WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
  

   COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS

OPEN PROGRAMME AREA GROUP ON

INTEGRATED OBSERVING SYSTEMS

  

EXPERT TEAM ON EVOLUTION OF THE

GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM
Third Session

  

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 9 -13 JULY 2007

  

CBS/OPAG-IOS/ET-EGOS-3/INF-1

 

(10.IV.2007)

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Original:  ENGLISH ONLY

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 06 July 2007)

Agenda Item

Title

Doc. No.

Prepared by

Expected/Received

1.

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

1.2

Provisional Agenda

1.2(1)

Secretariat

Done

Explanatory Memorandum

1.2(2)

Secretariat

Done

1.3

Tentative Work Plan

INF-2

Secretariat

Done

n/a

Provisional List of Participants

INF-3

Secretariat

Done

n/a

Practical Information on Geneva for Participants

n/a

Secretariat

Done

2.

REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN

2

J. Eyre

Done

3. REVIEW OF ACTIONS (to be taken up with Agenda Item 2)

4.

WMO HIGH-LEVEL ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO ET-EGOS AND OPAG-IOS

4.1

Guidance from Chair of OPAG/IOS 4.1 J. Purdom Done

4.2

WIGOS

4.2

J. Hayes

Done

4.3

GEO/GEOSS activities 4.3 D. Hinsman Done

5.

REVIEW OF OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ET-EGOS AND OPAG-IOS

5.1

Thorpex activities

 5.1

J. Purdom

15 June

5.2

IPY activities

 5.2

E. Sarukhanian

Done

5.3

AMMA activities

5.3

A. Karpov

Done

  

Status of AMMA radiosonde network and views on future

5.3(1)

Jean-Luc Redelsperger

Done

5.4

AMDAR activities

 5.4

M. Berechree, H. Puempel

Done

5.5

GCOS activities

 5.5

M. Menne

Done

6.

USER REQUIREMENTS AND OBSERVING SYSTEM CAPABILITIES

6.1

Review and update the database of User Requirements and Observing System Capabilities

 6.1

D. Hinsman, J. Lafeuille

Done

7.

ROLLING REVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS AND STATEMENTS OF GUIDANCE

7.1

Overview of Statements of Guidance (SoG)

 7.1

J. Eyre, D. Hinsman

Done

7.2

Status of Individual Statements of Guidance and recommended update strategy  

7.2

Global NWP 7.2.1 J. Eyre

Done

Regional NWP 7.2.2 J. Pailleux   Done
Synoptic meteorology 7.2.3 Secretariat 15 June
Aeronautical meteorology 7.2.4 M. Shun, H. Puempel Done
Atmospheric chemistry 7.2.5 L. Barrie 15 June
Ocean applications 7.2.6 A. Charpentier Done
Agrometeorology (updated 10 July 2007) 7.2.7 M. Sivakumar Done
Hydrology and water resources 7.2.8 W. Grabs Done
Climate monitoring (GCOS) 7.2.9 (Refer Doc. No. 5.5) M Menne Done
Nowcasting and VSRF 7.2.10 A. Stan-Sion, H. Puempel  Done
Seasonal and inter-annual forecasts 7.2.11 W. Landman Done
Climate (other aspects – CCl) 7.2.12 R. Heino Done

7.3

General and Specific comments related to the Statements of Guidance (SoG)  
 

Comments-1

7.3.1

B. Y. Lee

Done

Comments-2

7.3.2 J. P. Van der Meulen Done

8.

OBSERVING SYSTEM STUDIES

8.1

Summary of recent OSEs/OSSEs

 8.1

J. Pailleux

Done

8.2

Planning of next CBS OSE/OSSE Workshop

 8.2

J. Pailleux

Done

9.

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR EVOLUTION OF THE (IP-EGOS)

9.1

Review of progress and actions on the surface-based sub-system of the GOS

 9.1

H. Böettger

Done

9.2

Review of progress and actions on the space-based sub-system of the GOS

 9.2

D. Hinsman, J. Lafeuille

Done

9.3

Review of progress and actions concerning IP-EGOS in the WMO regions  
 

--Region I

9.3.1 M. Saloum

Done

--Region III

9.3.2 G. Torres Done

--Region IV and VI

9.3.3 J. Dibbern Done

--Region II and V

9.3.4 R. Stringer Done

9.4

Review of additional requests from CBS

 9.4

J. Nash, M. Ondras

Done

9.5

Review plans for preparation of revised Vision for the GOS  
 

--Vision for the GOS in 2015

9.5.1 J. Eyre, A. Karpov

Done

--OPT-2 (Gap Analysis input) 9.5.2 D. Hinsman, J. Lafeuille Done

--OPT-2 (Workshop Results)

9.5.3 D. Hinsman, J. Lafeuille Done

10.

PREPARATION FOR FORTHCOMING CBS MEETINGS 10 A. Karpov, M. Ondras Done