Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Director Dr. Rob Vertessy led a delegation on a visit to the Headquarters of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on 25 November 2014.
JMA maintains favorable relations with the Bureau, especially in the fields of meteorological satellite activities and mutual back-up of the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers run by the two organizations.
Dr. Vertessy and the delegation paid a courtesy visit to JMA Director-General Noritake Nishide and engaged in discussions on future collaboration in the field of meteorological services.
The visitors were given a tour of JMA's operational centers, and Dr. Vertessy and delegation members gave presentations outlining the Bureau's operations and its observation system to JMA staff.
They also visited JMA's Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) and its Office of Computer Systems Operation, both located in the city of Kiyose, on 26 November.
