RA II: RBON Implementation Workshop

Workshop Information

Purpose of the workshop: The purpose of the Workshop is to discuss the key activities of the Regional Basic Observing Network establishment in Regional Association II (RA II), review and finalize available documents that should be prepared in advance, through the series of teleconferences and activities of ET-WIGOS, and provide advice on key issues that implementers of RBON design may face. Among five key regional weather, climate, water and other environmental challenges for RBON design already approved by RA II Management Group, the workshop will address in particular heavy rainfall and tropical cyclones/typhoons, structure a pilot project to be followed by other RAs, identify missing guidance, and arrange for their development.

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Workshop Agenda

Monday, 17 February 2025

Time (HKT)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
1. Opening and introduction Chairs: HKO and RAP
08:30 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:10	1.1	Welcome note from PR of Hong Kong, China (10')	Prof. CHAN Pak-wai
09:10 - 09:20	1.2	Welcome note from P-RA II (10')	Abullah Al-Khadouri
09:20 - 09:30	1.3	Welcome note from WMO (10')	WMO Secretariat
09:30 - 09:35	Group photo
09:35 - 09:55	1.4	Introduction, purpose of workshop and expected outcomes (20')	Lijuan SHI
09:55 - 10:25	1.5	What can we bring to RA II RBON? What can RA II RBON bring to us? (30')	Prof. CHAN Pak-wai
10:25 - 10:30	1.6	Local arrangements (10')	Olivia Shuk-ming LEE
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee/tea break
2. RBON Implementation - background Chairs: Lijuan SHI and Krunoslav Premec
11:00 - 11:30	2.1	RBON-related technical regulations and guidance material (30')	Krunoslav Premec (Secretariat)
11:30 - 11:50	2.2	RA II RBON-related decision, held and planned meetings (20')	Yongqing Chen (Secretariat)
11:50 - 12:10	2.3	EW4All in RA II (20')	WG-S Chair, Qingliang ZHOU (CMA) - online
12:10 - 12:30	2.4	RA II WIGOS Operating plan and challenges (20')	WG-I Chair, Yoshiaki SATO (JMA) - online
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 - 14:20	2.5	RBON design process and activities of ET-EOSDE (20')	Erik ANDERSSON - online
14:20 - 14:40	2.6	RBON design and implementation in RA II (20')	Lijuan SHI
14:40 - 15:00	2.7	RBON design and implementation in RA V (20')	Regina Yulia YASMIN
15:00 - 15:15	2.8	WIGOS Tools for GBON (WDQMS, OSCAR/Surface) - what could work for RBON (15')	ET-WTR Chair, Tanja KLEINERT - online
15:15 - 15:30	2.9	SOFF in RA II (15')	Zulkarnain (SOFF Secretariat) - online
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee/tea break
3. RBON Key regional challenges Chairs: Regina Yulia YASMIN and Daisuke HOTTA
16:00 - 16:10	3.1	Challenges and hazards - introduction (10')	Krunoslav Premec (Secretariat)
16:10 - 16:25	3.2	RBON Key challenges of RA II - background (15')	Lijuan SHI
16:25 - 16:40	3.3	RBON Key challenges of RA V - background (15')	Regina Yulia YASMIN
16:40 - 16:55	3.4	Guidance to identify key challenges (15')	Lijuan SHI
16:55 - 17:10	3.5	Alignment of key challenges and priority hazards (15')	Daisuke HOTTA
17:10 - 17:30	3.6	Review of Guidance (Chapter 2) and Wrapping up Day 1 (20')	Chairs
18:00	Workshop Dinner

Tuesday, 18 February 2025

Time (HKT)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
4. High-priority observation requirements Chairs: Seiyoung PARK and Wai Kin WONG
09:00 - 09:20	4.1	Guidance on mapping the key challenges/priority hazards with the Application Areas (AA) (20')	Seiyoung PARK
09:20 - 09:40	4.2	Identification of the top-level high-priority (key) variables - guidance (20')	Wai Kin WONG
09:40 - 10:00	4.3	Identification of regional requirements for identified top-level high-priority (key) variables (20')	Jianxia GUO
10:00 - 10:30	4.4	Regional requirements for Heavy Rainfall (30')	Daisuke HOTTA
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee/tea break
11:00 - 11:20	4.5	Regional requirements for Tropical Cyclone (20')	Kun ZHAO
11:20 - 11:40	4.6	Typhoon filed campaign (EXOTICCA) - possible contribution to RBON (20')	Johnny CHAN
11:40 - 12:00	4.7	TPRCC-Network requirements on RBON for implementation of Cryosphere-related services (20')	Lijuan MA (CMA) - online
12:00 - 12:30	4.8	Review of Guidance (Chapters 3 and 4) and Wrapping up Day 2 (30')	Chairs
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 17:30	Study tour - visiting HKO

