| Date |
Period |
Program |
| Monday, 7 November |
AM |
1. Opening session
Welcome address
Self-introduction by participants
Group photo shooting Photo(9.9MB) List_of_Participants(93KB)
Courtesy call on JMA's Director-General |
2. introduction
- Objectives and structure of the training seminar
- Products available on the TCC website |
3. Climate Analysis
- Atmospheric Circulation Analysis for Seasonal Forecasting
 (3.54MB)
- How to use JMA's web-base application for climate analysis (ITACS: Interactive Tool for Analysis of the Climate System)
(2.29MB) |
| PM |
4. JMA Ensemble Prediction System (EPS) for seasonal prediction
- Outline of the JMA operational EPS
- Model products on the TCC website
- How to download and use the gridded data (grid point values; GPVs) of the JMA numerical models
(8.35MB) |
5. Seasonal Forecasting
- Predictability of the model
- How to interpret model output
- How to issue seasonal forecast in JMA
(3.51MB) |
| Tuesday, 8 November |
AM |
6. Producing Guidance and Verification
- What is seasonal forecast guidance
(500KB)
- Verification of probabilistic forecasts
(648KB)
Exercise :Producing site-specific guidance using domestic data
(2.03MB) |
| PM |
6. Producing Guidance and Verification (exercise continued) |
7. Preparing one-month forecast
Exercise: Preparing one-month forecast using the guidance prepared in session 6 |
| Wednesday, 9 November |
AM |
7. Preparing one-month forecast (exercise continued)
Preparing presentations to be given in session 8 |
| PM |
8. Presentations and Discussion
Presentations on one-month forecast for November 2011 |
| 9. Closing session |
