1. Zhou Qing Liang（Shi Lijuan） CMA 31 Oct. 2016
Developing a Sand & Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System (SDS-WAS) in Asia Node
Zhou Qing Liang（Shi Lijuan）
CMA
31 Oct. 2016 

2. OUTLINE What’s SDS-WAS?----Background What we have done?----Outcomes
What are we going to do?----Procedure

3. OUTLINE What’s SDS-WAS?----Background What we have done?----Outcomes
What are we going to do?----Procedure

4. Background
Established in 2007
MISSION
To achieve comprehensive, coordinated and sustained observations and modelling capabilities of sand and dust storms
In order to
improve the monitoring of sand and dust storms
increase the understanding of the dust processes
enhance dust prediction capabilities for mitigation of risks in many affected area (aviation, health impacts, etc.).

5. Background
It is established as a federation of partners organized around regional nodes
Northern Africa-Middle East-Europe Node --Spain
Asian Node –China
Benefits
The systematic NRT monitoring of sand and dust storm will provide the Asia Node countries with useful information for sand and dust storm risk mitigation
Key Regional Player
China, Japan, Korea

6. OUTLINE What’s SDS-WAS?----Background What we have done?----Outcomes
What are we going to do?----Procedure

7. MEETINGS
Beijing, Oct. 2008: First Meeting of the Asian Node “SDS Regional Steering Group”
Seoul, Oct. 2009: Second Meeting of the Asian Node “SDS Regional Steering Group”
Tsukuba, Mar. 2012: 3rd Meeting of the Asian Node “SDS Regional Steering Group”
Beijing, Mar.2015: 4th Meeting of the Asian Node “SDS Regional Steering Group”
Korea, Sep.2016: 5th Meeting of the Asian Node “SDS Regional Steering Group”

8. Outcomes of the 4th WMO SDS-WAS Regional Steering Group for Asia
Application for RSMC-ASDF :
Agreed to recommend the Asian-RC, hosted by CMA, to apply for the future RSMC-ASDF representing Asian Node, as suggested by all member countries.

9. Approval of the Asian-RC Technique Report
Agreed with the assessment of Asian-RC technique report, which has shown that the existing SDS forecasting models possess the skills to forecast dust episode in Asia
Encouraged the member countries in Asian node to further refine the report, especially add more descriptions of JMA and KMA modeling system, validation of their forecast, SDS monitoring, and future plan in model inter-comparison and data sharing for improving the modeling capabilities.

10. Data Sharing of NRT Output of Model Forecast:
Welcome the decision of each member country in Asian node to share the NRT output of model forecast immediately, after getting permission from each administration or agency, in order to have a joint visualization and evaluation initiative in Asian-RC.
KMA ,since Feb
NCEP and ECMWF, since Mar
JMA, TBD

11. CMA
KMA
ECMWF
NCEP

12. SDS-WAS Asian Node Model Output Collection

13. ECMWF
NCEP
KMA
CMA
JMA
Times
Once/day
Twice/day
TBD
Arrive Time(UTC 24)
About 01:08
About 7:25
About 5:00
About 06:15
About 19:15
Method to 
Access
Private account
Public FTP
GTS
Inner net
Variable
AOD550
AOD550_DUST
DDEPO_DUST
PM2P5
PM10
SCON_DUST
SMMR_DUST
WDEPO_DUST
AOTK
AEMFLX
COLMD
DDMFLX
MASSDEN
SEDMFLX
WLSMFLX
Dust load
Surface dust concentration
3-hour accumulated dry deposition
3-hour accumulated wet deposition
Dust optical depth at 550nm
Dust concentration at the surface
3-hour accumulated dry and wet deposition
blue denotes products already released

14. Observational Data Sharing
Noted the importance of observational data sharing in validations of NRT forecasting results and improvement of models through model inter-comparison.
The SDS observational data can also be divided into two parts:
NRT SDS related data, such as routine observational SDS data, PM10, satellite SDS index data, and
data for further validation in SDS forecasting results, such as AOD and Lidar data etc.

15. Observational Data Sharing
KMA JMA and CMA have identified the Observational Data Sharing

16. New Web Portal of Asian-RC:
Expressed appreciation for the new Regional Node Center Web Portal which now has an updated and general structure for joint visualization and evaluation initiative, and further validation, model inter-comparison and data sharing
agreed that the web portal should serve as the major platform for Asian-RC to support the activities of regional node center to be designated as a RSMC-ASDF BEIJING in future.

17. New Web Portal of Asian-RC
The NRT output of model forecast have been shared in Asian-RC to have a joint visualization and evaluation initiative.

18. Model Inter-comparison
Welcomed the interest of members to continue work with model inter-comparisons in order to improve the models’ forecast capability under the support, which may expand cooperation into the area of environmental prediction of such elements as haze, fog and air quality in future.

19. Model Inter-Comparison
KMA JMA and CMA Model Inter-Comparison for 2013 has been conducted
NECP ECMWF KMA and CMA model forecasts validation for 2016 has been finished

21. OUTLINE What’s SDS-WAS?----Background What we have done?----Outcomes
What are we going to do?----Procedure

22. The Main Tasks： Preparing the technique report for CBS-16
Revising the Asian-RC Technique Report
Optimizing the Web Portal

23. Designation Process of RSMC ASDF
- Section 7 of SDS-WAS Science Implementation Plan -
STEP 1: SDS-WAS RSG Tech. Rep.
STEP 2: RSG > P/Regional Assoc.
STEP 3: RSG > SDS-WAS SC
STEP 4: SDS-WAS SC > WWRP SSC
STEP 5a: WWRP SSC > P/CAS
STEP 6: P/CBS > ET-ERA
STEP 5b: P/CAS > P/CBS
STEP 7: Presentation at CBS Session
STEP 8:
WMO Congress or Executive Council
STEP 9:
Formal designation as RSMC ASDF
CBS -16, Nov. 2016, Guang Zhou

24. Transition to operational activities
good example of “Research to Operation”

25. Thank you !