2016 Regional Focus Group meetings (28 to 39)

3th December 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (39)

Topics of discussion include:

• Activities of the Korea Regional Training Centre and VLab Centre of Excellence (Dr Hye-Sook Park, Korea Meteorological Administration). Recording, 26 minutes duration. 
• Trial of a short "end to end" case study as preferred by forecasters, incorporating training in the effective use of Himawari-8 data (Mr Bodo Zeschke, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre). Recording, 32 minutes duration.

8th November 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (38)

Topics of discussion include:

• Some highlights from the 7th Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users Conference . Recording, 18 minutes duration. (note - errata on slides 5-7 "New Satellite Developments". GEOCOMPSAT-2A corrected to GEO-KOMPSAT-2A)
• Ingredients Based Convective Forecasting (Dean Sgarbossa). Recording, 13 minutes duration. (note - there were issues with the data visualisation software on the day, so Dean has kindly permitted the posting of the BNOC Extreme Weather Desk Chart Discussion from the 8th November 2016)

Recipes for the new RGB products (4Mb)

Useful web links from AOMSUC-7 (5Mb)

11th October 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (37)

Topics of discussion include:

• Three years of Australian VLab Centre of Excellence Regional Focus Group meetings. Recording, 8 minutes duration. 
• Tropical Case Study: West Java Flooding Event, 20-21 September 2016. Recording, 31 minutes duration. 
• Mid-latitude Case Study: South Australian Severe Storm, 28th September 2016. Recording, 18 minutes duration. 

6 September 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (36)

Topics of discussion include:

• A Weather and Forecast Discussion incorporating audience interaction methods outlined during my CALMET 2016 presentations . Recording, 32 minutes duration. 
• Introducing the Cloud Phase RGB product. Recording, 22 minutes duration. (application to Aviation Icing)

August 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (35)

Topics of discussion include:

• Weather and Forecast Discussion. (Bodo Zeschke). Recording, 20 minutes duration. 
• Dust detection methods using various satellite products and their limitations (Dr. Hye Sook Park, Korea Meteorological Administration) Recording, 31 minutes duration.

7 July 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (34)

Topics of discussion: Presented by Mr Bodo Zeschke

• Introduction, stakeholder feedback to the survey "Topics for discussion at future RFG meetings". Recording, 17 minutes duration. 
• The GEOCAT GOES-R fog/low cloud algorithm. Latest work at the Bureau in adapting the product to RAV with a tropical and midlatitude example. Recording, 31 minutes duration.
• Summary and Conclusion. Recording, 2 minutes duration.

Please download the following resources prior to the session.

Animation 1 (GEOCAT products compared to the Night Microphysics RGB product)

• Animation 1, 18Mb.

Animation 2 (GEOCAT products compared to the Himawari-8 infrared / visible imagery)

• Animation 2, 17Mb.

7 June 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (33)

Topics of discussion include:

Session 1: Weather and Forecast Discussion, including a number of case studies using Himawari-8 data. (Mr Bodo Zeschke)

• Introduction to the session. Recording, 2 minutes duration.
• Weather and Forecast discussion. Recording, 18 minutes duration. 
• Night Microphysics RGB and Day Convection RGB case studies. Recording, 31 minutes duration.
• Summary of the session. Recording, 2 minutes duration.

Session 2: Contribution by BMKG Indonesia(Ms Firsta Zukhrufiana Setiawati; Wandayantolis; Nuredeka Hidayanto)

• Climatological Study of Singkawang Flash Flood May 21-22 2016.  Recording, 31 minutes duration. 
• Future topics at the Australian VLab Centre of Excellence Regional Focus Group meetings (Mr. Bodo Zeschke). Recording, 6 minutes duration.

10 May 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (32)

Topics of discussion include:

Weather and Forecast Discussion including a tropical and a midlatitude case study

• Introduction. Recording, 7 minutes duration.
• Weather and Forecast Discussion. Recording, 12 minutes duration.
• A Night Microphysics (tropical) and Striated Delta (midlatitude) case study. Recording, 26 minutes duration. 
• Summary of the session. Recording, 2 minutes duration. 

14 April 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (31)

Topics of discussion include:

• Introduction to the BOM Fog Workshop and this session. Recording, 3 minutes duration. 
• Latest developments in using the Night Microphysics RGB product. Recording, 33 minutes duration. 
• The GEOCAT GOES-R fog/low cloud algorithm & summary to the session. Recording, 16 minutes duration. 

Additional resource:
GEOCAT GOES-R fog/low cloud Basis Document Version 1.0 (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR)

17 March 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (30)

Topic of discussion includes:

Application of the ARCHER technique to Tropical Cyclone forecasting (Mr Joe Courtney). Recording, 59 minutes duration.

25 February 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (29)

Topics of discussion include:

Weather and Forecast Discussion with emphasis on Himawari-8 data (Mr Bodo Zeschke)

• Weather and Forecast Discussion. Recording, 27 minutes duration.
• Dust RGB applied to a recent dust outbreak over China. Recording, 16 minutes duration.
• The sunglint phenomenon in Himawari-8 satellite imagery. Recording, 8 minutes duration. 

21 January 2016 Regional Focus Group meeting (28)

Topics of discussion include:

Some highlights of the EUMETSAT-CHMI Course on the use of Rapid Scan data for monitoring and nowcasting of High Impact Weather. Resources adapted to Himawari-8 data.

• Introduction, different speeds of rapid scan, satellite image products. Working through exercises 1-3. Recording, 26 minutes duration.
• Types of stormtop features and associated severe weather. Working through exercises 4 and 5. Recording, 24 minutes duration. 
• Overshooting Top detection / Convection Initiation algorithm resources. Summary.  Recording, 4 minutes duration.