New Delhi, India

PTC 43, 2-6 May 2016

New Delhi, India

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX 1.I List of Participants

ANNEX 1.II Agenda

ANNEX 2.I Follow up action PTC42

ANNEX 4.1.I Summary of Cyclonic Activities over north Indian Ocean during 2015

ANNEX 4.3.I WMO/SAT: Indian Ocean Data Coverage (IODC)

ANNEX 4.3.II WMO/OSD: Observing Systems Division

ANNEX 4.3.III Meteorological, hydrological, DRR, Training and Research components : Members activities

ANNEX 4.4.I WMO/HWR: Associated Programme on Flood Management and WMO/HWR: Flash Flood Guidance System

ANNEX 4.5.I WMO/Disaster Risk reduction

ANNEX 5.1.I Tropical cyclone Coordination and Services

ANNEX 5.1.II WMO list of Events 2015-2016

ANNEX 5.1.III List of Members of the Regional bodies

ANNEX 5.1.IV Preliminary recommendations from IBTrACS-2 and IWTSAT-2

ANNEX 6.I Coordinated Technical Plan

ANNEX 6.II Annual Operating Plan

ANNEX 8.I Summary of the activities of PTC Secretariat

ANNEX 8.II Statement of PTC Secretariat Accounts

ANNEX 9.I Statement of Account of the Panel’s Trust Fund

ANNEX 9.II Resources and support for the Panel’s activities

ANNEX 9.III Terms of reference of the Working Groups

ANNEX 9.IV Terms of reference of the PTC Secretariat

ANNEX 9.V REGIONAL IN-MHEWS

ANNEX 1.I

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

MEMBERS / PARTICIPANTS
BANGLADESH / Shamsuddin Ahmed
Director
Bangladesh Meteorological Department

India / Dr. L. S Rathore,
Director General of Meteorology, and PR with WMO
India Meteorological Department

Sh. A.K. Sharma,
Scientist-G (Satellite Meteorology)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. M. Mohapatra,
Scientist-G (Services) and Head, RSMC New Delhi
India Meteorological Department

Dr. D. Pradhan,
Scientist-G (Instruments)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. S. K. Roy Bhowmik ,
Sc. F, DDGM(Numerical Weather Prediction)
India Meteorological Department

Sh. S.K. Kundu,
Sc. F (Budget & Planning)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. S. Kaur,
Sc F, DDGM(Hydrology)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. R. Suresh, Sc. F
DDGM (Civil Aviation Meteorological Department)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. S.D. Attri,
Sc. F, DDGM(Organisation)
India Meteorological Department

Sh. S.C. Bhan,
Sc. F, DDGM (Publication)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. S. C. Sahu,
Sc. F, Cyclone Warning Centre (CWC), Bhubaneswar
India Meteorological Department

Dr. G.C. Debnath,
Sc. F, Area Cyclone Warning Centre (ACWC), Kolkata
India Meteorological Department

Dr. Ranjeet Singh,
Sc. F. (National Weather Forecast Centre, (NWFC))
India Meteorological Department

Dr. Kamaljit Ray, Sc. F, (Nowcasting)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. S.L. Singh, Sc. E, DDGM(ISSD)
India Meteorological Department

Smt. Suman Goyal, Sc. E, (Satmet)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. S. Balachandran, Sc. E, ACWC, Chennai
India Meteorological Department

Sh. N. Nigam,
Sc. E, Regional Weather Forecast Centre, New Delhi
India Meteorological Department

Sh. Virender Singh, Sc. E. (Satmet)
India Meteorological Department

Sh. Charan Singh, Sc. E, (NWFC)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. D.R. Pattanaik,
Sc. E, (Numerical Weather Prediction)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. S.D. Kotal, Sc. E, (NWP)
India Meteorological Department

Sh. V. K. Rajeev Nair, Sc. E, ACWC, Mumbai
India Meteorological Department

Dr. Sunitha Devi,
Sc. E, Weather Forecast Development Division, Pune.
India Meteorological Department

