WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION

EXPERT TEAM ON OPERATIONAL METROLOGY
First session

LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, 1 - 4 DECEMBER 2015

CIMO/ET-OpMet-1/INF.1

(16.X.2015)
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Original: ENGLISH only

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 27 November 2015 )

Agenda Item

Title

Doc No.

Prepared by

Deadline/
received

1

 ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
1.2
 Provisional Agenda
1.2(1)
Secretariat
 Done
1.2
 Explanatory Memorandum
1.2(2)
Secretariat
 Done
n/a
 Provisional List of Participants
INF. 2
Secretariat
 Done
n/a Local arrangements     Done
n/a
 Tentative work plan
INF. 3
Secretariat
 Done

2

 REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON

Report of the Chairperson

2

D. Groselj

 20 Nov
3
 WIGOS CONTEXT
3 Update on the WIGOS Development
3
Secretariat
 Done

4

TOWARDS IMPROVED MEASUREMENT TRACEABILITY

4.1

 Calibration Strategy

4.1

K. Premec

Done

4.2

 Workshop units on calibration uncertainty

4.2

D. Groselj

Done

4.3

Reviewing the need for regional standard barometers

4.3

A. Mounir

20 Nov

4.4

 Calibration procedures for ceilometers, visibilimeters and present weather sensors

4.4

N. Mander & F. Montariol

20 Nov

5

MODERNIZING INSTRUMENTATION

5.1

Guidance for transition from mercury-based instruments to alternative technologies

5.1

A. Mounir

20 Nov

5.2
Selecting instruments to replace obsolete instruments

5.2

F. Barcenas

Done

6

STRENGTHENING RIC CAPABILITIES AND THEIR COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS

6.1
Status of RA-VI RIC Interlaboratory Comparisons

6.1(2)

D. Groselj & F. Montariol

Done

6.1
Status of RA-II and RA-V RIC Interlaboratory Comparisons

6.1(2)

K. Nakashima & F. Barcenas

Done

6.1
Status of RA-I RIC Interlaboratory Comparisons

6.1(3)

A. Mounir

20 Nov

6.1
Status of RA-III and RA-IV Interlaboratory Comparisons

6.1(4)

D. Walker & D. Prescod

20 Nov

6.2
Template for reporting of RICs to Regional Associations, and status of RIC websites

6.2

K. Nakashima

Done

6
Overview of RIC relevant resolutions and recommendation since 2010
INF. 4
Secretariat
 Done

7

 UPDATE OF THE CIMO GUIDE

7

Update of Chapter 1 “General”

7(1)

T. Holfelder

Done

7

Update of Chapter 2 “Measurement of temperature”

7(2)

T. Holfelder

Done

7

Update of Chapter 3 “Measurement of atmospheric pressure”

7(3)

T. Holfelder

Done

7

Update of Chapter 4 “Measurement of humidity”

7(4)

T. Holfelder

Done

7

Update of Chapter 6 “Measurement of precipitation”

7(5)

N. Mander

20 Nov

8

 COMPETENCIES OF AND RISKS TO PERSONNEL

8

 Competency framework for calibration

8 REV.1

Secretariat

Done

 

  

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