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• Climate information (data and products) provided operationally for the general public and/or for specific information users
  • - Climate monitoring
  • - Long-term trends
• URL of a portal website providing climate data/products.
  • None

• Long-range forecast services (URL and language(s) used). Relevant forecasts, such as forecast for onset/end of rainy/dry season, drought advisory/warning and agrometeorological forecast, are also considered as services concerned.
  • None
• Methods taken by NMHS to generate long-range forecast products (e.g., model and statistical application). (URLs and language(s) used) if relevant information is provided through the Internet.
  • N/A
• Use of climate products provided by other NMHSs or meteorological institutes for long-range forecast
  • N/A

• Climate monitoring information (e.g., climate diagnostics including analysis of climate variability and extremes) (URLs and language(s) used). Regular climate monitoring reports can be listed here.
  • Publication of climate monitoring reports (bulletins)
    • Annual report (not on the web)
  • Others
    • Information on severe weather events to news papers (not on the web)

• Historical climate data provided through the Internet (URL and language(s) used)
  • None
• Digitization of historical climate data. If no, plan for digitization.
  • Yes, in MS Excel format.
• Provision of climate data through the website with limited/unlimited access
  • All the data are free, but not available on the website, provided on request.

• Name(s) of Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) in which the NMHS participates
  • None
• Provision of relevant information based on the consensus forecast at RCOF(s) to domestic users
  • N/A

• Relationship with climate information users
  
  • There is a framework for cooperation with the following user sectors.
    • Agriculture, Water management, Disaster Risk Reduction, Energy resources, Health and welfare, Transportation
• Use of climate information by user sector(s)
  • do not know
• Method of provision of climate information
  • E-mail, TV and/or radio
• Efforts/activities to enhance the utilization of climate information
  • - User Workshops
  • - Publicity and educational activities

No information