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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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C Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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BILATERAL PROJECTS UNDER THE U.S. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UMBRELLA AGREEMENT

Protocol

Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

Agriculture

Agricultural Environment Protection

USDA

MOA

5/91

Study of sustained ecological agriculture technology; equipment and techniques for agricultural environment; techniques for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies, livestock, and poultry raising; disposal and comprehensive use of livestock and poultry manure. Data are available. Contact: Lucia Claster, USDA Office of International Cooperation, (202) 690-2867; Chinese PI: Zhang Wenqing, MOA.

Agriculture

Agricultural Productivity

USDA

MOA

6/91, 5/92

Study of agricultural productivity in arid and semi-arid regions and water and soil erosion control techniques. In 1991, evaluated new plant species and crop and livestock production systems in Gansu Province and the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Examined desert reclamation, stabilization, and conservation activities. Trip report is available. Contact: Lucia Claster, USDA, (202) 690-2867; U.S. PI: Robert Lansford, New Mexico State University; Chinese contact: Liu Congmeng, MOA.

Agriculture

Methane Emissions

USDA

MOA

7/92

Monitoring of rice paddy emissions and the control of methane emissions from dairy cattle. Contact: Lucia Claster, USDA Office of International Cooperation, (202) 690-2867.

Agriculture

Renewable Energy

USDA

MOA

9/92

Study of techniques of turning agricultural wastes (crop residue, straw, manure, grain hulls, and wood scraps) into feed, complex fertilizers, or electricity; disposal of animal and poultry waste; technology for the commercialization of solar, wind, and light power electricity generators. Contact: Lucia Claster, USDA Office of International Cooperation, (202) 690-2867.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Protocol

Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

Agriculture

Utilization of Water

USDA

MOWR

10/92

Study of surface water, soil water, and ground water in areas in need of water resources or that are liable to drought, waterlogging, or alkalization. Contact: Lucia Claster, USDA Office of International Cooperation, (202) 690-2867.

Atmosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling

NASA

CAMS

1990-

Cooperation via joint modeling workshops. The first workshop was held in Shanghai in 1990, where papers were presented on the budget and chemistry of trace gases, acid deposition modeling, chemistry-climate interactions, and stratospheric modeling. A second workshop was proposed for April 1992, which it is hoped will develop specific recommendations for substantive areas of cooperation in modeling. Contact: Robert McNeal, NASA, (202) 453-1479, U.S. PI; Chinese PI: Zhou Xiuji, CAMS.

Atmosphere

PEM-West

NASA

CAMS

1991-

Study of anthropogenic impacts on the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, ozone, sulfur, and aerosols due to long-range transport of air pollutants from Asia and North America. The first round of experiments was completed in 1991 (data sets not yet available). Another mission is expected to take place in 1994. NOAA and CAMS run an intensive ground station in the PEM-West network capable of measuring many particulate species. Contact: Shaw Liu, NOAA, (303) 497-3356; U.S. PI: Robert McNeal, NASA (202) 453-1479; Chinese PI: Zhou Xiuji, CAMS, 86-1-832-7390.

Atmosphere

Continental Baseline Monitoring Station

NOAA

SMA

1990-

Establishment of a baseline monitoring station in Qinghai Province for the collection of weekly air samples of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and methane. Qinghai is a unique clean-air, inland station, and the data will be used as a base for long-term atmospheric chemistry measurements. Contact: James Peterson, NOAA, (303) 497-6074, U.S. PI; Chinese PI: Zhou Xiuji, CAMS.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Protocol

Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

Atmosphere

Monsoon Program

NSF

CAMS

1983-

Causes and effects of the Asian monsoon and its connection with weather patterns in other parts of the world, including studies of global teleconnections of the winter monsoon, heat and moisture budgets of monsoon convection, monsoon circulations and associated cloud systems, mesoscale dynamics and the structure of mesoscale convective systems, and the response of the tropical atmospheric circulation to monsoon heating. Rainfall data sets available from the Chinese side. Contact: Pam Stevens, NSF, (202) 357-9887; U.S. PI: K.M. Lau, NASA; Chinese PI: Chen Longxun, CAMS.

