WMO International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone Landfall Processes

Integrated in the celebrations of the "World Meteorological Day" the "WMO International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone Landfall Processes" will be taken place in the period of 21 to 25 March 2005, where it congregates scientists and meteorologists of the world-wide reputation in the study of tropical cyclones. This International Workshop is one of the activities in the Tropical International Cyclone Landfall Programme of World Weather Research Program (WWRP) in set with the Tropical Meteorological Research Program (TMRP) of the Commission for Atmospheric Sciences of World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The responsibility of the TMRP is for promoting and coordinating the activities of research of the Members giving priority for the areas of tropical meteorology. The main objectives is to improve the socio-economics conditions through research to better understand the behavior of the tropical atmospheric systems and improving still more the forecasts helping to minimize the loss of lives and to disturb the normal life of the society in consequence of the severe weather, such as the impact of tropical cyclones. The Commission for Atmospheric Sciences of the WMO is responsible for the development of the Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme (AREP) and being the responsible AREP for Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW), World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), Tropical Meteorology Research Programme (TMRP), the Physics of Clouds and Weather Modification Research Programme (PCWMRP) and the THORPEX. Macao, China since the becoming of the Member of the World Meteorological Organization in 24 January of 1996, has collaborated and actively participated in the activities and meetings of cooperation technique of the WMO, on the regional and international level. The regional level, Macao hosted, in November of 1997, a Conference of Regional Association II (Asia) where had participated about 34 Members of Asia, in a total of about 65 participants, this included the then Secretary General of the WMO, Prof. G.O.P. Obasi. Much before that, Macao regularly organizes and participates to the meeting of the WMO and the Typhoon Committee and on rotational basis hoisting, with the Hong Kong Observatory and Guangdong Meteorological Bureau, the Seminar on Technical and Scientific of Meteorology and Meeting on Operational Cooperation in Meteorology, thus to enhance the exchange of technician, data and development of techniques and its application. It will be a prestige for Macao to receive and to organize against with the WMO this International Workshop, where the produced results are unquestionably beneficial for the technician of the SMG.