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World Weather Research Programme. What / How does the Programme help the Society?. (Item 3.3). 24 May 2011. Research Activities. THORPEX. Mesoscale Weather Forecasting. Societal & Economic Research & Applications. Weather Modification Assessment. WWRP. Forecast Verification.
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World Weather Research Programme What / How does the Programme help the Society? (Item 3.3) 24 May 2011
Research Activities THORPEX Mesoscale Weather Forecasting Societal & Economic Research & Applications Weather Modification Assessment WWRP Forecast Verification Nowcasting Tropical Meteorology WWRP
Major Partners Hydrological Research Community Joint WG on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE) THORPEX Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Mesoscale Weather Forecasting Societal & Economic Research & Applications Group on Earth Observations (GEO) The International Council for Science (ICSU) Weather Modification Assessment WWRP WWRP Forecast Verification World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) WMO Severe Weather Forecast Demonstration Projects (SWFDP) Nowcasting Tropical Meteorology WWRP WMO Weather and Disaster Risk Reduction Services(WDS) WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) and Information Systems (WIS) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)
WMO Strategic Plan and WWRP Strategic Thrusts Expected Results: Enhanced capabilities of Members/NMHSs to WWRP Main Objectives of the WWRP • To improve public safety and economic productivity by accelerating research on the prediction of high-impact weather. • To demonstrate improvements in the prediction of weather, with emphasis on high-impact events through the exploitation of advances in scientific understanding.
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3 Example 2 Tropical Cyclone Ensemble Forecasts (http://tparc.mri-jma.go.jp/cyclone/login.php) by Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) of JMA Multi Centre Grand Ensemble by TIGGE Strike Probability Time Series WWRP
3 Example 2 Tropical Cyclone Ensemble Forecasts (http://tparc.mri-jma.go.jp/cyclone/login.php) by Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) of JMA Multi Centre Grand Ensemble by TIGGE Strike Probability Time Series WWRP TIGGE: Collaboration with SWFDP on Tropical Cyclone and Heavy Rainfall
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