The responsibility of the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center is to assist Members of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee in typhoon forecasting services. One of the activities of the Center is to hold on-the-job trainings in typhoon operations for forecasters in the region to improve analysis and forecast skills through exchanging views and sharing experiences in the field.
This year, two female forecasters, Dr. Eun Jeong Cha from the Republic of Korea (Korea Meteorological Administration) and Ms. Suntanee Chaichiangpin from Thailand (Thai Meteorological Department) visited the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) from 23 July to 1 August 2008 to participate in the eighth Typhoon Committee Training Seminar at the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center. Through the course, two forecasters learned skills of satellite analysis of tropical cyclones mainly using the Dvorak method.
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