WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION

First Session of the CIMO Editorial Board (CIMO-EdBd)

OFFENBACH AM MAIN, GERMANY

30 JANUARY - 1 FEBRUARY 2018


CIMO/EdBd-1/INF.1

(15.I.2018)
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Original: ENGLISH only

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 29 January 2018)

Agenda Item

Title

Doc No.

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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
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Information for Participants: How to get to DWD

     
1.3 Working Arrangements INF. 3 Secretariat Done

2

REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON

2

 Report of the Chairperson of EdBd

2

V. Kurz

 21 January

3

UPDATE ON WIGOS REGULATORY AND GUIDANCE MATERIAL

3

 Status and latest development of WIGOS regulatory and guidance material

3(1)

Secretariat

 Done

3

 Draft Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Vol. I, Part I  

Secretariat

 Done

3

 Draft Manual on WIGOS (WMO-No. 1160)  

Secretariat

 Done

3

 Reviewed Manual on GOS (WMO-No. 544)  

Secretariat

 Done

4

CIMO CONTRIBUTION TO WIGOS REGULATORY AND GUIDANCE MATERIAL

4

 CIMO Guide practices to be elevated to the level of standard practices

4(1)

V. Kurz

 21 January
4
 Update on status and possible future updates of the International Could Atlas (WMO-No. 407)

4(2)

S. Cohn

 Done

5

 GUIDELINES FOR UPDATING THE CIMO GUIDE

5

 Guidelines for updating the CIMO Guide

5

V. Kurz

 21 January

6

REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE CIMO GUIDE

6

 Update of Part I/Chapter 1 "General", Annex 1.D  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)

Done

6

 Update of Part I/Chapter 2 "Measurement of temperature"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part I/Chapter 3 "Measurement of atmospheric pressure"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part I/Chapter 4 "Measurement of humidity"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part I/Chapter 6 "Measurement of precipitation"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part I/Chapter 9 "Measurement of visibility"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part I/Chapter 14 "Observation of present and past weather; state of the ground"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part I/Chapter 15 "Observation of clouds"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part I/Chapter 16 "Measurement of atmospheric composition"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part II/Chapter 1 "Measurements at automatic weather stations"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part II/Chapter 3 "Aircraft-based observations"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part II/Chapter 4 "Marine observations"  
All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part II/Chapter 5 "Special profiling techniques for the boundary layer and the toposphere"  
All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part IV/Chapter 4 "Testing, calibration and intercomparison"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Update of Part IV/Chapter 5 "Training of instrument specialists"  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

New chapter on measurement of snow

  

All Editorial Board members  (for review)
Done

6

 Miscellaneous minor modifications to the CIMO Guide chapters  

Secretariat
Done

6

 CIMO Guide areas to be updated to support developing countries
 

Z.W. Shilenje

21 January
7
 POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE CIMO GUIDE STRUCTURE

7

 Proposal for an updated CIMO Guide structure
7

Secretariat

 Done

8

 OTHER BUSINESS

9

 CLOSURE OF THE SESSION
OTHER DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST FOR THE MEETING
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