WORLD WEATHER WATCH

WORKSHOP ON RADIO FREQUENCIES FOR METEOROLOGY

GENEVA, 7-8 October 2002

 Work plan (updated 8/X/2002)

Schedule

Agenda Items

Lecturers

 

Information to participants: HTML

 

7.X.2002
10H00

1. Opening session
Agenda
HTML, Word97

 

 

 

 

7.X.2002
morning

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

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

K. Hughes,
ITU-R Counsellor

2. 1&2.2 ITU-R orbit/spectrum allocation procedures and registration mechanism PPT, Word

Y. Henri (ITU-R)

2.3. Related WMO and NMHSs role and activities, general issues. PPT

J.-M. Rainer (WMO)

 

 

 

7.X.2002
afternoon

3. Session B: Meteorological and environmental R&D satellites

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3.1.1: Meteorological satellite (MetSat) services, geostationary and non-geostationary satellites

R. Wolf (EUMETSAT)

3.1.2: Meteorological satellite (MetSat) services, geostationary and non-geostationary satellites PPT

D. McGinnis (USA)

3.2. Earth Exploration-Satellite Service - Passive spaceborne remote sensing PPT

G. Rochard (France)

3.3. Earth Exploration-Satellite Service - Active spaceborne remote sensing and operations PPT

B. Huneycutt (USA)

 

 

8.X.2002
morning

4. Session C: Meteorological Aids - Radiosondes

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4.1. 400 MHz band radiosondes PPT

J. Nash (UK)

4.2. 1680 MHz band radiosondes PPT

D. Franc (USA)

4. Development of an ETSI standard PPT

I. Ikkonen (Finland)

5. Session D: Meteorological Radars

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 5.1. Weather radars PPT

D. Franc (USA)

 

 

8.X.2002
afternoon

5. Session D: Meteorological Radars - Continued

 

5.2.A: Wind profiler radars PPT

H. Richner (Switzerland)

5.2.B: Wind profiler radars PPT

M. Ishihara, (Japan)

6. Session E: Other radiocommunications systems for Meteorology

 

7. Closure session

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 References

WMO guidance on WRC-2003: Word97

 

 WRC-2003 agenda: E: Word97, F: Word97, S: Word97

 

The basic documentation for the Workshop will include the ITU/WMO Handbook on the Radio Spectrum for Meteorology (in E, F and S), WMO guidance on WRC-2003 issues and lecture summaries as available.


  Contact: Jean-Michel RAINER:
jmrainer@wmo.ch