Agenda Item

AGENDA ITEM SUBJECT

Doc. N°

Submitted by

Expected/Received

1

OPENING OF THE MEETING

CMA/NMC Rep. & Chair

2

ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING

2.1

Provisional Agenda

2.1(1)

Co-chairs/ Secretariat

30.I.2018

Explanatory memorandum to the provisional agenda

2.1(2)

Co-chairs/ Secretariat

30.I.2018

2.2

Working arrangements

Template for the cover page of Working Documents

Secretariat

30.I.2018

Tentative work program

INF.2

Co-chairs/ Secretariat

30.I.2018

Provisional list of participants

INF.3

Secretariat

12.III.2018

3

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND, INCLUDING REVIEW OF RELEVANT OUTCOMES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

3.1

Outcomes of WMO Constituent Body sessions related or relevant to the Expert Team on Operational Weather Forecasting Process and Support (ET-OWFPS)

3.1

Secretariat

01.III.2018

3.2

Review for actions from the last ET-OWFPS Meeting

3.2

Co-chairs/ Secretariat

01.III.2018

3.3

Outcomes of ICT DPFS Meeting

3.3

Co-chairs/ Secretariat

01.III.2018

4

PROGRESS ON VERIFICATION ACTIVITIES

4.1

Review progress on implementation of surface verification (TT-SV)

4.1

T. Robinson &

T.Haiden

01.III.2018

4.2

Review Lead Centre activities (deterministic and EPS)

(UKMO doc)

4.2

T. Robinson &

H. Sato

01.III.2018

4.3

Ocean wave verification (including progress on establishing Lead Centre)

4.3

D. Richarson &

T. Haiden

01.III.2018

4.4

Tropical cyclone verification (proposed Lead Centre?)

CMA Doc        JMA Doc

(CMA ppt)

4.4

J. J. Wang &

H. Sato

01.III.2018

4.5

Use of additional observation types for verification

4.5

D. Richardson

01.III.2018

4.6

Use of radiosonde position for verification

(Presentation)

4.6

T. Robinson

01.III.2018

4.7

Implication of possible changes to radiosonde launch times

4.7

T. Robinson

01.III.2018

4.8

Extrapolation below orography

4.8

T. Robinson

01.III.2018

4.9

Use of WIGOS identifiers for station id

4.9

Secretariat (OBS/WIGOS)

01.III.2018

4.10

Impact of observation uncertainty on verification

(Presentation)

4.10

D. Richardson &

T. Robinson

01.III.2018

5

REPORTS BY TASK TEAMS

5.1

TT-HR-NWP (Guidelines on High-resolution NWP)

5.1

Y. Honda

01.III.2018

5.2

TT-Audit (Audit process – implementation of new Manual on GDPFS)

5.2

Y. Honda

01.III.2018

5.3

TT-Guide (Development of Guide, WMO-No. 305)

5.3

A. Tupper

01.III.2018

5.4

TT-Nowcasting (Development of guidelines)

5.4

Y. Wang

01.III.2018

6

SEAMLESS GLOBAL DATA-PROCESSING AND FORECASTING SYSTEM (GDPFS)

6

01.III.2018

6.1

Update on S/GDPFS Implementation Plan (including Rolling Review of Requirements)

6.1

Secretariat/ All

01.III.2018

6.2

Update on HIW and links to CBS

6.2

Secretariat (WWRP)

01.III.2018

6.3

Examples of Impact-based forecasting, including for land transportation and urban areas (CMA to provide current status in CMA)

6.3

CMA Rep.

01.III.2018

7

FORECASTING PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS

7.1

EPS Products and Post-Processing, including Calibration (Establish the TT to produce guidelines for generation and application of EPS products   

7.1.1

7.1.2

7.1.3

7.1.4

7.1.5

Y. Zhu

K. Mylne

01.III.2018

7.2

Development of annual publication on predictability at global level

7.2

D. Richardson

01.III.2018

7.3

Update on WDQMS

(Presentation)

7.3

D. Richardson

01.III.2018

9

REVIEW OF THE ET-OWFPS TERMS OF REFERENCE

N/A

All

In-session

10

UPDATED ACTIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE WORK

All

In-session

11

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

N/A

All

In-session

12

CLOSING

N/A

All

In-session