Atmosphere

Climate Studies

NSF

CAMS

ongoing

Collaborative research projects on the climatic effects of greenhouse gases and aerosols. Contact: Jay Fein, NSF (202) 357-9892; U.S. PI: Wei-Chyung Wang, State University of New York, Albany, (518) 442-3357; Chinese PI: Ding Yihui, CAMS.

Atmosphere

Tibet Plateau and Mountain Meteorology Experiment

NSF

SMA

1985–1987

Study of how large terrain complexes influence atmospheric heating and subsequent air motions. Measurements of radiation, heat and moisture fluxes near the ground to gain insight into the meteorological effects of the Tibet Plateau. Data sets available (preliminary data in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 1987, Vol. 68, pp. 607–615). Contact: Ron Taylor, NSF (202) 357-7624; U.S. PI: Elmar Reiter, Colorado State University, (303) 442-2200; Chinese PI: Zheng Qinglin, SMA.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Protocol

Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

Atmosphere

Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA)

NSF

SMA

ongoing

Although this topic is primarily a NOAA Marine and Fishery Protocol issue, a meteorological component to model the coupled ocean-atmosphere climate system (part of COARE) and ENSO prediction comes under the Atmospheric Protocol. Contact: Jay Fein, NSF, (202) 357-9892; U.S. PI: Mark Cane, Columbia Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, (914) 359-2900 x344; Chinese PI: Zhou Xiaoping, SMA.

Atmosphere

Climate Reconstructions

NSF

SMA

ongoing

Historical climate data extraction and tree-ring core collection and analysis to yield climatic records extending back at least 300 years. In 1991, discussions were held regarding the development of an exchange program for historical research including ice-core analyses and the construction of historical climate data comparison models. A joint paper by Thomas Crowley (Applied Research Corporation, [409] 846-1403) and Zhang Jiacheng (SMA) on the reconstruction from historical and paleorecords of Chinese climate variability and change from 1470 to 1979 was completed and published in the Journal of Climate. Contact: Jay Fein, NSF, (202) 357-9892; U.S. PIs: Pao Wang, University of Wisconsin, (608) 2626479, and Lisa Graumlich, University of Arizona; Chinese PI: Ding Yihui, CAMS.

Environment

CFC-Substitutes for Household Refrigerators

EPA

NEPA

4/91-

Cooperative projects to test short-term methods for reducing CFC-11 and CFC-12 use in Chinese refrigerators and to test commonly available alternative designs that use long-term non-ozone depleting, energy-efficient substitutes for CFCs in refrigerators. The Chinese Ministry of Light Industry is also involved in this project. Contact: Stephen Andersen, Global Change Division, EPA (202) 233-9069.

Environment

Elimination of Halons

EPA

NEPA

1/92-

Project to eliminate unnecessary halons in order to protect the stratospheric ozone layer and to improve fire safety in China. Coordination of cooperative projects to recall, recycle, and store halons from non-essential applications; to replace halon

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Protocol

Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

 

 

 

 

 

fire extinguishers and systems with modern dry chemicals, carbon dioxide, foam, and water fire extinguishers; and to convert halon chemical factories to the manufacture of other products. The Chinese Ministry of Public Safety is also involved in this project. Contact: Stephen Andersen, Global Change Division, EPA, (202) 233-9069.

Environment

Energy Efficient Refrigerators

EPA

NEPA

 

Under the auspices of the CFC Substitutes for Household Refrigerators project, this is an effort to increase the efficiency and decrease the energy consumption of Chinese refrigerators. The project is implemented through the Beijing Household Electrical Appliance Research Institute of the Ministry of Light Industry, whose scientists are researching substitutes for CFCs to increase the efficiency of refrigerators. Contact: John Hoffman, Global Change Division, EPA, (202) 233-9190.

