WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

WMO AMDAR PANEL

(Fifteenth Session)

Boulder, USA

6-9 NOVEMBER 2012

AMDAR PANEL-15/INF

(10.IX.2012)

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Original: ENGLISH ONLY

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(updated on 2 November 2012)

Secretariat Contact: Dean Lockett (SO/ARO)

Agenda Item	Subject of document	Doc. No.	Submitted by	Deadline
N/A	Practical information for Participants	INF.1	USA	Done - Updated 24 Sep 2012
N/A	Provisional List of Participants	INF.2	Secretariat	Done
1.	OPENING OF THE MEETING
2.	ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING
	Provisional Agenda	2.1	Secretariat	Updated 11 Sep 2012
	Provisional Annotated Agenda	2.2	Secretariat	Done
	Meeting Schedule	INF.3	Chairman / Secretariat	Updated 2 Nov 2012
3.	AMDAR PROGRAMME STATUS
3.1	Report on the status of the AMDAR Programme	3.1	Secretariat / Chairman	Done
3.2	Status of the AMDAR Panel and Transition of the AMDAR Observing System to WMO	3.2	Secretariat / Chairman	Done
3.3	STATUS REPORTS ON NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PROGRAMMES
	Australia	3.3.1	Michael Esler	Done
	Canada	3.3.2	Gilles Fournier	Done
	China	3.3.3	Jianliang Xu	Done
	E-AMDAR Programme	3.3.4	Stig Carlberg	Updated 23 Oct 2012
	Hong Kong, China	3.3.5	Sandy Song	19 Oct 2012
	Japan	3.3.6	Junichi Ishida	Updated 25 Oct 2012
	New Zealand	3.3.7	Wim Van Dyke	Done
	Republic of Korea	3.3.8	Jin-Ah Lee	Done
	South Africa	3.3.9	G.E. Khambule	Done
	United Kingdom	3.3.10	Stewart Taylor	Done
	United States	3.3.11	Carl Weiss	Done
4.	PROJECTS, PLANNING AND WORK PROGRAMME
4.1	Enhancement of AMDAR Observing System Coverage
4.1.1	Extension of Global AMDAR Coverage	4.1.1	Secretariat / Chairman	Done
4.1.1	AMDAR Programme Status Report for ASECNA	4.1.1(2)	Jean Ngamini	Done
4.1.2	National, Regional and Global Optimization	4.1.2	Stig Carlberg	Done
4.2	Extension of the AMDAR System
4.2.1	Water Vapour Sensing	4.2.1	Axel Hoff	Done
4.2.2	Turbulence Measurement - Outcomes from Technical Workshop on Turbulence	N/A	During the Session
4.3	Research and Development of New Aircraft Observations Technologies
4.3.1	Report on activities by the Science and Technical Sub-Group	4.3.1	Axel Hoff	Done
4.3.2	Future Avionics & Communications Risks & Opportunities	4.3.2	Secretariat	Done
4.4	Development and Maintenance of the Aircraft Observing System QMS
4.4.1	WIGOS Pilot Project for AMDAR	4.4.1	Secretariat	Done
4.4.2	Workshop on Aircraft Observations Data Management - Presentation to be made to Meeting. - Reference: Workshop on Aircraft Observing System Data Management Geneva, Switzerland, 5–8 June 2012 FINAL REPORT	N/A	Secretariat	Done
4.4.3	Data Management Framework for Aircraft Observations	4.4.3	Jitze van der Meulen	Done
4.4.4	Metadata Management Development	N/A	Stewart Taylor	Agenda item only
	AMDAR Metadata Requirements, Workshop on AO Data Management, June 2012	INF.4.4.4(1)		Done
	AMDAR Metadata Draft (Spreadsheet)	INF.4.4.4(2)		Done
	AO Metadata Implementation Plan	INF.4.4.4(3)		Done
4.4.5	Data Representation & Codes	4.4.5	Secretariat	Done
4.4.6	Quality Management Framework for Aircraft Observations	N/A	Chairman / Secretariat	Agenda item only
4.4.7	AMDAR Software Development & Standardisation	4.4.7	Secretariat	Done
4.4.7	DRAFT AMDAR Onboard Software Functional Requirements Specification Version 4	INF.4.4.7	Secretariat	Done
4.4.8	Data Quality Issues	4.4.8	Jitze van der Meulen	26 Oct 2012
4.4.9	Data Impacts	4.4.9(1)	Gilles Fournier	Done
4.4.9	Impact of AMDAR data in NWP Forecasts	4.4.9(2)	Ralph Petersen	Done
4.5	Aircraft Observing System Training and Outreach
4.5.1	Report on activities by the Training and Outreach Sub-Group	4.5.1	Carl Weiss	Done
4.5.1	AEEC DataLink Users Forum (DLUF)Dublin, 19-20th Sep 2012, Report	INF.4.5.1	Stewart Taylor	Done
4.6	Aircraft Observations Work Plan
	Actions from APMG-4	INF.4.6(1)	Secretariat	Done
	Work Programme Status from APMG-4	INF.4.6(2)	Secretariat	Done
4.6.1	ET-ABO Work Plan	N/A	Chairman	During the Session
4.6.2	CIMO Task Team Work Plan	N/A	Axel Hoff	During the Session
5.	AMDAR PANEL FINANCIAL MATTERS
5.1	Status of AMDAR Trust Fund	5.1	Secretariat	Done
5.2	Transfer of AMDAR Trust Fund to WMO and Technical Commissions	5.2	Chairman	Done
5.3	Budget 2013-2014	N/A	Secretariat / Chairman	During the Session
6.	ANY OTHER BUSINESS
7.	AMDAR PANEL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
7.1	Cessation of AMDAR Panel	N/A	Chairman	Agenda item only
8.	CLOSURE OF THE MEETING

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