Hanoi (VNA) – Ata Hussian, an officer fromthe World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) spoke highly of WMO’s supportcentre in Hanoi, saying it has played an important role in supporting supply ofweather forecast services in the region.
Vietnam has participated in the Severe WeatherForecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) since 2010 and was selected by theWMO to base one of its Regional Forecasting Support Centres (RFSCs) in Hanoi,he told the Vietnam News Agency on the sidelines of the “Regional trainingworkshop on severe weather forecasting and delivery of warning services” whichis underway in Hanoi from March 19-30.
RFSC-Hanoi also provides satellite-based productsdaily delivering forecast services on heavy rain and extreme winds for Vietnam,Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines and most recently, Myanmar for shortrange (1-2 days) and medium range (3-5 days), he noted.
According to Hussian, the WMO organizes annualtraining courses on severe weather forecasting methods, from satellite orradar-based “nowcasting” to medium-range forecasting based on numericalprediction.
The organization has provided training and technicalsupport as well as acted as a contact point for data sharing between SWFDPmembers to improve the forecasting service quality in the region.
He added that the Ministry of Environment and NaturalResources’ general department of hydro-meteorological forecasting will aid thiseffort by improving the sector’s capacity in the coming years, increasinginvestment in infrastructure and reports from RFSC-Hanoi.-VNA