2021 Regional Focus Group meetings (86 to 95)

16th December 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting (95)

Presentation and Discussion of the most Significant or Favourite events of the Year 2021 as revealed in Satellite Imagery: Examples forwarded by Colleagues:

• Tropical Cyclone 05B "Jawad" and Introduction Example provided by U Kyaw Lwin Oo, Myanmar Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. Recording, 5 minutes duration.
• Formation of Tropical Cyclone 05U "Teratai" Example provided by Joe Courtney, Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Recording, 3 minutes duration.
• Baroclinic Leaf Over New Zealand / Mountain Waves over Tasmania Example provided by Chris Webster, New Zealand Met Service. Recording, 11 minutes duration.
• A Kona Low impacting Hawaii Example provided by Jordan Gerth, NOAA. Recording, 11 minutes duration.
• Korea Heatwave Example provided by Ok Hee Kim, Korea Meteorological Administration. Recording, 6 minutes duration.
• La Soufriere volcanic eruption in 1-minute imagery, Karymsky volcanic eruption Russia, Dixie-Caldor Fire California in the Day/Night band, Lunar Eclipse USA in the Day/Night band, the Shadow of Danali USA and Conclusion. Examples provided by Scott Lindstrom, SSEC University of Wisconsin Madison. Recording, 19 minutes duration.

30th November 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting (94)

Topics of discussion included:

• Investigating the Northeast Monsoon Surge over the South China Sea, 22nd November 2021, spectacularly expressed in satellite imagery Session facilitated by Mr Bodo Zeschke, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre. Recording, 32 minutes duration.
• A brief summary of the Asia Oceania Meteorological Satellite User Conference 11 (AOMSUC-11) Training Event. Session facilitated by Mr Bodo Zeschke, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre. Recording, 13 minutes duration.

29th October 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting, as presented during the AOMSUC-11 Training Event (93)

Topics of discussion included:

• Summary of the recent achievements of the environment disaster and agriculture monitoring using FengYun satellites. Session facilitated by Mr Gao Hao , Division of Remote Sensing Data Application, National Satellite Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration. Recording, 28 minutes duration. (.pdf file of the presentation HERE)
• Celebrating 8 years of the Australian VLab Centre of Excellence Regional Focus Group meetings, with a summary of the past two years. Session facilitated by Mr Bodo Zeschke, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre. Recording, 16 minutes duration. (.pdf file of the presentation HERE)

 30th September 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting (92)

Topics of discussion included:

• Outline and summary of the Online 2021 BMTC Graduate Diploma of Meteorology Aviation Forecast Simulation, including three short case studies, (Mr Bodo Zeschke Australian Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre). Recording, 13 minutes duration.

1. 1. Warm cloud top thunderstorms over northern Queensland, 14th September 2021. Recording, 14 minutes duration.
   2. Interpretation of an unusual Airmass RGB signature over the Australian region, 13th September 2021. Recording, 9 minutes duration.
   3. Anomalous signature detected by meteorological RADAR. Recording, 4 minutes duration.

• Update on the AOMSUC-11 Training Event (Mr Bodo Zeschke Australian Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre). Recording, 4 minutes duration.

31st August 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting (91)

Topics of discussion included:

• Application of GEO-KOMPSAT-2A Data for Severe Weather Detection, (Ms Ok Hee Kim, Research Scientist, Satellite Analysis Division, NMSC, Korea Meteorological Administration). Recording, 41 minutes duration.
• Post presentation question and answer session, including a brief introduction to the 11th Asia Oceania Meteorological Satellite User Conference (AOMSUC-11) (Mr Bodo Zeschke Australian Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre). Recording, 12 minutes duration.

Ok Hee has kindly made available the .pdf file of her presentation at this LINK.

20th July 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting (90)

Topics of discussion included:

• Weather and Forecast Discussion, (Mr Bodo Zeschke Australian Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre). Recording, 22 minutes duration.
• The remarkable development of Sumatra Squall Line SQL-31 "Xavi" (Mr Bodo Zeschke Australian Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre). Recording, 27 minutes duration.

8th June 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting (89)

Topics of discussion included:

• Introduction to the Fengyun satellite data product validation and the new Fengyun satellites, (Mr XIAN Di National Satellite Meteorological Centre, China Meteorological Administration). Recording, 40 minutes duration.
• The evolution of a low-level lee vortex and the development of convection over northern Luzon, Philippines (Mr Bodo Zeschke Australian Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre). Recording, 17 minutes duration.

7th May 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting (88)

Topic of discussion included:

• Overview of the Atypical Rapid Intensification Process of Tropical Cyclones (Dr. David Ryglicki, Marine Meteorology Division, Naval Research Laboratory, California, CA)
• Part 1; Recording, 28 minutes duration.
• Part 2: Recording, 35 minutes duration.

30th March 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting (87)

Topics of discussion included:

• Weather and Forecast Discussion with a focus on the recent heavy rainfall event over eastern Australia, March 2021 (Mr Bodo Zeschke BMTC). Recording, 28 minutes duration.
• Summary of work conducted on 3D stereo satellite imagery by the Australian VLab Centre of Excellence. Highlights of the contribution to the MTG Forum #8 (Mr Bodo Zeschke BMTC). Recording, 21 minutes duration.

16th February 2021 Regional Focus Group meeting (86)

Topic of discussion included:

• The Australian season of non developers? A review of recent tropical lows: 08, 10, 11 and 12U (facilitator Mr Joe Courtney BMTC). Recording, 60 minutes duration.