1. Institute of Industrial Science The University of Tokyo Chiba Japan
2. Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Washington Seattle WA USA
3. Earth Observation Research Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Japan
4. Japan Weather Association Tokyo Japan
5. Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany
6. Steinbuch Centre for Computing Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany