The Second International Workshop on
Prevention and Mitigation of Meteorological Disasters in Southeast Asia
(in March 2-5, 2009, at Jayakarta Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia.)


March 2(Mon)

Opening Session (Chair: Tri Wahyu HADI)
Tri Wahyu HADI Institut Teknologi Bandung INDONESIA Welcome, opening remarks, and logistics
Emmy SUPARKA Institut Teknologi Bandung INDONESIA Welcome address
Takashi NISHIGAKI JST JAPAN Welcome address
Shigeo YODEN DG/Kyoto University JAPAN International Collaborations on Prevention and Mitigation of Meteorological Disasters in Southeast Asia
Mu MU IAP/CAS CHINA Approaches to Adaptive Observation for Improving High Impact Weather Prediction: CNOP and SV

Session I: Downscale NWPs (Chair: Takehiko SATOMURA)
Tri Wahyu HADI Institut Teknologi Bandung INDONESIA Prediction of Diurnal Variation over Java Island: A Four-Model Intercomparison
Shugo HAYASHI MRI/JMA JAPAN Statistical Verifications of Short Term NWP by NHM and WRF-ARW around Japan and Southeast Asia



March 3(Tue)

Session I: -continued (Chair: Toshiki IWASAKI)
Md. Nazrul ISLAM SAARC/MRC BANGLADESH Regional Climate Model in Prevention of Meteorological Disaster in SAARC Region
KIEU Thi Xin University of Hanoi VIETNAM Implementing Regional Hydrostatical Models & NHM of MRI for the Historical Heavy Rain Case Caused Flooding in Hanoi in November 2008. Comparision Development of a Short-Range Ensemble Prediction System at NCHMF: Preliminary Results( Le DUC, NCHMF, Vietnam)
Wai-kin WONG Hong Kong Observatory HONG KONG Development and Applications of JMA-NHM in Support of Severe Weather Forecasting in Hong Kong

Session II: Tropical disturbances and precipitation process (Chair: Chun-Chieh WU)
Takehiko SATOMURA DG/Kyoto University JAPAN Numerical Simulation of Precipitation System Moving over the Bay of Bengal
Hiromu SEKO MRI/JMA JAPAN Structure of the Regional Heavy Rainfall System that Occurred in Mumbai, India, on 26 July 2005
Tetsuya TAKEMI DPRI/Kyoto University JAPAN High-Resolution Modeling Study of an Extreme Rainfall Event in a Complex Terrain under the Influence of Typhoon Fung-Wong (2008)

Session II: -continued (Chair: Tieh Yong KOH)
Toshiki IWASAKI Tohoku University JAPAN Influences of Cloud Microphysical Processes on Structure and Development of Tropical Cyclone Part II: Effects of evaporation from rain
Yoichi ISHIKAWA DG/Kyoto University JAPAN Interaction between Tropical Convective Clouds and Ocean Mixed Layer Simulated by a High-Resolution Coupled Model
Madhavan N. RAJEEVAN NARL INDIA Sensitivity of Different Microphysics Parameterization Schemes to the Simulation of Mesoscale Convective Systems Observed over Gadanki, India
Tohru KURODA MRI/JMA JAPAN NHM Utilities for SE Asian NWP and Numerical Experiments of Myanmar Cyclone Nargis

Session III: Observation network(joint with JSPS-AASP) (Chair: Toshitaka TSUDA)
Manabu D. YAMANAKA JAMSTEC JAPAN Overview and Scientific Background of JEPP-HARIMAU Project: Long Coastlines of Maritime Continent Governing Global Climate
Masato SHIOTANI RISH/Kyoto University JAPAN Ozone and Water Vapor Observations in the Equatorial Pacific
Tieh Yong KOH Nanyang T. University SINGAPORE Towards a Mesoscale Observation Network in Southeast Asia
Basuki SUHARDIMAN Institut Teknologi Bandung INDONESIA Trans European Information Network 3 (TEIN3) and Its Potential Use for the Weather and Climate Research in Southeast Asia



March 4(Wed)

Session IV: New methods in observation, data assimilation,
and NWPs(joint with JSPS-AASP) (Chair: Masato SHIOTANI)
Toshitaka TSUDA RISH/Kyoto University JAPAN Application of GPS Radio Occultation (RO) Data for the Studies of Atmospheric Dynamics and Data Assimilation into Numerical Weather Prediction Model
Seon Ki PARK Ewha W. University KOREA Data Assimilation and Parameter Estimation to Improve Forecast Accuracy of Disastrous Weather Systems
Kevin CHEUNG Macquarie University AUSTRALIA A Statistical Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Model for the Taiwan Area

