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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

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

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.

Customer: A major Japanese manufacturer

Survey Items:

Survey related to the frequency of frosting and icing occurrences, by using past 5-year meteorological data from 161 cities across the world.
Literature survey and study on the meteorological conditions causing frosting and icing.

Customer: Japan International Cooperation System (JICS)

Survey Items:

Hybrid Weather Observation Systems (45 sites in Islamabad capital territory, Punjab and Sindh provinces)
- System based on automatic weather observation, enabling entry of manual observation items such as cloud amount and cloud types
Telecommunication systems for transmission of observation data (Mobile network)
Weather observation data management system (Pakistan Meteorological Department Headquarters Office)
Weather observation data display systems (Pakistan Meteorological Department Headquarters Office)
Connection to the GTS messaging switch system (Pakistan Meteorological Department Headquarters Office)

Client: World Bank

Survey Items:

Site survey of Automatic Weather Systems
Site survey of Wireless Telecommunication Systems
Site survey of Lightning Detection Systems
Create the report and technical specification for upgrading the automatic weather observation network

Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

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

Major Activities:

Imputation of unavailable meteorological data using reanalysis data
Analyses of trends, statistics, examples of the climate change using imputation data
Formulation of database system of hydro-meteorological observation data
Developing disclosure system of hydro-meteorological observation data

Client: Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS)

Major Components:

Construction of a Meteorological Radar Tower Building at Trou-aux-cerfs (Height: approx. 37m)
S-Band Doppler Pulse Compression Solid State Radar System