WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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RA-V WORKING GROUP ON THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WWW

THIRD MEETING

SYDNEY, 3-7 DECEMBER 2001		RA-V-PIW-3 /Doc. 8(3)
(27.XI.2001)
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ITEM 8

Original:  ENGLISH	

Draft Regional Basic Climatological Network (RBCN)
For Region V

(Submitted by T.Hart, Rapporteur on the GOS)

ACTION REQUIRED:

The meeting is requested to review this list and prepare a proposal for consideration by XIII-RA-V.	

Draft RBCN list for Region V

The concept of a Regional Basic Climatological Network was developed through RA-II and endorsed at recent sessions of CBS and CCl. The development recognizes that it is not practicable to have the network of CLIMAT reporting stations identical to the Regional Basic Synoptic Network (RBSN). Some CLIMAT reporting stations are not in the RBSN, including some GSN stations, and cannot meet RBSN requirements. Conversely, some RBSN stations are not ideally suited for climate reporting. 

The RBCN is intended to be a separate network of CLIMAT and CLIMAT TEMP reporting stations and should include GSN and GUAN stations, supplemented by other CLIMAT and CLIMAT TEMP reporting stations needed for description of regional climate features. These supplemental stations should be selected under the same criteria used for GSN stations. Non-RBSN stations reporting CLIMAT messages should be considered, particularly those with long records, as well as any Reference Climatological Stations. 

It is intended that the list of RBCN stations should be approved through each Regional Association and monitored separately in the regular GTS monitoring.
          
The attachment shows a proposed initial list of RBCN stations for Region V prepared by Mr Bruce Sumner (Australia). It includes all GSN/GUAN stations in the region, and any other stations which were registered as issuing CLIMAT and CLIMAT TEMP messages in the October 2000 AGM monitoring. The table indicates whether the station is in the GSN or GUAN.  

It is an initial list for consideration. It may be useful to refine it by reviewing the results of the October 2001 monitoring. It is recommended that the list be distributed to NMHSs in the region for comment before presentation to XIII-RA-V.  

           Proposed List of Stations comprising the RBCN in Region V
at 27 November 2001

Index      Name                         GSN     GUAN    CLIMAT   CLIMAT                                                                                       
                                                                  TEMP                                                  
AUSTRALIA

94101      KALUMURU                       X
94120      DARWIN AIRPORT                 X       X        X             
94131      TINDAL AWS                                      X             
94150      GOVE AIRPORT                   X                X        X            
94170      WEIPA AMO                      X                X        X    
94203      BROOME AMO                     X       X        X        X     
94212      HALLS CREEK AMO                X                X             
94238      TENNANT CREEK MET OFFICE       X                X             
94259      BURKETOWN                      X           
94275      GEORGETOWN                     X                X               
94287      CAIRNS AIRPORT                 X                X             
94294      TOWNSVILLE AERO                        X        X        X     
94299      WILLIS ISLAND                  X                X        X     
94300      CARNARVON AIRPORT              X                X             
94302      LEARMONTH AIRPORT              X       X        X        X     
94312      PORT HEDLAND AMO               X                X        X     
94317      NEWMAN AERO                    X                X             
94326      ALICE SPRINGS AERO             X                X        X     
94332      MOUNT ISA AMO                  X                X        X     
94340      RICHMOND                       X                
94346      LONGREACH AMO                  X                X             
94367      MACKAY MO                      X                X             
94374      ROCKHAMPTON AERO                                X        X 
94380      GLADSTONE                      X   
94403      GERALDTON AMO                  X                X        X     
94430      MEEKATHARRA AMO                X                X        X    
94461      GILES                          X       X        X             
94476      OODNADATTA AIRPORT             X      
94480      MARREE                         X              
94482      BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION      X                X  
94485      TIBOOBURRA                     X             
94492      THARGOMINDAH                   X             
94510      CHARLEVILLE AMO                X       X        X        X     
94517      ST GEORGE                      X            
94541      INVERELL                       X 
94570      TEWANTIN                       X            
94578      BRISBANE AIRPORT AERO                           X        X     
94589      YAMBA                          X           
94601      AUGUSTA CAPE LEEUWIN           X                X             
94610      PERTH AIRPORT                          X        X        X 
94626      CUNDERDIN                      X    
94637      KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AMO         X                X        X     
94638      ESPERANCE MO                   X                X        X     
94647      EUCLA AMO                                       X        X     
94653      CEDUNA AMO                     X                X             
94659      WOOMERA AERODROME MO                   X        X        X 
94670      SNOWTOWN                       X    
94672      ADELAIDE AIRPORT                                X        X  
94689      BROKEN HILL                    X   
94693      MILDURA AIRPORT                X                X             
94710      COBAR AIRPORT                                   X        X  
94711      COBAR                          X  
94767      SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO AWS                          X              
94776      WILLIAMTOWN AMO RAAF                            X        X  
94784      TAREE                          X   
94791      COFFS HARBOUR MO/AWS                            X             
94802      ALBANY AIRPORT                 X                X        X     
94805      CAPE BORDA                     X           
94821      MOUNT GAMBIER AERO             X                X        X     
94842      CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE          X                X             
94866      MELBOURNE AIRPORT                               X        X 
94869      DENILIQUIN                     X    
94907      EAST SALE AIRPORT              X                X             
94910      WAGGA WAGGA AMO/AWS            X                X        X     
94926      CANBERRA AMO AWS                                X             
94937      MORUYA HEADS                   X          
94967      CAPE BRUNY                     X            
94968      LAUNCESTON AIRPORT                              X             
94975      HOBART AIRPORT                         X        X        X     
94995      LORD HOWE ISLAND               X       X        X        X     
94996      NORFOLK ISLAND AERO            X       X        X        X     
94998      MACQUARIE ISLAND               X       X        X        X     
95322      RABBIT FLAT                    X                X             
95527      MOREE MO                                        X        X     
95646      FORREST                        X                X             
95719      DUBBO AIRPORT                  X                X   
95753      RICHMOND AWS                   X          
95916      CABRAMURRA                     X
95964      LOW HEAD                       X           

