WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

 COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS
OPEN PROGRAMME AREA GROUP
ON INTEGRATED OBSERVING SYSTEMS

EXPERT TEAM ON EVOLUTION OF THE
GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 10-14 JULY 2006

 

CBS/OPAG-IOS/EGOS-2/INF.1
       
(1.V.2005)
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ITEM: 1.2

Original:  ENGLISH

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                            DOCUMENTATION PLAN
                                                                                (Revised 10 July 2006) 

Agenda Item Title Doc. N°.

Prepared by

Expected/

Received

              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

1.2 Tentative Working Plan 1.2(3) Secretariat

DONE

              2    Report of the Chairman

 

2.1 ET-EGOS Chairman's Report 2.1 Dr J. Eyre

DONE

              3    Review of Actions

 

3.1 Review of actions from previous meeting 3.1 Secretariat DONE

              4    Review of Activities Related to ET-EGOS

 

4.1 Guidance from the Chair of OPAG/IOS 4.1 Dr J. Purdom DONE
4.2 Recent developments in THORPEX 4.2 Dr J. Purdom DONE
4.3 IPY activities relevant to ET-EGOS Secretariat  30 June
4.4 Recent Developments with AMDAR 4.4 Mr M. Berechree DONE
4.5 Recent Developments in EUCOS 4.5 Mr S. Goldstraw DONE
4.6 Recent Developments with CCl 4.6(1) Dr R. Heino

DONE

4.6 GCOS matters related to ET-EGOS 4.6(2) GCOS Secretariat

DONE

              5    User Requirements and Observing System Capabilities Database

 

5 Report on status of User Requirements and Observing System Capabilities database 5

Secretariat

DONE
5 Expected performance of operational and R&D satellites  5 ADD-1 Secretariat

DONE

5 List of WMO Observational Requirements for several Application Areas 5 ADD-2 Secretariat

DONE

5 List of Observational Requirements for Application Areas for WMO-supported Programmes 5 ADD-3 Secretariat

DONE

              6    Rolling Review of Requirements and Statements of Guidance

 

6.1 Overview of Statements of Guidance 6.1(1)

Dr J. Eyre

DONE
6.1 ET-SAT comments on RRR Process and review of Existing SoGs for WWW 6.1(2) Secretariat DONE
6.2 SOG for NWP 6.2(1) Dr J. Eyre DONE
6.2 SOG for Regional NWP 6.2(2) Dr J. Pailleux

DONE

6.2 SOG for Synoptic Meteorology 6.2(3) Dr.H. Puempel DONE
6.2 SOG for Nowcasting and VSRF 6.2(4) Dr H. Puempel DONE
6.2 SOG Seasonal and Inter-annual forecasting 6.2(5) Secretariat,
Dr H. Boettger
DONE
6.2 SOG for Aeronautical Meteorology 6.2(6) Dr. H. Puempel DONE
6.2 SOG for Climate Monitoring 6.2(7) Dr R. Heino

DONE

6.2 SOG for Ocean Applications 6.2(8) Mr E. Charpentier DONE
6.2 SOG for Agrometeorology Dr M. Sivakumar 30 June
6.2 SOG for Hydrology and Water Resources Dr W. Grabs 30 June
6.2 SOG for Atmospheric Chemistry Dr L. Barrie 30 June

              7    Observing System Studies

7.1 Summary of recent OSEs/OSSEs  7.1(1) Dr. J. Pailleux

DONE

7.1 Summary of recent OSEs/OSSEs Dr H. Boettger
Dr J. LeMarshall

30 June

7.2 Planning for the CBS OSE/OSSE Workshop 7.2 Dr. J. Pailleux

DONE

              8    Implementation Plan for Evolution of Surface and Space-Based Components of the GOS

 

8.1 Review of Progress and Actions on Surface-Based Sub-System of the GOS Evolution 8.1(1) Dr H. Boettger,
Secretariat (OSY)

DONE

 
8.1 Review of Progress and Actions on Evolution of the Space-based Sub-System of the GOS  8.1(2) Secretariat (SAT),
30 June
8.2 Summary of actions in RA-I to evolve the GOS 8.2(1) Mr M. Saloum DONE
8.2 Report on the Global Observing System in RA-III 8.2(2) Mr G. Torres DONE
8.2 Report on how the Implementation Plan is being used and responded to in RA-V 8.2(3) Mr R. Stringer DONE
8.2 Report on the Implementation Plan for the evolution of the GOS as related to RA-IV 8.2(4) Mr W. Stolz DONE
8.3 Towards enhanced integration between WMO observation systems 8.3 Secretariat DONE
8.3 EC-LVIII Recommendations regarding the Global Observing System 8.3 ADD-1 Secretariat DONE
8.4 ET-AWS Comments on the Implementation Plan 8.4 Secretariat DONE
8.5 Update of the Implementation Plan 8.5 Dr. J. Lafeuille
Dr H. Boettger
Dr J. Eyre

DONE

 

              9    Preparation for the Upcoming ICT/IOS and Input Material to CBS-Ext.(06) 

 

9 Preparation of ET-EGOS input to ICT-IOS 9 Chairman DONE

              10   Any Other Business

 

              11   Closure of the Meeting

 

 

Information Documents: 

 

INF DOC 1: The Met Office ATD System for Thunderstorm Detection & Lightning Location 

INF DOC 2: Impact of Tropical Surface -based Profile Data on NWP Forecasts

INF DOC 3: Report on the GCOS/NOAA Workshop on Reference Upper-Air Observations for the GCOS

INF DOC 4: Systematic observation requirements for Satellite-based Products for Climate