WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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CIMO

INTER-PROGRAMME EXPERT TEAM ON OPERATIONAL WEATHER RADARS (IPET-OWR)

First Session

Tokyo, Japan, 13-16 March 2017

CIMO/IPET-OWR-1/INF.1
(25.I.2017)
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ITEM: N/A

 

Original:  ENGLISH ONLY

PROVISIONAL DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 14 March 2017 )

Agenda Item

Title

Doc. No.

Submitted By

Deadline/Received

1

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
n/a Provisional List of Participants
INF. 2
Secretariat
Done
n/a Information for Participants
INF.3
JMA
Done
n/a Template for submission of documents
INF.4
Secretariat
Done
1.2
Provisional Agenda
1.2(1)
Secretariat
Done
1.2
Provisional Annotated Agenda
1.2(2)
Secretariat
Done
1.3
Proposed Work Schedule - Including program for Friday 17 March
1.3
Secretariat
Done
2 REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON
2
Secretariat
Done
2.1 Background on the IPET
2.1
Secretariat
Done
2.2 Terms of Reference
2.2(1)
D. Michelson
Done
IPET-OWR in the WIGOS Context
2.2(2)
Secretariat
Done
3 REVIEW OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PRIORITIES ON WEATHER RADAR SYSTEMS
3.1 Presentations by Team Members on Regional and National Weather Radar Priorities and Requirements
Region I - Presentation + text for final report
PPT
E. Becker
1 March 2017
Region II - Presentation + text for final report
PPT
P.Chong, A. Umehara, L. Bai, N. Tsukamoto, W. Kong, J. Kim, S. Jung
1 March 2017
Region III - Presentation + text for final report
PPT
J. Mauro
Done
Region IV - Presentation + text for final report
PPT
C. Horvat, P. Joe, D. Michelson
1 March 2017
Region V - Presentation + text for final report
PPT
T. Kane, M. Curtis,
1 March 2017

Region VI - Presentation + text for final report

Operational Russian Weather Radars: state of affairs and plans

PPT

T. Mammen, E. Buyukbas

Y. Pavlyukov

1 March 2017
EUMETNET/OPERA - Document
3.1(1)
E. Saltikoff, B. Urban, M. Gabella, M. Boscacci, T. Mammen
Done
Use of Weather Radar for Climatological Evaluations in RA-VI
3.1(2)
T. Mammen, A. Becker, Germany
Done
Requirements of Climate and Hydrological Applications
3.1(3)
A. Becker
Done
3.2 Analysis and discussion of survey results
3.2
Secretariat
Done
4 REVIEW OF OUTPUT TASKS OF CBS AND CIMO RADAR WORK GROUPS
4.1 ET-SBO and TT-WRDE
Refer Doc.
2
D. Michelson
Done
4.2 RQQI
4.3 ET-ORST
5 PRESENTATION AND REVEIW OF THE WORK PLAN
5.1 Work Plan
5.1
D. Michelson
Done
5.2 Status of Existing Tasks and Activities
Collaboration with ISO
5.2(1)
M. Gabella
Done
Status of Weather Radar Data Exchange
5.2(2)
D. Michelson
Done
Final Report, CBS Task Team on Weather Radar Data Exchange
INF.5
Secretariat
Done
INF.6
D. Michelson
Done
WMO Radar Database and WIGOS OSCAR/Surface
5.2(3)
E. Buyukbas
Updated 14 Mar 2017
WIGOS Metadata Standard to WRD Metadata Mapping (spreadsheet)
INF.8
D. Michelson
Done

Regulatory Material, advice and guidance to WMO Members

Existing and Newly-Developed WMO Regulations and Guidance
5.2(4)
Secretariat
Done
Guidance on Weather Radar Networking
5.2(5)
P. Joe
Done
Dual polarization weather radar (ET-ORST, Task 3)
5.2(6)
C. Horvat
Done
Operation of weather radars in mountainous regions (ET-ORST, Task 5)
5.2(7)
W. Kong
Done
Evolution of weather radar technologies: New developments, resource requirements, spectrum allocation constraints (ET-ORST, Task 7)
5.2(8)
P. Chong
Done
Intercomparisons of weather radar algorithms and products (Radar Quality Control and Quantitive Precipitation Intercomparison (RQQI), ET-ORST, Task 9)
5.2(9)
D. Michelson, T. Kane
Done
Integration of observations from different rainfall observation systems (ET-ORST, Task 10)
5.2(10)
B. Urban
Done
Operation of Weather Radar Systems (Japan)(ET-ORST, Task 15) 5.2(11)
N. Tsukamoto
Done

Impact of Wind Turbines on Weather Radars (ET-ORST, Task 16)

Ref:
1. CIMO Guide, Chapter 7, ANNEX 7.B. WMO GUIDANCE STATEMENT ON WEATHER RADAR/WIND TURBINE SITING
2. http://eumetnet.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/OPERA_2010_05_Wind_turbines-1.pdf

5.2(12)
C. Horvat
Done

Weather Radar Calibration Issues

- Satellite calibration
- Guidance on calibration
- Calibration activities

Agenda item only
5.3 New Tasks and Activities
Policy on Operational Weather Radars
Agenda item only
International and regional collaboration - conferences
Capacity development and training
5.4 Finalisation of the Work Plan
6 WORK PLAN GROUP SESSIONS
7 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
8 CLOSE OF THE SESSSION
Final Report of the Session
N/A
Secretariat & Participants
Post-session