23-24 March 2006 PMO-III Workshop Hamburg

PMO/VOS status reportPMO/VOS status report

The Netherlands: 2005The Netherlands: 2005

23-24 March 2006 PMO-III Workshop Hamburg

KNMI PMO-officeKNMI PMO-office

Head Operational Data: Theo van Stijn

Daily coordination: Betty Zoer

PMO’s: René Rozeboom

Bert de Vries

PMO Assistant: Peter Westenbrink

TurboWin development: Martin Stam

PMO Advisor: Frits Koek

Head Operational Data: Theo van Stijn

Daily coordination: Betty Zoer

PMO’s: René Rozeboom

Bert de Vries

PMO Assistant: Peter Westenbrink

TurboWin development: Martin Stam

PMO Advisor: Frits Koek

23-24 March 2006 PMO-III Workshop Hamburg

PMO/VOS 2005PMO/VOS 2005

VOS/ GTS statistics

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

2002 2003 2004 2005

Year

No.

of

observ

ati

ons

180

200

220

No.

of

VO

S

No. Obs No. VOS

No. of observations: 54,790

Total No. VOS: 198

Recruitments: 15

De-recruitments: 15

New VOSClim: +2

Visits in Dutch ports (18): 129

Visits in Belgian ports (2): 45

No. PMO’s: 2

No. of observations: 54,790

Total No. VOS: 198

Recruitments: 15

De-recruitments: 15

New VOSClim: +2

Visits in Dutch ports (18): 129

Visits in Belgian ports (2): 45

No. PMO’s: 2

23-24 March 2006 PMO-III Workshop Hamburg

Forecast end 2006Forecast end 2006

• Number of VOS rationalized• Number VOS ships: 200• Number VOSClim ships: 25

• New TurboWin version, including:– Pub 47– BUFR

• Latest BUFR template implemented at KNMI• Live VOS Tracking system• New VOS/PMO website

• Number of VOS rationalized• Number VOS ships: 200• Number VOSClim ships: 25

• New TurboWin version, including:– Pub 47– BUFR

• Latest BUFR template implemented at KNMI• Live VOS Tracking system• New VOS/PMO website

23-24 March 2006 PMO-III Workshop Hamburg

Request:Request:

Educational material to be included in

TurboWin

– Instruction sheets

– Configuration sheets

– Video’s

– Ideas/suggestions

Educational material to be included in

TurboWin

– Instruction sheets

– Configuration sheets

– Video’s

– Ideas/suggestions