provide technical assistance from a designatedegency to an agency designated by TECRO. AIT has designated N-OAA to provide technical assistance in meteorology and foreca-st systems development. TECRO has designated the Central Weat-her Bureau (CWB) of Taiwam to receive such technical assistan-ce. This Implementing Arrangement is hereby attached to that Agreem-ent and becomes part of the Agreement. Article Ⅲ- Services ────────── During the period of Implementing Arrangement #14 the FSL-CWB j-oint team will focus on four ongoing tasks. The four ongoing ta-sks are: 1) the Local Analysis and Predicition System (LAPS), w-hich performs high - resolution analyses and provides short - r-ange forecasts of the weather using both locally and centrallyavailable meteorological observations, 2) the development of aWarning Decision Support System (WDSS), 3 ) the continuation ofenhancing CWB's current forecast workstation, and 4) continuinginteration on earlier cooperative projects. These cooperative a-ctivities, described in more detail in the Statement of Work, w-ill include the following four tasks: Task #1 - Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS) ─────────────────────────── FSL and CWB have developed baiic LAPS analysis capability at CWBduring Implementing Arrangement #13. For Implementing Arrangeme-nt #14, FSL will continue working on the analysis of remorte se-nsing data and start the prediciton part of the LAPS. FSL willapply the "hot start" technique using the balanced LAPS abalysison a forecast model for a Taiwan LAPS domain. FSL also will pro-vide LAPS training and technical support during the running ofLAPS at CWB. Task #2 Warning Decision Support System (WDSS) ─────────────────────── NSSL will lead the effort of the development of a warning decis-ion support system for CWB. The WDSS consists of four components:1) data integration and 3 - D mosaics, 2) quantitative precipi-tion estimation, 3) basin delineation, and 4) distributive hydr-ological model. During IA #14, NSSL will focus on implementing an intial WDSS a-nd Qflow system. It consists of rapid prototyping and developme-nt of the Qflow system. The QPE-SUMS (Quantitative PreciptationEstimation and Segregation Using Multiple Sensors) precipitation estimates will be input to the model and basin hy-drographs simulation. This test will identify real-time simulat-ion issues and operational needs. The real-time model testing,basin calibration, distributed flood level criteria development,and operational implementation will follow over the next threeyears. Task #3 forecast Assistant System |