Matheos Papadakis Silas Michaelides Kaiti Savvidou Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 : First meteorological observations  1878: British occupation  1881:Climatological Stations in Lefkosia, Ammohostos, Larnaka, Pafos, Keryneia, Lemesos(1882)  1899: Second Climatological Station in Lefkosia Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 : The department of Public Work had the responsibility of the meteorological observation  1957: Establishment of Meteorological Service  1967: A scientist (physician) was employed  1968: A specialist organizes the Meteorological Service Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 1970: Decade of intensive development  1976: Establishment of the Meteorologial Office in Larnaka Airport  1981: Establishment of the radiosonde in Athalassa  1983: Establishment of the Meteorological Office in Athalassa Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 1984: Establishment of the radiation center in Athalassa  1986: Analog satellite photos  1990: Digital reception system (Meteosat)  1993: First output of LAM for Cyprus (ETA)  1994: Meteorological Radar in Kykkos (EEC) Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 1997:-- Telecommunication network between Larnaka forecasting office and Greek Meteorological Service -- New radiation sensors in Athalassa  2000 :Development of the Database (ACCESS, soon SQL, migrating to ORACLE)  2001 :Installation of the first AWS  2004 : NWP models accepted as official forecasting tools Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

Climatological and Rainfall Stations YEAR No of climatic stations No of rainfall stations before Turkish invasion (whole island) after Turkish invasion (areas under gov. control) Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

Met Officers:22 Degrees in Physics or Mathematics Specialization in Meteorology (Forecasting, Agrometeorology, Statistics) Met Assistants: 54 Met Observations Quality Control Data Entry Preparation of Reports Station Inspection Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 Lefkosia – Headquarters, Climatology Unit  Larnaka&Pafos Airport – Synoptic Unit  Athalassa – Upper Air &Actinometric Station, Technical Support  Kykkos Site - Radar Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 The Radar site  EEC, C- band Doppler radar, operating since 1996  RVP 6  Two unix workstations, one located at site, one at the forecasting office at Larnaka Airport  Full control to the forecaster  Will be upgraded within the next 2 years (hardware and software)  Valuable tool for research programs funded by European Union  Data assimilation into Local Area Models Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 24/7/365, 2 officers, 10 assistants  Numerical Modelling ◦ MM5, Bolam, WRF, WAM, DWD, Cosmo (we only receive output in GRIB)  Verification  WEB dissemination  Research (models, dynamics of the atmosphere, neural networks)  NSA, ISO 9001 certified !!! Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 Exchange meteorological information with international entities  Weather forecasts and warnings for Cyprus  Disseminate weather forecasts and warnings to the general public through media channels (press, radio and television) for : ◦ The area of the island of Cyprus ◦ For the area of Nicosia F.I.R. ◦ For the NAVTEX sea areas of Southeast Kritiko, Delta, Crusade and Taurus  Provide weather forecasts and warnings and other information for the needs of civil aviation, shipping and other marine activities in the sea area around Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean  Synoptic and upper-air observations Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

◦ Daily Precipitation ( ) (ISO stations) ◦ Daily Maximum & Minimum Temperatures ( ) (~ 40 stations) ◦ Two Hourly Temp.& RH Data ( ) (40 stations) ◦ AWS Data ( ) (20 stations) ◦ Upper Air Data ( ) (Athalassa) ◦ Evaporation ( ) (20 stations) ◦ Solar Radiation ( ) (Athalassa) ◦ Global Radiation ( ) (7 stations) Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 Synoptic Stations 3 -->3  Climatological Stations 40 --> will gradually be replaced by automatic stations  Automatic stations 26 --> 66  Rainfall gauges > most will remain for historical reasons  Radar (C-band) --> upgraded and supplemented with two X-band to cover the entire Island. Networked??  2-3 wind profilers (budget not approved) Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 1. WMO  2. FAO  3.GEO  4.CAF  5. EUMETNET  6.JOINT RESEARCH CENTERS  7.EMY  8.ICARDA  9.COST Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

 European Funded Research Activities ◦ VOLTAIRE, FLASH, EWENT (FP5, FP6, F7) ◦ RISKMED, PRODIM (Interreg)  Locally funded research activities ◦ AERAS (GIS and neural network forecasting of dust events) ◦ HEAT ISLAND (GIS and neural network distribution of heat in urban areas and forecasting severe heat events)  Publications and contributions to conferences Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM

Communication  Telephone  Fax  Weather line  Webwww.moa.gov.cy/mswww.moa.gov.cy/ms  E  Address 28 Nikis Ave., 1086 Nicosia Cyprus or Meteorological Service, 1418  Nicosia, Cyprus Larnaka, 21 October 2011 // EMMA-METEOALARM