WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS
OPAG DPFS

IMPLEMENTATION/CO-ORDINATION TEAM ON
DATA PROCESSING AND FORECASTING SYSTEMS 

GENEVA, 22-26 NOVEMBER 2004

CBS-ICT/DPFS/INF.1

(6.X.2004)
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ENGLISH ONLY


DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(updated on 26 Nov 2004) 

Please note, links to Reference Documentation is included at the bottom of the Documentation Plan.

Agenda
Item
Document Title Doc. No. Submitted
by
Expected/
received
1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
2. ORGANIZATION
2 Provisional Agenda Doc 2.1(1) Secretariat 6 Oct 2004
2 Explanatory Memorandum Doc 2.1(2) Secretariat 6 Oct 2004
2 Working Arrangements for the meeting n/a Secretariat 12 Nov 2004
n/a Provisional List of Participants INF.2 Secretariat 24 Nov 2004

3.

FORECASTING STANDARDS
3. Important Statements and Article by the President of WMO Doc 3(1) Secretariat 15 Nov 2004
3.1 Weather Forecasting Technique considered as a Sequence of Standard Processes from the Forecaster's Point of View Doc 3.1(1) Jean Coiffier 15 Nov 2004
3.2 Implications of Quality Management on the Forecasting Process Doc 3.2(1) Secretariat 16 Nov 2004

4.

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS AND APPLICATIONS
4. Ensemble Forecasting Systems, Products and Applications Doc 4(1) Secretariat 16 Nov 2004
4. CHAIRMAN Report - ET on Ensemble Prediction Systems (ET-EPS) Doc 4(2) Ken Mylne 15 Nov 2004
4.

Current activities of the experimental lead centre  for the exchange of EPS verification scores

Doc 4(3) Masayuki Kyouda 15 Nov 2004
4.

COSMO-LEPS Status Report (pdf)
including 3 gif files of 2004-11-11 12UTC :
Meteogram, Geneva, Cointrin airport
Probability forecast: 24h total precipitation
Probability forecast: max wind gusts (>50km/h)

INF.4 Andrea Montini 16 Nov 2004

5.

SEVERE WEATHER AND EXTREME EVENTS FORECASTING
5.

Summary of the Report of the Workshop on Severe and Extreme Events Forecasting

Doc 5(1) Secretariat 15 Nov 2004
5. Report of the RAPPORTEUR on Application of NWP to Severe Weather Forecasting Doc 5(2) Corinne Mithieux 22 Nov 2004

6.

LONG-RANGE FORECASTING (Infrastructure and Verification)
6. CHAIRMAN Report - Expert Teams on Long-range Forecasting (Infrastructure and Verification) Doc 6(1) Secretariat (on behalf of the Chairman) 23 Nov 2004
6. CHAIRMAN Report - ET to Develop a Verification System for Long-range Forecasts (ET-VSLRF) Doc 6(2) Terry Hart 15 Nov 2004

7.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES
7. CHAIRMAN Report - Emergency Response Activities Coordination Group (ERA-CG) Doc 7(1) Peter Chen 15 Nov 2004

8.

IMPACT OF CHANGES OF GOS ON GDPFS
8. Report of the RAPPORTEUR on Impact of Changes to the GOS on NWP  (PowerPoint) Doc 8(1) Kevin Cooley 23 Nov 2004

9.

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Report of the Rapporteur for WMO RAs
9. Report of the RAPPORTEUR for RA I Doc 9(1) Hamadache Bachir 12 Nov 2004
9. Report of the RAPPORTEUR for RA II
Revised version of the Report Doc 9(2) Rev.1
Doc 9(2) Woo Jin LEE 12 Nov 2004
26 Nov. Rev.1
9. Report of the RAPPORTEUR for RA III Doc 9(3) J.M. Afonso 15 Nov 2004
9. Report of the RAPPORTEUR for RA IV Doc 9(4) Louis Lefaivre 12 Nov 2004
9. Report of the RAPPORTEUR for RA V Doc 9(5) Huat Aik CHOO 24 Nov 2004
9. Report of the RAPPORTEUR for RA VI Doc 9(6) Frédéric Chavaux 12 Nov 2004

10.

NEEDS FOR TRAINING
10. Needs for Training Doc 10(1) Secretariat 16 Nov 2004

11.

RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
11.1 Implications for DPFS of the THORPEX Research Programme Doc 11.1(1) Ken Kylne 12 Nov 2004
12. CLOSURE OF THE MEETING

REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION

Item Document Title
(files in PDF)
provided by available
4. Final Report of the Expert Team on EPS, Geneva, Oct.2003 Secretariat 6 Oct 2004
5. Final Report of the Workshop on Severe and Extreme Events Forecasting, Toulouse, 26-29 Oct.2004 Secretariat 15 Nov 2004
6 Final Report of the Meeting of the Lead Centres on Verification for LRF, Montreal, Dec.2003 Secretariat 6 Oct 2004
7. Final Report of the Emergency Response Activities, Coordination Group, Geneva, March 2004 Secretariat 6 Oct 2004