WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION 

COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS
OPAG DPFS 

EXPERT MEETING ON 
VERY SHORT-RANGE FORECASTING 

TOULOUSE, FRANCE
27 - 30  NOVEMBER  2007

 

CBS-DPFS/EM-VSRF/INF. 1

       (28.IX.2007)
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Item:    2

Original:  ENGLISH only

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(FINAL, 27 November 2007)

         
Agenda
Item
Subject Doc. No. Submitted by Expected/
received

1

OPENING OF THE MEETING

2

ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING

2.1

Provisional Agenda 
Explanatory Memorandum 
2.1(1)
2.1(2)
Secretariat 28.09.2007
28.09.2007

n/a

Provisional List of Participants    INF. 2 (Rev. 2) Secretariat

21.11.2007

n/a

General information for participants:  

> Hotel information:
List of hotels in downtown Toulouse
Registration and accomodation reservation form (Hotel)
Accomodation request for Meteopole Toulouse (MétéoFrance residence)

> How to reach Météo France

> Other information:
  
http://www.uk.toulouse-tourisme.com/accueil/index_en.php       
  
http://wikitravel.org/en/Toulouse

TEMPLATE (Doc model) Document cover template 

n/a Secretariat  
  Status of the GDPFS Centres - NWP implementation (Nov. 2007) INF. 4 Secretariat

16.11.2007

3

INTRODUCTION 

3

Introduction by the Chair of OPAG

Background from CBS-Ext.(06)  

 n/a

3(1)

B. Strauss

 Secretariat

 

05.11.2007

4

STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF NWP FOR VERY SHORT-RANGE FORECASTING

4

Status in WMO Regions (I to VI), including: status, user needs, projects, issues and challenges
 

4(1)
4(2)

see 6(2)

4(3)

4(4)

RA VI - P. Eckert
RA IV - A. Méthot

RA III - R. da Silveira

RA II - H-D. Yoo (doc. only)
RA I - E. Poolman

20.11.2007
20.11.2007

21.11.2007

26.11.2007

27.11.2007

5

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF VERY SHORT-RANGE FORECASTING

5

Recent advances on very short-range and short-range forecasting at Météo-France

WWRP: Developments in Nowcasting 

5(1)


5(2)

 J-M. Carrière

 
T. Keenan (doc. only)

05.11.2007


19.11.2007

6

RELEVANT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

6

WWRP Demonstration Projects

Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project - Contribution
from RA III


Review of Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP)
First Quarter Progress Report of SWFDP - SE Africa

6(1)

6(2)


INF. 3

T. Keenan (doc. only)

R. da Silveira


Secretariat

14.11.2007

21.11.2007


12.11.2007

7

TECHNICAL GUIDANCE ON IMPLMENTATION OF VERY SHORT-RANGE FORECASTING SYSTEMS

7

Guidelines on the use of operational NWP capabilities for severe weather forecasting

7(1)

J-M. Carrière

12.11.2007

8

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

8

 Conclusions and recommendations

n/a

Chairperson

 

9

CLOSING