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http://www.pakmet.com.pk

PMD

Seismology Meteorology Hydrology

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OBJECTIVES &OBJECTIVES & RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIESTo ensure timely issue of different types ofweather/flood forecasts, warnings and advisories tothe National News Media and concerned functionaries.the National News Media and concerned functionaries.

Pakistan Meteorological Department

Safety of civil aviation operations, VVIP flights and marine activities.

OBJECTIVES &OBJECTIVES & RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIES

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Early Warnings of disasters due to Meteorological,Hydrological & Geophysical Phenomena such as Tropical Cyclones, Heavy Rains, Floods & Tsunamies etc.

OBJECTIVES &OBJECTIVES & RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIES

Socio-Economic Development of the country based on climatic and agro-climatic potentials of different areas. Boosting-up of Agricultural Productivity of the country by providing agromet services to the farming community

OBJECTIVES &OBJECTIVES & RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIES

by providing agromet services to the farming community.

To investigate the behavior of the atmosphere and exploiting this knowledge for short and long term weather predictions.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

Met. Observing Network in Pakistan

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1. AVIATION METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 2. HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AND FLOOD

FORECASTING

M A I N A R E A S O F O P E R A T I O NM A I N A R E A S O F O P E R A T I O N

FORECASTING3. AGRO-METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES4. CLIMATOLOGICAL SERVICES5. GEOPHYSICAL AND SEISMOLOGICAL SERVICES6. WEATHER FORECASTING SERVICES TO PUBLIC THROUGH

ELECTRONIC & PRINT NEWS MEDIA7. ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION SERVICES8. MET-FORECAST FOR MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITIONMARINE

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

LINKAGE TO OTHER MINISTRIESLINKAGE TO OTHER MINISTRIESAVIATION METEOROLOGICAL

SERVICESMINISTRY OF DEFENCE

FLOOD FORECASTING SERVICESMINISTRY OF WATER &MINISTRY OF WATER &

POWER

AGROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICESMINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

NEW MOON PREDICTION & ASTRONOMICAL DATA ANALYSIS MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS

AFFAIRSAFFAIRSR & D & RENEWABLE ENERGY

RESOURCES MINISTRY OF SCIENCE& TECHNOLOGY

FORECASTING & CLIMATOLOGY PLANNING DIVISION &DISASTER MITIGATION

ORGANIZATIONS

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1.1. AVIATION METEOROLOGICAL SERVICESAVIATION METEOROLOGICAL SERVICESa) Objectives

i. Safetyii. Economy

b) Products Supplied For Aviation UsersUpper Levels Wind ChartsSignificant Weather Prognostic ChartsMETAR (Current Weather)SPECI (Special Weather Report)TAFORs (Terminal Aerodrome FORecast)ROFOR (ROute FORecast)SIGMET (SIGnificant METeorological informationsVolmet Broadcast

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Satellite Products for Aviation Safety

Lahore

Islamabad

Quetta

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Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) Lahore is aspecialized unit of PMD for this purpose

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AND FLOOD HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AND FLOOD FORECASTINGFORECASTING

specialized unit of PMD for this purpose.

•• ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

i. Flood Forecasting

ii. River stream flow forecasting

iii. Water Management at Dams specially during Monsoon

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Flood Forecasting System Flood Forecasting System inin

Pakistan Meteorological DepartmentPakistan Meteorological Department

10 D l R d t (FFD) L h10-cm Doppler Radar at (FFD) Lahore

QPM Radar at Sialkot

Nationwide Network of Weather Surveillance Radars.

Satellite Ground StationSatellite Ground Station

Computer Models

Meteorological Analysis Centre

REMOTE SENSING

REMOTE SENSING of the rainfall amountsfrom upper catchments of rivers as input data

h i f ll ff d l i d h hto the rainfall-runoff models is done through

Satellite Radar

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D.O. No. F.1-3-97/FAMMinistry of Water & Water

Federal Flood Commission,

Riaz Ahmad Islamabad the 15.10.1997Chairman

Dear Doctor Sahib

I feel honoured to acknowledge the accuracy of Meteorological Department’s recent flood forecast during August, 1997 record rainfall. Early warnings and consequent pre-releases f M l D d h f fl d d f hfrom Mangla Dam saved the country from flood damages of the tune of approximately 5 billion rupees.