Session IV: -continued (Chair: Mezak A. RATAG)
Chun-Chieh WU National Taiwan University TAIWAN Targeted Observation for Improving Tropical Cyclone Predictability - DOTSTAR and T-PARC
DODLA V. Bhaskar Rao Andhra University INDIA Ensemble Prediction of gSIDRh Cyclone over Bay of Bengal Using a High Resolution Mesoscale Model
Kazuo SAITO MRI/JMA JAPAN Ensemble Forecast Experiment of Cyclone Nargis

Session V: Risk assessment and community preparednes (Chair: Kazuo SAITO)
Hirohiko ISHIKAWA DPRI/Kyoto University JAPAN Estimation of Meteorological Hazards Using Output from Numerical Weather Prediction Model
Kamol PROMASAKHA NA SAKOLNAKHON TMD THAILAND Case Study: The Atmospheric Stability Indices and Applied GIS Risk Assessment Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeastern of Thailand
Mezak A. RATAG BMG INDONESIA Roles of High Resolution Weather and Climate Models in Disaster Risk Management at District Level

Tutorials
Kazuo SAITO, Shugo HAYASHI, and Tohru KURODA MRI/JMA JAPAN Introduction to Non-Hydrostatic Model of MRI/JMA



March 5(Thu)

Session VI: Extended range NWPs (Chair: Mu MU)
Hitoshi MUKOUGAWA DPRI/Kyoto University JAPAN On the Influence of the Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillation to the Predictability of the Pacific/North American Pattern
Krushna C. GOUDA CSIR/CMMCS INDIA Advance Prediction of Date of Onset of Monsoon: Dynamical Basis and Skill Evaluation
Donaldi Sukma PERMANA BMG INDONESIA Comparisons between Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model (CCAM) and Global Forecasting System (GFS): Global Model Output over Indonesia in September - October - November (SON) 2008

Session VII: Data assimilation (Chair: Seon Ki PARK)
Yoshinori SHOJI MRI/JMA JAPAN Data Assimilation of Precipitable Water Vapor Derived from GPS Network in South East Asia
I Dewa Gede A. JUNNAEDHI Institut Teknologi Bandung INDONESIA Impact of Local Data Assimilation on Short Range Weather Prediction in Indonesia : A Preliminary Result

Poster Session
Kosuke ITO DG/Kyoto University JAPAN Improved Estimates of Air-Sea Fluxes in a Tropical Cyclone Using an Adjoint Method
Takuya KAWABATA MRI/JMA JAPAN Development and Results of a Cloud-Resolving Nonhydrostatic 4DVAR Assimilation System
Hyun Hee KIM Ewha W. University KOREA Identification of Adaptive Observation Area in Typhoon Megi (2002) Using an Ensemble Data Assimilation Method
Masaru KUNII MRI/JMA JAPAN Sensitivity Analysis using the Mesoscale Singular Vectors
Jalu Tejo NUGROHO LAPAN INDONESIA Solar Cycle Prediction using Periodicity Analysis of Weighted Wavelet Z-Transform
Shigenori OTSUKA DG/Kyoto University JAPAN Numerical Experiments on Formation Processes of Thin Moist Layers in the Mid-Troposphere over a Tropical Ocean
Kazuo SAITO MRI/JMA JAPAN Achievements and Experiences of MRI/JMA at the WWRP Beijing Olympic Research and Development Project
Hiromu SEKO MRI/JMA JAPAN Mesoscale Ensemble Experiments on Potential Parameters for Tornado Formation
Hiromu SEKO MRI/JMA JAPAN Mesoscale Ensemble Experiments on Heavy Rainfalls in Japan Area using LETKF
Tri Handoko SETO BPPT INDONESIA Weather Modification Technology for Flood Prevention in Indonesia
Ibnu SOFIAN BAKOSURTANAL INDONESIA Simulation of Wind-Setup Wave in the Indonesian Seas Using the Nesting Wavewatch III
Elza SURMAINI Dept. of Agriculture INDONESIA Validation of ECMWF Seasonal Forecast Output in Indonesia