Weather Radar Workshop
Basics
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) will hold the Weather Radar Workshop in Tokyo, Japan,
from 31 January to 3 February, 2023, as an activity of
the Regional WIGOS project "Capacity Building in Radar Techniques" in Region II and Region V
and also of item 3 "Development of regional radar network" of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) 2022
of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Working Group on Meteorology (WGM).
This workshop follows
the Weather Radar Workshop 2021
and the Typhoon Committee's technical meeting
that were both held online in November 2021. The previous workshop revealed that
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services(NMHSs) face various challenges regarding weather radar
-such as maintenance, data quality management, human resources, and instrument resources- and
that it is important for NMHSs to share and discuss their knowledge and experiences
so that they can make full use of weather radars.
As a result, the JMA now plans to hold a series of radar workshops during the current WIGOS project period
through 2024. Each workshop will have a specific theme, ultimately, all the challenges regarding
radar observation will be addressed comprehensively.
Agenda
31 January 2023 (Tue.)
Time(UTC) presenter title 00:00-00:30 JMA Registration 00:30-01:00 JMA Opening remarks, Orientation 01:00-01:15 JMA Background and purpose of this workshop 01:15-02:00 ECCC (Canada) Introduction of JET-OWR and Guide to Operational Weather Radar Best Practices 02:00-02:15 Break Country report session 02:15-03:00 JMA Weather radar observation and application in Japan 03:00-04:30 Lunch Break 04:30-06:00 TMD (Thailand), VNMHA (Viet Nam), PAGASA (the Philippines) Country report 06:00-06:15 Break 06:15-08:15 IMD (India), PMD (Pakistan), BMD (Bangladesh), Department of Meteorology (Sri Lanka) Country report 1 February 2023 (Wed.)
Time(UTC) presenter title 00:30-00:40 JMA Orientation 00:40-01:40 BMKG (Indonesia), MMD (Malaysia) Country report 01:40-02:00 Break 02:00-03:00 MSS (Singapore), NCM (UAE) Country report 03:00-04:00 Lunch Break 04:00-08:00 Excursion 2 February 2023 (Thu.)
Time(UTC) presenter title 00:30-00:40 JMA Orientation 00:40-01:10 ECCC (Canada) Radar network in Canada 01:10-01:40 DWD (Germany) Radar network in Germany 01:40-02:00 Break Technical session 02:00-02:30 JMA Dual-Polarization Radar Data application in JMA 02:30-04:30 Lunch Break 04:30-05:15 JMA JMA Headquarters tour 05:15-05:30 Break Regional radar network session 05:30-06:00 JMA Radar network among South East Asia 06:00-06:30 NCM (UAE) Radar network among Middle East 06:30-07:00 FMI (Finland) Radar network among Europe (OPERA) 3 February 2023 (Fri.)
Time(UTC) presenter title 00:30-00:40 JMA Orientation 00:40-01:40 All Discussion 01:40-02:00 JMA Summary, Close 02:00-02:15 Break Regional weather radar network for South East Asia 02:15-02:30 JMA Progress of the project 02:30-03:00 JMA The guidelines for radar data exchange 03:00-03:15 JMA Activities for next year