JMA/WMO WORKSHOP ON QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN JMA/WMO WORKSHOP ON QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN SURFACE, CLIMATE AND UPPER SURFACE, CLIMATE AND UPPER- -AIR OBSERVATIONS AIR OBSERVATIONS IN RA II (ASIA) IN RA II (ASIA) Tokyo, Japan , 27-30 July 2010 Status of Meteorological Network, Observations Status of Meteorological Network, Observations and Data Management and Data Management g Tokyo, Japan , 27 ‐ 30 July 2010 k J 2 30 J l 2010 in Lao P D R in Lao P D R by Singthong PATHOUMMADY by Singthong PATHOUMMADY Department of Meteorology and Hydrology Department of Meteorology and Hydrology
Outline Outline Outline Outline Background Background g Meteorological Network & Meteorological Network & Meteorological Network & Meteorological Network & Instrument status Instrument status Instrument status Instrument status Observations & Relevant Constraints Observations & Relevant Constraints Observations & Relevant Constraints Observations & Relevant Constraints Data Flow to Users and Archiving D t Data Flow to Users and Archiving D t Fl Fl t t U U d A d A hi i hi i F Future Plan F Future Plan Pl Pl
Background : Background : Department of Meteorology and Hydrology ( DMH ) Department of Meteorology and Hydrology ( DMH ) DMH Lao PDR, established in 1950 and registered as a in 1950 and registered as a member of WMO in 1955, It is a National Department is a National Department, currently under the Water Resources and Environment Resources and Environment Administration. The department is organized into six divisions plus a number of provincial hydro-meteorological stations: y g (1) Administration Division (2) Planning and Cooperation Division (3) Hydrological Division (4) Climatological and Agro-Met Division (5) Weather Forecasting and Aeronautical-Met Division (5) Weather Forecasting and Aeronautical Met Division (6) Meteorological Network and Earthquake Monitoring Division (7) Provincial Services of Meteorological and Hydrology.
Current Status of Facilities Current Status of Facilities WMO’s ADSL ADSL MTSAT MTSAT GTS Internet Internet RTH RTH Ground Receiving Ground Receiving Bangkok Bangkok Station Station 128/ 128 / 256kbps 256 kbps RBSN & RBCN RBSN & RBCN FTP (TCP/IP) 64kbps + Secondary Climatic Sts. DMH’s DMH’s FENGYUNCas FENGYUNCas t 48 48 Data Collection and Data Collection and HF Radio Receiving Station Dissemination Center Dissemination Center Hydrological Hydrological http://dmhlao.etllao.com http://dmhlao.etllao.com Stations 85 C Band C Band C Band C Band VSAT VSAT Weather Flood Doppler Doppler Earthquake Forecast Forecast RADAR RADAR Stations Center Center 2 Government; Public; End Users = Disaster Risk Mitigation
Meteorological Meteorological g Network in Lao Network in Lao PDR PDR PDR PDR RBSN = RBSN RBSN RBSN = 19 19 19 19 RBCN = RBCN RBCN = RBCN 4 4 Secondary Secondary Climate = Climate = 29 29
Rain Gauge stations in Lao PDR = 93 in Lao PDR 93
Instruments Status Instruments Status All All existing existing meteorological meteorological instruments instruments in in place place at at 48 48 stations stations are are analogue, analogue, manual manual types types. yp yp . These These instruments instruments are are of of various various manufacturers, manufacturers, including including Japanese, Japanese, Chinese Chinese French Chinese, Chinese, French, French, German, French German German, Russian German Russian Russian Russian. Most Most of of instruments instruments are are aged, aged, some some are are deteriorated deteriorated. . Only Only 6 stations Only 6 stations Only stations were stations were were recently were recently recently upgrated recently upgrated upgrated by upgrated by by by the the JICA JICA TCP, TCP, but but still still the the analogue analogue devices devices . L Lao Lao PDR PDR does PDR d PDR does not not have t h have Upper U Upper Air Ai Air Station Ai St ti St ti Station.
Observations & Relevant Constraints Observations & Relevant Constraints Among Among 19 19 RBSN RBSN stations, stations, only only 4 4 stations stations can can perform can perform can perform 8 times perform 8 times times synoptic times synoptic synoptic observation synoptic observation observation observation. Others Others can can carry carry out out only only 4 4 – – 5 5 times times observation observation. b b i i . Some Some Some of Some of of these of these these stations these stations stations also stations also also carry also carry carry out carry out out the out the the the observation observation for for routine routine aeronautical aeronautical service service service service , which also which which also which also provide also provide provide METAR provide METAR METAR METAR , SPECI SPECI & & TAF TAF. . The The Secondary Secondary Climatic Climatic stations stations carry carry out out 4 times times Observation Observation , send , send logbooks logbooks report g report p . to to Headquarter Headquarter by by the the end end of of the the month month.
Some Constraints Some Constraints . Many Many lessons lessons learned learned and and long long experiences experiences experiences experiences proved proved proved proved that that that that manned manned manned manned stations stations with with analogue, analogue, manual manual type type t instruments instruments i i t t t t are are of of f potential potential t t ti l ti l risk risk of of data data errors errors induced induced by by both y both low low quality quality of of instruments instruments and and low low proficiency proficiency of proficiency proficiency of of observers of observers observers. observers Lack Lack Lack of Lack of of experience of experience experience & low experience & low low skill low skill skill in skill in in in encoding encoding techniques techniques of of SYNOP SYNOP and and CLIMAT CLIMAT CLIMAT CLIMAT f for for stations stations t ti t ti with with ith ith hi h hi h high high elevation elevation > > 800 800 m m. .
Data Flow to Users and Archiving Data Flow to Users and Archiving Secondary Secondary Climatic Climatic Stations Stations Stations Stations Climate and Climate and Logbooks Logbooks Agro Agro- -Met. Met. Division Division Division Division RBSN & RBCN RBSN & RBCN Stations Stations RTH RTH Archived Archived Bang Bang Hard Copies Hard Copies Telecommunications Telecommunications Digitized Digitized Digitized Digitized Kok K k K k Kok Storage Storage St St Center at DMH’s HQ Center at DMH’s HQ Devices Devices Concerned Concerned Weather Weather End Users & End Users & End Users End Users Forecast Forecast Public Public Public Public on demands on demands Division Division
Future Plan Future Plan Set Set up up 2011 p 2011- -2015 2015 implementation implementation plan p plan for p for data data management management improvement improvement : 1) 1)By 1) 1)By By By the the the the TCP TCP TCP TCP , support support support support by by by by JICA JICA JICA JICA experts experts experts experts for for for for technology technology transfer transfer and and by by the the WMO WMO ‐ World World Bank Bank ‐ UNISDR Project UNISDR UNISDR Project UNISDR Project to Project to to support to support support Southeast support Southeast Southeast Asia Southeast Asia Asia member Asia member member member countries countries. . . 2)C apacity apacity i i building building b ildi b ildi f f framework framework k k alongside alongside l l id id with with i h i h the the h 2) 2) 2)C implementation implementation of of Mekong Mekong ‐ Integrated Integrated Water Water Resources Resources Management Management Programme Programme (M ( (M ‐ IWRMP) IWRMP). ) 3) 3)Participate Participate the the activities activities of of MRCS, MRCS, especially especially the the capacity capacity building building on on Hydro Hydro ‐ Met Met Data Data Quality Quality assurance assurance and and Quality Quality Control Control under under the the Information Information and and Knowledge Knowledge Management Management Programme Programme (IKMP (IKMP & & HYCOS) HYCOS). . Thank you Thank you
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