VCP Online Workshop on Development of Products from
NWP Models and EPS for High-Impact Weather Forecasting
8-11 December 2020, Hong Kong, China


Addtional guides about cloud server usage, VM to practise postprocessing, comilping WRF from source...etc. are available Addtional Guides, also included are demonstration python programmes for model output visualisation.


UTC

 

HKT

8 Dec  (Tue)

9 Dec (Wed)

10 Dec (Thur)

11 Dec (Fri)

 

01:15 - 01:30

 

09:15 - 09:30

Opening & Welcome

(by Pak-wai CHAN, Assistant Director (Forecasting and Warning Services Branch), HKO)

 

 

 

 

 

01:30 - 02:00

09:30 -10:00

Outline and recent development of mesoscale NWP system in JMA

Masaru KUNII, JMA

-        JMAʹs regional model ASUCA

-        Mesoscale Ensemble Prediction System of JMA


Presentation
Recording (main part)
Recording (Q&A)

 

 

02:00 - 02:30

10:00 -10:30

NWP Use and Interpretation (Deterministic model)

Wai-kin WONG, HKO

-        Simulated radar products 

-        Simulated Satellite Products

-        Severe Weather Diagnosis Tools (MCF, etc.)

-        Automatic Forecast and OCF


Presentation
Recording (main part)
Recording (Q&A)

 

NWP Use and Interpretation (EPS)

Wai-kin WONG, HKO

-        Spaghetti diagram

-        Stamp map

-        Extreme events (EFI/SOT)

-        Convection

-        Tropical Cyclones

-        Extended Outlook


Presentation
Recording (main part)
Recording (Q&A)

Sharing and Discussion

Ping CHEUNG, HKO

-        NWP development and applications in participantʹs own organisation

-        Update to the Asian Consortium for NWP Forecast (ACNF) web portal

 

 

Closing

 

Presentation
Recording

 

02:30 - 02:40

10:30 - 10:40

Break

 

02:40 - 03:40

10:40 -11:40

Latest development of NWP in KMA

Seiyoung PARK,KMA

-        Latest KIM model


Presentation
Recording (main part)
Recording (Q&A)

 

 

03:40 - 03:45

11:40 - 11:45

Break

 

03:45 - 04:00

11:45 - 12:00

Introduction to HKOʹs NWP Suite and Services

Kai-kwong HON, HKO

-        HKOʹs AAMC-WRF, AVM and MEPS

-        Guidance and Specialized products (e.g. for aviation)


Presentation
Recording (main part)
Recording (Q&A)

 

 

04:00 - 04:30

12:00 - 12:30

Break

Break

 

04:30 - 04:45

12:30 -12:45

 

04:45 - 05:30

12:45 - 13:30

Break

 

05:30 - 06:00

13:30 - 14:00

HKOʹs Operational Forecasting Tools and Guidance

Chun-kit HO, HKO

-        CFO live tour

-        NWP and EPS Viewer

-        Forecast Summary Tables


Presentation
Recording
Recording (Virtual Tour)

 

 

06:00 - 06:30

14:00 - 14:30

 

06:30 - 07:00

14:30 - 15:00

Practical Session: WRF and Data Assimilation

Kai-Kwong HON and Ping CHEUNG, HKO

-        Practical session to configure and run WRF on cloud servers


Practical Guide
Recording

 

Practical Session: NWP processing

Wai-kin WONG and Ping CHEUNG, HKO

-        NWP output handling (GRIB / NetCDF)

-        Plotting of prognostic charts (NCL / Others)


Practical Guide
Recording

 

 

 

07:00 - 07:30

15:00 - 15:30

Break

 

 

 

 

07:30 - 08:30

 

15:30 - 16:30

 

 

 

 

08:30 - 09:00

 

16:30 - 17:00

  ECMWF

  Linus MAGNUSSON, ECMWF

 -        Latest development of ECMWF model suite

 -        New forecast guidance for severe weather forecasting


Presentation
Recording (main part)
Recording (Q&A)

 

09:00 - 09:30

 

17:00 -17:30