| Date |
Period |
Program |
| Monday, 11 November |
AM |
1. Opening session
Welcome address
Self-introduction by participants
Group photo shooting Photo (3.6MB) List of Participants (29KB)
Courtesy call on JMA's Director-General |
2. Purpose of the Seminar and Program
 (1.6MB) |
3. Introduction to Climatology
Part1 (10.4MB) |
| PM |
3. Introduction to Climatology (cont.)
Part2 (12.7MB) |
4. Introduction of JRA-55
(2.4MB) |
5. Introduction of ITACS (Interactive Tool for Analysis of the Climate System) and basic operation
(2.6MB) |
| Tuesday, 12 November |
AM |
6. JMA's seasonal ensemble prediction system
(5.3MB) |
7. Use of gridded forecast data (how to download gridded forecast data and indices from the TCC website)
(1.5MB) |
| PM |
8. Seasonal Forecasting
(3.3MB) |
9. Introduction of seasonal forecast guidance
(1MB) |
| Wednesday, 13 November |
AM |
10. Exercise: Seasonal Forecast
- Producing guidance and verification
(5.8MB)
 Working files
- GPVdata.xls 
- indices.xls
- ProducingGuidance.xls
- Verification.xls
- Japan.csv
- TokyoDJFTemp.csv
- TokyoDJFPrec.csv
Supplemental material (Q&A) (1.7MB)
|
| PM |
10. Exercise: Seasonal Forecast (cont.)
- Producing guidance and verification
|
| Thursday, 14 November |
AM |
10. Exercise: Seasonal Forecast (cont.)
- Producing forecasts of winter 2013/14
(6.1MB)
- Preparation of presentation
|
| PM |
10. Exercise: Seasonal Forecast (cont.)
- Preparation for presentation
|
| 11. Presentation by participants |
| Friday, 15 November |
AM |
11. Presentation by participants (cont.) |
| 12. Wrap up and Closing |
