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SDS-WAS in 2012 (WMO)

SDS-WAS in 2012 (WMO). S. Nickovic. WMO; AREP. SDS Regional activities. The mandatory function of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (s) with activity specialization in Atmospheric Sand and Dust storm Forecasts (RSMC-ASDF) Real-time functions Non-real-time functions

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SDS-WAS in 2012 (WMO)

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  1. SDS-WAS in 2012 (WMO) S. Nickovic WMO; AREP

  2. SDS Regional activities The mandatory function of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (s) with activity specialization in Atmospheric Sand and Dust storm Forecasts (RSMC-ASDF) Real-time functions Non-real-time functions Successful transition from research to operations The Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC) applied to act as an RSMC-ASDF for Northern Africa (north of Equator), Middle East and Europe; China shows also interest to apply A new SDS-WAS (Pan-American) node established WMO

  3. West Asia issues/contacts • ANKARA MINISTERIAL DECLARATION and consequences (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria) • Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC countries) • visit of the Saudi Arabian PR

  4. West Asia issues/contacts (cont’d) • The Regional Conference on Dust and Dust Storms 20-22 November, 2012- Sheraton , Kuwait (Under the Patronage of First Deputy Prime Minister Chairman of Higher Council of Environment) • Official invitation to the WMO Secretariat; Participation: Drs Terblanche and Nickovic • Recommendations • Regular meetings of dust and dust storm conference every two years • WMO to perform a survey to identify the existing observation and forecasting facilities. • WMO proposes establishing a new SDS-WAS for West Asia to satisfy needs for providing/improving observations/forecasting capabilities in the region • Meeting with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) • Responsibility of countries in the region to agree on the way of collaboration (a single or a distributed centre; which country (countries) to host a centre (centres)).

  5. Cooperation with other UN organizations - UNEP • A support from the West Asian UNEP office • A short-term project to develop an implementation plan – needs for establishing a new WA SDS-WAS node • Dr Cuevas to be engaged • A technical UNEP/WMO SDS conference (~May 2013) to discuss further steps

  6. Cooperation with other UN organizations - WHO • MERIT Meningitis project • WMO supported the Annual MERIT conference (October, Accra) • Soon to receive a report of the 2012 outbreak prediction • Dynamic vs. statistic approach issue • TIGGE/Meningitis web page with 15-day T,q,P ensamble forecasts http://tparc.mri-jma.go.jp/TIGGE/tigge_meningitis.html

  7. Cooperation with other UN organizations – WHO cnt’d • Weather and Climate- related Health Trust Fund Proposed by WMO • Health and Climate Atlas (joint WHO/WMO project) http://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/atlas/report/en/index.html

  8. SDS-WAS Research Implementation Plan • Postponed deadline for final draft (early Spring 2013) • To be reviewed by the Regional Nodes partners\ • To be submitted to WWRP/JSC (July 2013) for approval • Updated regulations for the RSG and Steering Committee membership • Emphasizing establishing the SDS-WAS Trust Fund

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