1. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva B08FDP training Jianjie WANG Beijing Meteorological Bureau, CMA Feb 10 th, 2011

2. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva Outline  Brief review of B08FDP training activities The first training workshop The second training workshop  Outcome from B08FDP training  Future training plan (a possible extended- activity of WWRP FDP---B08, WENS,?)

3. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva  The 1 st raining ( 10-20 April 2007, Beijing ) Trainees: Forecasters from BMB & other weather offices of CMA, local champions Focuses: Knowledge on nowcasting (radar, severe weather), and on major functions and products of participant systems

4. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva TimeContentLecturer 1 April (morning)Basic KnowledgeLemon Yu 1April (afternoon)Thunderstorm initiation forecastLemon Yu 2 April(morning)Severe hail nowcast1Lemon Yu 2 April(afternoon)Introduction to Beijing summer weatherGuo Hu 3 April (morning)Severe hail nowcast2Lemon Yu 3 April(afternoon)Tornado nowcastLemon Yu 4 April(morning)Convective wind storm nowcast1Lemon 4April(afternoon)Hailstroms in BeijingWang Ling 5 April (morning)Convective rainstorm nowcast1Lemon Yu 5 April (afternoon)Convective rainstorm nowcast1Lemon Yu 6 April (morning)Break 6 April (afternoon)Break 7 April(morning)Convective rainstorm nowcast2Lemon Yu 7 April (morning)Charateristics of severe convection in BeijingTao Zuyu 8 April(morning)CINRAD-SA algorithms and products 1Wu Hong 8 April (morning)CINRAD-SA algorithms and products 2Wu Hong 9 April(Morning)China cases studyLemon Yu 9 April(afternoon)Summary for the whole lectureLemon Yu 10 April(morning) Science of Thunderstorm Nowcasting Jim Wilson 10 April(afternoon) Nowcasting in the Overall Severe Weather Forecast Process Tony Bannister 11 April(morning) Radar-based QPE Alan Seed 11 April(afternoon) Severe Weather Forecasting Concepts with CARDS Paul Joe 75 forecasters Agenda for the first period of Training 1-11 Apr. 2007 Focusing on basic knowledge 2-day lectures By Jim, Paul, Tony, Alan

5. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva timeContent 12 afternoonlectureNIWOT J. Wilson (Interpretation by Yu) 13 morninglectureSTEPS A. Seed (Interpretation by Yu) 13 afternoonlectureCARDS P. Joe (Interpretation by Yu) 14 morninglectureBMRC Nowcaster and TIFS Tony Bannister (Interpretation by Yu) 14 afternoonpracticeNIWOT,STEPS,CARDS, TIFS J. Wilson, A. Seed, P. Joe 15 morningpracticeNIWOT,STEPS,CARDS, TIFS J. Wilson, A. Seed, P. Joe, Bannister 15 afternoonpracticeNIWOT,STEPS,CARDS, TIFS J. Wilson, A. Seed, P. Joe, Bannister 16 morningpracticeNIWOT, STEPS,CARDS,TIFS J. Wilson, A. Seed,P. Joe, Bannister, 16 afternoonQC WG meeting QC WG +BMB/CMA 17morninglectureBeijing ANCM.X. Chen 17 afternoonlectureSWIRLSH. Yeung 18 morninglectureGRAPESJ.S. Xue 18 afternoonpractice Beijing ANC,SWIRLS, GRAPESM.X. Chen, H. Yeung, J.S. Xue 19 morningpractice Beijing ANC, SWIRLS, GRAPESM.X. Chen, H. Yeung, J.S. Xue 19 afternoonpractice Beijing ANC, SWIRLS, GRAPESM.X. Chen, H. Yeung, J.S. Xue 20 morningpractice Beijing ANC, SWIRLS,,GRAPESM.X. Chen, H. Yeung, J.S. Xue 20 afternoonpractice Beijing ANC,SWIRLS, GRAPESM.X. Chen, H. Yeung, J.S. Xue 14 forecasters Agenda for the second period of Training 12-20 Apr. 2007 Focusing on FDP Teaching by Jim, Paul, Alan, Tony, Linus, Jishan, Mingxuan with Prepared documents and/or DVD

6. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva ( 7-12 July 2008, Beijing ) Trainees: Local champions, forecasters from BMB/CMA and Aviation Meteorological Center Focuses: The performance of each participating system, especially common products, such as storm tracks and accumulated precipitation  The 2 nd training

7. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva 6 weather cases in 2007 trial were selected Decision Points were chosen for all cases An Uniform PPT module was used A training webpage was setup before the workshop To make an interactive training mode 10 experts were teachers: ——Jim, Paul, Mingxun, Waikin, Yerong, Beth, Tony, Jisong, Xiaonong etc.

8. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva B08RDP training activity Sep 2007, trained on ensemble prediction and EPS products

9. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva  Made in-depth, first hand knowledge accessible to the forecasters and local champions  Improved the forecasters’ general knowledge on nowcasting  Helped make BMB local champions more familiar with B08FDP products and systems’ running flow  Greatly enhanced forecasters’ capability to apply B08FDP products in the weather service for B08 Olympics Outcome of B08FDP training

10. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva  Nowcast training workshop to Asian forecasters Demands from Asia (HIW, developing status…) Goals of WWRP-NWG (to meet the needs of the members of WMO to improve their prediction of and response to HIW) When, Where, How? Future training plan

11. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva Suggestion on Asian training IssuePlan whenYear of 2012 whereChina or ? size20-30 forecasters purposeImproving the knowledge on nowcasting to HIW

12. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva  WMO RMTC-Nanjing undertakes 1-2 training courses every year  The Beijing component of RMTC-Nanjing was incepted in 2003, since then, it began to conduct some training and education events Over 300 trainees from Developing Countries have been received, which contributed to the development of WMO Education & Training program

13. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva  To be endorsed as one of WMO WWRP training programs in 2011 to 2012  To send a formal letter to CMA asking for holding the Asian training workshop by WMO WWRP (by the end of Jun 2011)  To make focal points both from WWRP- NWG and local host (CMA-RMTC or ?)  … Important steps for initiation

14. B08 Project February 2011, Geneva The end