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WIGOS Workshop for West Asia
Strengthening the observing capabilities of West Asia for better climate & weather services
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2 – 3 November 2016
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
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Wednesday, 2 November |
08:30 |
Registration |
Opening (Chair: Mr Abdullah Ahmed Al Mandoos) |
Speaker |
09:00 |
Welcome remarks, Director-General of the National Centre for Meteorology & Seismology, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates |
Mr Abdullah Ahmed Al Mandoos |
09:15 |
Statement by the Representative of WMO Secretary-General |
Dr Igor Zahumensky |
09:30 |
Keynote speech: Status and Prospective of the WIGOS implementation in RA II |
Mr Abdulla Al-Mannai |
10:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
WIGOS Pre-operational Phase (2016-2019) (Chair: Mr Abdullah Al Mandoos) |
Speaker |
10:30 |
Recommendations from Cg-17 and EC-68
Doc Presentation |
Dr Igor Zahumensky |
10:50 |
OSCAR/Surface |
Mr Luis Filipe Nunes |
11:20 |
Concept of Regional Basic Observing Network
Doc Presentation |
Dr Igor Zahumensky |
11:50 |
WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System |
Mr Luis Filipe Nunes |
12:10 |
WIGOS Regulatory and Guidance material |
Dr Igor Zahumensky |
12:30 |
Lunch Break |
WIGOS in RA II (Chair: Mr Abdulla Al-Mannai) |
Speaker |
| Experiences of West Asia Members with WIGOS Implementation |
14:00 |
United Arab Emirates |
Mr Abdullah A. Al Mandoos |
14:30 |
Other Members and discussion |
Volunteers |
15:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
15:50 |
Protection of Radio frequencies in West Asia |
Mr David Thomas
(by videoconference) |
16:10 |
The Jakarta Declaration: The “Satellite Data Project” and the “Radar Data Project”
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Mr Luis Filipe Nunes |
16:30 |
Outcomes from the RA II EG-WIGOS session |
Mr Yongqing Chen |
Thursday, 3 November |
Regional WIGOS Centres (Chair: Mr Abdulla Al-Mannai) |
Speaker |
09:00 |
Concept of Regional WIGOS Centres |
Dr Igor Zahumensky |
09:30 |
Regional WIGOS Centres in West Asia – Discussion |
All |
10:40 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
National WIGOS Implementation (Chair: Mr Abdullah A. Al Mandoos) |
Speaker |
11:00 |
National Observing Strategy and National WIGOS Implementation Plans |
Dr Igor Zahumensky |
11:20 |
Progresses in the implementation of a national integrated observing network |
Mr Yongqing Chen |
11:40 |
Role of NMHS in implementation of WIGOS |
Saudi Arabia |
12:00 |
Importance of WIGOS for the NMHSs |
Qatar |
12:20 |
National WIGOS and OSCAR/Surface Focal Points in West Asia |
Dr Igor Zahumensky |
12:30 |
Lunch Break |
14:00 |
WIGOS relevant national partnerships opportunities and arrangements - Examples |
United Arab Emirates, Volunteers |
Recommendations to RA II MG (Chair: Mr Abdulla Al-Mannai) |
Speaker |
14:40 |
Recommendations |
All |
15:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
15:50 |
Recommendations |
All |
Closure (Chair: Mr Abdullah A. Al Mandoos) |
Speaker |
16:50 |
Closing remarks |
Dr Igor Zahumensky
Mr Abdullah A. Al Mandoos |
References
WIGOS Technical Regulations
Plan for the WIGOS Pre-operational Phase (PWPP): PWPP
RA II WIGOS Implementation Plan (R-WIP-II):
www.wmo.int/wigos
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