PRIORITIES FOR BOUNDARY LAYER METEOROLOGY RESEARCH IN CHINA

The seven thematic areas are as follows: 1) mechanisms of boundary layer turbulence and wind energy utilization; 2) atmospheric boundary layers (ABLs) on the Tibetan Plateau; 3) ABLs over complex terrain; 4) ABLs over water, snow, and ice; 5) roles of boundary layer meteorology in atmospheric data assimilation and regional models; 6) ABLs over urban areas; and 7) chemical processes in the boundary layer. The synthesis emerging from the symposium should help channel resources to a select number of topics, yielding deep insights and potentially path-breaking results. Since future proposers and reviewers were among the participants, consensus on priorities increases the likelihood that an innovative proposal that deals with one of these priority areas will receive strong peer endorsement.