Environment

Ozone Protection Projects

EPA

NEPA

12/90-

Based on the Cooperation Principles for Cooperative Ozone Protection Projects. Joint research on the relationship between CFC and halon emissions and ozone depletion; the effects of ozone depletion; and CFC and halon substitutes and alternatives. Contact: Stephen Andersen, Global Change Division, EPA (202) 233-9069.

Environment

Rice Paddy Methane

EPA

 

NEPA

The focus is on two areas: (1) methane analyses through soil survey and the monitoring of methane emission coefficients and (2) comparative analyses of methane levels under different soil fertility, irrigation, and cultivation practices. Within NEPA, the work is conducted at the Chinese Research Academy for

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Protocol

Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental Sciences and the Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science. Contact: Dennis Tirpak, Climate Change Division, EPA, (202) 260-8825.

Environment

Air Pollution Transport and Transformation

EPA

NEPA

1988-

Studies of the dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere; transformation of SO2 to SO3 in the atmosphere; rules of pollutant diffusion in areas of complex topography (1988-89); atmospheric chemical processes and models (ongoing since 1988); the transformation of harmful substances contained in soot particles (ongoing since 1988); mountain cloud chemistry project (1989–91); and cooperation on the Global Trends Network (1979–89). NOAA and CAS are also involved in this program. Contact: William Wilson, EPA (Research Triangle Park), (919) 541-2551.

Environment

Coal-bed Methane

EPA

MOE

4/90-

The project is aimed at reducing atmospheric methane emissions, expanding the recovery and use of coal-bed methane, and providing substantial quantities of clean-burning natural gas. Current work is focused on resource assessment and the identification of demonstration project sites. The project is developing pilot projects in areas with documented coal-bed methane potential and creating a program to train Chinese engineers. No data are available. NEPA and SMA are also involved in this project. Contact: Dina Kruger, Global Change Division, EPA, (202) 233-9039; Chinese PI: Li Xuecheng, Ministry of Energy.

Fossil Energy

Analysis of General Circulation Models

DOE

CAS

8/87-

Task One of the DOE-CAS Joint Research on the Greenhouse Effect. Analysis of various current climate models to improve general circulation models (GCM), specifically, the development of the CAS Institute of Atmospheric Physics' (IAP) two-level GCM. The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 73(5) 1992 describes this joint project. Data sets are available. Contact: T.K. Lau, DOE, (202) 586-9249; U.S. PI: R. Cess, University of New York at Stony Brook, (516) 632-8321; Chinese PI: Zeng Qingcun, Institute of Atmospheric Physics.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Protocol

Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

Fossil Energy

Preparation Paleo-, Historical, and Instrumental Climate Data

DOE

CAS

8/87-

Task Two of the DOE-CAS Joint Research on the Greenhouse Effect. Compilation of a climate database which will be used to estimate natural climate variation, to study climate changes, and to test climate models. Chinese historical climate information will be analyzed to establish relationships between physical processes and climate changes, with special attention to the case studies of wet and dry periods, desertification, and increased atmospheric carbon dioxide. Data sets are available. Contact: Michael Riches, DOE, (301) 903-3264; U.S. PIs: Sultan Hameed, State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook, (516) 632-8319, Wei-Chyung Wang, SUNY, Albany, (518) 442-3357; Chinese PIs: Zhang Peiyuan, Institute of Geography, Fu Congbin and Huang Runhui, Institute of Atmospheric Physics.

