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International Training Course on Weather Radar Operation
- Duration : September 23(Monday) ~ October 4(Friday), 2019
- Objectives
- Strengthen human capabilities for weather radar services at NMHSs
- Extend their understanding about weather radar theories and weather radar hardware and software for applications in delivering weather services to the public and stakeholders
- Establish the weather radar network
- Number of Participants
- 12 participants from NMHSs of the WMO members
- Language : English
- Venue : WMO Regional Training Centre(RTC), Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Qualification of Applicants:
- Education Level: Meteorologist, meteorological technician, hydrologist, or hydrological technician (WMO classification of personnel)
- Position/Task: Responsible for radar maintenance, operation, or analysisExperience: At least 2 years of relevant working experiences
- Language: To be proficient in English (If English is not the mother tongue, certificate of proficiency in English is requested.)
- Participants have never attended KMA’s training program over recent three years.
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Practice (Discussion) |
Study Visit |
Module 1
Understanding of Korea & KMA
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- Korea’s Culture, Society and Language
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- National Weather Center
- ICT Center
- National Earthquakes Center
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- Recent Developments and Future Plans of KMA
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- Weather Observation Network in KMA
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Module 2
Weather Radar Observation
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- National Meteorological Satellite Center (NMSC)
- National Meteorological Supercomputer Center
- Radar test-bed
- Radar station
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- Characteristics of Radar Observation, Raw Data and Product
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- The Characteristic of Weather Radar System
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- Weather Radar Signal Processing
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Module 3
Weather Radar Operation
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- Introduction of Weather Radar Operation
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- Weather Radar Calibration and Verification
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- Weather Radar Operation Software
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- On-site Practice of Weather Radar Operation
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- Centralized Remote Control System
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- Data Processing and Analysis
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Module 4
Procurement and installation of Weather Radar equipment
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- Procedures of Purchasing Weather Radar
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- Procedures of Weather Radar set-up
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Cultural Experience
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- Seoul City Tour
- Field Trip
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Workshop
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- Country Report Presentation
- Action Learning
- Action Plan Presentation
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Gallery