PMO Activity in JapanPMO Activity in Japan

Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

Japanese PMOsJapanese PMOs

Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe;

The top 3 ports visited by the most oceangoing ships in Japan.

Kobe, Nagasaki, Hakodate, Maizuru;

Home ports of JMA R/Vs of Marine Observatories

PMO ServicePMO Service Recruiting and assisting VOSs in

coordination between HQ of JMA and PMOs HQ - National contact

- Cooperation with shipping companies

- Communication with ships through internet, facsimile, magazine, etc.

- Assistance to PMO activities using the intranet etc.

PMO - Direct contact with ships

PMO ServicesPMO Services By visiting ships,

– To supply instructive material (e.g. guides, manuals) as well as weather logbooks etc.

– To encourage and give advice on meteorological observations and reports

– To check and give advice on meteorological instruments, especially barometers

[Barometers can be checked without visiting by comparison with the observed value of the nearest weather station using facsimile]

– To give explanations on meteorological information provided by JMA

WWeather Reports from eather Reports from Japanese VOSs Japanese VOSs

Barometer Checked ships by PMOsBarometer Checked ships by PMOs

Barometer CorrectionBarometer Correction

Barometers Comparison Check Barometers Comparison Check throughthrough FacsimileFacsimile

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The Form for Barometer Comparison Check through FacsimileJapan Meteorological Agency

Please use this form to make a request to check your barometer. The request is acceptable when your ship stays in a port of Japan.

After completing the following procedure, transmit this form through facsimile to the nearest observatory listed bellow. The observatory will return the correction value for your barometer. (Business hours are 09-16 JST from Monday to Friday except public holidays in Japan)

1. Make sure that the wind is not so strong. Strong wind may disturb the barometer reading.

2. Open the window or door of the house to measure outboard air pressure.

3. Reading of the barometer should be made just on the hour.4. Fill in the following blanks.

　 Name of ship 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 Port of call 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

　 Call sign 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 Gross tonnage 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 tons 　Registry 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

Name of the person in charge 　 　 　 　 　 　　　　　　　　　　 　 　 　 　　 Ship's telephone No. 　 　 　 　 - 　 　 　 　 　 - 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　 Facsimile No. of Ship (INMARSAT-A) 001-872-81-

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 (INMARSAT-B) 001-872-

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　 　 　 　 　　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 (marine TEL.) 090-302-

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　 　 　 　 　　 Name of Your Shipping Agent in Japan (if available) 　 　 　 　 　 　 　　　　

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 Telephone No. 　 　　 　 - 　 　 　 　 　 - 　 　 　 　 　 Facsimile No. 　 　

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Website for PMOsWebsite for PMOs (in Japanese) (in Japanese)

Website for PMOsWebsite for PMOs (in Japanese) (in Japanese)

Web Site for VOSsWeb Site for VOSs

Web Page for Submitting MetadataWeb Page for Submitting Metadata

(Example: SST) 　　　　 SHIP 　PMO 　 　 　 △ｔ　　15 ： 50 　 17.0℃ 　 12.3℃ 　　4.7℃16 ： 00 17.0 12.3 4.7℃ ℃ ℃16 ： 10 17.0 12.0 5.0℃ ℃ ℃

Improvement Data quality of VOSsImprovement Data quality of VOSs

InstructionInstruction 　　 MaterialsMaterials

Brochures (in Japanese and English)Brochures (in Japanese and English)

Weather Broadcast (JMH)Weather Broadcast (JMH)Apr. 2004: JMH sending frequencies 6 to 4

Apr. 2005: JMH sending frequencies 4 to 3

Jan. 2005: JMA opens website (http://www.jma.go.jp/jmh/jmhmenu.html)

FY2006: JMA will change sending frequencies

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