With best regards,

sd/(RIAZ AHMAD)

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VISIT OF SECRETARY, WATER & POWER TO FLOOD FORECASTING DIVISION

(FFD) LAHOREThe honorable secretary recorded his comments inthe visitor’s book at the conclusion of his visit onthe visitor s book at the conclusion of his visit on20th July, 2005 as;

“ Very Impressive, I am appreciative of the hardwork and commitment of the staff. The staff is very

t t d d di t dcompetent and dedicated.

It can be really cited as a model institution ofexcellence. All efforts need to be made to combineits drive for sophistication and excellence.”

Hydrometeorological Data available on PMD Website

•Dams Flow

•Hydrological Data

•RainfallRainfall

•Historical Peaks

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VISIT OF GOVERNOR PUNJAB TO FLOOD FORECASTING DIVISION (FFD) LAHORE

Governor Punjab Lt. Gen (R) Khalid Maqboolrecorded his comments in the visitor’s book at theconclusion of his visit on 19th May, 2005 as;

“ My visit to Lahore Met. Office was very educative& interesting. I was pleased to learn that Met. Dept.is serving many communities and sectors in theis serving many communities and sectors in thecountry and that the Dept. is continuously attemptingto upgrade the facilities.

This Dept. is very vital to national economy”.

AGROAGRO--METEOROLOGICAL SERVICESMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

i. Rain Predictions

ii. Frost Predictions

iii Soil Moisture Informationiii. Soil Moisture Information

iv. Time of Crop Sowing/Harvesting

v. Spraying of Pesticides on Crops

vi. Water Requirement of Crops

vii. Heat Wave and Cold Wave Forecast

viii. Special Weather Advisories for Farmers

ix. Monthly Agromet Bulletin of Pakistan

ix. Research on Regional Basis in Collaboration

with Agriculture Research Institutions.

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Met. Observing Network in Pakistan

Regional Agromet Centres•Rawalpindi•Faisalabad

AGROMET NETWORK

National Agromet Centre

•Faisalabad•TandoJam•Quetta•Usta Muhammad Agromet Observatories

Punjab•Murree•Kamra•Jhelum•Lahore•Multan•Khanpur

Usta Muhammad

•SargodhaSindh•Rohri•Larkana•HyderabadBalochistan•Uthal•Khuzdar•KalatNWFP•DIKhan•Peshawar

D.O. No. F.1-3-97/FAMMinistry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock

Government of Pakistan,

Mian Abdul Sattar Laleka Islamabad the 28.12.1998Minister

My Dear General Sahib

I feel pleasure in informing you that this year the country

has been able to save about Rs. 70-80 crores on account of pesticides sprayed on cotton crops, because of the precise and timely weather forecast / advisories of Met. Office.

I have already briefed the Prime Minister about this overwhelming success.

With best regards,

Yours sincerely

(Abdul Sattar Laleka)

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AGROAGRO--METEOROLOGICAL SERVICESMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICESNDVI analysis NDVI analysis

i. Study of Climatic Indicators & Global Warmingii. El-Nino & La-Nina effects on Pakistan’s

CLIMATOLOGICAL SERVICESCLIMATOLOGICAL SERVICESCLIMATOLOGICAL SERVICESCLIMATOLOGICAL SERVICES

Weather & Climateiii. Environmental Pollution and Ozone Monitoringiv. Climatological information for National

Development ProjectsExamples:

Location of Pakistan Steel MillTunnel in Northern AreaWater Level in Lakes & RiversDesign for Dams, Motorways, RoadsFeasibility o industrial Projects

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GEOPHYSICAL & SEISMOLOGICAL SERVICESGEOPHYSICAL & SEISMOLOGICAL SERVICESGEOPHYSICAL & SEISMOLOGICAL SERVICESGEOPHYSICAL & SEISMOLOGICAL SERVICES

i. Earthquakes Monitoringq g

ii. Monitoring of Nuclear Explosion in the Region

iii. Building Sector

iv. Solar Magnetic Storms & Related Phenomena

PAKISTAN

Pakistan Meteorological Department

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PMD-Area of responsibilities under GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress & Safety System)

Marine Meteorological ServiceMarine Meteorological ServiceMarine Meteorological ServiceMarine Meteorological Service

• Forecast is issued twice daily through INMARSAT CoastalStation Perth, Australia for the ships already in sea.

• Warnings when the port is threatened.

