DBCP Training Workshop on Ocean Observations for Operational Services in the Indian Ocean

05 - 07 August 2025,

Ocean Valley, Pragathi Nagar , Nizampet
Hyderabad 500 090
Telangana
India

Annotated Agenda

1. Opening Session
1.1. Opening Remarks
1.2. The objective, expectations and agenda of the workshop
1.3. An Introduction to the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean) and Logistics Information
1.4. Welcome words & Operational Oceanography and Ocean Information and Advisory Services
2. Session 1: Ocean Observation/Data Acquisition/Quality Control
2.1. In-situ Ocean Observation Network in the Indian Ocean
2.2. Ocean Moored buoys in the Northern Indian Ocean (OMNI) Programme, Data and Applications
2.3. Indian Argo Programme, Data and Applications
2.4. The RAMA array operations, maintenance and data use
2.5. Ocean Data Management activities at the Indian & Hands-on Session
2.6. Hands-on Session (Wave Rider buoy data processing)
3. Session 2: In-situ Ocean Observation in Forecasting/Services
3.1. Wave Drifters and Their Applications in Research and Operations
3.2. Global and Seasonal Ocean Predictions for Tropical Area
3.3. Introduction to Wave Ride Buoys and its applications in operational oceanography
3.4. Generation and Operational Application of Gridded Data from HF Radar
3.5. Modelling Storm Surges and Tsunamis and applications of observations.
3.6. Ocean remote sensing data and its applications
3.7. Harnessing buoy data for operational storm surge forecasting during tropical cyclones.
3.8. The role of new autonomous ocean observing technologies in reliable predictions of tropical cyclone
4. Session 3: Global and Regional Initiatives (GOOS/IO-GOOS)
4.1. GBON for ocean and WIS 2.0
4.2. OceanOPS and DBCP Metadata
4.3. Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System
5. National reports, discussions and visitation
5.1. National reports
5.2. Visit to Synoptic Ocean Observations and Prediction System (SynOPS) Labortary
5.3. Visit to National Glider Operations and Test Facility, Oceanographic Instruments and Ocean Remote Sensing Ground Stations
5.4. Group Discussion
6. Summary and Recommendation
7. Closing