Concordiasi Project in Antarctica, The

• Published in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
• Main Authors: Rabier, F., Bouchard, A., Brun, E., Doerenbecher, A., Guedj, S., Guidard, V., Karbou, F., Peuch, V.-H., Amraoui, L. E. L., Puech, D., Genthon, C., Picard, G., Town, M., Hertzog, A., Vial, F., Cocquerez, P., Cohn, S. A., Hock, T., Fox, J., Cole, H. A. L., Parsons, D., Powers, J., Romberg, K., Vanandel, J., Deshler, Terry, Mercer, J., Haase, J. S., Avallone, L., Kalnajs, L., Mechoso, R., Tangborn, A., Pellegrini, A., Frenot, Y., Thépaut, J.-N., Mcnally, A., Steinle, P.
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Wyoming. Libraries 2010
• Subjects: Antarctica; Australia; European center for medium-range weather forecasts; International organizations; International polar year; Mass budget; Observing systems; Stratospheric ozone depletion; International cooperation; Ozone; Ozone layer; Weather forecasting; Engineering; Antarc*; International Polar Year; IPY
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11919/675; https://doi.org/10.1175/2009BAMS2764.1

The Concordiasi project was undertaken in Antarctica to reduce uncertainties in diverse and complementary fields in Antarctica science. Some of the objectives of the project involved investigations of precipitation to constrain the mass budget over Antarctica and stratospheric ozone depletion. The project was a joint French-United States initiative that started during the International Polar Year (IPY). The project was undertaken over Antarctica during September-November, 2008, December, 2009, and was expected to continue between September-December, 2010. It was undertaken as part of the IPY-The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment. Participants in the project included scientists from France, the US, Italy, and Australia, along with international organizations such as the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).