• Sea Bulletins for fisheries broadcast by Radio

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Marine Meteorological ServiceMarine Meteorological Service

6. WEATHER FORECASTING SERVICES TO PUBLIC6. WEATHER FORECASTING SERVICES TO PUBLIC

i. Next 24 hour Weather Forecast

ii. Next 2-3 days Weather Forecast for Farmers

iii. Weekly Weather Forecast

iv Seasonal Weather Predictioniv. Seasonal Weather Prediction

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•Islamabad•Karachi•Lahore

Regional Forecasting CentresNational Forecasting Centre

Lahore•Multan•Peshawar •Quetta

RADAR NETWORK OF PMD5 cm radar at Islamabad

DIKIBD

RHK

10 cm radar at FFD Lahore Area covered by Doppler radar at Lahore

RHK

KHI

LHR

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Water & Power Development Authority

National Power Control CentreNo.CENPCC/2080 Islamabad the 27.02.1999

Director General,Meteorological DepartmentH 8/2 IslamabadH-8/2, Islamabad

Subject: IMPORTANCE OF WEATHER REPORTS FOR LOAD FORECAST.

Thanking you for the proposal attention to our requests. It will be appreciate to explain that daily weather reports help this centre in accurate Load Forecasts for the day. Based on Load Forecasts demand is placed on IPP’s thermal units.

On 2-7-1998 WAPDA saved Rs.12.3 million for not demanding HUBCO unit, as your report had a forecast of Rain at Lahore, which proved correct.

Concerned with weather of each city related to Load in turn, the undersigned shall be grateful if you supply us every minute weather details.

(HABIB ULLAH)

Chief Engineer NPCC

Weather Services For

MOUNTAINEERING

SEASONSEASONJUNE …… SEPTEMBER

Total Expeditions 2006

81818181

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Weather For Mountaineers

Weather Services For

MOUNTAINEERING

Weather For MountaineersOne Day to One Week Outlook

Snow StormBlowing Snow

Wind Speed at Different LevelsWind Storm

VisibilitySky/Cloud Condition

Avalanches

K2 - 8611mMain Peaks in Pakistan

Weather Services For

MOUNTAINEERING

K2 - 8611mNanga Parbat - 8125m

Broad Peak - 8051mGasherbrum l - 8080m

Gasherbrum II - 8034mRakaposhi - 7788mpBatura II - 7762m

Chogolisa - 7665mNoshaq Peak - 7492m

Skilbrum - 7360m

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Weather Services For

MOUNTAINEERING

7.7. ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLICASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC7.7. ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLICASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC

New Moon Prediction and related information for Moon Sighting on Religious Festivals

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7.7. ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLICASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC7.7. ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLICASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC

Sunrise / Sunset timings and Solar / Lunar Eclipses information for general public

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ISLAMABAD RADAR OUTPUT ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PMD WEBSITE(Updated after every 10 minutes)

NATIONWIDE RADAR NETORK OUTPUT ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PMD WEBSITE

(Half hourly update)

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INFRA-RED SATELLITE IMAGERY OF METEOSAT 5ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PMD WEBSITE

(HALF HOURLY UPDATE)

INFRA-RED SATELLITE IMAGERY OF METEOSAT 5ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PMD WEBSITE

(HALF HOURLY UPDATE)

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METEOSAT 5 SATELLITE IMAGERY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PMD WEBSITE

(Hourly Update)

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

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RECENTLY COMPLETED RECENTLY COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Wi d P P t ti l SWind Power Potential Surveyalong the country coast for theInstallation of wind powergeneration systems.

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Wi d P P t ti lWind Power Potential Survey along the country

coast

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WIND MEASURING TOWERS IN BALUCHISTANWIND MEASURING TOWERS IN BALUCHISTAN

WIND MEASURING TOWERS IN SINDHWIND MEASURING TOWERS IN SINDH

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Potential area for wind power generation is around 9700 sq.km in Sindh .

The gross wind power potential of this area is43000 MW.Keeping in view the area utilization constraints

SUMMARY

Keeping in view the area utilization constraintsetc. the exploitable electric power generationpotential of this area is estimated to be about11000MW.

DDWP C t 31st M h 2005DDWP Comments on 31st March 2005Secretary MoST Appreciated the excellent work undertaken by PMD in coastal areas of Balochistan & Sindh in connection with Wind Mapping Data.

