A meeting of the scientists working on the water cycle inside IPSL was held in Branville (Normandy). Water cycle in the tropical climate is one of the major issues which was addressed. Conclusions, abstracts and viewgraphs will be soon edited.
Announcement of the Second Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) International Planning Workshop , to be held in Tokyo, Japan, 20-22 May 2002. The participation of Megha-Tropiques representatives has to be clarified.
A meeting was held in CNES Paris between French Megha-Tropiques PI?s and promoters of the ?ORAGES? project, which intends to measure lightning flashes in the tropical area from a micro-satellite. It was agreed to look for closer interactions and cooperation.
Cancellation of the Project Team meeting in Ahmedabad due to the tragic events