Introducing a new international program: monsoon asia integrated regional study (MAIRS)

Abstract

The Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study (MAIRS) is a new Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) program aimed at the integrated study of environmental changes over monsoon Asian region. This paper briefly introduces MAIRS, its background and concept, scientific themes and objectives, data requirements and its information system, intensive observation experiment, and its linkage with ongoing international projects.