Japan

SOT National Report from Japan: 

SOT National Report from Japan (Japan Meteorological Agency) SOT-IV (Geneva, 2007)

VOSP Activity in Japan: 

VOSP Activity in Japan

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Distribution of reports from Japanese VOS

Number of Japanese VOS: 

Number of Japanese VOS ［ships］ ［year］

Weather Reports by Japanese VOSs: 

Weather Reports by Japanese VOSs

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Security issue was raised in Sep. 2005 and Tentative measure (SHIP) was adopted.

Slide7: 

“SHIP” masking affected on data monitoring and climate analysis 9/22 9/16

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Non-“callsign masking” ships Data exchange in the network of WMO Establishing “Improved　SHIP” Reports with dummy callsign BBXX JGQH 26034 99070 11623 41/97 70103 10283 20230 40079 57018 70222 83963 22263 00294 1//03 20100 32414 40702 50702 70016= BBXX SHIP 26034 99070 11623 41/97 70103 10283 20230 40079 57018 70222 83963 22263 00294 1//03 20100 32414 40702 50702 70016= More accurate weather forecast Contributions to safety navigation More precise climate information “Callsign masking” ships Original weather reports with callsign Callsign Replacing Reports with callsign Reports with callsign JMA Non-Replacing Reports with callsign Yamaguchi LES Registered NMHSs (Secured data exchange in real time)

VOSClim Activity in Japan: 

VOSClim Activity in Japan

JMA R/Vs : 

Ryofu Maru JGQH Keifu Maru JPBN Kofu Maru JDWX Chofu Maru JCCX Seifu Maru JIVB JMA R/Vs

SOOP Activity in Japan: 

SOOP Activity in Japan

Ships participating in SOOP in 2006: 

Ships participating in SOOP in 2006 Total 1,049

Map of BATHY and TESAC in 2006: 

Map of BATHY and TESAC in 2006

Merchant Ships in SOOP: 

MOL WELLINGTON (H9TO; PX05) KAMINESAN (HPJF; IX09,10) Merchant Ships in SOOP

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Launcher data

Japanese research vessels which reported BATHY/TESAC messages in 2006.: 

Japanese research vessels which reported BATHY/TESAC messages in 2006. Total : 41 ships 8638 reports

ASAP Activity in Japan: 

ASAP Activity in Japan

ASAP participant ships in Japan: 

ASAP participant ships in Japan

Map of TEMPSHIP in 2006: 

Map of TEMPSHIP in 2006

PMO Activity in Japan: 

PMO Activity in Japan

Japanese PMOs: 

Japanese PMOs Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe; The top 3 ports visited by the most oceangoing ships in Japan. Kobe, Nagasaki, Hakodate, Maizuru; Home ports of JMA R/Vs of Marine Observatories

Barometer Checked ships by PMOs: 

Barometer Checked ships by PMOs

Slide23: 

Brochures and website (in Japanese and English)

Thank you: 

Thank you (Japan Meteorological Agency) SOT-IV (Geneva, 2007)