TCC Training Seminar on Global Warming Projection Information
JMA's Tokyo Climate Center (TCC) has been assisting National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in improving their climate services since 2008. The Center's two major activities in this regard involve providing basic climate data, products and tools to NMHSs through its website and assisting with capacity development at NMHSs in the Asia-Pacific region. TCC holds annual training seminars as part of capacity development activities in its role as an RCC in the WMO RA II area. In addition to running annual training seminars, TCC arranges expert visits to NMHSs to promote the effective transfer of technology and discuss possible support for climate services.
Same as last year, due to the COVID-19, TCC held the Training Seminar on Global Warming Projection Information on 9, 10, and 15 November 2022 virtually with the help of an online communication tool. The seminar was attended by 10 trainees and 13 observers from NMHSs in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. The seminar focused on improving knowledge about Global Warming and its projection and on enhancing skills in detecting impacts by Global Warming and utilization of its model projection data using statistical trend detection methods. The course included lectures and practical exercises using in-situ observation data prepared by each trainee and Global Warming Projection data conducted by Meteorological Reseach Institute. At the end of the seminar, all participants gave presentations on the situation of long-term change in their own countries and engaged in fruitful discussions with lecturers and others present.
The content of the lectures is available on the TCC website at https://www.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/library/library2022.html.
