Matsumura Preliminary Study

A017 Project for Establishment of Meteorological Radar System in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (2016)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Survey Items:

  • Construction of Meteorological Radar Tower Building at Puttalam and Pottuvil
  • C-Band Pulse Compression Solid State Dual Polarization (Polarmetric) Meteorological Doppler Radar Systems
  • Meteorological Data Satellite Communication Systems (VSAT)
  • Meteorological Radar Central Processing System including Radar Composite Imagery System and Meteorological Radar Data Display System at the Colombo Head Office
Matsumura Technical Cooperation Project

C005 Technical Cooperation Programme for Improving the Weather Forecasting System and Meteorological Warning Facilities in the Independent State of Samoa (2012 – 2015)

Client: Japan International Cooperation System (JICS)

Counterpart: Samoa Meteorology Division (SMD)

Major Activities:

  • Training on countermeasures, fault finding, remedy and recovery against abnormal conditions
  • Preparation of the equipment manual summary and the maintenance & management of the record book for observation instruments and data communication equipment
  • Preparation of the consumables & spare parts list including technical specifications and detailed procurement plan
  • Formulation of observation rules, standardized beau fort and cloud level
  • Establishment of an automated formula for calculating station pressure, sea level pressure, relative humidity, vapor pressure and dew-point temperature
  • Development of short term weather forecast guidance (24hour, 48hour and 72hour ahead) utilizing the observed data as well as Point Forecast Guidance
  • Creation of television and internet weather products
  • Establishment of a responsive website page
  • Creation of animation on “Tropical Cyclone” and “Climate Change” to promote further understanding by pupils, students and the general public
  • Implementation of Open School for primary school students of years 1 to 8 and 9 to 13 to understand the nature of weather & climate and the impact of Climate Change
  • Formulation of aviation weather services cost recovery and policy making


Matsumura Preliminary Study

A010 Preparatory Survey on Project for Establishment of the Meteorological Radar System in Dhaka and Rangpur in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (2014 – 2015)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Survey Items:

  • Construction of Meteorological Radar Tower Buildings at Dhaka and Rangpur
  • S-Band Doppler Pulse Compression Solid State Radar Systems
  • Meteorological Data Satellite Communication Systems (VSAT)
Matsumura Preliminary Study

A016 Basic Needs Study for Meteorological Radar System in the Caribbean States (2015)

Client:  Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Understanding the current status of meteorological equipment maintenance in Caribbean community countries

  • Collection, organization, and analysis of information related to the maintenance status of weather-related equipment such as weather radar
  • Conducted a questionnaire to 14 countries and 1 region of the Caribbean Community and the Dominican Republic meteorological organization

Understanding the needs of meteorological equipment in Caribbean community countries (field survey)

  • Conducting information gathering surveys and discussions between the Caribbean Meteorological Organizations and the meteorological organizations of each country, targeting the three countries of Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the Bahamas.
Matsumura Preliminary Study

A006 Preparatory Survey on the Project for Improvement of Equipment and Facilities on Meteorological and Hydrological Services in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2013 – 2014)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Survey Items:

  • 18 Automatic Weather Observation Systems
  • 18 Meteorological Data Encoding PCs at the existing synoptic observatories
  • Automatic Weather Observation Data Management System at the Vientiane Head Office
  • 8 Automatic Water Level + Rainfall Observation Systems
  • Automatic Water Level + Rainfall Observation Data Management System at the Vientiane
  • GTS Message Switch System and World Meteorological Organization Information System (WIS) at the Vientiane Head Office
  • High Resolution Meteorological Satellite (HIMAWARI) Data Receiving System at the Vientiane Head Office)
Matsumura Technical Cooperation Project

C007 Programme for the Improvement of Capabilities to cope with Natural Disasters caused by Climate Change for the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (2012 – 2014)

Client: Japan International Cooperation System (JICS)

Counterpart: Samoa Meteorology Division (SMD)

Major Activities:：

  • Preparing AWS manual summary, maintenance & management record book and AWS operation and maintenance manual of AWS supported by the project
  • Training of maintenance and management of equipment




Matsumura Technical Cooperation Project

C003 Technical Cooperation Project for Development of Human Capacity on Operation of Weather Analysis and Forecasting in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (2009 – 2014)

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Counterpart: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)

Major Activities:

  • Training for field observers based on the field observation guidelines and the data entry format
  • Training on the data quality of observed data for forecasters
  • Preparation of the operation and maintenance manuals for observation fields and instruments (including AWS)
  • Training for field observers and instruments inspectors on the maintenance of observation fields and observation instruments (including AWS)
  • Preparation and conduct of the briefing flowchart and record
  • Identification of the radar ZR relation parameter for rainfall calculation in the observation range of 5 existing meteorological radar systems and optimization of the parameters
  • Preparation of correlation charts for rainfall data of radar and surface observations
  • Optimization of radar ZR relation parameters for rainfall calculation
  • Development of daily observation data input sheet for easy statistical processing and data quality control of observation data
  • Training on Numerical Weather Prediction (Meso Scale Model) by using PC (Linux) on trial basis and forecast guidance
  • Preparation of the operation and maintenance manuals for the meteorological radar system
  • Training on the operation and maintenance of meteorological radar systems
  • Preparation of the meteorological radar observation routine schedule

Matsumura Grant Aid Project

B010 Programme for the Improvement of Capabilities to Cope with Natural Disasters caused by Climate Change for the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (2012 – 2014)

Programme for the Improvement of Capabilities to Cope with Natural Disasters caused by Climate Change for the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (2012 – 2014)

Client: Lesotho Meteorological Services (LMS) (Procurement Agency: Japan International Cooperation System)

Major Components:

  • 5 Automatic Weather Observation Systems (Moshoeshoe International Airport, Qacha’s Nek Airstrip, Mokhotlong Airstrip, Oxbow, Semonkong)
  • Meteorological Data Management System