Numerical Weather Prediction
The Working Group for Numerical Weather Prediction ensures the use of numerical weather prediction, including tools to derive additional products, bias correction, and systematic errors as part of objective forecast verification, pattern recognition and algorithms, multi-hazard vulnerability and risk assessment.
Skillful operational NWP systems are one of the most relevant components of routine and severe weather forecasting and warnings at National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs). However, the capability among NMHSs in weather forecasting varies enormously and more so in the South Asian region. The more advanced NMHSs are making use of the progress in NWP, but those in the developing and least developed countries have seen little advancement due to limited infrastructures and skilled human resources. SAHF’s scope is to expand encompassing all systems operated by SAHF Member states to collectively leverage regional capacities to improve Hydro met services delivery focused on managing risks due to weather and climate hazards. It needs to enable SAHF Members to make use of the advances in NWP by providing a framework for sharing data related to operational meteorology, hydrology, ocean state, climate, and multi-hazards.
In addition, it shall be aimed at mitigating the growing technological gap in weather forecasting by building and operating a sustained regional cooperative mechanism for knowledge transfer, skill development, service delivery enhancement and user specific product customization. All necessary common support systems integration for accomplishing all envisaged targets under SAHF shall be built by RIMES under the guidance of the SAHF Executive Council (EC) and its thematic WGs.
The NWP working group has the following objectives:
- To present the existing capacities and needs of NMHSs with regards to NWP and contextualize them within the domain of global and regional resources and advances in NWP.
- Prioritize regional activities that will complement and reinforce national capacities in NWP.
WORKING GROUP CO - CHAIRS
| Name | Designation | Organization | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
Dr Ananda Kumar Das | Scientist E/ DGM, NWP | India Meteorological Department | India |
Mr. S. M. Quamrul Hassan | Meteorologist | Storm Warning Centre, BMD | Bangladesh |
WORKING GROUP MEMBERS
| Country | Name | Designation | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Mr.Nasir Ahmad Ahmmadi | Member of Forecast | Afghanistan Meteorology Department |
Mr. Juma Nawrozi | Manager of Synoptic | Afghanistan Meteorology Department | |
Bangladesh | Mr. S. M. Quamrul Hassan | Meteorologist | Storm Warning Centre, BMD |
Mr. Md. Bazlur Rashid | Meteorologist | Storm Warning Centre, BMD | |
Mr. Kh. Hafizur Rahman | Meteorologist | Storm Warning Centre, BMD | |
Bhutan | Ms. Dechen Lhamo Gyeltshen | Met/Hyd Officer ,Meteorological Services Division (MSD) | National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology |
Mr. Pema Dorj | Forecaster, Meteorological Services Division (MSD) | National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology | |
India | Dr Ananda Kumar Das | Scientist E/ DGM, NWP | India Meteorological Department |
Maldives | Mr Ahmed Rasheed | Director Meteorology | Maldives Meteorological Services |
Mr. Mohamed Shahud | Meteorologist | Maldives Meteorological Services | |
Myanmar | Dr. Tin Mar Htay | Assistant Director | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology |
Ms. Khaing Soe Oo ' | Staff Officer | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology | |
Nepal | Mr. Rajudhar Pradhananga | Senior Divisional Meteorologist, Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) | Department of Hydrology and Meteorology |
Pakistan | Dr. Jehangir Ashraf Awan | Deputy Director, R&D Division | Pakistan Meterological Department |
Sri Lanka | Mr. A.C.M. Rodrigo | Meteorologist (Numerical weather prediction) | Department of Meteorology |