WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
  

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

  

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION TEAM ON
THE INTEGRATED OBSERVING SYSTEM
Fifth Session

  

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 15-18 SEPTEMBER 2008   

 

CBS/OPAG-IOS/ICT-IOS-5/INF-1

 

(29.IV.2008)

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Original:  ENGLISH ONLY

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(updated on 10 September 2008)

Agenda Item

Title

Doc. No.

Submitted by

Deadline

 1.

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

1.2

Provisional Agenda

1.2(1)

Secretariat (C/OSD)

Done

1.2

Explanatory Memorandum

1.2(2)

Secretariat
(C/OSD & C/SBOS)

Done

1.2

Tentative Work Plan

INF-2

Secretariat (C/OSD)

Done

n/a

Provisional List of Participants

INF-3

Secretariat (C/OSD)

Done

 2.

REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN

2.1

Report of the Chairman

2.1

Jim Purdom

Done

 3.

WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS (WIGOS)

3.1

Concept of Operations

3.1

Secretariat (C/OSD)

Done

3.2

Pilot Projects

3.2

Secretariat (C/OSD)

Done

3.3

WMO Secretariat structure and Organizational Change

3.3

Secretariat (D/OBS)

Done

3.4

Impact of the WIGOS on the OPAG/IOS Working Structure

3.4

Jim Purdom

In-session

 4.

REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF THE SURFACE-BASED COMPONENTS OF THE GOS

4.1

RBSN/ABSN

4.1

Secretariat (C/OSD)

Done

4.2

RBCN/ABCN

4.2

Secretariat (C/OSD)

Done

4.3

GSN&GUAN

4.3

Matthew Menne Secretariat (D/GCOS)

Done

4.4

Marine and Oceanographic Observations

4.4

Secretariat (SO/MAR)

Done

4.5

Aircraft Measurements

4.5

Secretariat (AMDAR-TC)

Done

4.6

Performance Monitoring Results

4.6

Secretariat (C/DRMM)

Done

 5.

REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF THE SPACE-BASED COMPONENTS OF THE GOS

5.1

Operational Component  

5.1

Secretariat (C/SBOS)

15 August

5.2

Research Component

5.2

Secretariat (C/SBOS)

15 August

5.3

Global Planning

5.3

Secretariat (C/SBOS)

15 August

5.4

Global Satellite Intercalibration

5.4

Secretariat (C/SBOS)

15 August

 6.

STATUS OF THE SURFACE-BASED AND SPACE-BASED SUB-SYSTEMS OF THE GOS IN THE REGIONS

6.1

Surface-based

 

 

 

6.1

Region I status 

 6.1(1)

Mahaman Saloum

Done

6.1

Region II status

 6.1(2)

Yongquin Chen

Done

6.1

Region III status

 6.1(3)

Gaston Torres

Done

6.1

Region IV status

 6.1(4)

Werner Stolz

Done

6.1

Region V status

 6.1(5)

Sunarjo

Done

6.1

Region VI status

 6.1(6)

Knut Bjorheim

Done

6.2

Space-based

6.2

Secretariat, C/SBOS

15 August

 7.

REVIEW OF OTHER IN-SITU SYSTEMS

7.1

The JCOMM Strategic Work Plan for Ocean Observations

7.1

Secretariat (SO/MAR)

Done

7.2

Update on AMDAR Activities

 7.2

Magali Stoll
Secretariat (AMDAR-TC)

Done

7.3

Update on the GCOS Networks (GRUAN, CBS Lead Centers for GCOS)

 7.3

Matthew Menne Secretariat (D/GCOS)

Done

 8.

IMPACTS STUDIES ON THE GOS

8.1

Impact of New Instrumentation on the GOS

 8.1

Alan Douglas
William Nyakwada

Done

8.2

Observing System Experiments and Observing System Simulation Experiments

 8.2

Jean Pailleux
Ko Koizumi

Done

 9.

REPORTS OF THE OPAG-IOS EXPERT TEAMS

9.1

Report of the ET-AWS

 9.1

Igor Zahumensky

Done

9.2

Report of the ET-EGOS

 9.2

John Eyre

Done

9.3

Report of the ET-SAT

 9.3

James Gurka

10 September (*)

9.4

Report of the ET-SUP

 9.4

Wolfgang Benesch

Done

9.4

Applications of GPS Radio Occultation Measurements

INF-4

John Eyre
Done

 10.

EVOLUTION OF THE GOS AND VISION FOR THE GOS IN 2025

10.

Implementation Plan for the Evolution of the GOS
(See Doc.9.2, App.A)

10(1)

John Eyre

Done

10.

Vision for the GOS in 2025
(See Doc.9.2, App. B)

10(2)

John Eyre

Done

 11.

FUTURE COMPOSITE GOS AND ITS IMPACT ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

11.

Discussion of Future Composite GOS

 11(1)

Jim Purdom
John Eyre

In-session

11.

Evolution of the GOS in Developing Countries
(See Documents 6.1(1) to 6.1(6)

 11(2)

Rapporteurs on Regional Aspects of the GOS

See Documents 6.1(1) to 6.1(6) 

 12.

UPDATES OF GOS-RELATED REGULATORY MATERIAL

12.1

Updates of GOS-related Regulatory Material

 12.1(1)

Alexander Vasiliev

Done

12.1

Updates of GOS-related Regulatory Material

 12.1(2)

Secretariat (C/OSD)

Done

12.2

Update on the Status of the revised Volume A

 12.2

Secretariat (C/OSD)

Done

 13.

PREPARATION OF OPAG-IOS INPUT for FOR CBS-XIV

13.

Review of the Terms of Reference of the Expert Teams

(See Documents 9.1 to 9.4)

 13(1)

All ET Chairs

See Documents 9.1 to 9.4

13.

Review of the Terms of Reference of Rapporteurs

(See Documents 9.1 to 9.4)

 13(2)

All ET Chairs

See Documents 9.1 to 9.4

13.

Proposal for Work Plans

(See Documents 9.1 to 9.4)

 13(3)

All ET Chairs

See Documents 9.1 to 9.4

13.

Proposals for inputs for CBS-XIV

 13(2)

Jim Purdom
All ET Chairs

In-session

 14.

OTHER BUSINESS

 15.

CLOSURE OF THE MEETING

(*) Supplemental information will be provided at the beginning of the ICT-IOS meeting by ET SAT and ET-SUP