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CONTENT 1 1. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 2. ORGANIZATION 3. SERVICES (1)Quality assurance of meteorological (1)Quality assurance of meteorological instruments (2)R (2)Research and development h d d l t (3)Activities of RIC Tsukuba ( ) 2
Meteorological Instruments Center (MIC) ‐ History and location ‐ History and location Meteorological Aerological MIC MIC Research Institute Observatory Tsukuba Tokyo Japan MIC Test Field MIC Test Field 3
Organizational structure of JMA Director-General Deputy Director-General eputy ecto Ge e a Local Offices Auxiliary Headquarters q Organs Administration Administration Department Department Meteorological Meteorological District Meteorological District Meteorological Research Institute Research Institute Observatory Observatory Forecast Forecast F F t t Okinawa Meteorological Okinawa Meteorological Administration Administration Department Department Observatory Observatory Division Division Aerological Aerological Observatory Observatory Observations Observations Observations Observations Local Local Department Department Division Division Meteorological Meteorological Meteorological Meteorological Office of Observing Office of Observing Seismological and Seismological and Observatory Observatory Systems Operations Systems Operations Satellite Center Satellite Center Volcanological Volcanological Aviation Weather Aviation Weather Department Department Service Center Service Center Meteorological Instruments Center Instruments Center Global Environment Global Environment Weather Station Weather Station Magnetic Observatory Magnetic Observatory Office of Aviation Office of Aviation and Marine and Marine Aviation Weather Aviation Weather Weather Observations Weather Observations Department Department Station Station Office of Statistics Office of Statistics M t Meteorological M t Meteorological l l i i l l Marine Observatory Marine Observatory College College Satellite Program Satellite Program Division Division 4
Organizational structure of MIC Director Deputy Director Administration Section Senior Scientific Officer S i S i tifi Offi I Inspection Section 1 ti S ti 1 Senior Instrument Inspector Senior Instrument Inspector Inspection Section 2 Inspection Section 2 Test Section 1 Test Section 1 Test Section 2 ( Total 21 staffs ) RIC Section 5
Main services of MIC Quality assurance of meteorological instruments To inspect meteorological equipments to maintain high-precision meteorological observations in Japan and to maintain meteorological observations in Japan, and to maintain meteorological standard instruments and their traceability. Research and development Research and development To research and develop meteorological instruments, and to research site environment and methods of observation Activities of RIC Tsukuba To assist Members of the Region I I through calibration and comparison with meteorological instruments and to support comparison with meteorological instruments, and to support to train instrument specialists as Regional Instrument Center (RIC) in Asia. 6
Main services of MIC Quality assurance of meteorological instruments To inspect meteorological equipments to maintain high-precision meteorological observations in Japan and to maintain meteorological observations in Japan, and to maintain meteorological standard instruments and their traceability. Research and development Research and development To research and develop meteorological instruments, and to research site environment and method of observation Activities of RIC Tsukuba To assist Members of the Region I I through calibration and comparison with meteorological instruments as Regional comparison with meteorological instruments, as Regional Instrument Centre (RIC) in Asia. 7
Inspection of instruments - To secure the accuracy of instrument - y Inspection Inspection Observations Observations Observations Observations of JMA of JMA Thermometer Inspection of Hygrometer Barometer Barometer i instruments in JMA t t i JMA Wind vane/Anemometer (MIC) Rain gauge Sunshine recorder MIC MIC MIC MIC Pyranometer Pyranometer ・ ・ ・ Meteorological observations Observations Ob Ob Observations ti ti Grant type Certification except JMA except JMA (MIC) Thermometer Inspection of Inspection of Hygrometer Hygrometer Barometer instruments Wind vane/Anemometer (Registered organ) Rain gauge Sunshine recorder Sunshine recorder Entrustment inspection Pyranometer ・ ・ ・ (MIC) 8
