Tokyo District Meteorological Observatory Explained

, abbreviated as TDMO,^[1] is one of the five District Meteorological Observatories of the Japan Meteorological Agency. It has jurisdiction over the Kantō and Chūbu regions: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Ishikawa, Toyama and Fukui, and is responsible for acquiring meteorological, hydrological, seismological and volcanological data and forecasting local weather conditions in those areas through its local meteorological observatories. It also fills the role of for the Kantō region. The TDMO is based inside the JMA Meteorological Satellite Center located in Kiyose, Tokyo.^[2]

The LMOs within TDMO's supervision

Local Meteorological Observatories

Bold-faced LMOs are the Region Central Forecast Offices.

Resident Offices for Volcanic Disaster Mitigation

External links

• Tokyo District Meteorological Observatory (Japanese)

Notes and References

1. Web site: LONG-TERM CHANGE AND SPATIAL ANOMALY OF WARM SEASON AFTERNOON PRECIPITATION IN TOKYO. American Meteorological Society. F. Fujibe, H. Togawa and M. Sakata. March 31, 2012.
2. Web site: http://www.jma-net.go.jp/tokyo/sub_index/annai/index.htm. ja:東京管区気象台ご案内. Tokyo District Meteorological Observatory. March 31, 2012. ja.