WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

 Joint Meeting of
CBS Expert Team on Surface-based
Remotely-Sensed Observations
(First Session)

and

CIMO Expert Team on Remote Sensing
Upper-air Technology and Techniques
(Second Session)

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 23 - 27 November 2009

 

CBS-CIMO Remote Sensing/INF.1

 

(27.X.2009)

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ITEM: 1

   

Original:  ENGLISH ONLY

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 20 November 2009)

Agenda
Item

Title

Doc No.

Submitted by

Expected by

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

Practical information on Geneva for participants

n/a

Secretariat

Done

2.

ASSESS THE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CAPABILITIES OF WEATHER RADARS FOR THEIR USE IN THE WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM

2.1

Guidance on weather radar siting and operation with respect to wind turbines and radiofrequency interferences

2.1(1)

Paul Joe

Done

2.1

Guidance on weather radar data exchange

2.1(2)

Malcolm Kitchen

Done

2.1

Guidance on weather radar and radio-frequency spectrum

2.1(3)

Paul Joe

Done

2.2

Plan for weather radar intercomparison workshop

2.2

Paul Joe

Done

2.3

Evaluation of the survey on weather radars and preparation of a weather radar database

2.3

Oguzhan Sireci

Done

2.4

Status of implementation for Weather Radars by WMO Members

2.4

Ercan Buyukbas

Done

3.

ASSESS THE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CAPABILITIES OF WIND PROFILERS FOR THEIR USE IN WIGOS

3.1

Guidance on the use of wind profilers

3.1

Hakaru Mizuno
(Kenji Akaeda)
 

Done

3.2

Results of the LUAMI campaign

3.2

Volker Lehmann

Done

3.3

Status of implementation for Wind Profilers by WMO Members

3.3

Stuart Goldstraw

Done

4.

ASSESS THE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CAPABILITIES OF OTHER SURFACE BASED REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS (SUCH AS GPS, MICROWAVE, AND INFRARED RADIOMETERS, LIDARS, ETC.) FOR THEIR USE IN WIGOS

4.1

Latest development in the field of remote-sensing technology

4.1(1)

Seth Gutman

Done

4.1

Evaluation of the survey on lightning detection systems - Report on current operational networks

4.1(2)

Mohamed Dahoui

Done

4.1

Locating the source of lightning events (CIMO Guide, Part II, Chapter 7)

4.1(3)

H.-D Betz

Done

4.1

ISO Guideline on laser ceilometers

4.1(4)

Volker Lehmann

Done

4.1

Report on the suitability and operational aspects of micro-wave radiometry

4.1(5)

Arkadiy Koldaev

Done

4.1

Guidelines on the operational use and data exchange protocols for GPS Water Vapour

4.1(6)

Siebren de Haan

Done

4.2

Status of implementation for Other Remote Sensing Systems by WMO Members

4.2

Stuart Goldstraw

15 November

5.

REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE GOS

5.1

Current implementation plan for the evolution of the GOS

5.1

Secretariat

Done

5.2

UK Met Office response to GOS Implementation Plan

5.2

Stuart Goldstraw

Done

6.

DEVELOP GUIDANCE AND METHODOLOGY FOR SURFACED BASED REMOTE SENSOR MONITORING

6

National Report on methods used to monitor surface based remote sensor

6.

Brazil

6(1)

Amaury Caruzzo

Done

China

6(2)

Lipping Liu

Done

Japan (part 1), (part 2)

6(3)

Hakaru Mizuno
(Kenji Akaeda) 

Done

Switzerland

6(4)

Dominique Ruffieux

Done

Turkey

6(5)

Ercan Buyukbas

Done

UK

6(6)

Stewart Goldstraw

Done

USA

6(7)

Russell  D. Cook

Done

7.

WORK PLAN

7.

Work Plan  

7

Secretariat

Done

8.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS  

8.1

Use of remote-sensing instruments for 8th Intercomparison of High Quality Radiosonde Systems in China

8(1)

LI Bai

Done