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WPC International Desk Staff
José Álamo
Chief International Desks
jose.alamo@noaa.gov
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Bonnie Castellanos
Researcher and Instructor
bonnie.castellanos@noaa.gov
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Michell Tinoco-Morales
Researcher and Instructor
michell.tinoco-morales@noaa.gov
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Nathalie Rivera-Torres
Researcher and Instructor
nathalie.rivera-torres@noaa.gov
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Noah Blanco Alcalá
Researcher and Instructor
noah.blanco-alcala@noaa.gov
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Statistics: Fellows per country since 1988
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Past Visitor Basic Information
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All visitors: photos and basic information.
List of all visitors.
(Current as of 10 March 2025)
Mike Davison
Mike Davison led the WPC International Desks from 1993 through May 2022.
during his tenure, Mike played a crucial role developing the program, outreach and
worldwide reputation. Mike trained over 350 forecasters on site, and several
hundreds during international workshops and virtual training sessions. Mike Davison
is one of the authors of the Gálvez-Davison Index (GDI). He is also one of the
the pioneers of involving the WPC International Desks in Tropical Cyclone Rainfall
forecasts, which became routine in 2017.
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José Manuel Gálvez
José Manuel Gálvez conducted training at the desks between
2012 and 2025; and led the desks between May and December 2022. Aside from
reaching wide audiences, José developed, coded, and implemented six
forecasting tools, based on knowledge from fellow forecasters in weather
services in the Americas and after identifying forecasting needs. He is also
one of the authors of the Galvez-Davison Index (GDI) and one of the pioneers
of WPC International Desk services of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall forecasts.
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Remote Sensing applications to Weather Forecasting Workshop
in the DMC, Santiago de Chile, Chile (Nov 27-Dec 01, 2017)
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Participants of the Remote Sensing applications to Weather Forecasting
(Emphasis on GOES-16) Workshop in the DMC, Santiago de Chile, Chile (Nov 27-Dec 01, 2017)
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GOES-16 Workshop in SMN Buenos Aires, Argentina (Nov 20-24, 2017)
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Participants of the Nov 20-24, 2017 GOES-16 Workshop lead by José Gálvez and
Dr. Luciano Vidal at Servicio Meteorológico Nacional - SMN, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Seasonal Climate Forecasting Workshop in Lima, Peru (Oct 30-Nov 3, 2017)
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Participants of the May Oct 30-Nov 3, 2017 Workshop lead by José Gálvez,
among 7 other instructors, at the Peruvian Weather Service (Servicio Nacional de Meteorología
e Hidrología - SENAMHI), Lima, Peru.
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NWP Workshop in Santiago, Chile (May 16-20, 2016)
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Participants of the May 16-20, 2016 Workshop lead by Mike Davison in Santiago, Chile.
Second session.
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NWP Workshop in Santiago, Chile (May 09-13, 2016)
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Participants of the May 09-13, 2016 Workshop lead by Mike Davison in Santiago, Chile.
First session.
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NWP Workshop in Lima, Peru (Mar 07-10, 2016)
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A small group of the participants of the March 07-10, 2016 Workshop on
"Forecasting El Ni˜o Rains for Northern Peru"
lead by Jose Galvez in Lima, Peru.
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NWP Workshop in Bogotá, Colombia (March 18-22, 2013)
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Participants of the March 2013 Workshop lead by Mike Davison in Bogota, Colombia.
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Visiting Instructor Program
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Rodrigo Castillo, 2016
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Eusebio Cisneros, 2015
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Franklin Unsihuay, 2015
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Victoria Calle, 2015
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Kathy-Ann Caesar
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Osvaldo Gonzalez
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Mike Davison receives the NCEP Isaac Cline award for his
Outreach efforts from NCEP Director Louis Uccellini
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Left to Right: Weidi Flores Villanueva, Peru; Julio C. Rios, Argentina;
Dr. Louis Uccellini, NCEP Director; Michel Davison, International Desk Coordinator;
Saide Shakeer, Trinidad and Tobago; and Blas Humberto Cordoba, Panama.
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