WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

 

 COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND 
METHODS OF OBSERVATION

OPAG-SURFACE

 

CIMO EXPERT TEAM ON SURFACE TECHNOLOGY AND 
MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
 First Session

 

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 13-16 OCTOBER 2004


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

 

(8.VII.2004)

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Original:  ENGLISH ONLY

   

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 14 October 2004)

To ET Members:  
please check the Work Plan for your name (click here)

Note: All documents are in PDF and MS-Word unless specified.

Agenda Item

Subject

Doc. No.

Submitted by

Expected/
received

1

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

1.2

Provisional agenda     

1.2(1)

Secretariat

2 April

1.2

Explanatory memorandum   

1.2(2)

Secretariat

2 April

n/a

Provisional list of participants (23 Sept 2004)   

INF-2

Secretariat

1 Sept

n/a

Practical information on Geneva for participants

n/a

Secretariat

7 Sept

2

REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN

 

J. van der Meulen, ET Chair

24 September

3

STANDARDS FOR AUTOMATED VISUAL AND SUBJECTIVE OBSERVATIONS

3.1

Systems measuring present weather

  

J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

3.1

Systems measuring present weather  

3.1(1)

J. van der Meulen

20 Sept

3.2

Standardization of algorithms for AWSs

   

   J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

3.2

Standardization of algorithms for AWSs   

3.2(1)

   J. van der Meulen

20 Sept

3.3

Standards for automation of manual, visual and subjective observations

   

   J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

3.3

Standards for automation of manual, visual and subjective observations  

   3.3(1)

   J. van der Meulen

20 Sept

3.4

Possible alternative methods for replacing some traditional observations

    

   J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

3.4

Alternative methods for replacing some traditional observations  

3.4(1)

   J. van der Meulen 

20 Sept

4

THE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF INSTRUMENTS AND AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS 

4.1

Instrument development inquiry  

J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September 

4.1

Instrument development inquiry    

4.1(1)

J. van der Meulen 

20 Sept

4.1

Development of instrument and ASOS    

4.1(2)

J. van der Meulen 

7 Oct

4.2

Instruments for harsh climatological conditions      J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

4.2

Instruments for harsh climatological conditions   
Annex (pdf only)

4.2(1)

   J. van der Meulen

6 Oct

4.2

Instruments for harsh climatological conditions   

4.2(2)

   A. Heimo

11 Oct

4.3

Development of siting criteria and metadata standards      J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

4.3

Maintenance of accurate metadata for all AWS Installations    

4.3(1)

  I. Zahumensky

27 Sept

4.3

Development of siting criteria and metadata standards  

4.3(2)

   J. van der Meulen 

11 Oct

4.4

Possible means to minimize the impact on the cost of the continuous improvements of instruments      J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

5

PROGRESS OF URBAN AND ROAD METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS

5.1

Urban meteorological measurements

   

   J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

5.1, 5.2

Urban and Road meteorological measurements    

 5(1)  

   J. van der Meulen

11 Oct

5.2

Road meteorological measurements

 

   J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

6

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PROCEDURES FOR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION

6.1

Performance measures to demonstrate continuous improvement in the quality of observations

   

   J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

6.1

Quality monitoring procedures for data from AWS    

6.1(1)

  I. Zahumensky

20 Sept

6.1

Guideline on quality control procedures for data from AWSs     

6.1(2)

  I. Zahumensky

20 Sept

7

TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING MATERIAL

   

E. Bazira   
J. van der Meulen
ET Members  

24 September

7

Training activities    

7(1)

E. Bazira   
Secretariat 

20 Sept

8

WORK PLAN   

8(1)

   J. van der Meulen
Secretariat  

1 Sept

9

ANY OTHER BUSINESS  

   

ET Members 

24 September