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CURRENT DEVELOPMENT CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PROJECTS

1. Wind Power Potential Survey in Northern Areas ofthe Country.

2. Drought/Environment monitoring and earlywarning system in Pakistanwarning system in Pakistan

3. Flood Forecasting & Warning System on Lai NullahBasin in Islamabad-Rawalpindi

4. Up-gradation & Modernization of Seismic Network of Pakistan

5. Installation of Doppler Radar at Mangla6 Additional Met Observatories to cater national6. Additional Met. Observatories to cater national

needs.7. Upgradation of Weather Surveillance Radar at

Sialkot8. Upgradation of Doppler Radar at Lahore9. Construction of Residential houses at Lahore &

Karachi

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DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 1 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 1

Wi d P P t ti lWind Power Potential Survey for Northern Areas

of Pakistan (Phase-II)

Total Cost = Rs. 39.1 m

Total Cost of the Project: Rs.39.100 million

SUMMARY

Under this project, 40-50 sites would beselected in the NWFP, AJK and NorthernAreas

Wi d l i h d l ldWind sensors along with data loggers wouldbe installed on 100 feet high towers forround the clock recording of wind data.

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Drought/Environment

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 2DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 2

Drought/Environment monitoring and early

warning systemin Pakistanin Pakistan

Total Cost = Rs. 164.844 m

Drought/Environment Monitoring & Early Warning Centre

Project Components

Additional data generation Resources in this project

Regional Drought Centre

National Centre for Drought/ Environment Monitoring

•AWS in Sindh & Balochistan 50

•Rain-guage stations 500

•Soil Moisture & Under GroundWater situation Monitoring

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1. Serve as a hub for the collection, consolidation andanalysis of drought related data from all possible sourcesin the country

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECTOBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

2. Prepare and issue weekly drought monitors & moisturestresses in different regions of country based on variousindices.

3. Advising government agencies on drought relatedmatters including drought declaration.

4. Conduct research in drought related issues and developstatistical models for improved drought prediction.

Flood Forecasting

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 3DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 3

&Warning System

on Lai Nullah Basin i i iin Islamabad-Rawalpindi

(With the financial assistance of JICA)

Total Cost = Rs. 360 m

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The project aims;

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECTOBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

• Providing Accurate Forecasting & Early Warningwith Flood Forecast lead time of one to two hours.

• Public Warning System for the twin cities

On completion it would contribute to the reductionOn completion, it would contribute to the reductionof flood damages; specially prevention of loss ofhuman lives in Islamabad-Rawalpindi.

LAI NULLAH PROJECT PLAN

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Up-gradation

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 4DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 4

&Modernization

of Seismic Networkof Pakistan

Total Cost = Rs. 193.574 m

1. Improved Seismological Services to enhance our capacityin fulfilling our national/ international commitments &obligations.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECTOBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

2. Generated seismological and strong motion data (groundsurface acceleration) to facilitate in devising buildingcode for the country on micro-scale.

3. Existing and future seismic data so generated to serve asdata-bank for the promotion & safety of our socio-economic activities especially the housing and Insurancep y gindustries.

4. Above all, it will provide sufficient lead time in issuingnecessary alerts / warnings against possible impendingTsunami disasters facilitating concerned govt.functionaries to undertake coordinated disasterpreparedness and mitigation activities.

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Chitral

Up-gradation & Strengthening of National Seismological Network for Pakistan

Regional Seismological

Centre, Peshawar

Zhob

Regional Seismological Centre, Quetta

Back-up Seismological Centre Islamabad

National Seismological/Tsunami Warning Centre Karachi

Turbat

Khuzdar

• Doppler Radar at Lahore for Flood Forecasting

E t bli h t f C t Wid V S t N t k

PMD Efforts to equip with latest TechnologyPMD Efforts to equip with latest Technology

• Establishment of Country-Wide V-Sat Network for speedy data communication.

• Tethresonde Equipment for upper air data

• High Resolution Satellite receiving Station for Snow/Vegetation Index

• High Speed Servers for Climate Research activities

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• Establishment of Marine Weather Forecasting / Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

Newly approved ProgrammesNewly approved Programmes

• Establishment of Numerical Weather Prediction Centre for Long Range Forecasting

• Modernization of Met. Data Communication NetworkNetwork

• Establishment of flood forecasting system for Indus river tributaries in NWFP

Future ProgrammesFuture Programmes

• Installation of Doppler Radar at Peshawar (Cherat)

• Establishment of Severe Weather Warning CentreCentre

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