Sh. K. RamachandraRao,
Sc. D, CWC, Visakhapatnam
India Meteorological Department

Sh. A.K. Bansal, Sc. D, (NWFC)
India Meteorological Department

Dr. Naresh Kumar, Sc. D, (NWFC)
India Meteorological Department

Sh. Shambu Ravindren, Sc. B
India Meteorological Department

Prof A.D. Rao, IIT Delhi

Dr. T Balkrishnan,
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
INCOIS, Hyderabad

Prof. Santosh Kumar, Executive Director,
National Institute of Disaster Management
DM, Delhi
Mr. B.D. Roy,
Central Water Commission, New Delhi

Mr. Nawal Prakash,
National Disaster Mitigation Authority, New Delhi

MALDIVES / Mr. Ali Shareef
Deputy Director General
Maldives Meteorological Service

OMAN / Dr. Khalid Ahmed Al-Najar ( Director of Meteorology Services- Salalah Office )
Directorate General of Meteorology
Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Khalid Ahmed Al-Wahaibi
Chief of General Forecasting Section – DGMET
Directorate General of Meteorology
Sultanate of Oman

Khatir Khamis ALFarsi
Deputy Director of Water Resource Monitoring Department
Water Resource Monitoring Department
Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources
PO BOX: 2575, PC:112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

SRI LANKA / Mr Siri Ranjith Jayasekera
Director
Department of Meteorology
Sri-Lanka

Thailand / Dr. Songkran Agsorn
Meteorological Development Bureau
Thai Meteorological Department
4353 Sukhumvit Road, Bang-Na, Bangkok 10206 Thailand
Tel and Fax: +662 3989875
Email:
Mr. Kamol Promasakha Na Sakolnakhon
Meteorological Development Bureau
Thai Meteorological Department
4353 Sukhumvit Road, Bang-Na, Bangkok 10206 Thailand
Tel and Fax: +662 3989875
Email:
Mr Thadaa Sukhapunnaphan
Expert on Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (RID)
Miss Pajaree Singto
Hydrologist, Paractionner Level, (RID)

Mr Chayapat Khemtharonon
Irrigation Technician, Expereienced Level, (RID)
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS / OBSERVERS
ICAO / Mr Peter DUNDA
Regional Officer Aeronautical Meteorology
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
252/1VibhavadiRangsit Road, Chatuchak
Bangkok 10900 Thailand
T: +66 (0)2 537 8189 x153
F: +66 (0)2 537 8199

RIMES / Mr. Arjunapermal Subbiah
RIMES

WGTMR/WWRP / Professor Ajit Tyagi
Koteswaram Professor &
Member of WMO/WWRP WGTMR
Ministry of Earth Sciences
174 Sector 28
NOIDA, India

SECRETARIAT
WMO SECRETARIAT / Dr.Xu Tang
Director
Weather and Disaster Risk Reduction Service

Anne-Claire Fontan
Scientific Officer
Tropical Cyclone Programme Division

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
(UN-ESCAP) / Dr Shamika Sirimanne
Director/UN-ESCAP
Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division

Dr. Sanjay K Srivastava
Chief/UN-ESCAP
Disaster Risk Reduction Section of the ICT

Mr. Sung-Eun KIM
Disaster Risk Reduction Section, IDD
United Nations ESCAP
Bangkok 10200, Thailand

ANNEX 2.I

ANNEX 1.II

AGENDA

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

1.1 Opening of the session

1.2 Election of the Chairman and Vice-chairman

1.3 Adoption of the agenda

1.4 Working arrangements

2. FOLLOW-UP ACTION ON PTC-42

3 REVIEW OF THE CHAIPERSON OF THE PANEL

4. REVIEW OF THE 2015 CYCLONE SEASON

4.1  Report of RSMC New Delhi

4.2  Reports of Members on the impact of tropical cyclones

4.3  Meteorology Component

4.4  Hydrological Component

4.5  DRR Component

4.6  Training Component

4.7  Research Component

5. COORDINATION WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE PANEL REGION

5.1 Within WMo Tropical Cyclone Programme

5.2 With ESCAP

5.3 Outcomes and Recommendations from TCM-8

6. REVIEW OF THE COORDINATED TECHNICAL PLAN AND CONSIDERATION OF THE WORK PROGRAMME FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

