WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION

Joint Session of the Expert Team on Operational In Situ Technologies (ET-OIST) and the Expert Team on Developments in In Situ Technologies (ET-DIST)

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

21-23 JUNE 2017


CIMO/ET-A1-A2/INF.1

(19.V.2017)
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Original: ENGLISH only

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 22 June 2017)

Agenda Item

Title

Doc No.

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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 Information for Participants- How to get to WMO INF Secretariat Done
1.3 Working Arrangements INF. 3 Secretariat Done

2

REPORTS OF THE CHAIRPERSONS

 

2.1

Report of the Chairperson of ET-OIST

2.1

Y-A. Roulet

Done
 

2.2

Report of the Chairperson of ET-DIST

2.2

J. Warne

Done

3

RELEVANT DECISIONS OF THE CIMO MANAGEMENT GROUP, THE WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND RELEVANT UPDATES ON THE WIGOS DEVELOPMENT

3

Relevant decisions of the CIMO Management Group, the WMO Executive Council and relevant updates on the WIGOS development

3

Secretariat

Done

4

SITING AND SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE CLASSIFICATION FOR OBSERVING STATIONS ON LAND

4.1

Review of experience of Members with implementation of the siting classification

4.1

Y-A. Roulet

11 June
  Temperature siting classification in Nordic Countries
INF. 4
   
  Quality assessment using METEO-Cert – The MeteoSwiss classification procedure for AWSs
INF. 5
   

4.2

Guidance material on implementation of the siting classification

4.2

Y-A. Roulet

11 June

4.3

Sustained performance classification for observing stations on land,   (ppt),    (Digital models, ppt)

4.3

O. Schultze

Done

5

TRANSITIONING TO MODERN AND AUTOMATED MEASUREMENTS

5.1

Guidelines on economical alternatives to AWSs    (Tahmo project)

5.1

J. Warne / A. Ariffudin

Done

5.2

Guidelines for replacement of mercury-based and obsolete instruments  

WebEx-presentation

D. Goselj

 
5.3
Training modules on migration to AWSs 5.3 M. Molyneux Done

5.4

Automation of cloud observations (Cloud reporting practices - ppt)

5.4

W. Wauben

Done

5.5

Update of WMO guidance material on AWSs

5.5

M. Leroy / J. van der Meulen

Done

6

USE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RADIOSONDES

6

Proposal of the WMO position on the use of environmentally friendly radiosondes  (Vaisala statmentEcobio statement) (Australian experience)

6

A. Dubovetskiy / J. Hietanen

Done

7

REVIEW OF CURRENT AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND UPDATE OF THE CIMO GUIDE

7

Upper air measurement technologies
7(1)

A. Dubovetskiy

Done

7

Surface T, P, RH measurement technologies
7(2)

N. Dipasquale

Done

7

Wind measurement technologies
7(3)

J. Hietanen

11 June

7

AWSs (including low cost AWSs)
7(4)

M. de Podesta / J. Warne

11 June

7

Clouds, Visibility and PWD measurement technologies
7(5)

W. Wauben / J. Guo

Done

7

Trace gas measurement technologies
7(6)

J. Warne

11 June

7

Individual lightning sensors
7(7)

J. Warne

Done

7

Soil moisture measurement technologies
7(8)

J. Warne / W. Wauben

Done

7

Measurement of snow
7(9)

C. Smith

21 June

8

OTHER CIMO ET-OIST AND ET-DIST ACTIVITIES
8.1
Guidelines on combining information from composite observing systems

8.1

T. Hayashi

Done

8.2

Wind reporting issue

8.2

Y-A. Roulet

11 June

8.3

Framework for instrument performance monitoring

8.3

J. Warne

Done

8.4

Guidelines for instruments and measurement infrastructure in extreme environment  (Part 2)

8.4

J. Guo / J. Warne / I. Milne

Done

9

CIMO - GCW COLLABORATION

10

OTHER BUSINESS

11

CLOSURE OF THE SESSION
OTHER DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST FOR THE MEETING
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Template for meeting documents - CIMO-ET-A1-A2

     
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Work Plan of ET-OIST      
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Work Plan of ET-DIST      
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CIMO-16 Report