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Publish Date: 8 December 2016
The Tokyo Climate Center (TCC) of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released the 46th issue of the TCC News on the TCC website.
Publish Date: 18 October 2016
The importance of aviation safety is often taken by granted, and concerns on aspects of safety are recognized when horrific accidents occur. But on daily basis, on thousands of commercial or military flights, the lives of countless passengers depend on the implementation of safety regulations adopted to protect the public’s interest. The implication of aviation safety not only secures the lives of people whose travel through the air, but ensures the safety of everyone on the ground as well. An airplane crash into a large metropolitan area that is densely populated would surely result in...
Publish Date: 16 December 2016
“The meteorological facilities aided by China are not only high quality but also very useful,” said Dr. Amos Makarau, Director of the Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe, on November 25, when he was interviewed by China Meteorological News Press during the sixteenth session of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) in Guangzhou, China. In 2013, the Chinese government embarked on the meteorological facility aid project for African countries. Comoros, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Namibia, DRC, Cameroon and Sudan were listed as the recipient countries. The...
Publish Date: 16 December 2016
At 00:11 BJT on December 11，China successfully launched Fengyun-4-01 (FY-4-01), the first of Chinese second-generation geostationary meteorological satellite at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province. FY-4-01 is the first of Fengyun 4 geostationary meteorological satellite family of CMA，which is an important milestone for the development of weather satellites in China. Fengyun-4-01 is expected to support various weather-related services, including weather forecasting, disaster prevention and reduction, and monitoring and warning of space weather. The capability of...
Publish Date: 16 December 2016
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) launched its new Himawari-9 geostationary meteorological satellite on 2 November 2016 from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space Center using H-IIA launch vehicle No. 31 (H-IIA F31). The satellite entered geostationary orbit on 11 November 2016 as scheduled. The unit was successfully launched and separated from its carrying vehicle about 30 minutes after liftoff. It then began the independent stage of its flight and fired its on-board engine for a series of maneuvers before entering geostationary orbit on 11 November (Figure 1). In-...
Publish Date: 8 December 2016
The Tokyo Climate Center (TCC) of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has released the 46th issue of the TCC News on the TCC website.
Publish Date: 8 December 2016
Aceh, Indonesia / A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Pidie Jaya, about 106 kilometers south-east of the city of Banda Aceh, at 05:03 local time on Wednesday (7/12). The earthquake occurred t a depth of 15 km. The Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) state that the quake had no potential to trigger a tsunami. BMKG also state that until Thursday (8/12) at 08:00 local time, there is 38 aftershock which is still affected the area with smaller magnitude. "The epicenter of the quake is on land, therefore no tsunami potential, but it led to building damage” said Dr. Andi Eka...
Publish Date: 6 December 2016
People in flood, flash flood and landslide prone regions will not be able to breathe a sigh of relief anytime soon, according to the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics of the Republic of Indonesia (BMKG). It predicts that this year's ongoing rainy season will only pass its peak in February 2017. “Based from the Indonesian atmospheric and climatic conditions, the frequency of extreme weather is expected to increase” said Dr. Andi Eka Sakya, Director General of BMKG, during a press conference in BMKG Headquarters. “This heavy rain condition will persist until reach its peak in...
Publish Date: 6 December 2016
2016 the research vessel Akademik Treshnikov starts from the harbour of Bremerhaven, Germany, for the first phase of the International circumnavigation Antarctic expedition (ACE). The Arctic and Antarctic Institute’s (Roshydromet) vessel Akademik Treshnikov is the ship of the enforced ice class destined for operations of the Russian Antarctic expedition (RAE), as well as for working in the Arctic ocean. It was put into operation in 2011. By the date the vessel has took part in two Antarctic and five Arctic expeditions.
Publish Date: 2 December 2016
GAWTEC, the Global Atmosphere Watch Training and Education Centre, that means 30 courses, 341 participants from 63 different countries. On November 3rd we celebrated the 15th anniversary in the Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus. Dr. Kratzer (Chief climate protection, Environmental Science and Technology, recycling economy Department; Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection), Dr. Holzmann (Vice president; German Environment Agency) and Dr. Tarasova (Chief, Atmospheric Environment Research Division, Research Department; WMO) pointed out the importance of...
