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WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND EXPERT TEAM ON REMOTE
SENSING UPPER-AIR GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 14-17 March 2005 |
CIMO/OPAG-UPPER-AIR/ (9.XI.2004) _________ ITEM: 1 Original: ENGLISH ONLY |
Note: All documents are in PDF and MS-Word unless otherwise mentioned. |
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Agenda |
Title |
Doc No. |
Submitted by |
Expected/ |
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1. |
ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION | |||
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1.2 |
Provisional Agenda |
1.2(1) |
Secretariat |
Done |
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1.2 |
Explanatory Memorandum |
1.2(2) |
Secretariat |
Done |
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n/a |
Provisional List of Participants |
INF-2 |
Secretariat |
Done |
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n/a |
Practical information on Geneva for participants |
n/a |
Secretariat |
Done |
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2. |
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN |
2 |
ET Chair |
17 Jan 05 |
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3. |
GPS WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS | |||
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3.1 |
Compatibility between different types of measurements |
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ET Members |
17 Jan 05 |
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3.1 & 3.2 |
Summary of experience with the ground-based GPS at KNMI |
3.1(1) |
Siebren de Haan |
Done |
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3.1 & 3.2 |
GPS Meteorology (US) |
3.1(2) |
Rainer Dombrowsky |
Done |
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3.1 & 3.2 |
GPS Meteorology at JMA |
3.1(3) |
Masahito Ishihara |
Done |
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3.2 |
Operational procedures of GPS water vapour networks |
3.2 |
ET Members |
17 Jan 05 |
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4. |
COMPLEMENTARY USE OF MODERN DOPPLER RADARS AND PROFILERS IN THE UPPER-AIR NETWORK | |||
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4.1 |
Quality and availability of remotely sensed upper wind measurements |
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ET Members |
17 Jan 05 |
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4.1 |
Operational Use of Wind Profiler data in the Unites States Weather Forecasting |
4.1(1) |
Rainer Dombrowsky |
Done |
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4.1 & 4.1.2 |
Wind profiler radar in the aerological network of the DWD |
4.1(2) |
Dirk Engelbart |
Done |
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4.1 |
Wind profiler radar, data availability and quality |
4.1(3) |
Dominique Ruffieux |
Done |
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4.1 |
Doppler radar for upper-air observations in Japan |
4.1(4) |
Masahito Ishihara |
Done |
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4.2 |
Suitability of modern radars and wind profilers for wider deployment in NMHSs |
ET Members |
17 Jan 05 |
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4.2 |
NOAA Wind Profiler Network |
4.2(1) |
Rainer Dombrowsky |
Done |
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4.2 |
Wind profiler, a useful tool for NMHS |
4.2(2) |
Dominique Ruffieux |
Done |
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4.2 |
Wind profiler network of JMA |
4.2(3) |
Masahito Ishihara |
Done |
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4.3 |
Guidance material on operational aspects of wind profilers |
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ET Members |
17 Jan 05 |
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4.3 |
Operational aspects of wind profiler radars |
4.3(1) |
Dirk Engelbart |
Done |
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4.3 |
Operational aspects of wind profiler radars |
4.3(2) |
Dirk Engelbart |
Done |
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4.3 |
The value that wind profilers bring to Weather Forecasting |
4.3(3) |
Martti Husu |
Done |
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5. |
OPERATIONAL USE OF LIGHTNING DETECTION METHODS | |||
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5.1 |
Compatibility of lightning detection remote sensing and conventional in-situ observations |
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ET Members |
17 Jan 05 |
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5.1&5.2&5.3 |
Report on the operational use of lightning detection methods in Brazil |
5.1(1) Rev.1 |
Reinaldo Silveira |
Done |
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5.2 |
Evaluation methods for operational lightning detection systems |
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ET Members |
17 Jan 05 |
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5.2 |
Methods lightning detection system evaluation |
5.2(1) |
Martti Husu |
Done |
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5.3 |
Lightning detection projects and networks |
ET Members |
17 Jan 05 |
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5.3 |
Long -range lightning applications |
5.3(1) |
Martti Husu |
Done |
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6. |
INTEGRATED PROFILING SYSTEMS AND OTHER UPPER-AIR MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES | |||
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6.1 |
Projects for integration of different ground-based observing techniques |
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ET Members |
17 Jan 05 |
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6.1 |
A sample of recent measurements with the RAL 78 GHz, fmcw cloud radar |
6.1(1) |
John Nash |
Done |
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6.1 |
Comparison of the RAL 78 GHz, fmcw cloud radar, with the 35 GHz Galileo cloud radar, Chibolton |
6.1(2) |
John Nash |
Done |
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6.1 |
Project for Integration of ground-based observing systems |
6.1(3) |
Rainer Dombrowsky |
Done |
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6.1 |
Summary report on national and regional projects set-up in Russian Federation to integrate different ground-based observing systems |
6.1(4) |
Eugeny Kadygrov |
Done |
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6.1 |
WINPROF - The optional wind profiler programme of EUMETNET |
6.1(5) |
Dirk Engelbart |
Done |
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6.1 |
LAUNCH-2005 - International Lindenberg campaign |
6.1(6) |
Dirk Engelbart |
Done |
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6.2 |
Operational aspects of different ground-based remote sensing techniques for vertical profiling |
6.2(1) |
Eugeny Kadygrov |
Done |
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7. |
WORK PLAN | |||
7. |
Work Plan |
7(1) |
Secretariat |
Done |
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8. |
ANY OTHER BUSINESS | |||
8.1 |
Radiofrequency issues related to remote sensing |
8.1(1) |
Hans Richner |
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8.2 |
Global criteria for tracing the improvements of radiosondes over the last two decades |
8.2(1) |
Bertrand Calpini |
Done |