WMO RA V WIGOS Hybrid Workshops (19-23 May 2025)

19-21 May 2025

Training Workshop on RWC Functions and Tools

The training workshop aims to improve the understanding and skills of relevant National Focal Points (NFPs) for efficient use of WIGOS tools in the context of the RWC functions, and in accordance with the roles and responsibilities of RWCs and NFPs of their affiliated countries/territories.

Monday, 19 May 2025

Time (WITA)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
1. Opening and Introduction Chaired by BMKG and WMO Secretariat
08:30 - 09:00	Registration of participants
09:00 - 09:10	1.1	Welcome note from BMKG	BMKG
09:10 - 09:15	1.2	Welcome note from RA V leadership	Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
09:15 - 09:20	1.3	Welcome note from WMO	WMO Secretariat
09:20 - 09:30	1.4	Introduction, purpose of workshop expected outcomes	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
09:30 - 10:00	Group photo and coffee/Tea Break
10:00 - 10:15	1.5	Warm-up quiz on WIGOS and WIGOS Tools	Rabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat)
10:15 - 10:45	1.6	Recap on WIGOS concept, principles and implementation	Luis NUNES (Secretariat)
10:45 - 11:15	1.7	Introduction to RWCs concept and functions Roles and importance of RWCs Mandatory and optional functions Roles and responsibilities of relevant NFPs Daily tasks and priorities of RWCs	Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
11:15 - 12:05	1.8	Status of RWCs Implementation in RA V, Existing RWCs capabilities, and examples from other regions RWC Indonesia RWC Fiji RWC Beijing RWC Southern Africa	RWC Indonesia, RWC Fiji, RWC China, RWC Southern Africa
12:05 - 12:15	1.9	Wrap-up of the session	Luis NUNES (Secretariat)
12:15 - 13:30	Local arrangements and Lunch Break
2. OSCAR/Surface Chaired by Karl MONNIK and Krunoslav PREMEC
13:30 - 14:15	2.1	Introduction to OSCAR/Surface Main features and functions of OSCAR/Surface How to register and login to OSCAR/Surface The roles and authorities of the users in OSCAR/Surface How to assign WSIs	Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa)
13:30 - 14:15	2.2	Recap on OSCAR/Surface - cont How to register stations in OSCAR/Surface The templates for registration of stations How to update metadata	Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
14:15 - 16:15	2.4	OSCAR/Surface Practical Session Login to OSCAR/Surface Create a test station with generic form Use templates to create new stations (GBON, radiosonde, AWS) Change management (linking AWS to manned stations)	Rabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat), Luis NUNES (Secretariat), Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa), SHI Lijuan (CMA, China) and Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
16:15 - 16:35	Coffee/Tea Break
16:35 - 16:50	2.6	OSCAR/Surface Final Discussion	Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
16:50 - 17:00	2.7	Wrap-up Day 1	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) and Krunoslav PREMEC (Secretariat)

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Time (WITA)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
3. WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS) Chaired by Kevin ALDER and Yongqing CHEN
09:00 - 09:15	2.3a	Recap on OSCAR/Surface - cont How to use OSCAR/Surface WebClient and XML	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
09:15 - 10:00	2.5	OSCAR/Surface Practical Session - cont Update metadata (e.g. affiliation, new variable, new deployment and data generation) Use the WebClient to register new stations	Rabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat), Luis NUNES (Secretariat), Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa), SHI Lijuan (CMA, China) and Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
10:00 - 10:15	2.3b	Recap on OSCAR/Surface - cont How to use XML in OSCAR/Surface	Rabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat)
10:10 - 10:30	Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:25	3.2	Introduction to WDQMS Introduction to WDQMS concept and functions How to use WDQMS webtool for data availability evaluation How to use WDQMS webtool for data quality evaluation Relationship between OSCAR/Surface and WDQMS webtool for quality monitoring	SHI Lijuan (CMA, China)
11:25 - 12:15	3.3	WDQMS Practical Session Identify data quality issues in WDQMS webtool for RA V surface land stations Identify and interpret data quality differences among WIGOS Monitoring Centres Repeat same exercise for upper-air stations	Rabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat), Luis NUNES (Secretariat), Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa), SHI Lijuan (CMA, China) and Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
12:15 - 12:30	3.5	Question and Answer session	Kevin ALDER (MetService, New Zealand)
12:30 - 13:30	Local arrangements and Lunch Break
13:30 - 13:50	3.4	Complementary tools (RWC China, RWC S.Africa)	SHI Lijuan (CMA, China) and Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa)
3. WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS) - cont Chaired by SHI Lijuan and Yongqing CHEN
13:50 - 15:10	3.6	WDQMS Practical Session - cont Identify availability issues in WDQMS webtool for RA V for surface land stations Identify and interpret availability differences among WIGOS Monitoring Centres Check availability issues with metadata in OSCAR/Surface Repeat same exercise for upper-air stations	Rabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat), Luis NUNES (Secretariat), Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa), SHI Lijuan (CMA, China) and Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
15:10 - 15:25	3.7	Final discussions	Kevin ALDER (MetService, New Zealand)
15:25 - 15:40	Coffee/Tea Break
4. Incident Management System (IMS) Chaired by Samantha LINNERTS and Yongqing CHEN
15:40 - 16:20	4.1	IMS Training IMS features and functions How to get account and login to IMS Ticketing process in IMS Issuing, updating and closing tickets The actors and roles in the RWCs operational process	Luis NUNES (Secretariat)
16:20 - 16:45	4.2	Question and Answer session Availability of upper-air land observation - FMS	Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa)
16:45 - 17:00	4.3	Wrap-up Day 2	Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa) and Yongqing CHEN (Secretariat)

