20141016-「臺美氣象預報系統發展技術合作協議」第26號執行辦法

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行政院第 3420次會議

民國 103年 10月 16日

報告事項（四）

交通部函送「臺美氣象預報系統發展技術合作協議」第 26 號執

行辦法，請鑒核案。

說明：

一、查「臺美氣象預報系統發展技術合作協議」，前由臺美雙

方於民國 79年 6月間簽署，並於 90年 6月、96年 9月及

101年 3月 3次換約，有效期限至 105年 6月 30日止，其

間為推展上述協議有關氣象預報系統技術合作等事項，先

後簽署第 1 號至第 25 號執行辦法，均經提報院會復准備

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查，並函請總統府秘書長查照轉陳在案。

二、茲交通部函以，有關「臺美氣象預報系統發展技術合作協

議」第 26 號執行辦法，前經報奉鈞院同意後，由美國在

臺協會執行理事唐若文與我國駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處

副代表洪慧珠，分別於本（103）年 6月 6日及 8月 18日

依國名輪先原則代表雙方完成簽署，檢附該第 26 號執行

辦法，請備查。

三、本辦法內容要點如次：

（一）執行期間自 103年 1月 1日起至 103年 12月 31日止，

合約金額為 117 萬 3,000 美元整（折合約新臺幣 3,519

萬元），分別由交通部中央氣象局、本院農業委員會水

土保持局及經濟部水利署 103年度預算支應。

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（二）主要工作內容為：

１、發展與強化使用氣象衛星資料技術，以逐步改善颱風監

測與預報。

２、高解析度定量降雨估計與定量降雨預報應用之改進。

３、即時預報決策工具之強化。

４、發展第 2 代先進交談式天氣處理系統高解析天氣預報產

品輔助編輯工具。

５、發展季節內至年際尺度之氣候監測及預報。

６、早期合作計畫之持續交流。

四、案經交據外交部、經濟部及科技部議復均表同意；本院主

計總處議復請衡酌其業務實際需要卓核；本院農委會議復

表示無意見。

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五、本案擬由院復准備查，並函請總統府秘書長查照轉陳。

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「駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處與美國在臺協會間

氣象預報系統發展技術合作協議」

「第 26號執行辦法」

「發展災害性天氣監測與預報作業系統」

(中譯文)

第一條：範圍

本執行辦法旨在描述由美國在臺協會 (AIT)透過其指定代表美國商務部國家海

洋暨大氣總署 (NOAA)/地球系統實驗室 (ESRL)/全球系統組 (GSD)（原名為預報系

統實驗室）所應執行的科學與技術工作。本辦法係提供作為駐美國臺北經濟文化代

表處 (TECRO) 所指定的代表中央氣象局 (CWB)及美國在臺協會所指定的代表美國

國家海洋暨大氣總署/地球系統實驗室/全球系統組 (NOAA/ESRL/GSD)間合作進行

預報系統發展計畫之持續發展。本執行辦法是基於駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處及

AIT，以下稱「雙方」共同的利益。經由開發可被整合至其它 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 系

統內之各項全新與升級的性能及應用軟體，本執行辦法的成果將能提供出實質效益。

第二條：授權

本執行辦法所述工作，將遵守駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處與 AIT 於 2012 年 3

月 6 日所簽訂的氣象預報系統發展技術合作協議（TECRO-AIT 協議）的一般條款

和規定及雙方同意之後續修訂版本，並在其下進行。本執行辦法為駐美國臺北經濟

文化代表處與 AIT 間一系列概括協議之下的第 26號執行辦法。

第三條：服務

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在第 26號執行辦法執行期間，駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所指定的代表中央氣

象局與 AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 會配合「災害性天氣監測與預報作業建

置計畫」的執行，聯合工作小組的工作主軸將專注於災害性天氣， 6 項工作說明如

下： (1) 發展與強化使用氣象衛星資料技術以逐步改善颱風的監測與預報； (2)

HRQ2 (高解析度定量降雨估計與定量降雨預報)應用之改進； (3) 即時預報決策工具

的強化； (4) 發展 AWIPS II高解析天氣預報產品輔助編輯工具； (5) 發展季節內

至年際尺度之氣候監測及預報； (6) 早期合作計畫之持續交流。在本執行辦法下所

涵蓋的工作項目包括全面性的開發合作到系統升級與支援，以使得各系統維持在最

新的技術與科學能力和規格之下運作。這些進行中的活動將在工作說明書內有更詳

細的描述，其內容將包含下列 6項工作：

工作#1－發展與強化使用氣象衛星資料技術以逐步改善颱風的監測與預報

於 26號執行辦法期間，AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 同意衛星氣象學

與氣候學部門(STAR/SMCD) 主導此項工作。美國海洋暨大氣總署所屬衛星氣象學與

氣候學部門(NOAA/STAR/SMCD)將持續提供由 NOAA-18、NOAA-19、MetOp-A及

MetOp-B衛星搭載之先進微波探測儀(AMSU-A)及微波濕度探測儀(MHS)設備觀測之

近即時繞極軌道衛星全球 1b級輻射量及產品資料。該部門亦將提供防禦氣象衛星計

畫(DMSP) F16、F17、F18 衛星搭載之特別感測器微波影像探測儀(SSMIS)的合成總

可降水量(blended TPW)產品、MetOp-A及MetOp-B進階散射儀(ASCAT)風場產品、

星載極化微波輻射計(WindSAT)風場產品及微波整合反演系統(MiRS)所需之全球資

料同化系統(GDAS)網格資料，並將提供遠端技術支援以重新獲得衛星 1b級資料。

在微波整合反演系統(MiRS)方面，衛星氣象學與氣候學部門將更新微波整合反

演系統軟體套件及文件以提供多種衛星反演產品，以及微波整合反演系統建置之駐

點或遠端的技術支援。

於 26號執行辦法期間，衛星氣象學與氣候學部門將持續努力建置太平洋地區

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HWRF(Hurricane WRF)衛星資料同化系統，包括更新版之 HWRF軟體套件與升級系

統之技術支援及文件、HWRF建置之駐點或遠端技術支援，以及 HWRF所需之直接

廣播的 ATMS BUFR 格式資料。

兩位中央氣象局人員將訪問衛星氣象學與氣候學部門以評估 HWRF效能、繞極

軌道衛星資料同化及輻射傳遞應用。

工作#2－ HRQ2(高解析度定量降雨估計與定量降雨預報)應用之改進

在第 26號執行辦法期間，AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 同意美國國家

劇烈風暴實驗室(NSSL) 持續朝維護、強化及改進駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所指定

的代表中央氣象局、水利署(WRA)及水土保持局(SWCB)所需的 HRQ2之相關應用進

行研究。

此項工作將包括整合兩座新的雷達：一為五分山(RCWF)雙偏極化雷達，另一為

位於臺灣東方 200 公里遠之日本 C 波段單偏極化的石垣島雷達。在五分山雷達資料

方面，NSSL將測試雙偏極化雷達方法，並整合定量降雨估計(QPE)至 QPESUMS，

亦將整合 RCWF水相粒子分類至三維合成場。在日本雷達資料方面，該實驗室將進

行資料解碼並開發參考資料集，並整合資料至合成回波場及 QPESUMS 系統。

NSSL將提供駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處指定的代表中央氣象局所需之整合新

的雙偏極化五分山雷達資料及日本雷達資料至 QPESUMS 系統之軟體程式碼，該實

驗室亦將提供中央氣象局所需之 QPESUMS 系統及建置上述模組於即時 HRQ2之技

術支援。

工作#3－即時預報決策工具的強化

AIT 所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 在第 26 號執行辦法的其中一部分，同意

由美國氣象發展實驗室(MDL)對駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所指定的代表中央氣象

局持續提供技術支援與訓練，以強化中央氣象局在天氣資料整合與即時預報系統

(WINS)工作站中的即時預報決策輔助工具。這些支援包括原始碼的修改與建構檔的

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調整設定。

在MDL多數的決策輔助工具客製化後，FFMP(洪水監測與預測)在WINS 上的

實作成為第 25號執行辦法的最主要任務之一。FFMP 會針對個別小流域進行降雨量

分析，為一多重感知整合應用程式，用來偵測、分析、監控降雨量並自動產生短時

暴洪預警資訊。在第 25號執行辦法期間，MDL協助中央氣象局客製化 FFMP 在各

種不同資料源的處理與顯示，例如雷達數位複合回波(DHR)、SCAN(對流分析與即時

預報系統) QPF、淹水警戒值(FFG)、中央氣象局的 QPESUM資料及雨量筒觀測資料。

在第 26號執行辦法期間，MDL將持續提供中央氣象局在 MDL的決策輔助工具上更

詳盡的客製化與訓練支援，特別是對預報中心在 FFMＰ作業使用上的協助。

在第 26號執行辦法期間，第 2個工作項目將提供中央氣象局氣象衛星中心(MSC)

軟體及訓練，使其可以有彈性且高效率的方式自動化調整中央氣象局之即時預報系

統(AutoNowCaster)。自動化調整自動即時預報系統與資料集選擇、客觀預報校驗技

術之使用，以及用基因法(genetic algorithm)反覆計算產生權重設計適合度函數(fitness

function)以增加預報有關，此種自動調整方式所耗費之時間相較於專家們手動分析資

料及調整權重減少許多。

在過去中央氣象局使用即時預報系統提供北臺灣暖季午後雷陣雨預報之客觀指

引，並發現具有過度預報午後雷陣雨發生日數之趨勢。為改進中央氣象局對流風暴

啟始及演變於北臺灣實驗期間之預報，氣象衛星中心想要學習自動化之自動即時預

報系統之調整方法。

工作#4－發展 AWIPS II 高解析天氣預報產品輔助編輯工具

美國氣象局(NWS)已發展 AWIPS II系統數年，這個將取代第一代 AWIPS 的系

統，在外觀與使用者介面上具有相同的性質，以便減少系統轉換時所需的訓練時間。

AWIPS II是以 Java語言撰寫，並遵循 SOA的服務導向架構。

在第 25 號執行辦法期間，AIT 所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 得到美國氣象

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局的同意，提供 AWIPS II的發展版本予中央氣象局。地球系統組也須提供中央氣象

