WORKSHOP ON CITY SCALE MODELING IN THE TROPICS 3 - 4 July 2019, Zenith Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia Day 1: 3 July 2019 (Wednesday)
0800-0900 Registration
0900-1000
Opening Session
Introductory Remarks
Prof. Joy Jacqueline Pereira (Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative)
Officiating Launch of City Scale Forecasting for Kuala Lumpur - Tuan Hj. Jailan Simon, Director-General, MET Malaysia
- YBhg. Datuk Hj. Mahadi bin Che Ngah, Executive Director (Planning), Kuala Lumpur City Hall
1000-1030 Coffee Break 1000-1030 Session Keynote
Impacts of Extreme Weather Events over Tropical Cities (Prof Johnny Chan, Chair Professor of Atmospheric Science, City University of Hong Kong)
1030-1210
Session 1 (Moderator: Mr. Muhammad Helmi Abdullah)
Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development: Advancement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia- Prof. Dr. Joy Jacqueline Pereira (Professor, SEADPRI-UKM/ Vice Chair, IPCC)
National Communication 3 for Malaysia , (Dr. Yap Kok Seng (Mantan Ketua Pengarah , Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia)
Climate Projection Simulations in the Tropics using results from the SEACLID project (Prof.
Fredolin Tanggang, Professor, University Kebangsaan Malaysia/Pengerusi Pusat Sains Bumi dan Alam Sekitar)
Future climate projections for Southeast Asia: What does high resolution climate modelling tell us?- Dr. Srivatsan V Raghavan (Senior Research Fellow, National University of Singapore)
Downscaling Seasonal Forecasts using WRF (Prof. Madya. Liew Juneng University Kebangsaan Malaysia)
1210-1300 Discussion 1300-1430 Lunch Break
1430-1610
Session 2 (Moderator: Prof. Johnny Chan)
Challenges in Forecasting Extreme Events in the Tropics (Prof. Erland Kallen, Director, Center for Climate Research Singapore, Meteorological Service Singapore)
Performance of UKMO Convective Scale Models over the tropics (Dr. Stuart Webster, Expert Scientist, UK Met Ofiice)
Seasonal Dependence of Cold Surges and their Interactions with the Madden-Julian Oscillation over Southeast Asia (Dr. Prince Xavier, Science Manager of Global Model Evaluation and Diagnostics, UK Met Ofiice)
Diurnal Variation of Rainfall modulated by Land-Sea Breeze (Dr. Ahmad Fairudz Jamaluddin, National Climate Center, Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia)
Seasonal Forecasting using CPT in the Tropics, (Dr. Mike Davey, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Cambridge) via Skype
Seasonal Dependence of Cold Surges and their Interactions with the Madden-Julian Oscillation over Southeast Asia (Dr. Prince Xavier, Science Manager of Global Model Evaluation and Diagnostics, UK Met Ofiice)
1610-1640 Discussion
1640-1710 Tea Break & End of Day 1
Day 2: 4 July 2019 (Thursday)
0900-1000
Session 3 (Moderator: Dr. Srivatsan V Raghavan)
Weather Forecasts and Warnings (Dr. Mohd. Hisham Anip , MET Malaysia)
City Scale Modelling over Kuala Lumpur (Mr. Muhammad Firdaus Ammar Abdullah, MET Malaysia)
Role of tropical Equatorial Waves in Modulating High Impact Weather Events (Mr.
Diong Jeong Yik , MET Malaysia) 1000-1030 Discussion
1030-1100 Tea Break
1100-1200
Session 4 (Moderator: Dr. Fariza Yunus)
Selected Case Studies of the Radar Integrated Nowcasting System (Mr. Nursalleh K.
Chang, MET Malaysia)
Performance of ADMS-URBAN over Kuala Lumpur , FST UKM
Geophysical Hazards over Kuala Lumpur (Dr. Lim Choun Sian SEADPRI-UKM) 1200-1230 Discussion
1230-1300 Closing Session
Closing Remarks : Mr. Muhammad Helmi Abdullah (METMalaysia) 1300 Lunch & End of Workshop