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Time (WITA)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
4. Incident Management System - cont Chaired by Samantha LINNERTS and Krunoslav PREMEC
09:00 - 09:10	4.4	Review of Day 2	Luis NUNES (Secretariat)
09:10 - 10:10	4.5	IMS Practial Session - cont Login to IMS Identify an issue in WDQMS webtool and create a ticket in IMS Follow the process by implementing the steps defined under the Incident Management Procedure	Rabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat), Luis NUNES (Secretariat), Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa) and SHI Lijuan (CMA, China)
10:10 - 10:30	Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:45	4.6	IMS Practial Session - cont Identify an issue in WDQMS webtool and create a ticket in IMS Follow the process by implementing the steps defined under the Incident Management Procedure	Rabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat), Luis NUNES (Secretariat), Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa) and SHI Lijuan (CMA, China)
5. Summary and closing Chaired by Karl MONNIK and Luis NUNES
11:45 - 12:05	5.1	Final discussion and summary of the training workshop	Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia) and Luis NUNES (Secretariat)
12:05 - 12:15	5.2	Closure of the training workshop	BMKG, RA V representative, WMO Secretariat
12:15 - 14:00	Local arrangements and Lunch break

21-23 May 2025

RA V RBON Workshop

The workshop aims to advance RBON development and implementation in the region by finalizing the mapping of key regional challenges and Application Areas, identifying high-priority variables and observational requirements, discussing operational and emerging observing techniques and planning for gap analysis. Additionally, it will establish compliance monitoring procedures, develop relevant tools and draft the RBON roadmap in collaboration with key stakeholders.

Note: This day overlaps with the final day of the RWC Workshop. Morning sessions will be dedicated to the RWC Workshop.

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Time (WITA)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
1. Opening and Introduction Chaired by Michael Andreas PURWOADI and Yongqing CHEN
14:00 - 14:05	1.1	Welcome note from BMKG	Prof. Dwikorita KARNAWATI (BMKG, Indonesia)
14:05 - 14:10	1.2	Welcome note from RA V leadership	Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
14:10 - 14:25	1.3	Welcome note from WMO, including RBON importance, purpose of the workshop and RBON promotional video	Krunoslav PREMEC (Secretariat)
14:25 - 14:50	1.4	What Indonesia can bring to RBON?	Prof. Dwikorita KARNAWATI (BMKG, Indonesia)
14:50 - 15:10	Group Photo and Coffee/Tea Break
15:10 - 15:25	1.5	Short introduction by all participants	All
15:25 - 15:45	1.6	EW4All in RA V, including requirements for observations	Shaun Williams (NIWA, New Zealand)
15:45 - 16:00	1.7	Conclusions from the RWCs training workshop - relevant for RBON	WMO Secretariat/ Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
2. RBON Implementation - background Chaired by Regina YASMIN and Krunoslav PREMEC
16:00 - 16:20	2.1	RBON-related technical regulations and guidance material - global aspects	Krunoslav PREMEC (Secretariat)
16:20 - 16:30	2.2	RA V RBON-related decisions, held and planned meetings	Yongqing CHEN (Secretariat)
16:30 - 16:50	2.3	RBON design and implementation in RA I	Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa)
16:50 - 17:10	2.4	RBON design and implementation in RA II, including outcomes of the RA II RBON implementation workshop	SHI Lijuan (CMA, China)
17:10 - 17:30	2.5	RBON design process and activities of ET-EOSDE including status of RA VI RBON implementation	Erik ANDERSSON - online (ET-EOSDE, ECMWF)
17:30 - 17:40	2.6	Wrapping up Day 1	All