局的發展人員訓練，以便了解 AWIPS II的系統軟體及如何在基礎架構下加入新功能。

在第 26號執行辦法期間，地球系統組持續提供中央氣象局 AWIPS II軟體更新

版本，以支援中央氣象局的研發。地球系統組在提交更新版本前，將會進行測試安

裝及系統設定，並且支援中央氣象局的人員進行新版本的安裝設定，以及在臺北提

供額外的訓練。

AIT所指定的代表美國國家海洋大氣總署地球系統組所發展的CAT系統(CAVE

(Common AWIPS Visualization Environment) Annotation Tool)，協助預報人員編輯與

儲存繪圖產品，例如即時天氣與天氣演變圖示，並且將產品發布至網頁上。地球系

統組將協助中央氣象局赴美受訓人員學習有關 AWIPS II 架構，並且擴充 CAT 功能

以符合中央氣象局的需求。

在第 26 號執行辦法期間，AIT 所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 也將提供圖形

編輯系統(GFE)、智慧編輯工具(自動或半自動編輯技術)及文字產生器的技術支援。

在與美國氣象局合作方面，地球系統組持續發展智慧型編輯工具、天氣預報監

看及系集預報工具。地球系統組並且準備及提供中央氣象局預報人員訓練，2014 年

地球系統組將邀請一位中央氣象局人員參與發展工作，進而獲得開發經驗與專業知

識，以便能協助 FIES 的開發以及適應 AWIPS II的操作環境。

地球系統組將透過中央氣象局赴美人員及 BOIVerify 系統開發者與使用者的交

流，持續支援中央氣象局有關 BOIVerify的開發及本土化工作。

工作#5－發展季節內至年際尺度之氣候監測及預報

在第 26號執行辦法期間，AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ ESRL / GSD，同意由美國

氣象局國家環境預報中心(NWS/NCEP)轄下的氣候預測中心（CPC）和環境模擬中心

（EMC）領導此項任務。 NCEP 將繼續支持中央氣象局增進其監測與預報能力，特

別是對於季節內至年際的時間尺度。

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世界各地的氣象服務單位都面臨著提供及改善氣候服務的新需求。服務的主題

將從氣候資訊提供擴展到預測、歷史資料、危害展望以及政府機構和工業部門對於

國家利益相關所衍生的資訊需求。依此氣象服務的需求，如中央氣象局，將規劃一

新的策略計畫，發展新的能力在人類智識基礎上，吸收科學發現，設計新的工具，

及實現技術的精進。

在第 26號執行辦法期間，NOAA將繼續協助中央氣象局發展氣候服務能力，

包括 1) 提供 NCEP 的國際季風席位訓練計畫的培訓； 2) 協助中央氣象局第 2屆「臺

灣與西北太平洋全球預報系統發展與規劃研討會」 (TWPCFS)之規劃及提供科學性

專業知識； 3) 協助和促進中央氣象局專業人士參加在美國舉辦的科學性研討會和會

議。

工作#6－早期合作計畫的持續交流

多個早期合作工作目前都已完成，而這些技術也都已成功的移轉也運用在駐美

國臺北經濟文化代表處所指定的代表中央氣象局之作業中。AIT 所指定的代表

NOAA/ESRL/GSD 在這個領域中的任務是發展新工具以強化預報的產品應用，中央

氣象局和 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 的持續交流，對於中央氣象局的工作人員隨時掌握目前

AWIPS II發展工作的最新狀態，是極為重要的。此項工作將直接改善與更新中央氣

象局的預報支援與決策系統，使其維持在合適的水準，包括 ALPS 與系集預報產品

(AWIPS 的昇級版)與相關預報支援應用軟體及相關文件。

NOAA/ESRL/GSD 有美國出口管制許可，當承包商釋出 AWIPS II軟體時可以

提供給 CWB。在第 26號執行辦法期間 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 將持續提供版本更新與訓

練 CWB的參訪科學家使用新的 AWIPS II，擴展/加強預報員應用工具，如改善的 GFE

與 Collaboration 等 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 發展的工具。

NOAA/ESRL/GSD 在第 26號執行辦法期間，將持續提供 NOAAPORT 氣象資料

並支援資料傳輸，以供中央氣象局進行資料同化與氣象預報工作。

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此項持續交流的工作，將有益於駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所指定的代表中央

氣象局掌握預報支援及決策系統的更新知識與 NOAA發展的決策支援系統包含

AWIPS II系統。在第 26號執行辦法期間，AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 將

會提供必須的 CWB參訪人員訓練、交換互訪活動、文件、報告的複製、出席年度會

議以及電子郵件的互動。

第四條： AIT的職責

除了參與合作計畫團隊以外，美國在臺協會經由其所指定的代表海洋暨大氣總

署/地球系統實驗室/全球系統組應：

A. 對在科羅拉多州波德市的 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 所進行的合作計畫之各項活動，提供

綜合性的協調；

B. 依據本執行辦法，對交付予駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所指定的代表中央氣象局

之文件報告之準備，提供行政管理支援；

C. 指派適當的人員以履行本執行辦法所界定的各項工作，並依據合作主協議的條款

提供支援協助；

D. 滿足第 26號執行辦法之工作說明書內所定的職責。

第五條：駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處的職責

除了參與合作計畫團隊以外，駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處經由其所指定的代表

中央氣象局應：

A. 對在中央氣象局所進行的合作計畫之各項活動，提供綜合性的協調；

B. 指派適當的人員以進行本執行辦法所界定的各項工作，並依據合作主協議的條款

提供支援協助；

C. 滿足第 26號執行辦法之工作說明書內所定的職責。

第六條：財務條款

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依照駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處與美國在臺協會（TECRO-AIT）間之合作協

議，駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處須支付美國在臺協會因其代表的美國國家海洋暨大

氣總署/地球系統實驗室/全球系統組執行本辦法所有有關的費用，美國在臺協會將全

額轉付由駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所支付與此執行辦法有關的費用給美國國家海

洋暨大氣總署/地球系統實驗室/全球系統組。

本執行辦法所述工作的總費用經雙方同意為美金 117 萬 3 千元整，駐美國臺北

經濟文化代表處同意於計畫開始時先行支付百分之五十予美國在臺協會，其餘百分

之五十於完成本年工作時支付，支付條件是駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處收到所需要

的款項。

NOAA Information

Treasury Symbol: 13x1450

Business Event Type Code: COLL

CBS ACCS:

5037000000000000

DUNS: 16-2008767

EIN: 84-1040636

ALC: 13-14-0001

OMB MAX CODE: 006-48

BETC CODE: COLL

美國在臺協會所指定的代表美國國家海洋暨大氣總署在本執行辦法中之工作內

容會依實際可用預算額度而定。

第七條：智慧財產權的考慮

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預期在本執行辦法所述工作應不致引起智慧財產權的考量，AIT 所

指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 的預報系統之現有系統設計及電腦軟體均

屬公共領域，本執行辦法下所準備的報告、規格及電腦軟體，一旦經由

中央氣象局及美國國家海洋暨大氣總署核可其最終形式後，也將屬於公

用領域。

第八條：生效日期、修改與終止

本執行辦法在最後簽字日期生效，本執行辦法可依協議條款作修正及/或終止，

本執行辦法所述工作預計完成日期為 2014 年 12 月 31 日，而本執行辦法的終止日

期為 2015年 6 月 30日。

駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處代表美國在臺協會代表

洪慧珠唐若文

副代表執行理事

103年 8月 18日 103年 6月 6日

日期日期

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駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處與美國在臺協會間

「第 26號執行辦法」工作說明書

「發展災害性天氣監測與預報作業系統」

1. 背景與目的

本工作說明書說明聯合團隊將執行的工作，此工作團隊是由美國在臺協會 (AIT)所指定的

代表地球系統實驗室 (ESRL)之全球系統組 (GSD)，以及駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處 (TECRO)

所指定的代表中央氣象局 (CWB)人員，依據駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處與 AIT之間的「臺美

氣象預報系統發展技術合作協議」下「第 26號執行辦法」的條款所組成，該協議提供了駐美

國臺北經濟文化代表處所指定的代表中央氣象局與 AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 間的

技術合作基礎。雙方的指定代表可在氣象及預報系統發展上進行合作。

目前在美國科羅拉多州波德市之美國國家海洋暨大氣總署 (NOAA)下地球系統實驗室

(ESRL)的全球系統組 (GSD)所發展中的天氣預報中心先進顯示 (WFO-Advanced)系統，已經被

美國國家氣象局 (NWS)佈建為 AWIPS(先進交談式天氣處理系統)中的一個主要部分。

WFO-Advanced 系統的發展是駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處及 AIT所分別指定的代表中央氣象

局和 NOAA/ESRL/GSD，在支援建立災害性天氣的監測與預報工作中非常重要的合作項目。

天氣預報中心先進顯示系統 WFO-Advanced是通用型 FX-Advanced(GSD先進式 X視窗)

系統的一個具體實現，圖 1說明天氣預報中心先進顯示系統的構成組件：

全國性及地區性資料輸入

三維變分資料同化及數值天氣預報 (NWP)

衛星及遙測資料

HRQ2 (高解析度定量降雨估計與定量降雨預報)軟體

交談式顯示系統 (D2D)及全球天氣球型展示系統 (SOS)

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即時預報決策輔助工具

AWIPS 預報準備系統 (AFPS)

