Transcript Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology

Caribbean Institute for
Meteorology and Hydrology
Research Perspectives
Prepared for the GECAFS/SANREM proposal workshop for the
Caribbean Food System
16-17 June, 2005
Georgetown, Guyana
By
Adrian R. Trotman
Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and
Hydrology
• Amalgamation of the Caribbean Meteorological Institute
(established in 1967) and the Caribbean Operational
Hydrological Institute in 1997, Located at Husbands, St.
James, Barbados
• Funded by member country governments of the English
speaking Caribbean – 16 countries
• Arm of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization
responsible for training, research, data collection and
storage, instrument repair maintenance and calibration
• Affiliated with UWI since 1973 and teaches the BSc in
Meteorology at the Cave Hill Campus
Storm Surge
• Production of storm
surge maps for
member countries of
the eastern
Caribbean using
TAOS model (OAS
project)
• Currently have the
capability to work
with Jamaica but not
Guyana (outside of
domain)
Tropical Cyclone Activity
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• Intensities
No. of Cyclones
• Tracks
5-Year Running Totals
5-Year Period Ending
• Distribution
Category Distribution
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Total
1901-1950
45
14
7
3
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0
72
1951-2000
43
17
4
6
7
3
80
1951-1960
5
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0
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1
1
15
1961-1970
7
3
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2
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0
15
1971-1980
7
1
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1
10
1981-1990
10
2
0
0
0
1
13
1991-2000
14
7
3
0
3
0
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Hydrology and Water Resources
• Flooding of
agricultural areas
(including flood plain
mapping
CDERA/JICA CADM
project)
• Salt water intrusion
(some work already
done with CPACC
project for Guyana)
Caparo River
Inundation Area
by 50-Year Flood
Climate Trends
• Precipitation (seasonal
and annual totals,
intensity)
• Dry spells, drought
• Temperature (minimum,
maximum and mean)
• Sea surface temperatures
• Atmospheric moisture
• Evaporation
Vulnerability and Impact Assessments
• Water resources
• Agriculture
MACC project initiative
• Health