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

96315      BRUNEI AIRPORT                         X        X        X     

COOK ISLANDS

91801      PENRHYN                        X       X                 
91811      PUKAPUKA                       X                X               
91831      AITUTAKI AWS                   X                X               
91843      RAROTONGA                      X                X             
91848      MANGAIA AWS                                     X               

DETACHED ISLANDS (91 : 753)

91753      HIHIFO (ILE WALLIS)            X                              

DETACHED ISLANDS (91 : 960)

91960      PITCAIRN ISLAND                X

EAST TIMOR

97385      OE-CUSSIE                                       X               
97390      DILLI/DILLI AIRPORT                             X               

FIJI

91650      ROTUMA                         X                X             
91652      UDU POINT AWS                  X                X             
91680      NADI AIRPORT                   X       X        X        X     
91683      NAUSORI                                         X             
91699      ONO-I-LAU AWS                  X                X             

FRENCH POLYNESIA (AUSTRAL ISLANDS)

91954      TUBUAI                         X                X        X       
91958      RAPA                           X       X                 X     

FRENCH POLYNESIA (MARQUESAS ISLANDS)

91925      ATUONA                         X       X        X        X    

FRENCH POLYNESIA (SOCIETY ISLANDS)

91938      TAHITI-FAAA                    X       X        X        X     

FRENCH POLYNESIA (TUAMOTU ISLANDS AND GAMBIER ISLANDS)

91943      TAKAROA                        X                X             
91945      HEREHERETUE                    X                X             
91948      RIKITEA                        X                X        X     

INDONESIA (JAWA)

96745      JAKARTA/OBSERVATORY            X
96749      JAKARTA/SOEKARNO-HATTA                          X             
96805      CILACAP                        X                X             
96839      SEMARANG/AHMAD YANI                             X 
96925      SANGKAPURA/BAWEAN IS.          X            
96935      SURABAYA/JUANDA                        X        X             

INDONESIA (KALIMANTAN)

96633      BALIKPAPAN/SEPINGGAN                            X             
96645      PANGKALAN BUN/ISKANDAR                          X             

INDONESIA (MALUKU AND IRIAN JAYA)

97430      TERNATE/BABULLAH                                X             
97502      SORONG/JEFMAN                  X                X             
97530      MANOKWARI/RENDANI                               X             
97560      BIAK/FRANS KAISIEPO            X                X        X     
97600      SANANA                                          X             
97686      WAMENA                         X                X               
97690      JAYAPURA/SENTANI               X                X             
97724      AMBON/PATTIMURA                X                X        X   
97796      TIMIKA                                          X             
97900      SAUMLAKI/OLILIT                X                X             
97980      MERAUKE/MOPAH                  X                X        X     

INDONESIA (NUSA TENGGARA)

97230      DENPASAR/NGURAH RAI                             X   
97240      AMPENAN SELAPARRANG            X          
97340      WAINGAPU/MAU HAU               X                X             
97395      BAUCAU                         X

INDONESIA (SULAWESI)

97014      MENADO/ SAM RATULANGI          X                X             
97072      PALU/MUTIARA                                    X             
97086      LUWUK/BUBUNG                                    X             
97120      MAJENE                                          X             
97146      KENDARI/WOLTER MONGINSIDI      X                X             
97192      BAU-BAU/BETO AMBARI                             X             

INDONESIA (SUMATRA)

96035      MEDAN/POLONIA                  X                X             
96073      SIBOLGA/PINANGSORI                              X             
96109      PEKAN BARU/SIMPANGTIGA                          X             
96145      TAREMPA                        X                               
96163      PADANG/TABING                  X                             
96195      JAMBI/SULTAN TAHA                               X             
96249      TANJUNG PANDAN/BULUH TUMBANG                    X             
96253      BENGKULU/PADANG KEMILING                        X             

ISLANDS (96: 995, 996)

96995      CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO           X               X             
96996      COCOS ISLAND AERO               X      X        X        X     

ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH OF THE EQUATOR

91165      LIHUE, KAUAI, HAWAII           X                X        X            
91182      HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII                          X             
91212      NWSO AGANA, GUAM, MARIANA IS.  X                X        X 
91217      WSMO, GUAM, MARIANA IS.                X                 
91285      HILO/GEN. LYMAN, HAWAII,       X       X        X        X      
91328      ULUL AWS, CAROLINE IS.                 X        X             
91334      TRUK, CAROLINE IS.             X                X        X       
91348      PONAPE, CAROLINE IS.           X                X        X       
91366      KWAJALEIN/BUCHOLZ AAF,         X                X        X     
91376      MAJURO/MARSHALL IS. INTNL.     X       X        X        X     
91408      KOROR, PALAU IS.               X       X        X        X       
91413      YAP, CAROLINE IS.              X                X        X       

KIRIBATI

91490      CHRISTMAS ISLAND               X
91533      BANABA                         X                               
91610      TARAWA                         X       X        X        X     
91701      KANTON ISLAND                  X                               

MALAYSIA (PENINSULAR MALAYSIA)

48601      PENANG/BAYAN LEPAX                              X        X     
48615      KOTA BHARU                                      X        X     
48620      SITIAWAN                       X                X             
48647      KUALA LUMPUR/SUBANG                             X 
48650      SEPANG                                                   X 
48657      KUANTAN                        X                X              
48665      MALACCA                                         X        X     

MALAYSIA (SABAH AND SARAWAK)

96413      KUCHING                        X                X              
96441      BINTULU                        X                X             
96465      LABUAN                         X                X             
96471      KOTA KINABALU                                   X            
96481      TAWAU                                           X            
96491      SANDAKAN                       X                X             

NAURU

91531      NAURU                                           X             

NEW CALEDONIA

91577      KOUMAC (NLLE-CALEDONIE)        X                X             
91592      NOUMEA (NLLE-CALEDONIE)        X       X        X        X       

NEW ZEALAND

93012      KAITAIA                        X            
93110      AUCKLAND AERO AWS                               X 
93112      WHENUAPAI                                                X 
93292      GISBORNE AERODROME AWS         X                X             
93309      NEW PLYMOUTH AWS               X                X             
93417      PARAPARAUMU AERODROME          X       X                 X 
93420      PARAPARAUMU AWS                                 X             
93615      HOKITIKA AERODROME AWS         X                X             
93678      KAIKOURA                                        X             
93747      OMARAMA TARA HILLS             X            
93844      INVERCARGILL AERODROME         X       X                 X  
93945      CAMPBELL ISLAND                X           
93947      CAMPBELL ISLAND AWS                             X  
93986      CHATHAM ISLAND                         X                 X  
93987      CHATHAM ISLANDS AWS            X                X             
93994      RAOUL ISLAND, KERMADEC IS. AWS X                X  
93997      RAOUL ISLAND, KERMADEC IS.             X                 X  

NIUE

91822      ALOFI                          X                             
91824      HANAN AIRPORT                  X

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

92001      KIUNGA W.O.                                     X               
92003      DARU W.O.                                       X               
92004      WEWAK W.O.                                      X               
92014      MADANG W.O.                    X                X               
92035      PORT MORESBY W.O.              X       X        X             
92044      MOMOTE W.O.                    X                X               
92047      NADZAB W.O.                                     X               
92071      UVOL                                            X               
92076      KAVIENG W.O.                                    X               
92077      GURNEY W.O.                                     X               
92087      MISIMA W.O.                                     X               

PHILIPPINES

98223      LAOAG                                  X        X             
98232      APARRI                         X                X             
98429      NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL APT X                X             
98444      LEGASPI                        X                X             
98637      ILOILO                         X                X             
98653      SURIGAO                        X                X             
98836      ZAMBOANGA                      X                X  
98851      GENERAL SANTOS                 X          

SAMOA AND AMERICAN SAMOA

91765      PAGO PAGO/INT.AIRP.            X       X        X        X       

SINGAPORE

48698      SINGAPORE/CHANGI AIRPORT               X        X        X

SOLOMON ISLANDS

91503      MUNDA                          X                X               
91517      HONIARA                        X       X                 X NO CLIMAT

TOKELAU (AND SWAINS IS.)

91724      NUKUNONO                       X                               

TONGA

91799      LUPEPAU’U                      X
91780      VAVAU                          X                               
91788      NULUALOFA                      X              

TUVALU

91631      NANUMEA                        X                               
91643      FUNAFUTI                       X       X        X               

VANUATU

91554      PEKOA AIRPORT (SANTO)          X                               
91557      BAUERFIELD (EFATE)                     X                      
91568      ANEITYUM                       X                               

NOTES and COMMENTS:

91822      ALOFI, NIUE, has closed, and is replaced with 91824 HANAN AIRPORT.
           GSN needs to be modified.

91680      NADI AIRPORT, FIJI. Fiji believe this station is in GUAN, but it
           is not included in the official GUAN list.

91780      VAVUA, Tonga, has closed, and is replaced by 91799 LUPEPAU’U. GSN
           needs to be modified.