7th TCP-JCOMM Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting

10 - 14 October 2011,

Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau

Macao
China

Annotated Agenda

1 DAY 1 (10 October 2011)
1.1 <span style='color:blue'>Opening</span>
1.2 <span style='color:blue'>Introductory lectures</span>
1.2.1 Goals and objectives of the Workshop
1.2.2 Coordinating Operational Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
1.2.3 Storm Surge Watch Scheme & Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project
1.2.4 Challenges to storm surge and wave forecasting
1.3 <span style='color:blue'>Global and Regional Operating Systems and Products for Wave and Storm Surge Forecasting</span>
1.3.1 Global/Regional products for wave and storm surge measurements, forecasting, and verification
1.3.2 Operational aspects of wave and storm surge forecasting
1.3.3 Coastal hazard analysis and mapping for emergency management
1.4 <span style='color:blue'>National presentations on the current status of operational storm surge and wave forecasting </span>
2 DAY 2 (11 October 2011)
2.1 <span style='color:blue'>National presentations on the current status of operational storm surge and wave forecasting</span>
2.2 <span style='color:blue'>Introduction to models for hands-on training</span>
2.2.1 Wave products: focusing on access to available information
2.2.2 JMA storm surge model
2.2.3 IIT storm surge model
2.2.4 Coastal inundation simulation
2.3 <span style='color:blue'>Application / Hand-on session</span>
3 Day 3 (12 October)
3.1 <span style='color:blue'>Application / Hand-on session (cont’d)</span>
4 DAY 4 (13 October 2011)
4.1 <span style='color:blue'>Application / Hand-on session (cont’d)</span>
4.2 <span style='color:blue'>Review and follow-up discussion</span>
4.2.1 Groups’ reports on the hands-on training
4.2.2 Public Weather Services and DRR aspects
4.2.3 Lessons learnt from the recent costal disasters
5 DAY 5 (14 October 2011)
5.1 <span style='color:blue'>Coordination with the Urban Flood Risk Management project (UFRM) of the Typhoon Committee</span>
5.2 <span style='color:blue'>Conclusion, findings and recommendation (home implementation assistance and follow-up to the workshop)</spa>