Monsoon Mission
"To Improve Prediction Skill of Monsoon Weather and Climate"
Earth System Science Organization, Ministry of Earth Science
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

First WMO Workshop on Operational Climate Prediction

09th to 11th November 2015   Download Agenda

Venue: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

Monday, 09th November, 2015

Time Events
08:30 – 08:45 Registration
08:45 – 09:30 Opening/Welcomes/Logistics
  • M. Rajeevan, IITM
  • B. Mukhopadhyay, IMD
  • R. Kolli, WMO
  • Prof.SulochanaGadgil, IISc (Chief Guest)
Session-1 : Societal context for long-range predictions and review of Brasilia workshop
Chair: G. Artan (ICPAC)
09:30 – 9:45 Global Framework for Climate Services - (MadhavanRajeevan, IITM)
09:45 – 10:00 Climate Services Information System - (R. Kolli, WMO)
10:00 – 10:20 Brasilia workshop on Operational LRF : Recommendations and their status of follow-up - (Richard Graham, UK Met Office)
10:20 – 10:45 Open discussion Brasilia workshop follow-up
10:45 – 11:15 Group Photo and Coffee Break
 
Session-2 : Research efforts and advances in long-range predictions
Chair: M. Rajeevan (IITM)
11:15 – 11:35 Activities of Working Group on Seasonal-to-Interannual Predictions (WGSIP) - (Swadhin Behera, JAMSTEC)
11:35 – 11:50 Discussion on WGSIP and connecting operations with research
11:50 – 12:10 Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project (S2S) - (Yuhei Takaya, JMA)
12:10 – 12:25 Discussion on S2S
12:25 – 12:45 Seasonal,multi-year and decadal predictions - (Richard Graham, UK Met Office)
12:45 – 13:00 Discussion on prospects seasonal, multi-year and decadal predictions
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch Break
 
Session-3. Overview of WMO Infrastructure for long-range predictions
Chair: R. Graham (UK Met Office)
14:00 – 14:20 Overview of Global Data Processing and Forecast System (GDPFS) and WMO infrastructure for long-range predictions - (Abdoulaye Harou, WMO)
14:20 – 14:35 Discussion on GFDPS and WMO infrastructure
14:35 – 14:55 Overview and current status of Global Seasonal Climate Update - (Arun Kumar, NOAA)
14:55 – 15:10 The EU Copernicus programme - (Laura Ferranti, ECMWF)
15:10 – 15:30 Overview and current status of Climate Services Toolkit - (R. Kolli, WMO)
15:30 – 15:45 Discussion on Climate Services Toolkit and Copernicus Programme
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee Break
 
Session-4 : Review of current operational practices for producing long-range forecasts
Chair: Yuhei Takaya (JMA)
16:15 – 16:35 Summary of questionnaire (Richard Graham, UK Met Office)

16:35 – 16:45 NMHS 1(BoniNarcisseKindia, Ivory Coast)
16:45 – 16:55 NMHS 2: (Than ThanNaing, Myanmar)
16:55 – 17:05 NMHS 3: (ShaniceBedward, Jamaica)
17:05 – 17:15 NMHS 4: (LiwanagRemediosCiervo, Philippines)
17:15 – 17:45 Discussion on operational practices at NMHSs
17:45 – 18:00 RCOF1:GHACOF (Guleid Artan, ICPAC)
19:30 – Dinner at Hotel Sayaji hosted by Director, IITM
 
Tuesday, 10th November, 2015
 
Session-4 : Review of current operational practices for long-range forecasts (cont.)
Chair: Laura Ferranti (ECMWF)
09:00 – 09:15 RCOF2 :ASEANCOF(RaizanRahmat, MSS)
09:15 – 09:30 ROCF3 :CARICOF(Adrian Trotman, CIMH)
09:30 – 10:00 Discussion operational practices at RCOFs
10:00 – 10:15 RCC-Beijing(Peiqun Zhang, CMA)
10:15 – 10:30 RCC-Africa (Andre Kamga, ACMAD)
10:30 – 10:45 RA VI RCC-Network (Dmitry Kiktev, NEACC)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
 
Session-4 : Review of current operational practices for long-range forecasts (cont.)
Chair: Andre Kamga (ACMAD)
11:15 – 11:45 Discussion operational practices at RCCs
11:45 - 12:00 CPC (WassilaThiaw, CPC)
12:00 – 12:15 CMC (Bertrand Denis, CMC)
12:15 – 12:30 BoM (Robert Smalley, BoM)
12:30 – 13:00 Discussionoperational practices at GPCs (in capacity as NMHSs)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
 
Breakout Session 1 : Actions and pathways for improving Global Seasonal Climate Update
Chair: D.S. Pai (IMD)
14:00 – 14:10 Charge of breakout groups
14:10 – 15:45 Several breakout groups
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee Break
 
Breakout Session 2 : Requirements for Climate Services Toolkit (with a focus what components it will need to include to advance operational predictions at global, regional, and national level) - Chair: R. Kolli (WMO)
16:15 – 16:25 Charge of breakout groups
16:25 – 18:00 Several breakout groups
 
Wednesday, 11th November, 2015
 
Breakout Session 3 : Framework for a guidance document for recommended long-range prediction practices based on the review of current long-range forecast practices - Chair: Adrian Trotman (CIMH)
09:00 – 09:10 Charge of breakout groups
09:10 – 10:45 Several breakout groups
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
 
Breakout Session 3 : Framework for a guidance document for recommended long-range prediction practices based on the review of current long-range forecast practices (cont.) - Chair: Adrian Trotman (CIMH)
11:15 -13:00 Several breakout groups
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30 Time for breakout session chairs to prepare summary for plenary presentations1
 
Session-5 : Summary and recommendations of breakout sessions
Chair: Arun Kumar (NOAA)
14:30 – 15:00 Summary and recommendations from the breakout session 1
15:00 – 15:30 Summary and recommendations from the breakout session 2
15:30 – 16:00 Summary and recommendations from the breakout session 3
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
Session-6 : Conclusions and recommendations of Workshop
Chair: Richard Graham (UK Met Office)
16:30 – 17:15 Overarching Conclusions and Recommendations of the Workshop
17:15 – 17:30 Closing of the workshop


1. Effectively the lunch will be from 13:00 – 14:35 and during this time chairs from breakout sessions can prepare a summary