美國國家氣象局的水文局所發展之水文應用程式

通用 X應用程式組件

高時空密度之預報及警報產品之傳遞

本工作說明書包含 6項工作： (1) 發展與強化使用氣象衛星資料技術以逐步改善颱風的監

測與預報； (2) HRQ2(高解析度定量降雨估計與定量降雨預報)應用之改進； (3) 即時預報

決策工具的強化； (4) 發展 AWIPS II高解析天氣預報產品輔助編輯工具； (5) 發展季節內

至年際尺度之氣候監測及預報； (6) 早期合作計畫之持續交流。

這些工作將由駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處及 AIT 所指定的代表 CWB-NOAA/ESRL/GSD

聯合工作團隊，依適當性在科羅拉多州波德市的 NOAA/ESRL/GSD(全球系統組)，於馬里蘭州

的大學公園市的 NOAA/NESDIS(國家環境衛星數據資訊局)與 NOAA/NCEP/CPC(氣候預測中

心)，於馬里蘭州銀泉市的 NOAA/NWS/MDL(氣候發展實驗室)，及由中央氣象局人員在臺灣

臺北的中央氣象局設施內進行。本工作說明書僅涵蓋了在「第 26號執行辦法」的條款下將由

高時空密度之預

報及警報產品之

傳遞

交談式顯示

(D2D，SOS)

即時預報決策

輔助工具 AWIPS預報準

備系統

預報先導系統

水文應用程式 X應用程式

先進式X視窗系統

三維變分資料

同化及數值天

氣預報(NWP) 中央模式

及資料

局地模式

及資料

衛星及遙測

資料

高解析度

定量降雨

估計與預

報

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NOAA/ESRL/GSD-CWB聯合工作團隊所進行的工作，並描述其執行期間、交件項目及所需資

源等。

2. 工作說明

依據整個計畫的時程﹐在 2014年 1月 1日至 12月 31日期間﹐共含 6 個重要的工作項目，

各工作項目及所需資源分配預估如下：

工作#1－發展與強化使用氣象衛星資料技術以逐步改善颱風的監測與預報

在第 26 號執行辦法期間，AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 同意衛星氣

象學與氣候學部門(STAR/SMCD) 主導此項工作。美國海洋暨大氣總署所屬衛星

氣象學與氣候學部門(NOAA/STAR/SMCD)將持續提供由 NOAA-18、NOAA-19、

MetOp-A及 MetOp-B 衛星搭載之先進微波探測儀(AMSU-A)及微波濕度探測儀

(MHS)設備觀測之近即時繞極軌道衛星全球 1b級輻射量及產品資料。該部門亦

將提供防禦氣象衛星計畫(DMSP) F16、F17、F18衛星搭載之特別感測器微波影

像探測儀(SSMIS)的合成總可降水量(blended TPW)產品、MetOp-A及MetOp-B

進階散射儀(ASCAT)風場產品、星載極化微波輻射計(WindSAT)風場產品及微波

整合反演系統(MiRS)所需之全球資料同化系統(GDAS)網格資料，並將提供遠端

技術支援以重新獲得衛星 1b級資料。

在微波整合反演系統(MiRS)方面，衛星氣象學與氣候學部門將更新微波整合

反演系統軟體套件及文件以提供多種衛星反演產品，以及微波整合反演系統建置

之駐點或遠端的技術支援。

在第 26 號執行辦法期間，衛星氣象學與氣候學部門將持續努力建置太平洋

地區 HWRF(Hurricane WRF)衛星資料同化系統，包括更新版之 HWRF軟體套件

與升級系統之技術支援及文件、HWRF建置之駐點或遠端技術支援，以及 HWRF

所需之直接廣播的 ATMS BUFR 格式資料。兩位中央氣象局人員將訪問衛星氣象

學與氣候學部門以評估 HWRF效能、繞極軌道衛星資料同化及輻射傳遞應用。

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下列為工作項目#1的時程和所需要的資源：

資源需求 25.8% NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CWB 團隊

交件項目與時程

1. 近即時繞極軌道衛星 1b級資料輻射量及產品 11/15/14

a. NOAA-18、NOAA-19、MetOp-A及MetOp-B 衛星搭載之

先進微波探測儀/微波濕度探測儀(AMSU-A/MHS)

b. 防禦氣象衛星計畫(DMSP) F16、F17、F18衛星搭載之特

別感測器微波影像探測儀(SSMIS)

c. 合成總可降水量(blended TPW)產品

d. MetOp-A、MetOp-B 之 ASCAT風場產品及 WindSAT 風

場產品

e. 微波整合反演系統(MiRS)所需全球資料同化系統網格資

料

f. 重新獲得資料之遠端技術支援

2. 為多種衛星產品反演更新微波整合反演系統(MiRS) 09/30/14

a. 更新微波整合反演系統(MiRS)軟體套件及文件

b. 建置微波整合反演系統(MiRS)之技術支援

3. 太平洋地區 HWRF衛星資料同化系統β版本之應用 11/15/14

a. 升級 HWRF衛星資料同化軟體套件及文件

b. 建置 HWRF之技術支援

c. 廣播 HWRF所需之 ATMS BUFR 格式資料

4. 兩位中央氣象局系統發展人員關於 HWRF評估及輻射傳遞模

式(CRTM)應用之訓練

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工作#2－ HRQ2(高解析度定量降雨估計與定量降雨預報)應用之改進

在第 26 號執行辦法期間，AIT所代表的 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 同意美國國家劇

烈風暴實驗室(NSSL) 持續朝維護、強化及改進駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所指

定的代表中央氣象局、水利署(WRA)及水土保持局(SWCB)所需的 HRQ2之相關

應用進行研究。

此項工作將包括整合兩座新的雷達：一為五分山(RCWF)雙偏極化雷達，另

一為位於臺灣東方 200公里遠之日本 C 波段單偏極化的石垣島雷達。在五分山雷

達資料方面，NSSL將測試雙偏極化雷達方法，並整合定量降雨估計(QPE)至

QPESUMS，亦將整合 RCWF水相粒子分類至三維合成場。在日本雷達資料方面，

該實驗室將進行資料解碼並開發參考資料集，並整合資料至合成回波場及

QPESUMS 系統。

NSSL將提供駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處指定的代表中央氣象局所需之整合

新的雙偏極化五分山雷達資料及日本雷達資料至 QPESUMS 系統之軟體程式

碼，該實驗室亦將提供中央氣象局所需之 QPESUMS 系統及建置上述模組於即時

HRQ2之技術支援。




1. 整合新的雙偏極化五分山雷達(RCWF)資料至劇烈天氣監測系

統(QPESUMS)

11/30/14

a. 針對新的五分山雷達資料測試雙偏極化雷達方法 06/30/14

b. 整合新的五分山雙偏極化雷達定量降雨估計至劇烈天氣 09/30/14

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監測系統

c. 整合五分山雷達水相粒子分類產品至三維合成場 11/30/14

2. 整合日本雷達至即時劇烈天氣監測系統 11/30/14

a. 進行雷達資料解碼及開發參考資料集 03/31/14

b. 整合雷達資料至合成回波場 09/30/14

c. 整合雷達資料至劇烈天氣監測系統 11/30/14

3. 劇烈天氣監測系統作業相關之技術支援 11/30/14

工作#3－即時預報決策工具的強化

AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 在第 26 號執行辦法的其中一部分，同

意由美國氣象發展實驗室(MDL)對駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所代表的中央氣

象局持續提供技術支援與訓練，以強化中央氣象局在天氣資料整合與即時預報系

統(WINS)工作站中的即時預報決策輔助工具。這些支援包括原始碼的修改與建

構檔的調整設定。

在多數的 MDL決策輔助工具被客製化後，FFMP(洪水監測與預測)在WINS

上的實作成為第 25號執行辦法的最主要任務之一。FFMP 會針對個別小流域進

行降雨量分析，為一多重感知整合應用程式，用來偵測、分析、監控降雨量並自

動產生短時暴洪預警資訊。在第 25號執行辦法期間，MDL協助中央氣象局客製

化 FFMP 在各種不同資料源的處理與顯示，例如雷達數位複合回波(DHR)、

SCAN(對流分析與即時預報系統) QPF、淹水警戒值(FFG)、中央氣象局的

QPESUM資料及雨量筒觀測資料。在第 26號執行辦法期間，MDL將持續提供

中央氣象局在 MDL的決策輔助工具上更詳盡的客製化與訓練支援，特別是對預

報中心在 FFMＰ作業使用上的協助。

在第 26 號執行辦法期間，第 2 個工作項目將提供中央氣象局氣象衛星中心

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(MSC) 軟體及訓練，使其可以有彈性且高效率的方式自動化調整中央氣象象局