Fossil Energy

Relationship Between Large-Scale and Regional-Scale Climate

DOE

CAS

8/87-

Task Three of the DOE-CAS Joint Research on the Greenhouse Effect. Definition of temporal and spatial characteristics of climate regions by using regional climate data from a project database, and to estimate how such characteristics may be affected by global warming. Studies have analyzed desertification in northern China and its relationship to precipitation fluctuations and the El Niño Southern Oscillation. Data sets are available. Contact: Michael Riches, DOE, (301) 903-3264; U.S. PIs: Sultan Hameed, SUNY, Stony Brook, (516) 632-8319, Wei-Chyung Wang, SUNY, Albany, (518) 442-3357; Chinese PIs: Zhang Peiyuan, Institute of Geography, Fu Congbin and Huang Runhui, Institute of Atmospheric Physics.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Protocol

Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

Fossil Energy

Atmospheric Measurements of Methane

DOE

CAS

8/87-

Task Four of the DOE-CAS Joint Research on the Greenhouse Effect. Production of data on methane fluxes from various sources in China, particularly from rice paddies and biogas pits. The study tries to determine the concentrations and trends of various greenhouse gases at rural and urban continental stations. The study will evaluate the role of Chinese methane emissions in the global methane cycle. Data sets are available. Contact: Michael Riches DOE, (301) 903-3264; U.S. PIs: Rei Rasmussen and M.A. Khalil, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, (503) 690-1077; Chinese PI: Wang Mingxing, Institute of Atmospheric Physics.

Marine/ Fishery

TOGA/ COARE

NOAA

SOA

1985-

Study of the effect of ocean heat transport on climate variability by measuring ocean circulation and mixing, atmospheric convection and the fluxes of heat, momentum, and moisture. Research will improve forecasting of long-term climate change. Because tropical convection and latent heat release are among the main driving forces for atmospheric circulation in higher latitudes, study of this area is key to understanding the mechanisms controlling the El Niño Southern Oscillation phenomenon. NSF and NASA are also involved on the U.S. side and MOA and SMA on the Chinese side. Contact: James Bizer, NOAA, (301) 427-2089 x24.

Marine/ Fishery

Oceanographic Data and Information Cooperation

NOAA

SOA

1985-

The U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center and the SOA National Marine Data and Information Service exchange oceanographic data (hydrographic, model observations, etc.), atmospheric observations, buoy data, current measurements, and sea level studies that are relevant to global change research. Contact: Ron Moffatt, NOAA, (202) 606-4571.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Summaries of Selected University-Level Bilateral Projects

Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

Biogeochemical Cycling of Atmospheric Trace Elements and Mineral Aerosol Over Central and Eastern Asia

URI

CAS

6/91-

Experiments focus on the atmospheric transport of soils, in particular, on the interannual variability in atmospheric dust concentrations and the meteorological conditions responsible for the concentration differences. A second focus will be to evaluate the relationships between contemporary mineral aerosol particles and loess/paleosol sequences in China. U.S. PI: Richard Arimoto, University of Rhode Island, (401) 792-6235; Chinese PI: An Zhisheng, Xi'an Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology.

Chinese Ecological Research Network (CERN)

UNM

CAS

1992-

Research data management training course to improve the management of CAS ecological data. U.S. PIs: James Gosz and James Brunt, University of New Mexico, (505) 277-9342; Chinese PI: Zhao Jianping, Bureau of Resources and Environmental Sciences, CAS.

Chronology and Dynamics of Late Quaternary Climatic and Environmental Changes

UWA

CAS

1991-

Research compares paleoclimatic indices obtained from detailed environmental records in China and in the U.S. Pacific Northwest with results of paleoclimatic modeling experiments that produce values for former wind, temperature, and precipitation at specific times in the past. U.S. PI: Stephen Porter, University of Washington, (206) 543-1166; Chinese PI: An Zhisheng, Xi'an Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology.

Climate Change Impacts

Climate Institute

CAS

8/91-

The Climate Institute is a policy organization promoting links between CAS and international scientists and an understanding of global change, especially impact assessments and GCM modeling and training. Coordinates joint meetings between China and international experts, e.g.,

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

 

 

 

 

the Symposium on Climate Change Impacts in Beijing in 1991, with a follow-up meeting planned for 1993 Beijing) to discuss and analyze impacts and response strategies. The institute's work with China involves cooperation with Dick Ball of DOE, Steve Leatherman (United States) and Nobuo Minura (Japan) who study of the vulnerability of the Chinese coast, and CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization) of Australia. Contact: Ata Qureshi, Climate Institute, (202) 547-0104.

Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems

UM, UMD

CAS

 

International collaborations with laboratories at the Universities of Miami and Maryland on climate-vegetation interactions. Chinese PI: Zhang Xinshi, Institute of Botany; U.S. PIs: Mark Harwell, University of Miami, (305) 361-4157, Alan Robock, University of Maryland, (301) 454-5089.

Global Trends Network

NOAA

NEPA

1979-

Measurement of precipitation composition in remote areas, to be used as a baseline in a study of change in regions with high levels of human activity, especially in the United States and China. This network was established in 1979 as part of the Global Precipitation Chemistry Program. The China station was established in 1987 under the U.S.-Chinese Environment Protocol, but since 1989, the program has been administered by NOAA and the University of Virginia. Contact: Rick Arts, NOAA, (301) 713-0295; U.S. PI: James N. Galloway, University of Virginia, (804) 924-0569.

Man and the Biosphere

National Committee for MAB

National Committee for MAB

1987-1991

Measurement models and training in the areas of wood decomposition, nutrient cycling, species, replacement, and nitrogen cycling. The South China Institute of Botany has two cooperative projects, an ecosystem restoration project (Sandra Brown, University of Illinois) and a comparison of broadleaved forests (Orie Loucks, The Miami University [Ohio]). Data sets are available. Contact: Orie L. Loucks, The Miami University (513) 529–1677; Chinese PI: Li Wenhua, Commission on Integrated Survey of Natural Resources, CAS.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Program

Lead U.S. Agency

Lead Chinese Agency

Dates

Objectives

South China Sea Paleoceanography

SCU

CAS

1989-

Study of cores taken from the South China Sea to study paleoceanography and paleoclimate. Data available. Chinese PI: Luo Youlang, CAS South China Sea Institute of Oceanography, Guangzhou (86-20) 445-1335 x825; U.S. PI: Douglas Williams, Department of Geological Science, University of South Carolina (803) 777-7525.

South China Seas Sediment Analysis

NIU

CAS

 

South China Sea Institute of Oceanology is conducting O-isotope work on sediment cores from the South China Sea. Chinese PI: Luo Youlang, SCSIO, (86-20) 445-1335 x825; U.S. PI: Hsin Yiling, Northern Illinois University, Department of Geology, (815) 703-7951.

MULTILATERAL AND NON-U.S. BILATERAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Program

Countries

Lead Chinese Agency

Objectives

Aerosol Particle Analysis

Japan, Korea

BNU

A network of stations is being set up in China, Korea, and Japan for aerosol sampling and analysis at Beijing Normal University and Keio and Kyoto Universities in Japan. Contact: Zhu Guanghua, Beijing Normal University. Japanese Contact: Yoshikazu Hashimoto, Keio University.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Program

Countries

Lead Chinese Agency

Objectives

Australian Monsoon Experiment (AMEX)

Australia, United States

SMA

A subprogram of TOGA consisting of a 6-week experiment in 1987 aimed describing the broad-scale structure of the Australian monsoon system. Chinese PI: Chen Longxun, SMA, 86-1-831-2277 x 2758); Foreign PI: Greg Hoiland, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 613-669-4501.

Chemistry of Glacial Ice Cores

Japan, former USSR, France, Denmark, Switzerland, United States

CAS

Lanzhou Institute of GIaciology and Geocryology hosts international expeditions exploring the chemistry of ice cores from mid-latitude glaciers. Chinese PI: Yao Tandong, Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology, 86-9-312-6725 x328; Foreign PI: Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University (614) 292-6652; Claude Lorius, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Geophysique de l'Environnement, 33-7-642-5872 x144); H. Oeschger, Physikalisches Institut der Universitât Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 46-316-5811.

China-Japan Chinese Cooperative Study on the Kuroshio Ocean Current

Japan

SOA

This project is carried out at the Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou. Chinese PI: Yuan Yaocu, SIO, 86-571-87-6924 x352; Foreign PI: Japanese Science and Technology Agency, Office of Ocean Technology and Development.