Wednesday, 19 February 2025

Time (HKT)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
5. Observing capabilities, and gap analysis Chairs: Regina Yulia YASMIN and HAGIYA Satoshi
09:00 - 09:30	5.1	Guidance on identification of the main observing technologies (30')	HAGIYA Satoshi
09:30 - 10:00	5.2	Satellite capabilities to address RBON requirements (30')	Kotaro BESSHO (ET-SOA) - online
10:00 - 10:30	5.3	Aircraft-based observations - support to RBON (30')	Yiu-Fai LEE
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee/tea break
11:00 - 11:30	5.4	Radar network initiative in RA II - possible support to RBON (30')	Hiroaki MINEMATSU
11:30 - 12:00	5.5	Gulf radar network - support to RBON (30')	Karel DE WAAL - online
12:00 - 12:30	5.6	Ocean observational requirements and data exchange to address RBON requirements (30')	Scott GLENN
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
5. Observing capabilities, and gap analysis (cont.) Chairs: Yongqing CHEN and GUO Jianxia
14:00 - 14:30	5.7	Overview of CMA observing networks that could contribute to RBON (30')	Jianxia GUO
14:30 - 15:00	5.8	Overview of JMA observing networks that could contribute to RBON (30')	HAGIYA Satoshi
15:00 - 15:30	5.9	Guidance on how to do capabilities assessment (Chapter 5) (30')	Lijuan SHI
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee/tea break
16:00 - 16:20	5.10	Guidance on how to do gap analysis (Chapter 6) (20')	Regina Yulia YASMIN
16:20 - 16:40	5.11	Guidance on how to address the criteria for station seletion (Chapter 7) (20')	HAGIYA Satoshi
16:40 - 17:00	5.12	Process for the assignment of stations (Chapter 8) (20')	Lijuan SHI
17:00 - 17:20	5.13	Guidance on how to address the National/Regional plans for RBON evolution (Chapter 8) (20')	Regina Yulia YASMIN
17:20 - 17:30	5.14	Wrapping up Day 3 (10')	Chairs

Thursday, 20 February 2025

Time (HKT)	Item	Topic	Speaker/Lead
6. RBON data exchange Chairs: Olivia Shuk-ming LEE and Rémy GIRAUD
09:00 - 09:30	6.1	Introduction to WIS 2.0 (30')	Rémy GIRAUD
09:30 - 10:00	6.2	RBON data exchange - challenges and opportunities (30')	Rémy GIRAUD
10:00 - 10:30	6.3	Requirements for radar data exchange (30')	Daniel MICHELSON (ET-OWR) - online
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee/tea break
7. Review and finalization of the available guidance documents Chairs: Seiyoung PARK and HAGIYA Satoshi
11:00 - 12:30	7.1	Review and finalization of (90'): Guidance to Identify key challenges (Chapter 2) Guidance to Identify Application Areas (AAs) and requirements (Chapter 3 and 4) Table of requirements per Application Area (merged) Guidance to Assessment of capabilities (Chapter 5) Guidance to Gap analysis (Chapter 6) Guidance to Selection of stations (Chapter 7) Guidance to Assignment and evolution of RBON stations (Chapter 8)	All
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
8. RBON Roadmap Chairs: Lijuan SHI and Krunoslav Premec
14:00 - 14:30	8.1	Possible ways for interaction with stakeholders (30')	Lijuan SHI
14:30 - 15:00	8.2	RA II requirements for compliance monitoring and assessment tools to support RBON implementation and evolution (30')	Olivia Shuk-ming LEE
15:00 - 15:30	8.3	RA II RBON Implementation Roadmap (30')	Lijuan SHI/Krunoslav Premec
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee/tea break
9. Summary and closing Chairs: Lijuan SHI and Krunoslav Premec
16:00 - 17:00	9.1	Final discussion and summary of the Workshop recommendations (60')	Lijuan SHI/Krunoslav Premec
17:00 - 17:15	9.2	Closure of the Workshop (30')	HKO and RAP

Local Arrangements

Please see the following RA-II-RBONwkshp_local_arrangements.pdf - updated on 14 Feb 2025.