The 10th GEOSS Asia-Pacific SymposiumHanoi, Vietnam, 18 - 20 September 2017

MMD Observation Network for Weather and Environment Monitoring

MAQRUN FADZLI MOHD FAHMI

National Weather & Geophysic Operation CenterMalaysian Meteorological Department

OUTLINE

Functions of MMD

Observations Network of MMD

Challenges

Recommendations

MMD’S FUNCTIONS

1. Enhance the meteorological, climatological and geophysical

service system for:

safety and operational efficiency in the air, land, sea and

military;

homeland security (such as disaster management and threats

from climate change, extreme weather, earthquake and

tsunami);

public safety and comfort; and

social economic development planning and environmental

management

2. Enhance the observation system, and establish and regulate the

national database of meteorology, climate, seismology and

tsunami to meet the needs of present and future generations.

3. Protecting national interests at the international level and to

promote the understanding and advancement in meteorological,

climatological, seismological and tsunami sciences in the

country.

Weather and Marine

Forecasts & Warnings

Climatology and

Agrometeorology

Data

Earthquake

Activities and

Tsunami Warnings

Aviation

Meteorology

Atmospheric

Sciences and

Weather

Modification

SERVICES PROVIDED BY MMD

OBSERVATION NETWORKS

5

44 Principal

Meteorological

Stations

490 Auxiliary

Weather Stations

OBSERVATION NETWORKS

12 Weather

Radar Stations

OBSERVATION NETWORKS

7

OBSERVATION NETWORKS

8

GEO-STATIONARY

Hotspot & Haze Monitoring

Research & Analyses:NDVI & SST

NOAA

FY2E

POLAR ORBITING

MODIS

HIMAWARISatellite Ground

Receivers Stations

OBSERVATION NETWORKS

9

Marine Observation• 4 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)

• 2 Recording Doppler Current Profiler (RDCP)

• Data from various agencies:

o Royal Navy, Marine Dept.,

o Oil & Gas Company,

o Scientific Expedition, etc

• Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS)

Weather CameraRadar Station AWS and

Meteorological

Stations

Tsunami BuoyUpper Air

Observation Station

Satellite Ground

Station

Aviation AgricultureMass Media Sports &Recreational

Armed Forces

Tide Gauge Station

Disaster Management Agencies Public

- Weather Forecast/Warning

- Meteorological Report

- National Weather Database

- International Commitment

- Research

- etc

Data Acquisitions

Fisheries & Shipping

Oil & GasIndustry

OBSERVATION NETWORKS

CHALLENGES

• Ununiformed coverage

• Data Transmission (Cost, Disruption, etc)

• Cost of acquiring and maintaining instruments

• Vandalism

• Lack of Public Awareness

• Strategic Location

• Identify Risk Areas

• Data Sharing ( Local & International)

• Colloboration with local authority

• Instruments (Robust, Cheap, etc)

• Public Awareness

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