China-Japan Friendship Environmental Protection Center

Japan

NEPA

Agreement between the premiers of China and Japan for the establishment of a national data and information center and a national monitoring standards center at the National Environmental Protection Agency. Japanese participation is coordinated by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Environment Agency of Japan. Chinese Contact: Chen Zijiu, NEPA, 86-1-601-2118; Foreign Contact: Kazu Karo, Environment Agency, 81-33580-4982.

Cooperative Ecological Research Program

Germany

CAS

Collaboration under the UNESCO MAB Program, with eight different research projects in different parts of China. Chinese PI: Zhao Xianying, Chinese National Committee for MAB, 86-1-329-7418. Foreign PI: Dr. B. von Droste, CERP Coordinator, UNESCO, Paris, France, 33-1-45-68-40-67.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Program

Countries

Lead Chinese Agency

Objectives

East Asian/North Pacific Regional Study (APARE)

Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, United States

SMA

East Asia/North Pacific Regional Study of the IGAC Program. Oversees PEM-West studies of atmospheric cycles of carbon, nitrogen, ozone, sulfur, and aerosols over the Pacific Basin.

Effects of Acid Rain on Forests and Lakes

Japan

RCEES

Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences acid rain study in Chongqing and other sites in southern China. Chinese PI: Feng Zongwei, RCEES, 86-1-256-1870; Foreign PI: Norio Ogura, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Environmental Science and Resources, 81-423-34-6906.

Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment (EMEX)

Australia, United States

SMA

This project is carried out in conjunction with AMEX, a TOGA subprogram consisting of six week experiment in 1987 aimed at obtaining a description of the mesoscale convection components of the Australian monsoon system. Chinese PI: Chen Longxun, SMA, 86-1-831-2277 x2785; Foreign PI: Peter Webster, Penn State University, Department of Meteorology (814) 865-6840.

Sino-Japanese Atmosphere-Land Surface Processes Experiment

Japan

CAS

Known locally as the HEIFE experiment, it is a large study of land surface climatology and hydrology in the Heihe River Basin in Gansu Province. The objectives of the program are to investigate air-surface exchanges, energy and water budget, the boundary layer structure, distribution of atmospheric dust over the desert, and water requirements of crops. The project is a contribution to the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment and Biological Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle research programs. Chinese PI: Gao Youxi, Lanzhou Institute of Plateau Atmospheric Physics, 86-931-25311; Foreign PI: Y. Mitsuta, Kyoto University (81–774) 32-3111.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Program

Countries

Lead Chinese Agency

Objectives

Rice Paddy Methane Studies

Germany

CAS

Cooperation between the Fraunhofer Institute for Atmospheric Environmental Research and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics consisting of continuous flux measurements carried out on rice fields in Hangzhou since 1987, using an automatic sampling and analyzing system. Data sets available. Chinese PI: Wang Mingxing, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, (86-1) 491-9851; Foreign PI: Dr. Seiler, Fraunhofer Institute.

Study of Atmospheric and Environmental Change at the South Pole

United States, Uruguay

CAS

Study of the atmospheric and environmental change at the South Pole from the late Pleistocene Epoch to the present. Chinese PI: Liu Tungsheng, Xi'an Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (86-29) 51773, Qin Dahe, Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Selected Bilateral and Multilateral Global Change Projects." National Research Council. 1992. China and Global Change: Opportunities for Collaboration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2075.
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Given China's current and potential impacts on the global environment and the contributions Chinese science can make to global change research, China's full participation in international research programs dealing with global change is very important.

This book provides insights into how research priorities are determined and detailed information about institutional infrastructure, human resources, and other factors that will constrain or facilitate Chinese responses to and research on global change issues.

An overview of research relevant to the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program and the World Climate Research Program is presented. Additionally, research in certain areas of atmospheric chemistry and physical and ecological interactions of the atmosphere and land surface are explored in further detail.

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