Please click on "Verification module" to take the course on above website. Participants should complete the introductory module and the module on Categorical forecast verification --- about 2 hours work 12:30-13:30 Break DGMN-Togo 13:30-13:45 Current weather discussion (15 min) Verification of forecast Koros (to Verifying forecasts and warnings instruct) 13:45-15:00 SWFDP verification tasks (probability of detection, false alarm Andre Giguere (to ratio etc.) (theory and hands-on session) assist) (75 min) SWFDP database and submission of Progress Reports Abdoulaye Harou 15:00-15:30 Demonstration of SWFDP data base for submission of progress (30 min) reports 15:30-16:00 Coffee/ Tea Break Douglas Parker 16:00-17:30 Practical session: Case studies over West Africa (90 min) Day 5: Saturday, 24 November 2018 Douglas Parker 09:00-10:30 Practical session: Case studies over West Africa (90 min) 10:30-11:00 Coffee/ Tea Break Douglas Parkar 11:00-12:30 Practical session: Case studies review/verification (90 min) 12:30-13:30 Break Douglas Parkar 13:30-15.30 Practical session: Case studies review/verification (continues…) (120 min) 15:30-16:00 Coffee/ Tea Break All Discussions about SWFDP-West Africa: Expectations and Way 16:00-17:15 Abdoulaye Harou forward (to facilitate) (75 min) 17:15-17:30 All (15 min) Closing of workshop (remarks by the host, WMO and participants) Lecturers: Mr André Giguère - ECC Canada Ms Marjorie Bougeon - MeteoFrance TBD - NOAA/NCEP Mr Abdou Aziz Diop - RSMC Dakar
Please click on "Verification module" to take the course on above website. Participants should complete the introductory module and the module on Categorical forecast verification --- about 2 hours work 12:30-13:30 Break 13:30-13:45 Current weather discussion DGMN-Togo (15 min) 13:45-15:00 Verification of forecast Verifying forecasts and warnings SWFDP verification tasks (probability of detection, false alarm ratio etc.) (theory and hands-on session) Koros (to instruct) Andre Giguere (to assist) (75 min) 15:00-15:30 SWFDP database and submission of Progress Reports Demonstration of SWFDP data base for submission of progress reports Abdoulaye Harou (30 min) 15:30-16:00 Coffee/ Tea Break 16:00-17:30 Practical session: Case studies over West Africa Douglas Parker (90 min) Day 5: Saturday, 24 November 2018 09:00-10:30 Practical session: Case studies over West Africa Douglas Parker (90 min) 10:30-11:00 Coffee/ Tea Break 11:00-12:30 Practical session: Case studies review/verification Douglas Parkar (90 min) 12:30-13:30 Break 13:30-15.30 Practical session: Case studies review/verification (continues…) Douglas Parkar (120 min) 15:30-16:00 Coffee/ Tea Break 16:00-17:15 Discussions about SWFDP-West Africa: Expectations and Way forward All Abdoulaye Harou (to facilitate) (75 min) 17:15-17:30 Closing of workshop (remarks by the host, WMO and participants) All (15 min) Lecturers: Mr André Giguère - ECC Canada Ms Marjorie Bougeon - MeteoFrance TBD - NOAA/NCEP Mr Abdou Aziz Diop - RSMC Dakar
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