The Climate Prediction Center

International Desks

Wassila Mamadou Thiaw

Climate Prediction Center

CPC International Desks Staff

•  Vadlamani Kumar •  Nicholas Novella •  Miliaritiana Robjhon •  Thomas Di Liberto •  Endalkachew Bekele •  Chalump Oonariya

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•  NCEP’s unique position as a WMO global service center with expertise in climate forecasting, and product dissemination provided a strong basis for establishing the International Desks

•  Products and services

•  Professional development training

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Activities

Sample Products

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Regional Hazards Outlooks for Food Security

Tools for Regional Hazards Outlooks

Forecasts

•  Short and medium range weather forecasts

•  Week-1 to Week-2 rainfall outlooks

•  Seasonal rainfall outlooks

•  ENSO and SST trends

Tools for Regional Hazards Outlooks Monitoring •  CPC gridded precipitation and temperature data

•  The CPC Satellite rainfall estimates (RFE) and African rainfall climatology (ARC)

•  Standardized Precipitation Index

•  NCEP Leacky Bucket Soil Moisture

•  NCEP Standardized Runoff Index

•  Seasonal Rainfall Performance Probability

•  USGS WRSI, BERM, soil moisture

•  Princeton Drought Index

•  NASA NDVI

•  NOAA VHI

Weekly  Weather  Hazard  Outlooks  

Regional Hazards Outlooks for Food Security

FEWSNET Food Security Outlooks

Source: FEWSNET

Resources for Operational Climate Products International Desks Website

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Resources for Operational Weather and Climate Products

CPC’s International Desks Website

Prototype  Drought  Monitor  for  Turkey  

Mediterranean  Basin  –  Valid  January  2014  

Prototype  Drought  Outlook  for  Turkey  Mediterranean  Basin  –  Valid  March  2014  

Professional Development Training

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International Training Desks

•  Support capacity development in extreme weather forecasting, climate prediction, monitoring, and early warnings at National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs)

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International Training Coverage

Over 500 meteorologists from developing countries have been trained

Summary

The CPC International Desks focuses on: 1)  Providing access to operational products that support

decision making

2)  Assisting developing countries with climate monitoring and prediction tools through products and training to meet the needs and requirements of local communities

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Thank you

wassila.thiaw@noaa.gov