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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.
Module Contents Lecture Practice
(Discussion)
Study Visit
Module 1
Understanding of Korea & KMA
  • Korea’s Culture, Society and Language
 
  • National Weather Center
  • ICT Center
  • National Earthquakes Center
  • Recent Developments and Future Plans of KMA
 
  • Weather Observation Network in KMA
 
Module 2
Weather Radar Observation
  • Weather Radar Basics
 
  • National Meteorological Satellite Center (NMSC)
  • National Meteorological Supercomputer Center
  • Radar test-bed
  • Radar station
  • Characteristics of Radar Observation, Raw Data and Product
 
  • The Characteristic of Weather Radar System
 
  • Weather Radar Signal Processing
 
  • Weather Radar Technology
 
Module 3
Weather Radar Operation
  • Introduction of Weather Radar Operation
 
  • Weather Radar Calibration and Verification
  • Weather Radar Operation Software
 
  • On-site Practice of Weather Radar Operation
 
  • Centralized Remote Control System
 
  • Data Processing and Analysis
 
Module 4
Procurement and installation of Weather Radar equipment
  • Procedures of Purchasing Weather Radar
 
  • Procedures of Weather Radar set-up
Cultural Experience
  • Seoul City Tour
  • Field Trip
Workshop
  • Country Report Presentation
  • Action Learning
  • Action Plan Presentation
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