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

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Bali, Indonesia

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WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS)

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.

Information Note

Please see the following Information Note for Participants for more information on local logistics, accommodation, and travel arrangements.

Workshop Programme

The detailed workshop programme is provided in the table below and can also be downloaded using this link.

Monday, 19 May 2025

Time (WITA)ItemTopicSpeaker/Lead

1.a Opening

Chaired by BMKG and WMO Secretariat

08:30 - 09:00Registration of participants
09:00 - 09:101.1Welcome note from BMKGBMKG
09:10 - 09:151.2Welcome note from RA V leadershipKarl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
09:15 - 09:201.3Welcome note from WMOWMO Secretariat
09:20 - 09:301.4Introduction, purpose of workshop expected outcomesRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
09:30 - 10:00Group photo and coffee/Tea Break

1.b Introduction

Chairs: Regina Yasmin (Indonesia) supported by Luis Nunes (WMO)

10:00 - 10:151.5Warm-up quiz on WIGOS and WIGOS ToolsRabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat)
10:15 - 10:451.6Recap on WIGOS concept, principles and implementationLuis NUNES (Secretariat)
10:45 - 11:151.7

Introduction to RWC 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 - 12:051.8Status of RWCs Implementation in RA V, Existing RWCs capabilities, and examples from other regionsRWC Indonesia, RWC Fiji, RWC China, RWC Southern Africa
12:05 - 12:151.9Wrap-up of the sessionLuis NUNES (Secretariat)
12:15 - 13:30Local arrangements and Lunch Break

2. OSCAR/Surface

Chaired by Karl MONNIK and Krunoslav PREMEC

13:30 - 14:152.1

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)
2.2

Recap on OSCAR/Surface - cont

  • How to register stations in OSCAR/Surface
  • The templates for registration of stations
  • How to update metadata
Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
2.3

Recap on OSCAR/Surface - cont

  • How to use OSCAR/Surface WebClient and XML
Rabia MERROUCHI (Secretariat)
14:15 - 15:152.4

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 station)
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)
15:15 - 15:35Coffee/Tea Break
15:35 - 16:352.5

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)
16:35 - 16:502.6OSCAR/Surface Final DiscussionKarl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
16:50 - 17:002.7Wrap-up Day 1Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) and Krunoslav PREMEC (Secretariat)

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Time (WITA)ItemTopicSpeaker/Lead

3. WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS)

Chaired by Kevin ALDER and Yongqing CHEN

09:00 - 09:103.1Review of Day 1Luis NUNES (Secretariat)
09:10 - 10:103.2

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)
10:10 - 10:30Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:303.3

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)
11:30 - 11:503.4Complementary tools (RWC China, RWC S.Africa)SHI Lijuan (CMA, China) and Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa)
11:50 - 12:053.5Question and Answer sessionKevin ALDER (MetService, New Zealand)
12:05 - 13:30Local arrangements and Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:003.6

WDQMS Practical Session - cont

  • Identify availability issues in WDQMS webtool for RA V 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)
15:00 - 15:153.7Final discussionsKevin ALDER (MetService, New Zealand)
15:15 - 15:40Coffee/Tea Break

4. Incident Management System (IMS)

Chaired by Samantha LINNERTS and Yongqing CHEN

15:40 - 16:204.1

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 - 16:454.2Question and Answer sessionSamantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa)
16:45 - 17:004.3Wrap-up Day 2Samantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa) and Yongqing CHEN (Secretariat)

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Time (WITA)ItemTopicSpeaker/Lead

4. Incident Management System - cont

Chaired by Samantha LINNERTS and Krunoslav PREMEC

09:00 - 09:104.4Review of Day 2Luis NUNES (Secretariat)
09:10 - 10:104.5

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 - 10:30Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:454.6

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 - 12:055.1Final discussion and summary of the training workshopKarl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia) and Luis NUNES (Secretariat)
12:05 - 12:155.2Closure of the training workshopBMKG, RA V representative, WMO Secretariat
12:15 - 14:00Local 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)ItemTopicSpeaker/Lead

1. Opening and Introduction

Chaired by BMKG and WMO Secretariat

14:00 - 14:051.1Welcome note from BMKGBMKG (Indonesia)
14:05 - 14:101.2Welcome note from RA V leadershipKarl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
14:10 - 14:151.3Welcome note from WMOWMO Secretariat
14:15 - 14:301.4Introduction, purpose of workshop, expected outcomesRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
14:30 - 14:501.5What Indonesia can bring to RBON?BMKG (Indonesia)
14:50 - 15:101.6EW4All in RA V, including requirements for observationsThelma CINCO (Chair/RA V WG-S, PAGASA, Philippines)
15:10 - 15:251.7Conclusions from the RWCs training workshop - relevant for RBONWMO Secretariat/ Regina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
15:25 - 15:301.8Local arrangementsRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
15:30 - 16:00Group Photo and Coffee/Tea Break

2. RBON Implementation - background

Chaired by Regina YASMIN and Krunoslav PREMEC

16:00 - 16:202.1RBON-related technical regulations and guidance material - global aspectsKrunoslav PREMEC (Secretariat)
16:20 - 16:302.2RA V RBON-related decisions, held and planned meetingsYongqing CHEN (Secretariat)
16:30 - 16:502.3RBON design and implementation in RA ISamantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa)
16:50 - 17:102.4RBON design and implementation in RA II, including outcomes of the RA II RBON implementation workshopSHI Lijuan (CMA, China)
17:10 - 17:302.5RBON design process and activities of ET-EOSDE including status of RA VI RBON implementationJacqueline SUIGER - online (EUMETNET, UK)
17:30 - 17:402.6Wrapping up Day 1All