之即時預報系統(AutoNowCaster)。自動化調整自動即時預報系統與資料集選擇、

客觀預報校驗技術之使用，以及用基因法(genetic algorithm)反覆計算產生權重設

計適合度函數(fitness function)以增加預報有關，此種自動調整方式所耗費之時間

相較於專家們手動分析資料及調整權重減少許多。

在過去中央氣象局使用即時預報系統提供北臺灣暖季午後雷陣雨預報之客

觀指引，並發現具有過度預報午後雷陣雨發生日數之趨勢。為改進中央氣象局對

流風暴啟始及演變於北臺灣實驗期間之預報，氣象衛星中心想要學習自動化之自

動即時預報系統之調整方法。




1. FFMP(洪水監測與預測) 11/30/14

1. 持續支援建構額外的資料源導入 FFMP，供中央氣象局作

業用 WINS 系統的處理與顯示

2. 操作使用的教育訓練支援

2. 其他決策支援工具 11/30/14

1. 即時預報系統維護及客製化的持續支援

2. 持續教育訓練

3. 自動即時預報系統(ANC)自動化調整 11/30/14

1. 遞交自動即時預報系統自動調整軟體以使中央氣象局可 01/30/14

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以檢視基因法

2. 兩位中央氣象局系統發展人員於氣象發展實驗室受訓，學

習何為基因法、如何安裝配置自動調整軟體，以及使用收

集之資料執行自動調整

03/30/14

3. 於實驗開始前至中央氣象局檢查該局自動調整之相關設

定及所選擇之訓練資料集

06/30/14

工作#4－強化精緻化預報所需預報資訊編輯工具

美國氣象局已發展 AWIPS II系統數年，這個將取代第一代 AWIPS 的系統，

在外觀與使用者介面上具有相同的性質，以便減少系統轉換時所需的訓練時間。

AWIPS II是以 Java語言撰寫，並遵循 SOA的服務導向架構。

在第 25 號執行辦法期間，AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 得到美國氣

象局的同意，提供 AWIPS II的發展版本予中央氣象局。地球系統組也須提供中

央氣象局的發展人員訓練，以便了解 AWIPS II的系統軟體及如何在基礎架構下

加入新功能。

在第 26號執行辦法期間，NOAA/ESRL/GSD持續提供中央氣象局 AWIPS II

軟體更新版本，以支援中央氣象局的研發。地球系統組在提交更新版本前，將會

進行測試安裝及系統設定，並且支援中央氣象局的人員進行新版本的安裝設定，

以及在臺北提供額外的訓練。

AIT所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 所發展的 CAT系統(CAVE (Common

AWIPS Visualization Environment) Annotation Tool)，協助預報人員編輯與儲存繪

圖產品，例如即時天氣與天氣演變圖示，並且將產品發布至網頁上。地球系統組

將協助中央氣象局赴美受訓人員學習有關 AWIPS II架構，並且擴充 CAT功能已

符合中央氣象局的需求。

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在第 26 號執行辦法期間，AIT 所指定的代表美國國家海洋大氣總署地球系

統組也將提供圖形編輯系統(GFE)、智慧編輯工具(自動或半自動編輯技術)及文

字產生器的技術支援。

在與 NWS 合作方面，地球系統組持續發展智慧型編輯工具、天氣預報監看

及系集預報工具。地球系統組並且準備及提供中央氣象局預報人員訓練，2014

年地球系統組將邀請一位中央氣象局人員參與發展工作，進而獲得開發經驗與專

業知識，以便能協助 FIES 的開發以及適應 AWIPS II的操作環境。

NOAA/ESRL/GSD 將透過中央氣象局赴美人員及 BOIVerify系統開發者與

使用者的交流，持續支援中央氣象局有關 BOIVerify的開發及本土化工作。




1. 準備及提交 AWIPS II的更新版本 06/14,

10/14

2. 赴美人員有關 AWIPS II的訓練 06/14

a. GFE模組及智慧編輯工具

b. 特報編輯服務模組

c. AWIPS II在天氣預報辦公室的使用狀況

3. 支援 AWIPS II的軟體發展 10/14

4. 提供 GFE智慧編輯工具及文字產生器的技術支援 04/14-11/14

5. 支援中央氣象局預報人員使用及設定 BOIVerify軟

體。協調中央氣象局及 Boise 天氣預報辦公室進行有關

BOIVerify系統的討論及交流

11/14

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工作#5－發展季節內至年際尺度之氣候監測及預報

在第 26 號執行辦法期間，AIT 所指定的代表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD，同意由美

國氣象局國家環境預報中心(NWS/NCEP)轄下的氣候預測中心(CPC)和環境模擬

中心(EMC)領導此項任務。NCEP 將繼續支持中央氣象局增進其監測與預報能

力，特別是對於季節內至年際的時間尺度。

世界各地的氣象服務單位都面臨著提供及改善氣候服務的新需求。服務的

主題將從氣候資訊提供擴展到預測、歷史資料、危害展望以及政府機構和工業部

門對於國家利益相關所衍生的資訊需求。依此氣象服務的需求，如中央氣象局，

將規劃一新的策略計畫，發展新的能力在人類智識基礎上，吸收科學發現，設計

新的工具，及實現技術的精進。

在第 26 號執行辦法期間，NOAA將繼續協助中央氣象局發展氣候服務能

力，包括 1) 提供 NCEP 的國際季風席位訓練計畫的培訓；2) 協助中央氣象局第

2屆「臺灣與西北太平洋全球預報系統發展與規劃研討會」 (TWPCFS)之規劃及

提供科學性專業知識； 3) 協助和促進中央氣象局專業人士參加在美國舉辦的科

學性研討會和會議。


資源需求 7.7% NOAA/ESRL

NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC

NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC


1. 協助中央氣象局人員參加NOAA / NCEP的季風席位訓練計畫 11/30/14

2. 協助中央氣象局舉辦第 2屆新一代全球預報模式發展與規劃

研討會

11/30/14

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3. 協助參加「第 39屆氣候診斷與預測研討會」及其他增進預報

技術的研討會如季節內及季節尺度預測研討會(Subseasonal to

Seasonal Prediction Conference)、系集預報使用者研討會

(Ensemble User Workshop)

10/31/14

4. 完成年度工作報告 11/30/14

工作#6－早期合作計畫的持續交流

多個早期合作工作目前都已完成，而這些技術也都已成功的移轉也運用在

駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所指定的代表中央氣象局之作業中。AIT 所指定的代

表 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 在這個領域中的任務是發展新工具以強化預報的產品應

用，中央氣象局和 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 的持續交流，對於中央氣象局的工作人員

隨時掌握目前 AWIPS II發展工作的最新狀態，是極為重要的。此項工作將直接

改善與更新中央氣象局的預報支援與決策系統，使其維持在合適的水準，包括

ALPS 與系集預報產品(AWIPS 的昇級版)與相關預報支援應用軟體及相關文件。

NOAA/ESRL/GSD 有美國出口管制許可，當承包商釋出 AWIPS II軟體時可

以提供給中央氣象局。在 IA #26期間 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 將持續提供版本更新與

訓練中央氣象局的參訪科學家使用新的在AWIPS II系統上的擴展/加強預報員應

用工具，如更新的 GFE 與 Collaboration 等 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 所發展的工具。

NOAA/ESRL/GSD 在第 26號執行辦法期間，將持續提供 NOAAPORT 氣象

資料並支援資料傳輸，以供中央氣象局進行資料同化與氣象預報工作。

此項持續交流的工作，將有益於駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所指定的代表

中央氣象局掌握預報支援及決策系統的更新知識與 NOAA發展的決策支援系統

包含 AWIPS II系統。在 IA #26期間，AIT所代表的 NOAA/ESRL/GSD 將會提供

必須的中央氣象局參訪人員訓練、交換互訪活動、文件、報告的複製、出席年度

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會議以及電子郵件的互動。




ALPS 系統(必要的技術支援) 11/30/14

對中央氣象局人員的 AWIPS II教育訓練 11/30/14

提供 NOAAPORT 的氣象資料 11/30/14

對中央氣象局赴美人員的訓練與支援 11/30/14

3. 時程

工作內容時程

1. 提供衛星產品、方法及數值天氣預報模擬與資料同化之強化 11/30/14

2. 提供強化之高解析度定量降雨估計與定量降雨預報系統以支

援作業與評估

11/30/14

3. 提供 AWIPS 系統的即時預報決策工具的技術協助（FFMP 與

其它）與 ANC 系統自動調校

11/30/14

4. 提供 AWIPS II軟體、訓練與技術支援，並對於中央氣象局在

GFE/BOIVerify發展預報單編輯系統(FIES)提供人員訓

11/30/14

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5. 提供 NCEP 國際季風席位訓練與支援中央氣象局研討會、

CDPW 研討會與其他研討會

11/30/14

6. 提供 ALPS 與 AWIPS II的技術支援、使用者訓練與

NOAAPORT 資料傳輸及本局赴美人員所需資源與相關

文件

11/30/14

逐月時程

工作#1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

近即時繞極軌道衛星 1b級資

料輻射量及產品

建置微波整合反演系統(MiRS)

之技術支援

太平洋地區 HWRF 衛星資料

同化系統β版本之應

關於 HWRF 評估及輻射傳遞

模式(CRTM)應用之訓練

工作#2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

整合新的雙偏極化五分山雷達

(RCWF)資料至劇烈天氣監測

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系統(QPESUMS)

整合日本雷達至即時劇烈天氣

監測系統

劇烈天氣監測系統作業相關之

技術支援

工作#3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

持續支援建構額外的資料源導

入 FFMP，供中央氣象局作業

用 WINS系統的處理與顯示

其他決策支援工具

自動即時預報系統(ANC)自動

化調整

工作#4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

提交 AWIPS II的更新版本

赴美人員有關 AWIPS II 的訓

練(GFE，HS)

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AWIPS II 軟體發展的支援

提供 GFE智慧編輯工具及文

字產生器的技術支援

支援中央氣象局預報人員使用

及設定 BOIVerify軟體

工作#5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

協助中央氣象局人員參加季風

席位訓練計畫

協助中央氣象局舉辦第 2屆新

一代全球預報模式發展與規劃

研討會

協助參加「第 39 屆氣候診斷與

預測研討會」及其他增進預報

技術的研討會

完成年度工作報告

工作#6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

ALPS 系統(必要的技術支援)

