The Pacific Initiative for Climate Application & Prediction Services (PICAPS) project was to build seasonal prediction capacity in the Pacific region through a tailored climate prediction system (PICASO) and a sub-regional training workshop. The Republic of Korea-Pacific Islands Climate Prediction Services project (ROK-PI CliPS) launched PICASO v1.0. Upon the successful implementation of PICASO, there were requests to increase the number of stations, add Nauru, and add a regional function to the system. PICAPS served to address those needs and launched PICASO v1.2 at the Sub-Regional Training Workshop and provided opportunities to the Pacific Island Countries to share the state-of-the-art seasonal prediction system.

The PICAPS Sub-Regional Training Workshop was held to officially launch PICASO v1.2, build the capacity of SPREP to serve as a regional coordinator for OCOF and PICOF, was the first climate prediction and application training for Nauru with the new Nauru country function, and increased the usage of APCC’s climate services including PICASO in generating forecasts in the Pacific region.

| Theme

Enhancing tailored seasonal prediction capacity in the Pacific Islands

| Period & Venue

5-8 June 2018 | Tarawa, Kiribati

| Host

APEC Climate Center

| Opening Session

ㆍ APCC Welcome Remarks – Ms. Bo Ra Kim, APCC

ㆍ Project Overview: ROK-PI CliPS and PICAPS – Ms. Bo Ra Kim, APCC

| Introduction to PICASO and the Training Workshop

ㆍ Training Workshop Objectives & Outcomes Expected – Dr. WonMoo Kim, APCC

ㆍ Why PICASO? – Dr. WonMoo Kim, APCC

ㆍ What’s PICASO? – Dr. WonMoo Kim, APCC

ㆍ PICASO Demonstration + What’s New? – Ms. Bo Ra Kim, APCC

| Utilizing the PICASO Functions

ㆍ Preparation & Installation of PICASO – Dr. Soo-Jin Sohn, APCC

ㆍ Data: Import, Export, and Edit – Dr. Yun-Young Lee, APCC

ㆍ Outlook: Tercile Forecast and Recent History – Dr. WonMoo Kim, APCC

ㆍ Details: Scores, Interactive Probability, and History – Dr. Yun-Young Lee, APCC

| How to Interpret and Understand Your Outlook

ㆍ CO-PICs and Guide: How to Interpret – Dr. Soo-Jin Sohn, APCC

ㆍ PICASO Functions: Settings, Themes, and Exports – Dr. Yun-Young Lee, APCC

ㆍ Interpretation of Large-Scale Climate Information (Guide) – Dr. Soo-Jin Sohn, APCC

ㆍ Exercise + Presentation: Understanding Your Climate Predictors – Dr. Soo-Jin Sohn, APCC

| Generating Your Outlook

ㆍ Generating Seasonal Outlook – Dr. Soo-Jin Sohn, APCC

ㆍ Seasonal Outlook Presentations – Dr. WonMoo Kim, APCC

ㆍ Feedback and Discussions – Dr. WonMoo Kim, APCC

| Closing Session

ㆍ APCC Closing Remarks – Ms. Bo Ra Kim, APCC

ㆍ Kiribati Closing Remarks – Mr. Ueneta Toorua, Director, Kiribati Meteorological Service

| Overview of Regional PICASO for SPREP

ㆍ PICASO Skill Assessment Overview – Dr. WonMoo Kim, APCC

ㆍ PICASO Upgrades Overview – Dr. WonMoo Kim, APCC

ㆍ Possible Future Issues – Dr. WonMoo Kim, APCC

| Generating Regional Outlooks

ㆍ Outlook: Map and Table Export Functions – Dr. Yun-Young Lee, APCC

ㆍ Data: Inputting Regional Data – Dr. Yun-Young Lee, APCC

ㆍ Creating Regional Outlooks – Dr. Soo-Jin Sohn, APCC

| The Future of PICASO

ㆍ Feedback and Discussions – Ms. Bo Ra Kim, APCC