6.1 Working Group on Meteorology

6.2 Working Group on Hydrology

6.3 Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction

6.4 Training and Research

6.5 Publications

7. REVIEW OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE OPERATIONAL PLAN

8. PTC SECRETARIAT

9. SUPPORT FOR THE PANEL'S PROGRAMME

9.1 The Panel’s Trust Fund

9.2 Resources and Support

9.3 Review of the Terms of Reference / Working Groups and Secretariat of the Panel

9.4 Regional IN-MHEWS

10 SCIENTIFIC LECTURES

11. DATE AND PLACE OF THE FORTY-FOURTH SESSION

12. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

13. CLOSURE OF THE SESSION

ANNEX 2.I

ANNEX 2.I

Follow-up action on PTC-42 / Action Sheet

Para. No (PTC42 Report) / Subject / Action required / Responsible / Deadline / Remarks
2.2 / Global Guide to Tropical Cyclone Forecasting / Update of the version / WMO (TCP) / February 2015 / Done
5.1.3 / Maldives,
-1- RS
-2- DMDD / GTS / -1-Maldives urges assistance from donors and Panel Members to consider donating equipment to Male station
-2-Request IMD for assistance / Maldives/IMD
5.3.9 / IFRC interest for close collaboration with PTC / Exploration of potential area of collaboration / PTC-DRR-WG / No response received from IFRC.
5.3.10 / PTC Secretary participation in the 10th Session of ICG/IOTWS, Muscat, Oman, March 2015 / Participation of the PTC Secretariat / PTC Secretariat / Done
5.6.1 / Publications/Panel News improvment: / Members / Done
for the next issues to be done on time / Panel request Members to provide contributions in the form of news material to PTC Secretariat through their Panel News Correspondents
to further improvement of the Panel News / PTC Secretariat request Members to review the current Panel News issue to further improve its quality
5.6.2 / Publications/panel News / PTC Secretariat request Members to send contributions by 15 March 2015 / Members / March 2015 / Two issues of the Panel Newsletters No. 39 & 40 were issued. PTC Members countries are requested to kindly provide material for the Newsletter No. 41 by 10th May, 2016
5.6.3 / PTC Newsletters / Panel to stop providing hard copy, but to sent e-version by email and to upload on the PTC website / PTC Secretariat / Done
6.2 / Review of the TCOP / PTC Secretariat request Members to review the TCOP and to inform RSMC New Delhi and PTC Secretariat about modifications / Members / If any, mi March 2015 / Done
7.3 / Support of the activities of the PTC secretariat / Panel agrees to provide US$ 4,000 / Panel/PTC Sec / 2015 / Done
8.1 / Support for the Panel’s Programme / Panel agrees, through the PTC Trust Fund, to the participation of the PTC Sec.
-48th session Typhoon Committee
-Annual session of UNESCAP / Panel/PTC Sec / 22-25 February 2016 / Secretary-PTC attended 71st Session of ESCAP held in Bangkok, Thailand during last week of May 2015.
8.2 / PTCTF / 1.  Support to the attachment training at RSMC new Delhi for per diem of the participants (US$ 6,000)
2.  Support to the attachment training at IIT Delhi for per diem of the participants (US$4,000)
3.  Support to the PTC Secretariat for its operating expenses and running of the PTC-website (US$ 4,000)
4.  Support to the participation of Secretary of PTC in the 10th Session of ICG/IOTWS
5.  Support to the participation of Secretary of PTC in the annual session of ESCAP
6.  Support to the participation of Secretary of PTC in the annual session of Typhoon Committee / 2015

ANNEX 2.I

ANNEX 4.1.I

Summary of Cyclonic Activities over north Indian Ocean during 2015

This document is available the following weblink https://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/tcp/reports.html (SeasonReport_Part 1 and 2)

ANNEX 4.4.I

ANNEX 4.3.I

METEOROLOGICAL COMPONENT

WMO ACTIVITY

SPACE PROGRAMME

Indian Ocean Data Coverage (IODC) - CGMS Roadmap

1  INTRODUCTION

At their 43rd session in 2015, the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) approved a roadmap for the future provision of Indian Ocean Data Coverage (satellite services) once the EUMETSAT Meteosat-7 reaches its end-of-life in March 2017 with the re-orbiting of the satellite to follow in April/May 2017.

