Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Meteorology Research and Forecast

An international workshop on urban meteorology: observation and modeling, was jointly held by the Institute of Urban Meteorology (China) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (US) in Beijing, October, 2004. The workshop was inten ded to share recent progress in urban meteorological research, discuss issues re lated to research and development priorities faced by diverse Chinese institutio ns, and explore collaboration opportunities between Chinese and US research inst itutions. This article summarizes the major issues discussed at the workshop, in cluding observation on urban boundary layer, urban landuse modeling, socioecon omic impacts of weather and climates, and air quality in urban environment. It i ncludes recommendations for future urban meteorology observational and modeling research, and potential collaborative opportunities between China and US.