WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

 

 COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND 
METHODS OF OBSERVATION

OPAG-SURFACE

 

CIMO EXPERT TEAM ON SURFACE TECHNOLOGY AND 
MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
 Second Session

 

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 22-26 SEPTEMBER 2008

 


CIMO/OPAG-SURFACE/
ET ST&MT-2/INF.1

 

(27.VI.2008)

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Original:  ENGLISH ONLY

   

 

 

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 19 September 2008)

Agenda Item

Title

Doc. No.

Submitted by

Deadline

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

 

2

REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN

2(1)

ET Chair

Done

3

REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING THE WORK PLAN OF THE ET

3.1

Standardization in instrumentation and observations

  

 

 

3.1.1

Identification of siting, performance, classifications and metadata standards for systems and sensors

3.1(1) –REV

Wei Li

Done

3.1.2

Recommendation for standard observing methods for automatic measurement of clouds, present weather and other subjective observations

3.1(2)

H. Bloemink

Done

3.1.2

Current situation and progress of ground-based cloud measurement by instruments

3.1(2)-ADD1

Wei Li

Done

3.1.2

Preliminary plan for ground-based whole sky cloud form auto-identification technology

3.1(2)-ADD2

Wei Li

Done

3.1.3

Review of algorithms used in AWOS/AWS and proposal for their standardization

3.1(3)

B. Hartley

1 September

3.1.4

Development of standards for the interoperability of instruments hardware and software

3.1(4)

S. Waas

Done

3.2

Automation of surface observations

   

 

 

3.2.1

Development of guidelines and procedures for the transition from manual to Automatic Weather Stations

3.2(1)

M. Molyneux

Done

3.2.2

Instrument Development Inquiry

3.2(2)

J. van der Meulen

1 September

3.3

Surface measurements in extreme weather conditions

   

 

 

3.3.1

Requirements for instruments on meteorological icing

 3.3(1)

A. Heimo

Done

3.3.2

Specification of measurement practices for different extreme climates

 3.3(2)

M. Novitsky

Done

3.3.3

Specification of sensor techniques for the measurement of extreme values of wind and precipitation

 3.3(3)

S. Waas

1 September

4

PROPOSAL FOR UPDATE OF THE GUIDE TO METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION (WMO-No. 8)

4.1

Proposal for update of the guide to meteorological instruments and methods of observation (WMO-No. 8)

4(1)

K.-H. Klapheck

Done

5

ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CBS/OPAG-IOS ET-AWS

5.1

Requirements for a robust, low power, continuous communications platform for AWS

5.1

Secretariat

Done

5.2

Requirements for new sensors or the integration of sensors to overcome the deficiencies of AWS following the migration from manual observations

5.2

Secretariat

Done

5.3

Guidelines and procedures to assist in the transition from manual to automatic surface observing stations

5.3

Secretariat

Done

5.4

Siting classification of AWS

5.4

Secretariat

Done

6

WORK PLAN 

 

Future Work Plan

6

Secretariat

Done

7

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 

WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS (WIGOS)
Development and Implementation Plan, Concept of Operations

7.1

Secretariat

Done

 

WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS (WIGOS)
Pilot Projects

7.2

Secretariat

Done

 

OTHER DOCUMENT(S) OF INTEREST

 

COST 727: Atmospheric Icing on Structures Measurements and data collection on icing: State of the Art