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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

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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

k J 2 30 J l 2010

Status of Meteorological Network, Observations Status of Meteorological Network, Observations and Data Management and Data Management

Tokyo, Japan , 27‐30 July 2010

g 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

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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

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Fl t U d A hi i D t Fl t U d A hi i

  • Data Flow to Users and Archiving

Data Flow to Users and Archiving

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Pl F Pl

  • Future Plan

Future Plan

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  • 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.

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Current Status of Facilities Current Status of Facilities

ADSL ADSL Internet Internet

WMO’s

GTS

RTH

MTSAT MTSAT

128 128/ / 256 256kbps kbps RTH

Bangkok Bangkok Ground Receiving Ground Receiving Station Station RBSN & RBCN

DMH’s DMH’s

FTP (TCP/IP) 64kbps

FENGYUNCas FENGYUNCast

RBSN & RBCN + Secondary Climatic Sts. 48

Data Collection and Data Collection and Dissemination Center Dissemination Center

Receiving Station 48 Hydrological

HF Radio

http://dmhlao.etllao.com http://dmhlao.etllao.com

C Band C Band

Hydrological Stations 85 VSAT

C Band C Band Doppler Doppler RADAR RADAR

Earthquake Stations Weather Forecast Center Flood Forecast Center VSAT 2 Government; Public; End Users = Disaster Risk Mitigation

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  • Meteorological

Meteorological g Network in Lao Network in Lao PDR PDR PDR PDR  RBSN RBSN 19 19  RBSN = RBSN = 19 19  RBCN = RBCN = 4  RBCN RBCN 4  Secondary Secondary Climate = Climate = 29 29

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Rain Gauge stations in Lao PDR = 93 in Lao PDR 93

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  • 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. . These These instruments instruments are are of

  • f various

various yp yp manufacturers, manufacturers, including including Japanese, Japanese, Chinese Chinese French French German German Russian Russian Chinese, Chinese, French, French, German, German, Russian Russian.  Most Most of

  • f instruments

instruments are are aged, aged, some some are are deteriorated deteriorated. .  Only Only 6 stations stations were were recently recently upgrated upgrated by by Only Only 6 stations stations were were recently recently upgrated upgrated by by the the JICA JICA TCP, TCP, but but still still the the analogue analogue devices devices  L PDR PDR d t h U Ai Ai St ti St ti  Lao Lao PDR PDR does does not not have have Upper Upper Air Air Station Station. .

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  • Observations & Relevant Constraints

Observations & Relevant Constraints

 Among Among 19 19 RBSN RBSN stations, stations, only

  • nly 4

4 stations stations can can perform perform 8 times times synoptic synoptic observation

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can can perform perform 8 times times synoptic synoptic observation

  • bservation.

Others Others can can carry carry out

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4 – – 5 5 times times b i b i

  • bservation
  • bservation.

.  Some Some of

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these stations stations also also carry carry out

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the Some Some of

  • f these

these stations stations also also carry carry out

  • ut the

the

  • bservation
  • bservation

for for routine routine aeronautical aeronautical service service which which also also provide provide METAR METAR service service , which which also also provide provide METAR METAR , SPECI SPECI & & TAF TAF. .  The The Secondary Secondary Climatic Climatic stations stations carry carry out

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4 times times Observation Observation , send send logbooks logbooks report report , g p to to Headquarter Headquarter by by the the end end of

  • f the

the month month. .

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  • Some Constraints

Some Constraints.

 Many Many lessons lessons learned learned and and long long experiences experiences proved proved that that manned manned experiences experiences proved proved that that manned manned stations stations with with analogue, analogue, manual manual t i t t i t t f t ti l t ti l type type instruments instruments are are

  • f
  • f

potential potential risk risk of

  • f data

data errors errors induced induced by by both both y low low quality quality of

  • f instruments

instruments and and low low proficiency proficiency of

  • f observers
  • bservers

proficiency proficiency of

  • f observers
  • bservers.

 Lack Lack of

  • f experience

experience & low low skill skill in in Lack Lack of

  • f experience

experience & low low skill skill in in encoding encoding techniques techniques of

  • f SYNOP

SYNOP and and CLIMAT CLIMAT f t ti t ti ith ith hi h hi h CLIMAT CLIMAT for for stations stations with with high high elevation elevation > > 800 800 m m. .

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  • Data Flow to Users and Archiving

Data Flow to Users and Archiving

Secondary Secondary Climatic Climatic Stations Stations Stations Stations

Logbooks Logbooks

Climate and Climate and Agro Agro-

  • Met.

Met. Division Division RBSN & RBCN RBSN & RBCN Stations Stations Division Division

Telecommunications Telecommunications

Hard Copies Hard Copies St St Archived Archived Digitized Digitized

RTH RTH Bang Bang K k K k

Center at DMH’s HQ Center at DMH’s HQ

Storage Storage Digitized Digitized Devices Devices

Kok Kok

Weather Weather Forecast Forecast End Users & End Users & Public Public Concerned Concerned End Users End Users Division Division Public Public

  • n demands
  • n demands
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  • Future Plan

Future Plan 

Set Set up up 2011 2011-

  • 2015

2015 implementation implementation plan plan for for data data p p p management management improvement improvement : 1) 1)By By the the TCP TCP support support by by JICA JICA experts experts for for 1) 1)By By the the TCP TCP , support support by by JICA JICA experts experts for for technology technology transfer transfer and and by by the the WMO WMO‐World World Bank Bank‐ UNISDR UNISDR Project Project to to support support Southeast Southeast Asia Asia member member UNISDR UNISDR Project Project to to support support Southeast Southeast Asia Asia member member countries countries. . . 2) 2)C i i b ildi b ildi f k f k l id l id i h i h h 2) 2)Capacity apacity building building framework framework alongside alongside with with the the implementation implementation of

  • f 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

  • f MRCS,

MRCS, especially especially the the capacity capacity building building on

  • n 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