Korea Meteorological Administration to Transfer Weather Observation Technology to Mongolian Meteorological Agency

Online Training to Improve Skills in Operating Meteorological Observation Equipment and Managing Observation Data

The Korea Meteorological Administration is conducting an online training session for staff members of the Mongolian Meteorological Agency.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) will conduct an online training course titled "Mongolia Meteorological Observation Equipment Operation and Observation Data Quality Management Capacity Enhancement Course" for employees of the Mongolia Meteorological Agency from the 6th to the 17th.

This training is part of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)'s global training program and will be conducted from this year through 2023. Through this training, it aims to support the enhancement of Mongolia Meteorological Agency's capabilities in meteorological disaster monitoring and response.

This year, due to COVID-19, the training will be conducted remotely, covering comprehensive knowledge and development experiences such as △ KMA's meteorological observation policies and systems △ operation and management of meteorological observation equipment △ observation data quality management. In the 2nd and 3rd years, practical training through domestic invitation training and local seminars in Mongolia for applying technology on site are planned.

Korea and Mongolia have pursued continuous cooperation and support since signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on meteorological cooperation in 2003, including yellow dust, climate forecasting, numerical weather prediction model technology, and Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects. From 2017 for three years, through the "Mongolia Automatic Meteorological Observation System Construction ODA Project," automatic meteorological observation systems were established at 32 meteorological observation stations.

Park Kwang-seok, Administrator of the KMA, stated, "Mongolia, a target country of the government's New Northern Policy, holds a very important geographical position for Korea's yellow dust and cold wave forecasts," adding, "The transfer of excellent meteorological technology will not only contribute to the development of Mongolia's meteorological work but also greatly help improve forecast accuracy in East Asia, including Korea."

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