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AWIPS II 使用者教育訓練

提供 NOAAPORT 的氣象資料

對中央氣象局赴美人員的訓練

與支援

4. 預算

以下為第 26號執行辦法之預估成本

工作人事費用出差/訓練費用合計

工作#1 (NESDIS/GSD) $ 267,500 $ 35,000 $ 302,500

工作#2 (NSSL) $ 127,500 $ 15,000 $ 142,500

工作#3 (MDL/GSD) $ 235,000 $ 15,000 $ 250,000

工作#4 (GSD) $ 205,000 $ 15,000 $ 220,000

工作#5 (NCEP/CPC) $ 75,000 $ 15,000 $ 90,000

工作#6 (GSD) $ 153,000 $ 15,000 $ 168,000

合計 $ 1,063,000 $ 110,000 $ 1,173,000

如同在第 26號執行辦法中所陳述的，由駐美國臺北經濟文化代表處所提供的資金以支

持在此工作說明書中關於工作、差旅和會議費用共計美金 117萬 3千元整。NOAA與 AIT

明瞭其中美金 82萬 3千元由中央氣象局提供、另美金 25萬元由水利署及美金 10萬元由水

土保持局透過中央氣象局提供。在此所計算的預算皆是預估的，實際金額將依照執行辦法

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條款中，為實現執行辦法所述工作之財務安排而定。

在全球系統組(GSD)內所有的計畫，無論是本身資金或外來資金的計畫，都使用相同的

預算程序。由 1991會計年度開始，對所有計畫採加設施使用費，以涵蓋管理及行政支出以

及使用全球系統組設施和相關設備與資料使用費等。

AIT所代表的 NOAA/ESRL/GSD人員的工時費用是以職員薪金加上一般的 NOAA福利

費用、休假以及經常費用來計算， NOAA/ESRL/GSD專業人員大多在政府的GS-11到GS-14

等級，約僱職員也在類似的等級中。

5. 在全球系統組(NOAA/ESRL/GSD)的中央氣象局聯合團隊分工

有多項工作項目需要中央氣象局人員派駐在全球系統組(NOAA/ESRL/GSD)、美國國家

環境衛星資訊局(NOAA/NESDIS)及美國氣象發展實驗室(NOAA/NWS/MDL)參與發展工

作，在第 26號執行辦法期間，中央氣象局派駐在 NOAA的人員的主要工作將投入開發衛星

資料、圖形化預報編輯器(GFE)軟體及第 2代先進交談式天氣處理系統 (AWIPS II)。在第

26號執行辦法期間，中央氣象局派駐在氣候預測中心(NOAA/NCEP/CPC)的人員的主要工

作，將操作氣候預測中心之國際季風席位。在此期間內派駐合格的中央氣象局人員在 NOAA

工作是很重要的。特定的工作將會以最有效率的方式配合可用的人力資源來進行指派。預

計分派給合格的中央氣象局人員的工作如下：

發展精緻化預報所需的預報資訊編輯工具來支援中央氣象局的預報單編輯系統

(FIES) ；

在 AWIPS II系統環境下發展預報軟體；

在國國家環境衛星資訊局(NOAA/NESDIS)接受 HWRF效能評估及輻射傳遞模式應

用之訓練；

在美國氣象發展實驗室(NOAA/NWS/MDL)接受自動即時預報系統(ANC)自動化調

整訓練；

參與氣候預測中心之國際季風席位訓練。

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Implementing Arrangement #26

Development of a hazardous weather monitoring and forecast system

Pursuant to the

Agreement between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office

in the United States

and the

American Institute in Taiwan

for

Technical Cooperation in Meteorology and Forecast Systems Development

Article I - Scope

This Implementing Arrangement describes the scientific and technical activities to be undertaken

by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), through its designated representative, the Global

System Division (GSD), (formally the Forecast Systems Laboratory) of the Earth System

Research Laboratory (ESRL) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

United States Department of Commerce. It provides for continuing development of the forecast

system being developed by the Joint Forecast Systems Project. This project is a cooperative

effort between the Central Weather Bureau (CWB), the designated representative of the Taipei

Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), and AIT’s

designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD. This Implementing Arrangement is of mutual

interest to both TECRO and AIT, hereafter referred to as the parties. The products of this

Implementing Arrangement will provide substantial value through development of new and

upgraded capabilities and applications that can be integrated into other NOAA/ESRL/GSD

systems.

Article II - Authorities

The activities described in this Implementing Arrangement will be carried out under the general

terms and conditions established by the Agreement between the Taipei Economic and Cultural

Representative Office in the United States and the American Institute in Taiwan for Technical

Cooperation in Meteorology and Forecast Systems Development (TECRO-AIT Agreement),

signed by all parties as of March 06, 2012, and any subsequent revision as agreed to by the

parties. This Implementing Arrangement is the twenty-sixth such arrangement under a

succession of umbrella agreements between TECRO and AIT.

This Implementing Arrangement is hereby attached to that Agreement and becomes part of the

Agreement.

Article III - Services

During the period of Implementing Arrangement #26 (IA #26), TECRO’s and AIT’s designated

representatives respectively, the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau (CWB) and

NOAA/ESRL/GSD, have started a new phase V program on hazardous weather monitoring and

forecasting. Therefore the NOAA/ESRL/GSD-CWB joint team will expand work to address this

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hazardous weather theme. Six tasks are identified: (1) Development and improvement of

satellite products for tropical storm monitoring and prediction; (2) High-Resolution Quantitative

Precipitation Estimation and Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (HRQ2) Applications

Improvement; (3) Enhancement of Nowcasting Decision Assistance Tools; (4) Development of

High-Resolution Product Generation Assistance Tools for AWIPS II; (5) Development of intra-

seasonal to inter-annual climate monitoring and forecast; and (6) Continuing Interaction on

earlier cooperative projects. Tasks under this Implementing Arrangement range from full scale

developmental collaboration to system upgrades and support that allow systems to operate with

the latest technical and scientific capabilities and specifications. These ongoing activities,

described in more detail in the Statement of Work, will include the following six tasks:

Task #1 Development and Improvement of Satellite Products for Tropical Storm

Monitoring and Prediction

During IA #26, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, agrees that STAR/SMCD

will lead this task. NOAA/STAR/SMCD will continue providing near real-time polar orbiting

satellite global 1b radiance and products data from AMSU-A and MHS onboard NOAA-18,

NOAA-19, MetOp-A, MetOp-B and MetOp-B satellites. Also STAR/SMCD will provide

SSMIS onboard DMSP F16, F17, F18, blended TPW products, MetOp-A ASCAT winds

products, WindSAT wind products and Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) gridded data

for MiRS. Remote technical support will be provided for satellite 1b data recovery.

For Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS), STAR/SMCD will provide an updated

MiRS package and documentation for multiple satellite product retrieval and on-site or remote

technical support for MiRS implementation.

STAR/SMCD will continue the effort to implement the HWRF satellite data assimilation system

for the Pacific region during IA #26. It includes an updated HWRF package and technical

support and documentation on upgraded systems, on-site or remote technical support for HWRF

implementation and direct broadcast ATMS BUFR data for HWRF. Two CWB staff will visit

STAR/SMCD for evaluation of HWRF performance, polar orbit satellite data assimilation and

community radiative transfer application.

Task #2 – High-Resolution Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and

Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (HRQ2) Applications Improvement

During IA #26, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, agrees that NOAA/NSSL

(National Severe Storms Laboratory) will continue research towards maintenance, refinement,

and improvement of the High-Resolution Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Quantitative

Precipitation Forecast (HRQ2) applications required for TECRO’s designated representatives,

CWB, the Water Resources Agency (WRA), and the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau

(SWCB).

This task will include integration of two new radars: one RCWF polarimetric radar, and one

Japanese C-band single-pole radar at the Ishigaki-jima island which is about 200 km east of

Taiwan. For the RCWF radar data, NSSL will test polarimetric radar algorithms and integrate

QPE into QPESUMS, and also integrate RCWF hydrometeor classification into the 3D mosaic.

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For the Japanese radar data, NSSL will decode the data and develop reference data sets, and

integrate the data into a reflectivity mosaic and QPESUMS.

NOAA/NSSL will make available to TECRO’s designated representative, CWB, as requested,

software source code for the integration of the new polarimetric RCWF data and the Japanese

radar into the QPESUMS. NOAA/NSSL will also make available to CWB, as requested, the

implementation of the aforementioned modules in the real-time HRQ2 system as part of

QPESUMS technical support.

Task #3 - Enhance of Nowcasting Decision Assistance Tools

As part of Implementation Arrangement #26 (IA#26), AIT’s designated representative,

NOAA/ESRL/GSD, agrees that MDL will continue to provide technical support and training to

TECRO’s designated representative, CWB, to enhance CWB’s WINS in the area of nowcasting

decision assistance tools that have already been implemented. This support includes source code

modification and configuration appropriate for CWB's use of the tools which have been already

ported.

After customizing most of MDL's decision assistance tools, the implementation of FFMP (Flash

Flood Monitoring and Prediction) on WINS became one of the major tasks during IA #25.

FFMP conducts precipitation analyses over the area of small basins and thus is an integrated

suite of multi-sensor applications which detect, analyze, and monitor precipitation and generate

short-term warning guidance for flash flooding automatically. During IA #25, the MDL assisted

the CWB in customizing FFMP to process and display various data sources such as radar Digital

Hybrid Reflectivity (DHR), SCAN (System for Convection Analysis and Nowcasting) QPF,

sampled Flash Flood (FFG), CWB’s QPESUM data and rain gauge observations. During IA #26,

the MDL will continue to provide the CWB with more thorough customization and training

support on MDL’s decision assistance tools, especially on FFMP to support its operational use at

CWB’s Forecast Center.

During IA #26, the second task will be to provide CWB’s Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC)

with software and training so that MSC can tune CWB’s ANC (AutoNowCaster) automatically

in a flexible and timely manner. Tuning ANC automatically involves choosing data sets,

employing an objective forecast verification technique, and devising a fitness function to create

forecasts using weights iteratively generated by the genetic algorithm. Automatic tuning is done

in a fraction of the time that it takes experts to analyze the data and tune the weights manually.