Maintenance and inspection of instruments MIC Surface Observatory S f Ob t Propeller Anemometer ・ ・ 340 Aviation Observatory Rain gauge ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ About 1,200 units 300 AWS instruments per year Sunshine recorder ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Sunshine recorder 280 280 ・ ・ ・ About 3,000 units Instruments per year Instruments per year Disassembly Adjustment Inspection Disassembly , Adjustment , Inspection Inspection in every 5 years Thermometer ・ Thermometer ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ …… …… …… 900 900 ……… ……… ……… Paper assessment in every 1 year ……… ……… ……… Hygrometer ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ 200 ……… ……… ……… Barometer ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ 400 ・ ・ ・ About 1,800 units Paper assessment Instruments 9
Maintenance and inspection of Propeller Anemometer of Propeller Anemometer parts parts Assembly Assembly Disassembly Inspection replacement Adjustment Propeller A Anemometer t parts (FF-12A) 1 0
Quality control of observational instruments <Radiation> Radiation <Non Radiation> Non Radiation International standard WMO standard (SI unit) National standard RRC* Regional standard (Japan) RIC Tsukuba standard MIC MIC MIC MIC RIC Tsukuba Traveling standard Working standard Working standard National meteorological standard (Japan) (RA Ⅱ member countries) Working instruments g Working instruments g (Observation sites) (Observation sites) (RA Ⅱ member countries) (Japan) 1 1 * RRC: Regional Radiation Centre
Calibration equipments - Standard instruments of JMA - Standard instruments of JMA Standard thermometer Standard hygrometer Platinum resistance thermometer Dew point meter (electronic cooling type) sensor and alternating current bridge and platinum resistance thermometer Standard barometer Air piston gauge type Other Standard Ultrasonic anemometer, Pitot tube, Differential pressure gauge and Wind tunnel, Pyranometer, Burette (Precipitation) 1 2
Calibration equipments - Traveling standard instruments of RIC Tsukuba - Traveling standard instruments of RIC Tsukuba Standard Standard Standard thermometer Humidity Pressure Platinum resistance Digital barometer Hygrometer (sensor) thermometer PTB220 (Vaisala,Finland) D2 (General Eastern , USA) TS81A (CHINO, Japan) Alternating current Hygrometer (controller) bridge Hygro M2 (General Eastern, F-250 (ASL UK) F-250 (ASL, UK) USA) USA) 1 3
Calibration chambers Chambers for calibrate Chambers for calibrate Chambers for calibrate thermometers hygrometers barometers Liquid bath type Wet and dry air mixing type Range: 4 ~ 1050 hPa Range: - 85 ~ +50 ℃ Range: 15 ~ 95%RH Wet and dry air mixing type Air chamber type Range: 10 ~ 95%RH , -10 ~ +50 ℃ Range: -40 ~ +50 ℃ 1 4
Main services of MIC Quality control of observational instruments To inspect meteorological equipments to maintain high-precision meteorological observations in Japan and to maintain meteorological observations in Japan, and to maintain meteorological standard instruments and their traceability. Research and development Research and development To research and develop meteorological instruments, and to research site environment and method of observation Activities of RIC Tsukuba To assist Members of the region I I through calibration and comparison with meteorological instruments as Regional comparison with meteorological instruments, as Regional Instrument Centre (RIC) in Asia. 1 5
Research and development For implementation of most suitable observation Research and development on meteorological instruments Research on site environment and methods of observation Summary of activities in recent years 2008 ： Test of piezo-resistive barometers ： Development of visibility presumption method using video images at airport 2009 ： Test of capacitive hygrometer with warmed probe ： Intercomparison of thermometer screens/shields （ （ At TECO-2010 we will announce the poster session ） At TECO-2010, we will announce the poster session ） 2010 ： Investigation of environmental influence on the quality of meteorological measurement ： Research for instruments of the next generation system on surface measurement. 1 6
Examples of research and development Test of capacitive hygrometer with warmed probe(2009) Development of visibility Development of visibility presumption method using video images at airport (2008 2009) (2008-2009) 1 7
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