Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Counterpart: Department of Meteorology (DOM), Sri Lanka
Major Activities:
Establishment of the traceability of meteorological instruments
Training on the calibration of conventional and AWS equipment
Training on the inspection and repair of the AWS
Replacement of the existing GTS Message Switching System
Training on the development of short range (every 12 hours precipitation up to 36 hours ahead) and weekly (7 days ahead) weather forecast guidance and verification
Production of short range (every 12 hours precipitation up to 36 hours ahead) and weekly (7 days ahead) weather forecast guidance at the selected stations
Production of Weather Forecast Guidance
Production of weather forecast guidance of sea wind at the selected stations
Training on the improvement of weather forecasting operation through the integration of various data
Improvement of Warning criteria
Improvement of the contents of meteorological information and Website
Production of responsible website so that users can visit website by PC, smartphone, tablet etc.
Production of beau fort scale of wind force (land version, 3 languages)
Technical training for illustration using power point
Creation of educational animation “Save Yourself” on climate, thunder, tornado and heavy rain in Sri Lanka in English, Singhalese and Tamil
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
