OPERATIONAL WEATHER SYSTEMS FOR NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING

Abstract

The Indonesia Initiative for FDR system commenced in April 2000 with the development of a central FDRS. It’s being designed to support Indonesian central agencies in monitoring fire conditions and in developing national level actions to support prevention, monitoring and mitigation activities at a provincial level. In late 2001, the central - level FDRS will also be adapted and operated electronically and manually in two provinces in Indonesia (Riau Province in Sumatra and in West Kalimantan Province). Earlier, in 2002 (10th February) the handover from the FDRS Project to BM G for operated a daily Fire Danger Rating System for whole National Region began, based on daily weather observation. Operations and application of FDRS outputs in Indonesia will also be important activities in year two. For Indonesia, the Meteorology an d Geophysical Agency (BMG) is responsible to collect record and disseminate daily weather information at national and local levels. In 2004 BMG produced daily FDR Prediction (3 days) base on France NWP (Synergy module). This implementation is collaboratio n between BMG and Meteo France International (MFI). R&D of BMG developing FDR Calculation and The Air Pollutant Model (Include smoke from forest fire) base on Numerical Weather Prediction from CSIRO (Using CCAM Output) in late of 2007. The Air Pollutant Mo del for smoke trajectory runs by using the hotspot information from MoF (Sipongi Output Programs).