SOT National Report from Japan (Japan Meteorological Agency) SOT-IV (Geneva, 2007)
VOSP Activity in Japan
Distribution of reports from Japanese VOS
Number of Japanese VOS [ ships ] [ year ]
Weather Reports by Japanese VOSs
Non-“callsign masking” ships Data exchange in the network of WMO Reports with dummy callsign BBXX JGQH / // = BBXX SHIP / // = “Callsign masking” ships Reports with callsign JMA Security issue was raised in Sep and Tentative measure (SHIP) was adopted.
[Date] [Reports/day] “SHIP” masking affected on data monitoring and climate analysis 9/22 9/16
Non-“callsign masking” ships Data exchange in the network of WMO Establishing “Improved SHIP” Reports with dummy callsign BBXX JGQH / // = BBXX SHIP / // = More accurate weather forecast Contributions to safety navigation More precise climate information “Callsign masking” ships Original weather reports with callsign Callsign Replacing Reports with callsign JMA Non-Replacing Reports with callsign Yamaguchi LES Registered NMHSs (Secured data exchange in real time)
VOSClim Activity in Japan
Ryofu MaruJGQH Keifu MaruJPBN Kofu MaruJDWXChofu MaruJCCX Seifu MaruJIVB JMA R/Vs
SOOP Activity in Japan
Ships participating in SOOP in 2006 Total 1,049
Map of BATHY and TESAC in 2006
MOL WELLINGTON (H9TO; PX05)KAMINESAN (HPJF; IX09,10) Merchant Ships in SOOP
Launcher data
Japanese research vessels which reported BATHY/TESAC messages in Ship nameCallsignOperating Agency Number of Messages Ryofu MaruJGQH Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) 296* Keifu MaruJPBNJMA305* Kofu MaruJDWXJMA354 Chofu MaruJCCXJMA384 Seifu MaruJIVBJMA353 Kaiyo MaruJNZLJapan Fisheries Agency (JFA)134 Hokko MaruJEEBFisheries Research Agency (FRA)393 Wakataka MaruJQIXFRA626 Soyo MaruJGKLFRA267 Yoko Maru7KDDFRA43 Wakatake MaruJLOVFRA4 Hokuho MaruJLREFRA12 Shunyo MaruJETMFRA15 Kaiyo MaruJKQQNiigata Pref. Govern.12 Satsumaseiun MaruJIQRKagoshima Pref. Govern.57 Sin Oita MaruJNWIOita Pref. Govern.37 Fukushima MaruJBZRFukushima Pref. Govern.226 Chishio MaruJPVRChiba Pref. Govern.5 WakachibaJPWLChiba Pref. Govern.2 Aomori MaruJCBYAomori Pref. Govern.37 Shinkai Maru7LOVShimane Pref. Govern.42 Kanou Maru7JLHIshikawa Pref. Govern.19 Ehime Maru7JPFEhime Pref. Govern.28 Kaiho Maru V7MGGOkinawa Pref. Govern.27 Ship name Callsign Operating Agency Number of messages Genyo Maru 7KRU Fukuoka Pref. Govern. 99 Kashima Maru JEDY Ibaraki Pref. Govern. 45 Ooshima Maru JHAA Tokyo Metro. Govern. 24 ShirochidoriJHQA Mie Pref. Govern. 10 Ashuu Maru JIJY Tokushima Pref. Govern. 162 Unryu Maru JIVJ Fukui Pref. Govern. 8 Yuuzan Maru JJWR Toyama Pref. Govern. 53 ShoyoJLPT Japan Coast Guard (JCG) 523 Takuyo7JWNJCG722 MeiyoJNQNJCG395 KaiyoJGBFJCG1243 TenyoJBBCJCG573 Kagoshima Maru JLVC Kagoshima Univ. 46 MiraiJNSR Japan Agency for Marine- Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) 246 MOL Wellington H9TOJMA/JAMSTEC54* KAMINESANHPJFJAMSTEC418* Miyagi Maru JCHQ Tohoku Univ./JAMSTEC 339* Total : 41 ships 8638 reports
ASAP Activity in Japan
ASAP participant ships in Japan Type of ship (1) Ship name Callsign Comms method (2) Windfind method / sonde type (3) Launch method (4) Launch height (5) Area of operation (6) ASAP unit ID No. Research ship Ryofu Maru JGQHOthers (DCP via the MTSAT) GPS/Vaisala RS80-15G, RS92-SGP Container (Semi- automatic) 8mNorth Pacific Research ship Kofu Maru JDWXOthers (DCP via the MTSAT) GPS/Vaisala RS80-15G, RS92-SGP Container (Semi- automatic) 6mSeas adjacent to Japan Research ship Seifu Maru JIVBOthers (DCP via the MTSAT) GPS/Vaisala RS80-15G, RS92-SGP Container (Semi- automatic) 6mSeas adjacent to Japan Research ship Chofu Maru JCCXOthers (DCP via the MTSAT) GPS/Vaisala RS80-15G, RS92-SGP Container (Semi- automatic) 6mSeas adjacent to Japan Research ship MiraiJNSRInmarsat-CGPS/Vaisala RS92-SGP Container (Semi- automatic) 18mVariable-
Map of TEMPSHIP in 2006
PMO Activity in Japan
Japanese PMOs Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe; Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe; The top 3 ports visited by the most oceangoing ships in Japan. The top 3 ports visited by the most oceangoing ships in Japan. Kobe, Nagasaki, Hakodate, Maizuru; Kobe, Nagasaki, Hakodate, Maizuru; Home ports of JMA R/Vs of Marine Observatories Home ports of JMA R/Vs of Marine Observatories
Barometer Checked ships by PMOs
Brochures and website (in Japanese and English) (in Japanese and English)
Thank you (Japan Meteorological Agency) SOT-IV (Geneva, 2007)