WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

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

EXPERT TEAM ON 
OBSERVATIONAL DATA REQUIREMENTS AND
REDESIGN OF THE GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM
Seventh Session

Geneva, Switzerland, 12-16 July 2004

CBS/OPAG-IOS/
       ET-ODRRGOS 7/INF.1

(5.IV.2004)
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ITEM:   1.2

Original:   ENGLISH
   

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(updated 16 July 2004)

Agenda
item		 Document Title
(Note: documents are in PDF)		 Doc. No. Submitted by Expected/
received

1.

 Organization of the meeting
1.2 Provisional Agenda 1.2(1) Secretariat  28 April
1.2 Explanatory Memorandum 1.2(2) Secretariat 28 April
n/a Provisional List of Participants  updated 16 July, 16:30 INF.2 Secretariat 28 April
n/a Work Plan n/a Secretariat 14 May

2.

 Report of the Chairman 2 P. Menzel 5 July
2 Guidance from the Chairman of the OPAG on IOS 2.1 J. Purdom 5 July

3.

 Report on the Third WMO Workshop on the Impact of various observing systems on NWP (Alpbach, 2004)
3.1 Implications for redesign of the GOS 3.1(1) J.Pailleux &
H. Boettger		 24 June
3.2

An optimization of a regional RAOB network by maximizing of the information content - A Case Study: RA I - Africa

 3.2(1) O. Pokrovsky 24 June

4.

 Relevant Activities from the WMO Consultative Meetings on High-level Policy on Satellite Matters, CGMS and GEO
4 Relevant activities occurring at the WMO consultative meetings on high-level Policy on Satellite Matters, CGMS and GEO 4 Secretariat 28 May

5.

 Review and Update of Statements of Guidance (SOG) for Selected Applications
5.1 JCOMM input on SOGs 5.1 JCOMM Repr. 30 June
5.2 SOGs for Agrometeorology 5.2 AgroMet Repr. 5 July
5.3 SOGs for Hydrology and Water Resources 5.3 Hydrology Repr. 8 July
5.4 SOGs for Atmospheric Chemistry 5.4 Secretariat (L.Barrie) 9 July
5.5 Review of Observing System Capabilities and User Requirements 5.5 Secretariat 2 July
5.6

Decisions, Recommendations and Action items from the Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC)

 5.6 J. Schmetz 9 July

6.

 Implementation Plan for Evolution of Surface and Space-based Components of the GOS
6 Draft mplementation Plan for the GOS 6(1) Secretariat 15 June
6 Implementation Plan for Evolution of Surface- and Space-based Components of the GOS 6(2) H. Boettger
 		28 June
6 Update on the Implementation Plan 6(2) J. Eyre &
H. Boettger		 5 July

7.

 Action Item Review
7.1 Update on THORPEX 7.1(1) Secretariat 9 July
7.2 Data Flow and Distribution of Emerging Sensors 7.2(xx) Secretariat 30 June
7.3 Update on AMDAR Programme - July 2004 7.3(1) J.J. Stickland 15 June
7.4 Towards an Adaptive Observing System 7.4(1) Secretariat Consultant 2 July
7.5 Report on MOLNIYA Orbits 7.5(1) L.P. Riishojgaard 5 July

8.

 Preparations for the upcoming ICT on IOS    J. Purdom n/a

9.

 Preparation of ET-ODRRGOS input to CBS-XIII    Secretariat n/a