This 3-day training/workshop is designed to build the capacity of Member States in the Indian Ocean region to sustain and effectively utilize marine observation networks. It aims to enhance participants' skills in maintaining ocean observing equipment, ensuring data quality, and leveraging ocean observations for improved forecasting and operational services. The training/workshop combines classroom sessions with hands-on training, focusing on key areas such as ocean observing technologies, data access and management, quality control practices, and regional collaboration. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of observations to support socio-economic benefits through improved ocean forecasting and decision-making.

Aims and objectives:

• Build capacity to apply ocean observing data for enhanced forecast and prediction capability in the region.
• Demonstrate the role of ocean observations for understanding and predicting regional weather, ocean state and climate.
• Learn practical implementation aspects of ocean observing systems.
• Enhance the capacity of quality control of buoy observation, data processing.
• Evaluate observations and data gaps within the region and how they can be addressed.
• Strengthen regional collaboration and coordination of ocean observing system.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this course :

Marine meteorological and oceanographic forecasters, ocean data managers, and observation instrument operators from the Western and Northern Indian Ocean region.

Application Process :

By Nomination

Programme Dates:

05 - 07 August, 2025

Venue:

International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean),
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India,
"Ocean Valley", Pragathi Nagar (B.O), Nizampet (S.O),
Hyderabad - 500 090, INDIA

Faculty:

• Mr. Pattabhi Rama Rao
• Dr. TVS Udaya Bhaskar
• Dr. Aneesh Lotliker
• Mr. Arul Muthiah
• Dr. Nelly Florida Riama
• Dr. Champika Gallage
• Dr. Luca Centurioni
• Dr. Kenneth J. Connell
• Dr. P A Francis
• Dr. XU Jiangling
• Dr. Siva Srinivas
• Dr. PLN Murty
• Dr. R Venkat Shesu
• Dr. Scott Glenn
• Dr. Martin Kramp

Course Coordinators:

Dr. T V S Udaya Bhaskar

For any queries please contact:

For any queries related to this course:
Dr. T V S Udaya Bhaskar
Head, Ocean Data Management (ODM) &
Programme Planning and Coordination Group (PPC)
E-mail: itcoocean@incois.gov.in/uday@incois.gov.in