The 'Years of the Maritime Continent (YMC) Reseach Project has recently been endorsed by CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group (SSG).

The “Years of the Maritime Continent (YMC)” is a two-year (July 2017 – July 2019) project. Its overarching goal is to expedite the progress of improving understanding and prediction of local multi-scale variability of the MC weather-climate systems and its global impact through observations and modeling exercises. There are five key science thems for YMC, including: Atmospheric Convection, Upper-Ocean Processes and Air-Sea Interaction, Stratosphere-Troposphere Interaction, Aerosol and Prediction Improvement. The YMC will engage five main activities, including: Data Sharing, Field Campaign, Modeling, Prediction and Application and Outreach and Capacity Building.

For more information, please visit YMC website: http://www.bmkg.go.id/YMC/