Pacific Climate Change Data Portal
The Pacific Climate Change Data portal provides site-specific historical climate information as well as trends in mean and extreme indices for the Pacific Islands and Timor Leste.
The portal was initially developed through the AusAID funded Pacific Climate Change Science and Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning Programs 2009-2014 with further improvements/updates undertaken during the DFAT funded Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific 2018-2022.
The portal forms part of the Bureau of Meteorology's contributions to the WMO RAV Pacific Regional Climate Centre Network as Consortium member for the Node on Climate Monitoring.
Climate data for the Environment (CliDE)
CliDE is a climate data management system developed as part of the Pacific Climate Change Science Program (PCCSP).
CliDE provides each country with a central database for climate records, with key entry forms, quality assurance tools, reports and data dumps. It is free and open-source software, using a web-based user interface and high reliability relational database system.
CliDE Services Client (CliDEsc)
CliDEsc is a web-based content management system and product generator library developed by Earth Sciences NZ in consultation with Pacific National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, and with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
The acronym CliDEsc (Climate Data for the Environment Services Client) derives from the early link to the Bureau’s CliDE (Climate Data for the Environment) database system. Since then, product code has been added to connect to other structured database management systems.
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The Online Climate Outlook Forum
Provides a regular opportunity for Pacific Island Meteorological Services to discuss the status of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and to share their seasonal climate outlooks.
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This important monthly forum allows partners in eleven Pacific National Meteorological Services to discuss their current climate outlook, and possible implications for their countries. Participants are encouraged to raise questions about outlooks and about the SCOPIC tool. The OCOF also provides an opportunity for updates and feedback on the program.
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Global and Pacific ACCESS-S outlooks and Pacific climate monitoring
The World Meteorological Organization Global Producing Centre (GPC) for Long-Range Forecasts
The website provides dynamical model based seasonal and sub-seasonal outlooks and satellite-based climate monitoring with an emphasis on the western Pacific region.
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Water Storage Outlook Model
This pilot project combines key elements of the Seasonal Climate Outlooks in Pacific Island Countries (SCOPIC) seasonal rainfall outlook for Samoa with projected energy generation to provide an outlook for water storage.
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Samoa Meteorology Division, COSPPac and the Electricity Power Corporation are working together to produce a water storage outlook model. The model seeks the most efficient use of current and future water supplies, so that there is reliable and cost-effective energy supply from the Afulilo Hydropower Scheme.
The Model provides an outlook for water storage by combining:
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rainfall forecasts;
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recent dam level measurements; and,
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projected energy generation.
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This outlook will allow the Electricity Power Corporation to make better informed operational decisions over the course of the month by forewarning of possible water shortages and thereby allowing energy managers to adjust operational processes to better manage the available and forecast water resources at the reservoir.
This product is currently under development. It is expected that a prototype will be ready for testing by the Electricity Power Corporation in 2015.
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This pilot project is being conducted in Samoa, in partnership with:
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa
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Electricity Power Corporation, Samoa​
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For more information, email COSPPac_COMP_Unit@bom.gov.au
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Malaria Early Warning System
Variability in malaria incidence is known to be strongly linked with climate, in particular rainfall. This pilot project analyses rainfall and other environmental data in the Solomon Islands to establish a climate-based malaria risk index.
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COSPPac, the Vector-Borne Disease Control Program and the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service have developed a malaria monitoring and early warning system based on rainfall, temperature and other environmental data.
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The Malaria Transmission Risk Outlook and supporting information can be found on the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services website http://www.met.gov.sb/malaclim.
The climate-based malaria risk index will help us to understand the relationship between climate and malaria in the Solomon Islands. The risk index is expected to show a direct link between climate variability and changes in malaria incidence.
When combined with seasonal rainfall outlooks, the risk index combined should enable the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service to produce customised forecasts of malaria risk in suitable regions of the country.
This information can then be integrated into the Vector-Borne Disease Control Programs malaria information systems to assist with malaria control efforts.
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This pilot project was conducted in the Solomon Islands, in partnership with:
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Solomon Islands Meteorological Service
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Solomon Islands Vector-borne Disease Control Program
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Solomon Islands Ministry of Health
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Water Resource Division of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Mines and Energy.
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Solomon Islands Ministry of Lands
For more information, email COSPPac_COMP_Unit@bom.gov.au​
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COSPPac Climate Bulletin
The Bulletin delivers climate and ocean monitoring and prediction data relevant to the tropical southwest Pacific, including diagnostics of El Niño Southern Oscillation, the Madden–Julian Oscillation, ocean temperature, cloud and rainfall patterns; as well as tropical cyclone information and seasonal outlooks.