The aim of the roadmap is to provide a resilient multi-partner IODC service in the region. It includes the EUMETSAT best effort contribution to the overall IODC services, which includes the proposal to relocate Meteosat-8 at 40° E.

1.1  Background

Indian Ocean Data Coverage (IODC) by EUMETSAT is a best effort undertaking which reflects a decision of the EUMETSAT Council to use a residual Meteosat First Generation capacity for this purpose, in the context of a temporary data gap over the Indian Ocean.

Meteosat-7, the last satellite of the Meteosat First Generation, will reach its end-of-life in March 2017 with the re-orbiting of the satellite to follow in April/May 2017, thereby ending the agreed best-effort support to IODC by EUMETSAT.

The paper starts by presenting the current IODC services and the agreed requirements for future IODC services.

Then, the capabilities of the CGMS partner’s satellites and services in the region that may be available in 2017 and beyond are presented, followed by a detailed assessment of each system. This detailed assessment considers:

-  Image acquisition schedule and scan pattern;

-  Instrument performance;

-  Image and product data access and redistribution;

-  Product formats;

-  Data Collection Systems.

The information is based on inputs received during the Intercessional period.

Annex I contains a table with detailed information concerning CGMS Satellites IODC Image and Products.

2  CURRENT IODC SERVICE AND REQUIREMENTS

2.1  Meteosat-7 IODC Services

Meteosat-7 was launched on 2 September 1997 and has been providing Indian Ocean Data Coverage (IODC) service at 57.5°E since 5 December 2006. The end-of-life of the spacecraft is in April 2017 with the re-orbiting in May 2017.

Meteosat-7 provides several services in the region:

Imaging

-  Meteosat-7 takes a full Earth disc image in three spectral channels (Visible (VIS), Infra-Red (IR) and Water Vapour (WV)) every 30 minutes;

-  The pixel resolution at the sub-satellite point is: 2.5 km VIS (using both VIS detectors); 5.0 km IR and WV.

Products

-  The main meteorological products generated in Near-Real-Time (NRT) are Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMV), Upper-Tropospheric humidity (UTH), Clear-Sky Radiances (CSR), All-Sky Radiances (ASR), Multisensor Precipitation Estimate (MPE), Cloud Analysis (CLA) and Cloud Mask (CLM);

-  Of these, the AMV and CSR are currently assimilated by several numerical prediction centres operationally and the quality is monitored on an operational basis by the NWP SAF and early studies, performed by ECMWF, demonstrated the benefits of this data for their model;

-  In addition, EUMETSAT IODC service supports other international activities like SCOPE-CM and is also the prime source of geostationary data in this region supporting also ISCCP (International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project).

Data Collection Systems

-  5 Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning Systems (IOTWS) networks are supported (Indonesia 12, Maldives 3, Burma 2, Sri Lanka 1 and Philippines 3) – 21 DCPs in total;

-  Hydrology/Met stations - 129 stations: Sri Lanka 122 and Bhutan 5 – 127 DCPs in total;

-  Capability for HRDCPs (1200bps) has been added to the Meteosat-7 system, but no DCPs allocated yet.

Dissemination

-  Images, Products and DCP messages are variously disseminated on EUMETCast to Europe and Africa and Americas;

-  Distribution of data also directly to NOAA;

-  DCP bulletins disseminated on the GTS.

2.2  IODC User Requirements

The following user requirements for the IODC services were agreed at CGMS-42:

Imaging

-  Coverage: Full Earth

-  Bands: (Visible (VIS), Infra-Red (IR) and Water Vapour (WV)

-  Resolution: 2.5 km VIS (using both VIS detectors); 5.0 km IR and WV

-  Repetition rate: every 30 minutes

Product

-  Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMV)

-  Clear-Sky Radiances (CSR)

Image and Product Data Distribution

-  NRT Data Distribution of L1.5 images and L2 Products

Image and Product Data Policy

-  Complies with WMO Resolution 40 (Cg-XII)

DCS

-  Access (Data Policy): Free for environmental use

-  Data Rates (Capacity): 100 bps