Executive Summary

The APEC Climate Center develops various climate information services to enhance the value of climate information in the Asia-Pacific region. It operates these services online with a focus on stability, continuously improving and supporting projects to enhance the convenience and utilization of climate forecast data. To ensure the systematic and stable operation of APCC climate information services, the center is strengthening management through systematic procedures and regular service monitoring in accordance with the annual plan. It also aims to establish a stable operating foundation by modifying and improving services in response to rapidly changing information and communication technologies. Additionally, efforts are directed towards continuously strengthening service security to address various security vulnerabilities.

APCC climate information services, which provide, process, predict, and verify climate data, are being integrated and developed into platforms. This transition aims to provide users with a consistent service environment rather than individual climate information services. The center is also actively involved in the implementation and user support of domestic workshops to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of climate prediction technology through the platform, contributing to Korea.

This year's tasks revolved around two main goals: the stable operation and improvement of APCC climate information services and the establishment of dynamic climate information services. To achieve these goals, research and development work focused on the following details:

To attain the first main goal, timely security measures were implemented to address security weaknesses. This included the establishment of an operation plan, regular inspection of the APCC climate information service, and the improvement of operational functions. Emphasis was placed on system stability through constant monitoring via the monitoring system. The web access statistics system was transferred to the cloud to create a smoother maintenance system. A plan was devised to enhance climate information services, with efforts directed towards improving user satisfaction through systematic and gradual improvements. Examples of improvement in the current year include the expanded provision of re-analysis data through the climate information service platform and the reinforcement of online tutorial services. Publicity and education efforts were implemented through user workshops to promote the expanded use of the APCC climate information service.

For the second main goal of building a dynamic climate information system, a climate data processing module and web interface were developed and applied to the climate information service platform based on the dynamic climate information technology secured in 2022. A foundation system was established to build an institution's website using dynamic technology, integrating it with the platform. Finally, a prototype of the dynamic mesh-up service through the platform was successfully established for future use, and a service providing customized high-resolution MME seasonal prediction information was completed.