Matsumura Grant Aid Project

B011 Project for Establishment of the Meteorological Radar System in Dhaka and Rangpur in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (2020 – 2025 scheduled)

Client: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)

Major Components:

  • Construction of Meteorological Radar Tower Buildings at Dhaka and Rangpur (Height: approx. 47m)
  • S-Band Doppler Pulse Compression Solid State Radar Systems
  • Meteorological Data Satellite Communication System (VSAT)

Matsumura Preliminary Study

A027 Hydro-meteorological Consultation including Doppler Weather Radar Engineer (2023)

Customer: World Bank

Survey items:

  • Site survey of doppler meteorological radars and creation of technical specification
    • X-band meteorological radar (1 new site)
    • C-band meteorological radars (2 new sites and 3 upgrades)
    • S-band meteorological radar (1 new site)
  • Creation of technical specification for Automatic Weather Systems
  • Creation of technical specification for Automatic Weather Systems for agro-meteorology
Matsumura Technical Cooperation Project

C009 Project for Capacity Enhancement on Hydro-Meteorological Information Management in Ministry of Energy and Water in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Phase 2) (2020 – 2022)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Counterpart: Water Resources Department, Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW)

Major Activities:

  • Expansion of quality-assured observation items.
  • Analysis and visualisation of collected data
  • Development of a system for providing information on hydrological and meteorological observation data (partly in collaboration with the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO).
Matsumura Preliminary Study

A026 Information gathering and research for tornado detection in Japan and abroad

Customer: Meteorological Research Institute of Japan Meteorological Agency

Survey items:

  • Information gathering of tornado-related natural disasters in Bangladesh at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
  • Collection and analysis of past observation data of the doppler meteorological radars at Cox-Bazar, Moulvibazar and Khepupara meteorological radar sites.
  • Needs assessment of doppler detection in Bangladesh at disaster prevention related organisations and universities.
  • Needs assessment of doppler detection in Japan.
Matsumura Preliminary Study

A025 Preparatory Survey on the Project for Improvement of Monitoring System for Marine Meteorology in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2020 – 2023)

Preparatory Survey on the Project for Improvement of Monitoring System for Marine Meteorology in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2020-2023)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Survey Items:

  • Wave Observation Radar System (10 Marine Meteorological Observatories)
  • Wave Observation Data Processing System (VNMHA Hanoi Headquarters)
  • Wave Observation Data Display System (VNMHA Hanoi Headquarters)
Matsumura Preliminary Study

A020 Preparatory Survey on the Project for the Installation of Weather Surveillance Radar at Sukkur in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2019)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Survey Items:

  • Construction of a Meteorological Radar Tower Building in Sukkur
  • S-Band Pulse Compression Solid State Dual Polarization Meteorological Doppler Radar System
  • Meteorological Radar Central Processing System at the National Weather Forecasting Centre, PMD Islamabad Head Office
  • Meteorological Radar Data Display Systems at Sukkur Meteorological Radar Observation
Matsumura Grant Aid Project

B012 Project for Establishment of Specialized Medium Range Weather Forecasting Center (SMRFC) and Strengthening of Weather Forecasting System in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2016 – 2020)

Client: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)

Major Components:

  • Construction of a Meteorological Radar Tower Building in Islamabad (Height: approx. 68m)
  • S-Band Doppler Pulse Compression Solid State Radar System
  • SMRFC (Specialized Medium Range Weather Forecasting Center) Weather Forecasting & Development System (High Speed Computer Cluster) for Weather Guidance and Numerical Weather Prediction in Islamabad
  • 6 Meteorological Data Trunk Communication System at Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Islamabad International Airport and Lahore International Airport
  • GTS Message Switch System
  • 2 Wind Profiler System in Islamabad and Multan
Matsumura Grant Aid Project

B009 Project for Improvement of the Meteorological Radar System in the Republic of Mauritius (2nd Phase) (2016 – 2019)

Client: Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS)

Major Components:

  • S-Band Doppler Radar Display System in the Trou-aux-Cerfs Meteorological Radar Tower
  • S-Band Doppler Radar Display System in the Mauritius Meteorological Service Headquarters Office
  • Wireless Telecommunication System between the Trou-aux-Cerfs Meteorological Radar Tower and the Mauritius Meteorological Service Headquarters Office

The Mauritius Meteorological Radar became a commemorative stamp after its completion.