In the past, CWB used ANC to provide objective guidance for the prediction of afternoon

thunderstorms in northern Taiwan during the warm season and found that there was a tendency

for the forecasters to over-forecast the number of days on which afternoon thunderstorms

actually occurred. To improve CWB’s forecast of convective storm initiation and evolution

during a field experiment in northern Taiwan, MSC wants to learn the automatic ANC tuning

methodology.

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Task #4 - Development of High-Resolution Product Generation Assistance Tools for AWIPS

II

The National Weather Service (NWS) has been developing AWIPS II for several years. This

replacement for the original AWIPS (the basis of the current CWB Weather Integration and

Nowcasting System (WINS) tools) is intended to provide essentially the same appearance and

function (“look and feel”) to reduce the need for extensive forecaster training. The underlying

software is written largely in Java and loosely follows a services-oriented architecture (SOA)

design.

During IA#25, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, received permission from

NWS to provide an evaluation copy of the AWIPS II software to CWB. GSD also provided

training for CWB developers in how to navigate the AWIPS II software repository and how to

write plugins to add function to the baseline code.

For IA#26, GSD will continue to support CWB developers by providing updated versions of the

software. GSD will do a test installation and configuration before sending updates to CWB,

provide support to CWB staff in setting up the new versions, and prepare and deliver additional

training on site in Taipei.

AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, has developed for AWIPS II a CAVE (Common AWIPS Visualization Environment) Annotation Tool (CAT) that allows NWS

forecasters to create and save drawings, including graphics such as Nowcasts and weather stories

to publish on the web. NOAA/ESRL/GSD will assist a CWB visiting scientist in understanding

the AWIPS II architecture to begin to extend CAT to support CWB's annotation requirements.

During IA#26, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, will provide technical

support for the Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE), GFE Smart Tools (techniques to automate or

semi-automate grid editing), and the text formatters (TF) used in CWB's Forecast Information

Editing System (FIES).

In conjunction with NWS, NOAA/ESRL/GSD continues to work on improvements in Smart

Tools, and is developing new forecast monitoring and ensemble-based forecast support tools.

NOAA/ESRL/GSD will prepare and provide on-site GFE training for CWB forecasters. GSD

also anticipates hosting a visitor from CWB in 2014 who will participate in this work, thus

gaining experience and expertise that will apply to FIES improvements and adaptation for

AWIPS II.

NOAA/ESRL/GSD will continue to support CWB's development and customization of

BOIVerify by facilitating interaction between visiting CWB forecasters and developers and users

of the software.

Task #5 – Development of Intra-seasonal to Inter-annual Climate Monitoring and Forecast

During IA #26, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, agrees that NWS/NCEP’s

(National Centers of Environmental Prediction) /Climate Prediction Center (CPC) and

Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) will lead this task. NCEP will continue to support CWB

in advancing the monitoring and forecast capabilities, in particular for the intraseasonal to

interannual time scales.

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Meteorological services around the world all are facing the emerging requirements for providing,

and improving, climate services. The services subjects could range from providing extended

range forecasts, historical data, hazard outlooks, to tailored derivative information requested by

government agencies and industrial sectors for national interests.

It mandates the meteorological services, such as CWB, to layout a new strategic plan, developing

new capabilities in human talents, absorbing scientific discoveries, devising new tools, and

implementing technical advances.

During IA #26, NOAA will continue to assist CWB in developing climate services capabilities,

by 1) providing training through NCEP’s International Monsoon Training Desk Program; 2)

providing planning and scientific expertise to the Taiwan-West Pacific Climate Forecast System

(TWPCFS) Workshop; and 3) Assisting and facilitating CWB professionals to attend scientific

conferences and meetings in the US.

Task #6 - Continuing Interaction on Earlier Cooperative Projects

Several earlier cooperative tasks have been completed. Technology has been transferred

successfully and is beginning to be used operationally at the facilities of TECRO’s designated

representative, CWB. The task for AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, in this

area is the development of new tools that extend and enhance the forecast applications. Further

NOAA/ESRL/GSD interaction with CWB is critical to keep CWB staff up to date on current

AWIPS II developments. This task will directly improve and update CWB’s current forecast

assistant and decision making systems at appropriate levels, including ALPS (AWIPS Linux

Prototype System) which is an upgrade of AWIPS with ensemble forecast products.

NOAA/ESRL/GSD has U.S. export control approval to provide CWB with AWIPS II software as

released by the contractor. The software was first made available to CWB in 2013. During IA

#26, NOAA/ESRL/GSD will continue provide updated versions and training to CWB visiting

scientists on the new AWIPS II extended/ enhanced forecaster applications such as GFE

improvements and Collaboration that are being developed by NOAA/ESRL/GSD.

NOAA/ESRL/GSD will continue to provide the NOAAPORT data feed and data transmission

support for CWB’s data assimilation and forecasting purposes during IA #26. This continuing

interaction task will benefit TECRO’s designated representative, CWB, with the updated

knowledge of the forecast assistant and decision making systems developed at NOAA including

AWIPS II. Throughout the period of IA #26, NOAA/ESRL/GSD will provide necessary training

and support to CWB visitors and forecasters, continue the exchange of visits, provide necessary

papers and reports, attend annual meetings, and continue e-mail interactions, as applicable.

Article IV - Responsibilities of AIT

In addition to participation in the joint project team, AIT, through its designated representative,

NOAA/ESRL/GSD, shall:

A. Provide overall coordination project activities at the NOAA/ESRL/GSD facility in

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Boulder, Colorado;

B. Provide administrative support for preparing reports for delivery to TECRO’s designated

representative, CWB, in accordance with this Implementing Arrangement;

C. Assign appropriate staff to perform the activities defined in this Implementing

Arrangement and provide support in accordance with the terms of the umbrella

agreement; and

D. Fulfill its responsibilities under the Statement of Work for Implementing Arrangement

#26.

Article V - Responsibilities of TECRO

In addition to participation in the joint project team, TECRO through its designated

representative, CWB, shall:

A. Provide overall coordination project activities at the CWB facility;

B. Assign appropriate staff to perform the activities defined in this Implementing

Arrangement and provide support in accordance with the terms of the umbrella

agreement; and

C. Fulfill its responsibilities under the Statement of Work for Implementing Arrangement

#26.

Article VI - Financial Provisions

In accordance with the TECRO-AIT Agreement, TECRO is required to reimburse AIT for all

costs incurred by AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, in association with the

project covered by this Implementing Arrangement. AIT shall transfer to NOAA/ESRL/GSD all

payments made by TECRO to AIT for costs incurred by NOAA/ESRL/GSD in association with

this Implementing Arrangement.

The total cost for activities described in this Implementing Arrangement is mutually agreed to be

U.S. $1,173,000. TECRO agrees to transfer fifty percent of the funds to AIT in advance, with

the remaining fifty percent to be transferred upon completion of the year’s activities, to the

extent that funds for this purpose have been provided by TECRO.

The performance by AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, of activities under this

Implementing Arrangement is subject to the availability of funds.

Article VII - Intellectual Property Considerations

No intellectual property considerations are expected to arise in conjunction with activities

described in this Implementing Arrangement. Existing system designs and computer software of

the forecast system of AIT’s designated representative’s, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, are in the public

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domain. Reports, specifications, and computer software prepared under this Implementing

Arrangement also will be in the public domain once NOAA and CWB have approved them in

final form.

Article VIII - Effective Date, Amendment, and Termination

This Implementing Arrangement is effective on the date of the last signature hereto. This

Implementing Arrangement may be amended and/or terminated in accordance with the terms of

the Agreement. The estimated completion date for the activities described in this Implementing

Arrangement is December 31, 2014, and the termination date of this Implementing Arrangement

is June 30, 2015

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Statement of Work

For Implementing Arrangement #26

Development of a Hazardous Weather Monitoring

and Forecasting System

Between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

and the

American Institute in Taiwan

1.0 - Background and Objectives

This Statement of Work addresses tasks that will be undertaken by the joint team of the Global

Systems Division (GSD) of the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), the designated

representative of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and personnel of the Central Weather

Bureau (CWB), the designated representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative

Office in the United States (TECRO) in accordance with the terms of Implementing Arrangement

#26 of the Agreement between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative office in the

United States and the American Institute in Taiwan for Technical Cooperation in Meteorology and

Forecast Systems Development, which provides for technical cooperation between TECRO’s

designated representative, the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau (CWB) and AIT's designated

representative, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Global Systems

Division (NOAA/ESRL/GSD). The two designated representatives cooperate on the development

of meteorology and forecast systems.

The Weather Forecast Office system (WFO-Advanced) currently under development at

NOAA/ESRL/GSD in Boulder, Colorado, has been deployed as an essential part of the Advanced

Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) for the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS).

The WFO-Advanced system development has been a very important cooperative activity between

TECRO’s and AIT’s designated representatives, CWB and NOAA/ESRL/GSD to support the

mission of establishing hazardous weather monitoring and forecasting. Figure 1 illustrates the

potential WFO-Advanced components listed here:

National and local data feeds

3DVAR data assimilation and NWP (Numerical Weather Prediction)

Satellite and remote sensing products

HRQ2 (High-Resolution Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Quantitative

Precipitation Forecast) applications

The interactive display system (D2D) and SOS (Science On a Sphere®

)

Nowcasting decision assistance tools

The AWIPS Forecast Preparation System (AFPS)

Hydrological applications developed at the National Weather Service (NWS) Office of

Hydrology

A component that contains General X applications

Dissemination of high spatial and temporal forecast and warning products

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Six tasks are identified: (1) Development and improvement of satellite products for tropical

storm monitoring and prediction; (2) High-Resolution Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and

Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (HRQ2) Applications Improvement; (3) Enhancement of

Nowcasting Decision Assistance Tools; (4) Development of High-Resolution Product

Generation Assistance Tools for AWIPS II; (5) Development of intra-seasonal to inter-annual

climate monitoring and forecast; and (6) Continuing Interaction on earlier cooperative projects.

