Collaboration Opportunities in Meteorology for Islamic Countries

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The Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs in Turkey, along with the Turkish State Meteorological Service, organized a meeting for General Directors of Meteorological Agencies from Islamic countries in May 2017 in Istanbul. The areas of possible cooperation included observations and observing systems, forecasting, data management, and research. The collaboration aims to enhance meteorological services through the development and implementation of various strategies and technologies.

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THE MINISTRY of FORESTRY AND WATER AFFAIRS TURKISH STATE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE POSSIBLE COOPERATION AREAS IN THE FIELD OF METEOROLOGY FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES MEETING OF GENERAL DIRECTORS OF METEOROLOGICAL AGENCIES OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES 10-11 MAY 2017/ STANBUL 1/41

COOPERATION AREAS A) OBSERVATIONS AND OBSERVING SYSTEMS Redesign and evolution of observing networks Classification and certification of observing stations Operation, maintenance and calibration of observing systems Increasing data quality Establishment of maintenance and calibration infrastructure 2

COOPERATION AREAS A) OBSERVATIONS AND OBSERVING SYSTEMS Automation of manuel observing stations (solution for replacing dangerous and obsolete instruments containing mercury in accordance with Minamata Convention) Development and implementation of special tools for real time monitoring of observing networks Manufacturing of observing systems (e.g. AWS, radar) as a common initiative Implementing the latest technology in a cost-effective manner 3

COOPERATION AREAS B) FORECASTING Development of impact based forecasting products Improving nowcasting and early warning capabilities Efficient use of NWP model outputs Benefiting from remote sensing systems (radar, satellite, lightning detection, etc.) and products Improvement of the service quality for aviation meteorology Adaption of the regulations of ICAO and WMO for forecasters and observers at the airports Generating requirement based special forecasting products (e.g. forecasting fog, sand or dust) 4

COOPERATION AREAS C) DATA MANAGEMENT Improving communication infrastructure Establishment of data acquisition, processing, archiving and dissemination system And Statistical analysis and submission of meteorological data Development and implementation of quality control system Implementation of WIGOS metadata standard Data exchange Enhancing the use of TURKISH METCAP software Data presentation via internet and mobile applications 5

COOPERATION AREAS D) RESEARCH Common studies on climate and climate change Development of flash flood warning models Sand and Dust Storm (SDS) monitoring, forecasting and evaluation studies Studies on agricultural meteorology 6

COOPERATION AREAS E) CAPACITY BUILDING Consultancy services for reorganizing and strengthening the institutional structure Organizing training courses on; -observation, observers and observing systems; -operation, maintenance and calibration -forecasting; nowcasting; interpretation of radar and satellite products; -communication and data management -research activities Sharing experiences via expert exchange Improvement of public service tools and capabilities 7

COOPERATION AREAS F) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Supporting each other at international platforms Improvement of common action capabilities Development of the mechanism to get more benefit from the sources and products of international organizations Increasing the representation at the bodies of international organizations (e.g. WMO) 8