1. Climate information services provided by the Tokyo Climate Center 1 Akihiko Shimpo Office of International Affairs Japan Meteorological Agency E-mail: iao-jma@met.kishou.go.jp / tcc@climar.kishou.go.jp URL http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/index.htmlhttp://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/index.html

2. Provision of Climate Information 2 Domestic Users In Japan Long-range Forecast Tokyo Climate Center (TCC) Global Climate Monitoring Global Warming Monitoring and Projection Climate System Monitoring El Niño Monitoring and Outlook Numerical Climate Prediction and Re-analysis Types of Climate Information and Services NMHSs in Asia and the Pacific region Climate Application Services Established in April 2002 at JMA to support climate services in Asia and the Pacific region Designated as one of the Regional Climate Centers (RCCs) by WMO in 2009

3. 3 TCC Homepage http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/index.html climate system monitoring climate system monitoring el Niño monitoring NWP model prediction global warming climate in Japan Please visit our website! world climate

4. ClimatView: Tool to view monthly climate data around the world from 1982 Monthly high, mean and low temperature and monthly precipitation from Dec. 2008 to Nov. 2010 at Nakhon Sawan (Thailand) 4 http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/climatview/ Observations and Monitoring

5. TCC issues probabilistic prediction products for 3-month-averaged surface air temperature and total precipitation amounts with verification products every month for upcoming three months. White blocks indicate “low predictability” Grid interval: 2.5 degrees Seasonal Prediction Products 5

6.   In December 2009, Training Seminar on Climate Analysis using Japanese Re-analysis data took place attended by 11 experts in Asia and the Pacific region. In order to assist NMHSs in their operational climate services, TCC holds annual training seminars for application of climate monitoring and prediction products provided by TCC. 6 Capacity Building  In January 2011, Training Seminar on Application of GPV data to Seasonal Forecast was held, attended by 19 experts in Asia and the Pacific region.

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