2015 Regional Focus Group meetings (16 to 27)

15 December 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (27)

Topics of discussion include:

• A brief highlight of the past year of Australian VLab Centre of Excellence Regional Focus Group meetings. Recording, 7 minutes duration.
• Tuning the Night Microphysics RGB product. Recording, 22 minutes duration. 
• Collaboration with the Principal Sponsoring Satellite Operator - shadow effects in the Dust RGB product. Recording, 6 minutes duration.
• Utilising additional Himawari-8 channels - the new "Cloud Phase RGB product". Recording, 7 minutes duration.

 26 November 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (26)

Topics of discussion include:

• A brief overview of resources pertaining to AOMSUC-6 and the 1st KMA International Meteorological Satellite Conference. Recording, 7 minutes duration. 
• Tips on using rapid scan satellite data effectively. Recording,19 minutes duration.
• Three methods of tuning Himawari RGB products, with some objectively derived RGB recipes. Recording, 18 minutes duration. 
• New RGB products and a "Forecaster friendly RGB reference sheet. Recording, 10 minutes duration.

6 October 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (25)

Topics of discussion include:

• A brief review over the past two years of Regional Focus Group meetings at the Australian VLab Centre of Excellence
• Applying Himawari-8 data and data products to recent weather events. Incorporating the feedback from BOM and EUMETSAT staff.

Recording, 48 minutes duration.

1 September 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (24)

Topics of discussion include:

• A brief review of Science Week 2015 (Bodo Zeschke)
• A recent Himawari-8 rapid scan and RGB product case study, incorporating feedback from BOM and EUMETSAT (Bodo Zeschke)

13 August 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (23)

Topics of discussion include:

• Weather and Forecast Discussion, incorporating Himawari-8 data (Bodo Zeschke)
• Himawari-8 Utilisation for Volcanic Ash Monitoring (Ms. Asri Susilawati, BMKG)

7 July 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (22)

Topics of discussion include:

• Weather and Forecast Discussion (Bodo Zeschke)

2 June 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (21)

• Introducing the National Himawari-8 Training Campaign - Part 2 (Bodo Zeschke)
• Weather and Forecast Discussion (Bodo Zeschke)

5 May 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (20)

Topics of discussion include:

• Brief Introduction (Bodo Zeschke)
• Diagnosing an Illawarra Sea Mist using RGB products (Mr Simon Louis, BOM/NSW)
• Monitoring the onset of dry season at NTB (West Nusa Tenggara) (Mr Adi Ripaldi, Kediri Climatological Station BMKG)

7 April 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (19)

Topics of discussion include:

• A brief update of the National Himawari-8 Training Campaign (Bodo Zeschke)
• The impact of a High Resolution Convection Allowing NWP on the forecasters ability to perform their job - insights from the Sydney 2014 Forecasting Demonstration Project (Ms  Aurora Bell - Weather and Forecasting Branch, BOM)

3 March 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (18)

Topics of discussion include:

• Fair Weather Waterspout Forecasting - Part 2 (Bodo Zeschke)
• Forecasting Tropical Cyclone Intensity (Mr.Joe Courtney, BMTC/Perth)

3 February 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (17)

Topics of discussion include:

• National Himawari-8 Training Campaign Launch (Bodo Zeschke)
• Remote Effects of Tropical Cyclone to Rainfall in Jakarta area and Surroundings (Ms Ummul Choir Ohoimas, BMKG)
• Fair Weather Waterspout Forecasting - Part 1 (Bodo Zeschke)

 16 January 2015 Regional Focus Group meeting (16)

Topics of discussion include:

• Regional Focus Group Questionnaire summary discussion (Bodo Zeschke)
• The first image from Himawari-8 (Bodo Zeschke)
• Climate and Weather Discussion (Bodo Zeschke)