Third International Science and Planning Workshop
on Years of the Maritime Continent (YMC)

Agenda (as of March 7, 2017)

Date :

Tuesday, March 14 - Thursday, March 16, 2017

(Side event : Monday, March 13, 2017)


Venue :

The National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

International Organizing Committee :

Fredolin Tangang (UKM, Malaysia) ... Chair
Kunio Yoneyama (JAMSTEC, Japan) ... Co-Chair
Chidong Zhang (NOAA/PMEL, US)
Nurhayati (BMKG, Indonesia)

Local Organizing Committee :

Fredolin Tangang (UKM) ... Chair
Marlia Mohd Hanafiah (UKM) ... Depuy Chair
Ambun Dindang (MetMalaysia)
Mohd Hanafy Gausmian (UKM)
Nunul Safaniza (UKM)

Purposes :

a) Coordination among observations/modeling.

b) Summing up Implemening plan document.

c) Discussion about the interaction between MC countries and others.

d) Determine data management procedures.

Program :

Day-0: Monday, March 13

09:00 - 12:30
Side event
   
Special Lectures by
   
Dr. Chidong Zhang (NOAA/PMEL)
   
"Maritime Continent: Its importance to global weather-climate and its challenge to regional prediction"
   
Dr. Sue Chen (NRL)
   
"Prediction barrier of Maritime Continent"
   
Dr. Fredolin Tangang (UKM)
   
"From floods to droughts in Malaysia and Maritime Continent: Roles of intra-seasonal to inter-annual modes of variability and complex regional ocean-atmosphere interactions"
   
Dr. Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip (MetMalaysia)
   
"MetMalaysia operation in weather and climate monitoring and forecasting: Progress, gaps and challenges"
 

Day-1: Tuesday, March 14

08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:15
Opening Remarks
09:15 - 10:30
Session-1  Review of Progress since the 2nd WS
   
   Funded or previously proposed Intensive Observations
10:30 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 12:20
Session-2  continue
   
   National Reports & Modeling Activities
12:20 - 13:50
Lunch
13:50 - 15:20
Session-3  Review of Current Observations in the MC Region
15:20 - 15:40
Break
15:40 - 16:40
Session-4  New Proposals of IOs and Modeling Activities
16:40 - 17:10
Session-5  Synergy with Relevant Projects
 

Day-2: Wednesday, March 15

09:00 - 10:30
Session-6  Breakout Sessions
   
   Suggested Topics
   
   Topic-1   Boreal summer monsoon
   
   Topic-2   Boreal winter monsoon
   
   Topic-3   MJO vs. Diurnal Cycle
   
   Topic-4   SCS Weather & Climate
   
   Topic-5   Indonesian Throughflow
   
   Topic-6   Model Intercomparison
   
   Topic-7   Others upon request
10:30 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 12:30
Session-7  continue
12:30 - 13:50
Lunch
13:50 - 15:30
Session-8  Reports from Breakout Sessions
15:30 - 15:50
Break
15:50 - 17:30
Session-9  Discussion on the coordination of observations
 

Day-3: Thursday, March 16

09:00 - 10:30
Session-10  Data management
10:30 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 12:30
Session-11  Sum up Implementing Plan
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 16:30
Session-12  Wrap-up
16:30
Adjourn

Registration Fee :

"MYR 690/person" will be collected on-site.

Participants

Remarks :

a) Information about accommodation has already been sent to the participants directly.

b) LOC will issue necessary documents for getting visa upon request.

Contact :

For further information, please contact to ymc-joffice