WORLD WEATHER WATCH

WORKSHOP ON RADIO FREQUENCIES FOR METEOROLOGY

GENEVA, 20-21 March 2006 

CBS/ Steering Group on Radio Frequency Coordination (SG-RFC) Chair: Philippe Tristant (France)
WMO Secretariat coordinator: Jean-Michel Rainer jmrainer@wmo.int

 Work plan

Schedule (tentative)

Agenda Items

Lecturers

 

Information to participants: HTML

 

20.III.2006
10H00

1. Opening session
Agenda

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20.III.2006
morning

2. Session A: Rules and procedures for the utilization of the radio spectrum

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2.1 The ITU and its Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R), Study Groups, Radiocommunication Assembly, World Radiocommunication Conferences.

K. Hughes
(ITU-R)

2.2 ITU Radio Regulations, frequency allocation & assignment procedures and registration mechanism

Y. Henri
(ITU-R)
2.3 Related WMO and NMHSs role and activities, general issues
Resolution 3 (Cg-XIV)— RADIO FREQUENCIES FOR METEOROLOGICAL and related environmental ACTIVITIES: English  French  Spanish

J.-M. Rainer (WMO)

 

 

 

20.III.2006
afternoon

3. Session B: Passive and active remote sensing

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3.1.1: Earth Exploration-Satellite Service - Passive spaceborne remote sensing

J. Pla (France)

3.1.2: Earth Exploration-Satellite Service - Spaceborne remote sensing for Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

J. Zuzek (USA)

3.1.3: Passive spaceborne remote sensing: Automobile Short-Range Radars and the 23.6-24 GHz passive band

P. Tristant (SG-RFC Chair)
3.2.1 Earth Exploration-Satellite Service - Active spaceborne remote sensing and operations

B. Huneycutt (USA)

3.2.2 Altimetry and Oceanography

J. Pla (France)

3.3. Ground-based passive sensors H. Richner (Switzerland)
 

21.III.2006
morning

4. Session C: Meteorological satellites communications -
4.1 Meteorological Satellite (MetSat) Service - geostationary and non-geostationary satellites M. Dreis (EUMETSAT)

 

21.III.2006
morning

5. Session D: Meteorological Aids Service - Radiosondes

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5.1. 400 MHz & 1680 MHz bands radiosondes

D. Franc (USA)

5.2. 400 MHz & 1680 MHz band radiosondes: Standardization in Europe

I. Ikkonen (Finland)
 

 

21.III.2006
afternoon

6. Session E: Meteorological Radars

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6.1: Weather radars

D. Franc (USA)
6.2: Wind profiler radars D. Ruffieux (Switzerland)
21.III.2006
afternoon  		7. Session F: Frequency issues -
7.1.1 Impact of new radiocommunication technologies: the Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) example P. Tristant (SG-RFC Chair)
7.1.2 Noise floor measurements in meteorological bands R. Leck (USA)
7.2 Session F: WRC 2007 issues and WMO position P. Tristant (SG-RFC Chair)

 21.III.2006
afternoon 

8. Closure session

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