The tasks will be undertaken by the CWB-NOAA/ESRL/GSD Joint Team as the designated

representatives of the TECRO and AIT, working at the NOAA/ESRL/GSD facility in Boulder,

Colorado, the NOAA/NESDIS (National Environment Satellite, Data, and Information Services)

and NOAA/NCEP/CPC (Climate Prediction Center) facility in College Park, Maryland, the

NOAA/NWS/MDL (Meteorological Development Laboratory) in Silver Spring, Maryland, and

by CWB staff at the CWB facility in Taipei, Taiwan, as appropriate. This Statement of Work

addresses only tasks that will be undertaken by the NOAA/ESRL/GSD - CWB Joint Team under

the terms of Implementing Arrangement #26 (IA #26). It describes the performance period,

deliverables, and resource requirements.

2.0 - Task Descriptions

In terms of the overall program schedule, the following six tasks have been identified as critical

during the January 1 to December 31, 2014 time period. Each task is listed in detail below,

along with the estimated proportion of resources that is to be allocated to each task.

Task #1 Development and Improvement of Satellite Products for Tropical Storm

Monitoring and Prediction

During IA #26, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, agrees that STAR/SMCD

will lead this task. NOAA/STAR/SMCD will continue providing near real-time polar orbiting

HRQ2

applications

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satellite global 1b radiance and products data from AMSU-A and MHS onboard NOAA-18,

NOAA-19, MetOp-A, MetOp-B and MetOp-B satellites. Also STAR/SMCD will provide

SSMIS onboard DMSP F16, F17, F18, blended TPW products, MetOp-A ASCAT winds

products, WindSAT wind products and Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) gridded data

for MiRS. Remote technical support will be provided for satellite 1b data recovery.

For Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS), STAR/SMCD will provide an updated

MiRS package and documentation for multiple satellite product retrieval and on-site or remote

technical support for MiRS implementation.

STAR/SMCD will continue the effort to implement the HWRF satellite data assimilation system

for the Pacific region during IA #26. It includes an updated HWRF package and technical

support and documentation on upgraded systems, on-site or remote technical support for HWRF

implementation and direct broadcast ATMS BUFR data for HWRF.

Two CWB staff will visit STAR/SMCD for evaluation of HWRF performance, polar orbit

satellite data assimilation and community radiative transfer application.

The following summarizes the schedule and resources required for Task #1:

Resources Required:

25.8 % NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CWB

Deliverables and Schedule:

1. Near real-time polar orbiting satellite level 1b

radiances and products

a. AMSU-A/MHS onboard NOAA-18,

NOAA-19, MetOp-A, MetOp-B

b. SSMIS onboard DMSP F16, F17, F18

c. Blended TPW products

d. MetOp-A, MetOP-B ASCAT wind

products and WindSAT wind products

e. Global Data Assimilation System

(GDAS) gridded data for MiRS

f. Remote technical support on data

recovery

2. Updated MiRS for multiple satellite product

retrieval

a. Updated MiRS package and document

b. Technical support for MiRS

implementation

3. Beta version of HWRF satellite data assimilation

system for Pacific region applications

a. Upgraded HWRF satellite data

assimilation package and document

b. Technical support for HWRF

implementation

11/15/14

09/30/14

11/15/14

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c. Broadcast ATMS BUFR data for HWRF

4. Two CWB developers training on HWRF

evaluation and CRTM application

11/15/14

Task #2 – High-Resolution Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and

Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (HRQ2) Applications Improvement

During IA #26, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, agrees that NOAA/NSSL

(National Severe Storms Laboratory) will continue research towards maintenance, refinement,

and improvement of the High-Resolution Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Quantitative

Precipitation Forecast (HRQ2) applications required for TECRO’s designated representatives,

CWB, the Water Resources Agency (WRA), and the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau

(SWCB).

This task will include integration of two new radars: one RCWF polarimetric radar, and one

Japanese C-band single-pole radar at the Ishigaki-jima island which is about 200 km east of

Taiwan. For the RCWF radar data, NSSL will test polarimetric radar algorithms and integrate

QPE into QPESUMS, and also integrate RCWF hydrometeor classification into the 3D mosaic.

For the Japanese radar data, NSSL will decode the data and develop reference data sets, and

integrate the data into a reflectivity mosaic and QPESUMS.

NOAA/NSSL will make available to TECRO’s designated representative, CWB, as requested,

software source code for the integration of the new polarimetric RCWF data and the Japanese

radar into the QPESUMS. NOAA/NSSL will also make available to CWB, as requested, the

implementation of the aforementioned modules in the real-time HRQ2 system as part of

QPESUMS technical support.


Resources Required:



1. Integration of the new polarimetric RCWF data

into the QPESUMS

a. Test Polarimetric radar algorithms on new

RCWF data

b. Integrate new RCWF polarimetric radar

QPE into QPESUMS

c. Integrate RCWF hydrometeor

classification into the 3D mosaic

2. Integration of a Japanese radar into the real-time

QPESUMS

a. Decode the radar data and develop

reference data sets

b. Integrate the radar data into the

11/30/14

06/30/14

09/30/14

11/30/14

11/30/14

03/31/14

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reflectivity mosaic

c. Integrate the radar data into QPESUMS

3. Technical support for QPESUMS operations

09/30/14

11/30/14

11/30/14

Task #3 - Enhance of Nowcasting Decision Assistance Tools

As part of Implementation Arrangement #26 (IA#26), AIT’s designated representative,

NOAA/ESRL/GSD, agrees that MDL will continue to provide technical support and training to

TECRO’s designated representative, CWB, to enhance CWB’s WINS in the area of nowcasting

decision assistance tools that have already been implemented. This support includes source code

modification and configuration appropriate for CWB's use of the tools which have been already

ported.

After customizing most of MDL's decision assistance tools, the implementation of FFMP (Flash

Flood Monitoring and Prediction) on WINS became one of the major tasks during IA #25.

FFMP conducts precipitation analyses over the area of small basins and thus is an integrated

suite of multi-sensor applications which detect, analyze, and monitor precipitation and generate

short-term warning guidance for flash flooding automatically. During IA #25, the MDL assisted

the CWB in customizing FFMP to process and display various data sources such as radar Digital

Hybrid Reflectivity (DHR), SCAN (System for Convection Analysis and Nowcasting) QPF,

sampled Flash Flood (FFG), CWB’s QPESUM data and rain gauge observations. During IA #26,

the MDL will continue to provide the CWB with more thorough customization and training

support on MDL’s decision assistance tools, especially on FFMP to support its operational use at

CWB’s Forecast Center.

During IA #26, the second task will be to provide CWB’s Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC)

with software and training so that MSC can tune CWB’s ANC (AutoNowCaster) automatically

in a flexible and timely manner. Tuning ANC automatically involves choosing data sets,

employing an objective forecast verification technique, and devising a fitness function to create

forecasts using weights iteratively generated by the genetic algorithm. Automatic tuning is done

in a fraction of the time that it takes experts to analyze the data and tune the weights manually.

In the past, CWB used ANC to provide objective guidance for the prediction of afternoon

thunderstorms in northern Taiwan during the warm season and found that there was a tendency

for the forecasters to over-forecast the number of days on which afternoon thunderstorms

actually occurred. To improve CWB’s forecast of convective storm initiation and evolution

during a field experiment in northern Taiwan, MSC wants to learn the automatic ANC tuning

methodology.

The following summarizes the schedule and goals for Task #3:

Resources Required:



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1. FFMP

a. Continue support to configure extra data

sources into FFMP for processing and

displaying on CWB’s operational WINS

b. User training and support for operational

use

2. Other Decision Assistance Tools

a. Continue technical support for WINS

maintenance and customization

b. Continue user training

3. ANC Automatic Tuning

a. Deliver ANC auto-tuning software so that

CWB can review the genetic algorithm

b. Two CWB developers train at MDL to learn

what the genetic algorithm does, learn how

to configure the auto-tuning software, and

perform auto-tuning by using collected data

c. Travel to CWB to check both CWB’s auto-

tuning setup and selected training data sets

before the field experiment starts

11/30/14

11/30/14

11/30/14

01/30/14

03/30/14

06/30/14

Task #4 - Development of High-Resolution Product Generation Assistance Tools for AWIPS

II

The National Weather Service (NWS) has been developing AWIPS II for several years. This

replacement for the original AWIPS (the basis of the current CWB Weather Integration and

Nowcasting System (WINS) tools) is intended to provide essentially the same appearance and

function (“look and feel”) to reduce the need for extensive forecaster training. The underlying

software is written largely in Java and loosely follows a services-oriented architecture (SOA)

design.

During IA#25, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, received permission from

NWS to provide an evaluation copy of the AWIPS II software to CWB. GSD also provided

training for CWB developers in how to navigate the AWIPS II software repository and how to

write plugins to add function to the baseline code.

For IA#26, GSD will continue to support CWB developers by providing updated versions of the

software. GSD will do a test installation and configuration before sending updates to CWB,

provide support to CWB staff in setting up the new versions, and prepare and deliver additional

training on site in Taipei.

AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, has developed for AWIPS II a CAVE (Common AWIPS Visualization Environment) Annotation Tool (CAT) that allows NWS

forecasters to create and save drawings, including graphics such as Nowcasts and weather stories

to publish on the web. NOAA/ESRL/GSD will assist a CWB visiting scientist in understanding

the AWIPS II architecture to begin to extend CAT to support CWB's annotation requirements.

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During IA#26, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, will provide technical

support for the Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE), GFE Smart Tools (techniques to automate or

semi-automate grid editing), and the text formatters (TF) used in CWB's Forecast Information

Editing System (FIES).

In conjunction with NWS, NOAA/ESRL/GSD continues to work on improvements in Smart

Tools, and is developing new forecast monitoring and ensemble-based forecast support tools.

