WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. WMO Regional Training Centres (RTCs) Course Offerings for the year Location (City/Country) Term I:

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1 RTC/Component: PAGASA RTC, WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION WMO Regional Training Centres (RTCs) Course Offerings for the year Course Title 1. Meteorologists Training Course Holder of Bachelor s degree in Engineering; Mathematics, Physics and Physical Sciences with units in mathematics up to integral calculus and chemistry: Other fields with units in mathematics up to integral calculus, chemistry and at least 10 units in physics. Should not be more than 35 years of age, physically and mentally fit. Term I: Physical Met I; Dynamic Met I; Synoptic Met I Lec & Lab; Climatology; Gen. Hydrology & Hydrometeorology; Remote Sensing & GIS & their Application in Hydrology/Meteorology; Methods of Research; and Disaster Mngt. Term II: Physical Met II; Dynamic Met II; Synoptic Met II Lec & Lab; Climate Monitoring and Prediction; Computer Programming; Risk Mapping and Modelling; Satellite Meteorology; and Aeronautical Met; 19 Oct weeks with one (1) week study tour

2 2. Workshop on a Prototype Impact Based Forecasting System Forecasting; Impact-Based Forecasting 19 March 3 days 3. Refresher Course on Rainfall Warning System (RWS) for PAGASA Regional Services Divisions (PRSDs) PRSDs Forecasters and RADAR Personnel from PRSDs Golden Prince Hotel & Suites Cebu City, Upper-Air Observation; RADAR Met; Satellite Met; Numerical Weather Prediction; Forecasting 4 April 3 days 4. Operational JMA Wave Modelling Training Marine Met. and Oceanography; Forecasting 9 April 5 days 5. PAGASA Forecaster Training on the use of Convective Scale Models (2 batches) WMO- PAGASA/RTC Forecasting; Numerical Weather Prediction 23 April ; 30 April 5 days

3 Conference (First 1 1/2 days) New Initiatives of the various Divisions of PAGASA; New Initiatives from water-related Agencies and Disaster Risk Reduction Offices including LGUs; 6. 2nd PAGASA River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (RBFFWC) Conference/Workshop PRSDs and Hydro-Met Personnel working as Hydrologists Hotel in Quezon City Workshop (1-1/2 days) Review and Highlights of the 2017 operational and field activities of the HMD/ PRSDs Flood Forecasting Centers; Review of JICA-PAGASA Project Manuals; and Proposed Projects of FFW Centers operational Hydrologists, including the following: a. Designation of TWGs per project b. Election of Project Leaders 08 May 4 days

4 7. In depth training on the Application of Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC)-Hydrologic Modelling System (HMS) Hydrologists; 1 st week: Overall discussion on the application of HEC- HMS, both structural and non-structural; possible inputs of the HEC-HMS; various models of the HEC-HMS suite; Calibration and verification procedures; and outputs of the various models 04 June 2 weeks 2 nd Week: Calilbration and Verification of the HEC- HMS using the participants hydrologic data to determine which model is/are appropriate for their respective basin; and Presentation of outputs by participants

5 8. RADAR Observation (RADOB) Forecasters RTC Encoding/Decoding of Radar Observation 19 June 4 days 9. Training on Radar/Satellite Analysis 10. Meteorological Technicians Training Course (MTTC) (For WMO Fellows) Must have at least completed the Senior High School; Should not be more than 35 years of age, physically and mentally fit. For PAGASA Personnel) Must be holders of BS degrees and with position of Weather Observation Aide and Weather Observer RTC RTC Radar Meteorology; Satellite Meteorology 19 June Term I General Met I; Climatology; Agrometeorological Observations; Methods of Observation; Hydrology; Met. Instruments; Marine Observation; Astronomy; and Disaster Management; Term II General Met II; Aeronautical Meteorology; Synoptic Observation Lec; Synoptic Observation Lab; Upper Air Observation; Meteorological Telecommunication; Remote Sounding of the Atmosphere; and Computer Science. 5 days 10 July 20 weeks with one (1) week study tour

6 11. Refresher Course on Weather Forecasting and SATAID Training for Mindanao PRSD Personnel Forecasters of Mindanao PRSD Southern Luzon PRSD (Legaspi City) Forecasting; Satellite Met 04 Sept 4 days 12. Refresher Course on Weather Forecasting for Southern Luzon PRSD Personnel Forecasters of Southern Luzon PRSD Southern Luzon PRSD (Legaspi City) Forecasting 02 Oct 4 days 13. Refresher Course on Aeronautical Meteorology Observation Aeronautical Meteorology Personnel RTC Quezon City, Aeronautical Meteorology 12 November 5 days (1) For example: Aeronautical Met; Agricultural Met.; Climate; Forecasting; Hydrology; Instruments; Meteorology; Marine Met. and Oceanography; Observations; Radar Met.; Satellite Met.; Tropical Met.; Urban Met. and Air Pollution. If none of these fit, please enter another subject. (2) Number of days or weeks