Phase I (1995-1998): Essential activities during the first phase are refinement of hypotheses, numerical experimentation, establishment of climatologies of mesoscale features in the Alpine area from existing data and testing of new observing systems. The results of these studies will help to devise a detailed observational strategy for the field experiment.
Phase II (1998): The workshop reached a consensus that data from a coordinated field campaign are necessary for approaching objectives 1, 2 and 3. It was recommended to head for a three-month special observing period lasting from mid-August to mid-November 1998, embedded within a MAP general observing period of 13 months duration.
Phase III (1999-2000): The tasks of the third phase is to assemble and analyse field data, as well as to evaluate the data in order to test the hypotheses set up in Phase I.
MAP Newsletter. November 1994