WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

WMO RA IV WIGOS Implementation Workshop (English)

FINAL PROGRAMME

08:00-09:00

Registration

List of Participants

09:00-09:15

Opening and organization of the workshop

Pedzi Girigori, on behalf of Dr Albert Martis, WMO Permanent Representative of Curaçao and Sint Maarten, and Vice President of RA-IV Regional Association

Dr Wenjian Zhang, WMO, Director of the OBS Department

09:15-09:45

Introduction to WIGOS and Role of the WMO Secretariat in WIGOS Implementation

Wenjian Zhang

09:45-10:30

Regional and National WIGOS Implementation planning

Lars Peter Riishojgaard (PM/WIGOS)

10:30-11:00

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

11:00-11:30

Plans for the WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System

Robert
  Grumbine (NOAA/NCEP)

11:30-12:00

WIS role in implementing WIGOS

David Thomas (OBS/WIS)

12:00-12:30

Upcoming impacts on national operations as a result of WIGOS

L.P. Riishojgaard

12:30-14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00-14:30

National WIGOS Implications cont’d and Introduction to OSCAR

Shanna Pitter

(WIGOS-PO)

14:30-15:00

How to use OSCAR/Surface in detail

Creation of OSCAR Account

OSCAR Tutorial Demo

Shanna Pitter

15:00-15:30

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

15:30-17:00

Practical Session on OSCAR/Surface

Participants

09:00-09:50

Overview of WIGOS activities in RA-IV and status of the WIGOS implementation

Glendell De Souza (BCT)

09:50-10:50

National WIGOS Implementation status:

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize

Participants

10:50-11:00

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

11:00-13:10

National WIGOS Implementation status:

• British Caribbean Territories (represented by Cayman Islands)
• Canada
• Curacao and Sint Maarten
• Dominica
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Netherlands (representing Dutch Caribbean-BES)
• Saint Lucia

Participants

13:10-14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00-14:20

Overarching Automated Weather Stations (AWS) Issues

Jitze Van Der Meulen (Netherlands)

14:20-14:40

Regional AWS issues for RA-IV

Marvin Forde (CIMH)

14:40-15:00

WIGOS AWS related regulations

Igor Zahumensky (WIGOS-PO)

15:00-15:30

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

15:30-16:15

National WIGOS Implementation status:

• Suriname
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United States of America

16:15- 17:30

Discussion on AWS and other observing network issues

Participants

09:00-09:15

Radars in RA-IV

Glendell De Souza

09:15-10:40

Discussion: Regional implementation of WIS and WIGOS; Regional WIGOS Centers and collaboration

Led by Glendell De Souza and

L.P. Riishojgaard

10:40-11:00

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

11:00-12:55

Round table discussion on tangible WIGOS topics in the region. Updates to the Regional Implementation Plan

Next Steps

Led by Glendell De Souza and

L.P. Riishojgaard

12:55- 13:00

Closure of the Workshop

WMO and Curaçao Representatives

13:00-14:00

LUNCH