Thursday, 22 May 2025

Time (WITA)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
3. Towards high-priority observation requirements Chaired by Samantha LINNERTS and Leonard BALE
09:00 - 09:15	3.1	Guidance on RBON design (developed by RA II RBON implementation group) – contents and usage	SHI Lijuan (CMA, China)
09:15 - 09:30	3.2	RBON design and implementation in RA V - overview	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
09:30 - 09:45	3.3	RBON Key challenges of RA V, mapping with AA and identification of the top-level high-priority (key) variables	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
09:45 - 10:00	3.4	Key outcomes of the ET-WIGOS-ET-WIPPS-ET-WIS coordination meetings	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
10:00 - 10:30	3.5	Regional requirements for Heavy rainfall	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) on behalf of Amit SINGH (FMS, Fiji)
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 - 11:20	3.6	Regional requirements for Tropical Cyclone	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) on behalf of Amit SINGH (FMS, Fiji)
11:20 - 11:40	3.7	Observational requirements from Regional Climate Centres	Shane O'NEILL (NIWA, New Zealand)
11:40 - 12:00	3.8	Regional requirements for Coastal inundation, including Pacific Community (SPC) requirements	Moritz WANDRES (and Herve DAMLAMIAN - online) (SPC)
12:00 - 12:30	3.9	Discussion about regional requirements	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) and Karl MONNIK (BoM, Australia)
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
4. Observing capabilities, and gap analysis Chaired by SHI Lijuan and Karl MONNIK
14:00 - 14:30	4.1	Questionnaire for observing capabilities assessment	Noor Azra AHIM and Mahluddin SAHRIN - online (MET Malaysia, Malaysia)
14:30 - 14:50	4.2	Overview of BMKG observing networks that could contribute to RBON	Michael Andreas PURWOADI (BMKG, Indonesia)
14:50 - 15:10	4.3	Overview of BoM observing networks that could contribute to RBON	Karl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
15:10 - 15:30	4.4	Overview of FMS observing networks that could contribute to RBON	Leonard BALE (FMS, Fiji)
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee/tea break
16:00 - 16:20	4.5	Southeast Asia Radar Network initiative - possible contribution to RBON	ENDO Hiroya (JMA, Japan) - online
16:20 - 16:40	4.6	RBON- contributing technologies (e.g. ABO, Ocean observations, Hydrological observations)	Douglas BODY - online (BoM, Australia)
16:40 - 17:00	4.7	RBON Gap analysis	Janelle INKSTER - online (BoM, Australia)
17:00 - 17:20	4.8	Mapping of draft RBON requirements and existing available technologies	Leonard BALE (FMS, Fiji)
17:20 - 17:30	4.9	Wrapping up Day 2	All

Friday, 23 May 2025

Time (WITA)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
5. RBON data exchange Chaired by Moritz WANDRES and Kevin ALDER
09:00 - 09:30	5.1	Introduction to WIS 2.0	Rémy GIRAUD (Chair INFCOM/SC-IMT, MeteoFrance, France)
09:30 - 10:00	5.2	RBON data exchange – challenges and opportunities for RA V	Rémy GIRAUD (Chair INFCOM/SC-IMT, MeteoFrance, France)
10:00 - 10:30	5.3	Discussion on RBON data exchange requirements	Rémy GIRAUD (Chair INFCOM/SC-IMT, MeteoFrance, France) and Weiqing QU - online (BoM, Australia)
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee/tea break
6. Criteria and assignment of RBON stations Chaired by Moritz WANDRES and Kevin ALDER
11:00 - 11:20	6.1	WIGOS Tools for GBON (WDQMS, OSCAR/Surface) – what could work for RBON, possible issues	Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa)
11:20 - 11:40	6.2	Criteria for station selection and assignment	Kevin ALDER (MetService, New Zealand)
11:40 - 12:00	6.3	RA V requirements for compliance monitoring and assessment tools to support RBON implementation and evolution	Florence SIGA (BMKG, Indonesia)
12:00 - 12:30	6.4	Discussion about ways forward with the existing and new RBON affiliation in the OSCAR/Surface	Kevin ALDER (MetService, New Zealand)
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch break
7. RBON Roadmap Chaired by Regina YASMIN and Krunoslav PREMEC
14:00 - 14:20	7.1	Possible ways for interaction with stakeholders	Leonard BALE (FMS, Fiji)
14:20 - 14:40	7.2	National/regional plans for RBON evolution	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
14:40 - 15:00	7.3	Advocacy and promotion of RBON in RA V	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
15:00 - 15:30	7.4	RA V RBON implementation Roadmap	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) and Krunoslav PREMEC (Secretariat)
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee/tea break
8. Summary and closing Chaired by Regina YASMIN and Krunoslav PREMEC
16:00 - 16:15	8.1	WMO RA V Project/Programmes Opportunities- Planned and Ongoing	Tessa TAFUA (Secretariat)
16:15 - 16:45	8.2	Final discussion and summary of the Workshop recommendations	Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) and Krunoslav PREMEC (Secretariat)
16:45 - 17:00	8.3	Closure of the workshop	BMKG, RA V representative, WMO Secretariat

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