Training materials of WMO VCP Workshop 2012

WMO VCP Training Workshop on the Latest Developments on the
Use and Interpretation of Numerical Weather Prediction(NWP)Models
Hong Kong Observatory, 3-7 December 2012
Venue: Conference Hall, HKO Headquarters

		3 Dec(Mon)	4 Dec(Tue)	5 Dec(Wed)	6 Dec(Thu)	7 Dec(Fri)

am	Session 1 09:15-10:45	Workshop opening	Operational Products of CMA NWP systems (CMA)	Introduction of NWP Systems in JMA (NPD)	Applications and Model Post-processing of JMA-NHM (NPD)	Research and Development of Mesoscale Data Assimilation at MRI (MRI)
	Session 1 09:15-10:45	Introduction of NWP systems in CMA (CMA)	Operational Products of CMA NWP systems (CMA)	Introduction of NWP Systems in JMA (NPD)	Applications and Model Post-processing of JMA-NHM (NPD)
	Session 2 11:00-12:30	Introduction of GRAPES-Meso	Research and Future Development of NWP Systems in CMA (CMA)	Introduction and Recent Advances of Data Assimilation (MRI)	*Practice Session on JMA-NHM* (NPD/MRI)	Future Development of Mesoscale Modelling and Data Assimilation in JMA NPD MRI
	Session 2 11:00-12:30	Introduction of GRAPES-Meso			*Practice Session on JMA-NHM* (NPD/MRI)
pm	Session 1 14:00-15:30	Introduction of ACNF Web Portal (HKO)	*Practice Session on GRAPES-Meso* (CMA)	Introduction of JMA-NHM (NPD)	*Practice Session on JMA-NHM* (NPD/MRI)	Presentations and Experience Sharing by Participants
pm	Session 2 15:45-17:15	*Practice Session on GRAPES-Meso* (CMA)	Open discussion, wrap-up & closing (CMA)	Operation and Development of NWP System using JMA-NHM in HKO (HKO)	*Practice Session on JMA-NHM* (NPD/MRI)	Open discussion, wrap-up & closing (NPD/MRI)