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WIGOS/AMDAR Workshop for West Asia:
Developing and enhancing the AMDAR Programme in West Asia
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4 November 2016
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
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Friday, 4 November |
08:30 |
Registration |
Session 1 (Chair: Mr Abdullah Ahmed Al Mandoos) |
Speaker |
09:00 |
Welcome remarks, Director-General of the National Centre for Meteorology & Seismology, PR of UAE |
Mr Abdullah Ahmed AL MANDOOS |
09:10 |
Statement by the Representative of WMO Secretary-General |
Mr Dean Lockett |
09:20 |
Working and Practical Arrangements |
Host |
09:30 |
History of Aircraft-Based Observations and AMDAR |
Mr Frank Grooters |
10:00 |
Description and Status of the AMDAR Observing System |
Mr Frank Grooters |
10:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
Session 2 (Chair: Mr Frank Grooters) |
Speaker |
10:50 |
Data Impacts and Benefits of Aircraft-Based Observations |
Mr Dean Lockett |
11:20 |
Programme Requirements and Implementation |
Mr Dean Lockett |
12:00 |
Questions and discussion |
Mr Frank Grooters |
12:30 |
Lunch Break |
Session 3 (Chair: Mr Dean Lockett) |
Speaker |
14:00 |
Regional & National Benefits of AMDAR
- Meteorological Data from Airplane
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Mr Mohamed Alebri |
14:30 |
Airline Perspective of AMDAR |
Mr Hans-Rudi Sonnabend, Lufthansa Systems |
15:00 |
Questions and discussion |
Mr Frank Grooters |
15:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
Session 4 (Chair: Mr Dean Lockett) |
Speaker |
16:00 |
Regional Opportunities for AMDAR Development |
Mr Frank Grooters |
16:45 |
Panel discussion and feedback from participants |
Mr Frank Grooters, NMHS Representatives |
17:30 |
Workshop Close |
