WMO/EUMETSAT Training on the use of satellite products for Agrometeorology
Courses on the use of satellite products
for agro-meteorological applications
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
5-9 May 2014
Presentations
Day 1: Monday 5 May 2014
- Registration and Opening Ceremony(DG Meteo Burkina/EUMETSAT/OMM/SG of the Ministry of IDT)
- Introduction of Remote Sensing by José Prieto, EUMETSAT
- Satellite EUMETSAT with exercise by José Prieto, EUMETSAT
- Land SAF Consortium and products proposed by Alirio Arboleda, Land SAF
- Commonly used Sensors and remote sensing data for crop monitoring by Hervé Kerdiles, JRC
Day 2: Tuesday 6 May 2014
- Precipitation measurement, Rain gauges, Radar, Satellite by José Camacho, WMO
- Nowcasting SAF - Precipitation estimating products by remote sensing by Delia Gutierrez, AEMET
- Project TAMSAT, Experience in African countries by Elena Tarnavsky, TAMSAT
- Evapotranspiration: Concepts by Alirio Arboleda, Météo Belgique
- Evaluation of ETR (actual evapotranspiration) by Land SAF products by Alirio Arboleda, Météo Belgique
- Other estimates of precipitation in tropical regions by José Camacho, WMO
- Revision of corresponding knowledge and discussion on ETP and precipitation by A. Arboleda/D. Gutierrez/J. Camacho
Day 3: Wednesday 7 May 2014
- Products used for monitoring crops (anomaly maps, graphs of temporal evolution, spatial aggregation, diagnostic) by Oscar Rojas, FAO/Hervé Kerdiles, JRC
- Monitoring and forecasting of dust and sandstorms by Enric Terradellas
- Remote sensing training with COMET modules by Delia Gutierrez, AEMET
- Software for Processing and Interpreting Remote Sensing Image Time Series(SPIRITS): presentation and examples by Hervé Kerdiles/Oscar Rojas
Day 4: Thursday 8 May 2014
- Operational use of remote sensing products in Burkina Faso by SIA Cyrique, Burkina Weather
- Operational use of remote sensing products in agricultural meteorology in West Africa by Hamidou Coullibaly
- Use of remote sensing products in the identification of land uses by Tamara Avellan, WMO
- Monitoring of forest and bush fires among MSG and polar orbit satellites(1) by Carlos da Camara, Univ. Lisboa
- Monitoring of forest and bush fires among MSG and polar orbit satellites(2) by Carlos da Camara, Univ. Lisboa
- Experiences in the use of remote sensing products in Burkina and other countries in the region by participants
Day 5: Friday 9 May 2014
- WMO agrometeorological project in Africa by José Camacho, WMO
- Evaluation of acquired knowledge
- Evaluation of course and proposals for future activities