Proceedings: 7th TCP-JCOMM Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting (SSW-7)

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The Seventh TCP/JCOMM Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting was held at Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Macao, China, from 10 to 14 October 2011.

This series of workshop is co-organized by the Tropical Cyclone Programme (TCP) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) that is jointly supported by WMO and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), with a view to enhancing capacities of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) for reduction of marine hazards to complement broader disaster preparedness and mitigation activities. It will also directly contribute to the development of the Storm Surge Watch Scheme of WMO. The seventh Workshop (2011) was organized for the countries in South-East Asia and adjacent region, namely the members of the WMO/ESCAP Typhoon Committee in the WMO Regional Association (RA) II. The Workshop was co-sponsored by WMO, Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), WMO/ESCAP Typhoon Committee and Macao Foundation.

Collection(s) and Series:  JCOMM Technical Report- No. 62

Language(s): English

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