NOAA/ESRL/GSD will prepare and provide on-site GFE training for CWB forecasters. GSD

also anticipates hosting a visitor from CWB in 2014 who will participate in this work, thus

gaining experience and expertise that will apply to FIES improvements and adaptation for

AWIPS II.

NOAA/ESRL/GSD will continue to support CWB's development and customization of

BOIVerify by facilitating interaction between visiting CWB forecasters and developers and users

of the software.


Resources Required: 18.7 % NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CWB


1. Prepare and deliver updated versions of AWIPS II

software

2. On-site AWIPS II training for CWB staff

a. GFE module and smart tools

b. Hazard warning services

c. Operational use of AWIPS II at WFO

3. AWIPS II software development support

4. Provide technical support on GFE Smart Tools for

CWB’s TF development

5. Provide CWB forecaster assistance to use and

configure BOIVerify software package for CWB’s

customization and development. Help coordinate

technical exchange meetings with scientists of Boise

WFO and BOIVerify software package

6/14, 10/14

6/14

10/14

04/14 - 11/14

11/14

Task #5 – Development of Intra-seasonal to Inter-annual Climate Monitoring and Forecast

During IA #26, AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, agrees that NWS/NCEP’s

(National Centers of Environmental Prediction) /Climate Prediction Center (CPC) and

Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) will lead this task. NCEP will continue to support CWB

in advancing the monitoring and forecast capabilities, in particular for the intraseasonal to

interannual time scales.

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Meteorological services around the world all are facing the emerging requirements for providing,

and improving, climate services. The services subjects could range from providing extended

range forecasts, historical data, hazard outlooks, to tailored derivative information requested by

government agencies and industrial sectors for national interests.

It mandates the meteorological services, such as CWB, to layout a new strategic plan, developing

new capabilities in human talents, absorbing scientific discoveries, devising new tools, and

implementing technical advances.

During IA #26, NOAA will continue to assist CWB in developing climate services capabilities,

by 1) providing training through NCEP’s International Monsoon Training Desk Program; 2)

providing planning and scientific expertise to the Taiwan-West Pacific Climate Forecast System

(TWPCFS) Workshop; and 3) Assisting and facilitating CWB professionals to attend scientific

conferences and meetings in the US.

The following summarizes the schedule and resources required for Task # 5:

Resources Required: 7.7 %

NOAA/ESRL

NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC

NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC


1. Support CWB personnel attending

NOAA/NCEP’s Monsoon Desk training

2. Support the 2nd

CWB Workshop on

development planning for the next generation

Global Forecast Model

3. Support attending the 39th Climate

Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop and

potentially other workshops and conference

meetings relevant for advancing forecast

skills, such as S2S and EMUW

4. Report on the year’s tasks.

11/30/2014

11/30/2014

10/31/2014

11/30/2014

Task #6 - Continuing Interaction on Earlier Cooperative Projects

Several earlier cooperative tasks have been completed. Technology has been transferred

successfully and is beginning to be used operationally at the facilities of TECRO’s designated

representative, CWB. The task for AIT’s designated representative, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, in this

area is the development of new tools that extend and enhance the forecast applications. Further

NOAA/ESRL/GSD interaction with CWB is critical to keep CWB staff up to date on current

AWIPS II developments. This task will directly improve and update CWB’s current forecast

assistant and decision making systems at appropriate levels, including ALPS (AWIPS Linux

Prototype System) which is an upgrade of AWIPS with ensemble forecast products.

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NOAA/ESRL/GSD has U.S. export control approval to provide CWB with AWIPS II software as

released by the contractor. The software was first made available to CWB in 2013. During IA

#26, NOAA/ESRL/GSD will continue provide updated versions and training to CWB visiting

scientists on the new AWIPS II extended/ enhanced forecaster applications such as GFE

improvements and Collaboration that are being developed by NOAA/ESRL/GSD.

NOAA/ESRL/GSD will continue to provide the NOAAPORT data feed and data transmission

support for CWB’s data assimilation and forecasting purposes during IA #26. This continuing

interaction task will benefit TECRO’s designated representative, CWB, with the updated

knowledge of the forecast assistant and decision making systems developed at NOAA including

AWIPS II. Throughout the period of IA #26, NOAA/ESRL/GSD will provide necessary training

and support to CWB visitors and forecasters, continue the exchange of visits, provide necessary

papers and reports, attend annual meetings, and continue e-mail interactions, as applicable.


Resources Required: 14.3 % NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CWB


1. ALPS system (necessary technical support)

2. AWIPS II training to CWB users

3. NOAAPORT data supply support

4. Visitors and travel support

11/30/14

11/30/14

11/30/14

11/30/14

3.0 - Schedule

Tasks Functions Milestones

1. Provide satellite products, algorithms and improvement on NWP

modeling and data assimilation

11/30/14

2. Provide improved HRQ2 system to support operation and evaluation 11/30/14

3. Provide technical support on decision assistance tools (FFMP and

Others) and ANC automatic tuning

11/30/14

4. Provide AWIPS II software releases, training and technical support and

user training on GFE/BOIVerify for CWB’s FIES development

11/30/14

5. Provide NCEP Monsoon Desk training, support CWB workshop and

CDPW workshop and other workshops

11/30/14

6. Provide technical support of ALPS and AWIPS II user training,

and NOAAPORT data transition, visitors and travel support and

relevant documents

11/30/14

Schedule by Month

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Task 1 Satellite application Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Polar level 1b (or SDR)

radiance and products

x x x x x x x x x x x

Technical support on MiRS

improvement and updates

x x x x x x x x x

Beta version of HWRF satellite

data assimilation system from

Pacific region applications


Provide training on HWRF

performance evaluation and

community radiative transfer

application

x x x x x x x

Task 2 HRQ2 (NSSL) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Integrate the new polarimetric

RCWF data into the QPESUMS


Integrate Japanese radar data

into the real-time QPESUMS


QPESUMS technical support x x x x x x x x x x x

Task 3 Enhanced Nowcasting

Decision tools (MDL)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

FFMP support including

Configuration extra data and

WINS display


Other decision assistance tools

technical support for WINS


ANC Automatic Tuning

software delivery and technical

support


Task 4 High-resolution

forecast product generation


AWIPS II software releases x x

On-site AWIPS II training for

CWB staff (GFE, HS)

x x x x x x

AWIPS II software

development support

x x x x x x x x x x

GFE smart tools development

support

x x x x x x x x

Provide CWB forecaster

assistance on BOIVerify

software package


Task 5 Climate monitor and

forecast (NCEP/CPC)


Organize Monsoon Desk visit x x x x x x x x x x x

Support TWPCFS second

workshop


Support 39th

workshop and other

visits

x x x x x x x x x x

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Annual task report x x x x x x x x x x x x

Task 6 interaction on earlier

projects


ALPS system support

( necessary technical support)


AWIPS II CWB users training x x x x x x x x x x x

NOAAPORT data support x x x x x x x x x x x

CWB visitors and travel support x x x x x x x x x x x

4.0 - Budget

The following are the estimated costs for IA #26

Tasks Personnel Travel/Training Total

Task #1 (NESDIS/GSD) $267,500 $ 35,000 $302,500

Task #2 (NSSL) $127,500 $ 15,000 $ 142,500

Task #3 (MDL/GSD) $235,000 $ 15,000 $ 250,000

Task #4 (GSD) $205,000 $ 15,000 $ 220,000

Task #5 (NCEP/CPC) $ 75,000 $ 15,000 $ 90,000

Task #6 (GSD) $153,000 $ 15,000 $ 168,000

Total $ 1,063,000 $ 110,000 $ 1,173,000

As stated in IA #26, the funds available from TECRO to support the tasks, travel, and meeting

expenses described in this Statement of Work will be a total of US$ 1,173,000. NOAA and AIT

understand that US$ 823,000 will be provided by CWB, US$ 250,000 by the Water Resources

Agency (WRA), and US$ 100,000 by the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB). All

budget figures are estimated. Actual amounts will be accrued for purposes of fulfilling the

financial arrangements described in the Implementing Arrangement, in accordance with the

terms of the Umbrella Agreement.

All programs within the Global Systems Division (GSD) use the same budget procedures,

whether they are base-funded programs or externally-funded programs. Beginning in U.S.

Government Fiscal Year 1991, a facility charge has been applied to all programs to cover

management and administrative costs as well as the use of the NOAA/ESRL/GSD facility and all

associated equipment and data.

NOAA/ESRL/GSD staff time is charged at the employee's salary plus the normal NOAA benefit,

leave, and overhead charges. NOAA/ESRL/GSD professional staff people are primarily in the

civil service grade scales of GS-11 to GS-14. Contract staff are in equivalent categories.

5.0 - CWB Joint Team Assignments at NOAA/ESRL/GSD

Several tasks encourage CWB staff-in-residence at NOAA/ESRL/GSD, NOAA/NESDIS, and

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NOAA/NWS/MDL. The primary effort of CWB staff at NOAA during the IA #26 period will

be directed towards the satellite data, GFE and AWIPS II development tasks. The primary effort

of CWB staff at NOAA/NCEP/CPC during the IA #26 period will be to get familiar with the

operations of the CPC International Monsoon Desk. It is important that qualified CWB staff be

available to work at NOAA research and operations facilities during the period of this

Implementing Arrangement. Specific assignments will be made to most efficiently use the

available personnel resources. Assignments for the qualified CWB staff members would be as

follows:

Development of high-resolution forecast product generation assistance tool to support

CWB’s FIES;

Development of forecast applications under AWIPS II environment;

Receiving training at NESDIS for HWRF performance evaluation and community

radiative transfer application;

Receiving training at MDL for ANC tuning;

Receiving training at the NCEP International Monsoon Desk.

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