Tropical cyclone operational plan for the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea: 2007 edition
This publication discusses all aspects of the tropical cyclone operational plan. It includes chapters covering: general, tropical cyclone warnings and advisories, the observing system and observing programme, tropical cyclone forecasting, communications, monitoring and quality control of data, and archival of data.
The basic purpose of the operational plan is to facilitate the most effective tropical cyclone warning system for the region with existing facilities. In doing so the plan defines the sharing of responsibilities among Panel countries for the various segments of the system and records the coordination and cooperation achieved. The plan records the agreed arrangements for standardization of operational procedures, efficient exchange of various data related to tropical cyclone warnings, issue of cyclone advisories from a central location having the required facilities for this purpose, archival of data and issue of a tropical weather outlook for the benefit of the region.