Thursday, 22 May 2025

Time (WITA)ItemTopicSpeaker/Lead

3. Towards high-priority observation requirements

Chaired by Samantha LINNERTS and Leonard BALE

09:00 - 09:153.1Guidance on RBON design (developed by RA II RBON implementation group) – contents and usageSHI Lijuan (CMA, China)
09:15 - 09:303.2RBON design and implementation in RA V - overviewRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
09:30 - 09:453.3RBON Key challenges of RA V, mapping with AA and identification of the top-level high-priority (key) variablesRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
09:45 - 10:003.4Key outcomes of the ET-WIGOS-ET-WIPPS-ET-WIS coordination meetingsRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
10:00 - 10:303.5Regional requirements for Heavy rainfallAmit SINGH - online (FMS, Fiji)
10:30 - 11:00Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 - 11:203.6Observational requirements from the Pacific Community (SPC)Shane O'NEILL (NIWA, New Zealand)
11:20 - 11:403.7Regional requirements for Tropical CycloneAmit SINGH - online (FMS, Fiji)
11:40 - 12:003.8Regional requirements for Coastal inundationMoritz WANDRES (and Herve DAMLAMIAN - online) (SPC)
12:00 - 12:303.9Discussion about regional requirementsRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) and Karl MONNIK (BoM, Australia)
12:30 - 14:00Lunch

4. Observing capabilities, and gap analysis

Chaired by SHI Lijuan and Karl MONNIK

14:00 - 14:304.1Questionnaire for observing capabilities assessmentNoor AZRA and Mahluddin SAHRIN - online (MET Malaysia, Malaysia)
14:30 - 14:504.2Overview of BMKG observing networks that could contribute to RBONBMKG
14:50 - 15:104.3Overview of BoM observing networks that could contribute to RBONKarl MONNIK (Chair/RA V WG-I, BoM, Australia)
15:10 - 15:304.4Overview of FMS observing networks that could contribute to RBONLeonard BALE (FMS, Fiji)
15:30 - 16:00Coffee/tea break
16:00 - 16:204.5Radar network and collaboration in RA VTBD
16:20 - 16:404.6RBON- contributing technologies (e.g. ABO, Ocean observations, Hydrological observations)Douglas BODY - online (BoM, Australia)
16:40 - 17:004.7RBON Gap analysisJanelle INKSTER - online (BoM, Australia)
17:00 - 17:204.8Mapping of draft RBON requirements and existing available technologiesLeonard BALE (FMS, Fiji)
17:20 - 17:304.9Wrapping up Day 2All

Friday, 23 May 2025

Time (WITA)ItemTopicSpeaker/Lead

5. RBON data exchange

Chaired by Noor AZRA and Kevin ALDER

09:00 - 09:305.1Introduction to WIS 2.0Rémy GIRAUD (Chair INFCOM/SC-IMT, MeteoFrance, France)
09:30 - 10:005.2RBON data exchange – challenges and opportunities for RA VRémy GIRAUD (Chair INFCOM/SC-IMT, MeteoFrance, France)
10:00 - 10:305.3Discussion on RBON data exchange requirementsRémy GIRAUD (Chair INFCOM/SC-IMT, MeteoFrance, France) and Weiqing QU - online (BoM, Australia)
10:30 - 11:00Coffee/tea break

6. Criteria and assignment of RBON stations

Chaired by Noor AZRA and Kevin ALDER

11:00 - 11:206.1WIGOS Tools for GBON (WDQMS, OSCAR/Surface) – what could work for RBON, possible issuesSamantha LINNERTS (SAWS, South Africa)
11:20 - 11:406.2Criteria for station selection and assignmentKevin ALDER (MetService, New Zealand)
11:40 - 12:006.3RA V requirements for compliance monitoring and assessment tools to support RBON implementation and evolutionFlorence SIGA (BMKG, Indonesia)
12:00 - 12:306.4Discussion about ways forward with the existing and new RBON affiliation in the OSCAR/SurfaceKevin ALDER (MetService, New Zealand)
12:30 - 14:00Lunch break

7. RBON Roadmap

Chaired by Regina YASMIN and Krunoslav PREMEC

14:00 - 14:207.1Possible ways for interaction with stakeholdersLeonard BALE (FMS, Fiji)
14:20 - 14:407.2National/regional plans for RBON evolutionRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
14:40 - 15:007.3Advocacy and promotion of RBON in RA VRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia)
15:00 - 15:307.4RA V RBON implementation RoadmapRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) and Krunoslav PREMEC (Secretariat)
15:30 - 16:00Coffee/tea break

8. Summary and closing

Chaired by Regina YASMIN and Krunoslav PREMEC

16:00 - 17:008.1Final discussion and summary of the Workshop recommendationsRegina YASMIN (BMKG, Indonesia) and Krunoslav PREMEC (Secretariat)
17:00 - 17:158.2Closure of the workshopBMKG, RA V representative, WMO Secretariat
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