Operational Newsletter October 2003

October 2003

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		GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM
		PUBLICATIONS NO. 9: VOLUME A - "OBSERVING STATIONS"
		Updates to Volume A
		Notification from the RUSSIAN FEDERATION Regarding the reduction in the Upper-Air programme - for additional information please refer to METNO 4303.
		FEEDBACK for Observing network: Explanatory Note Feedback Form
		AUTOMATIC MARINE STATION
		National Programmes: Australia Canada France New Zealand United Kingdom United States of America European Group on Ocean Stations ARGOS monthly status report


		GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
		New Test Meteorological Products on the GTS A trial dissemination of Meteorological products derived from MSG images via the GTS commenced on Wednesday 22 October. This dissemination incorporates Meteorological Products from the Product Validation Test Phase within commissioning. The disseminated products are test products. The originator is EUMG and not EUMS (Reserved for Meteosat First Generation) Intended MSG MPEF GTS Bulletin Headers The bulletins are encoded in BUFR code only Product 90 Degrees West to 0 Degrees — 0 Degrees to 90 Degrees East Northern Hemisphere Extra Tropics AMV IUVA01 - IUVA89 — IUVD01 - IUVD89 CLA IUCA01 - IUCA89 — IUCD01 - IUCD89 CSR IURA01 - IURA89 — IURD01 - IURD89 TH IUHA01 - IUHA89 — IUHD01 - IUHD89 TOZ IULA01 - IULA89 — IULD01 - IULD89 Tropics AMV IUVE01 - IUVE89 — IUVH01 - IUVH89 CLA IUCE01 - IUCE89 — IUCH01 - IUCH89 CSR IURE01 - IURE89 — IURH01 - IURH89 TH IUHE01 - IUHE89 — IUHH01 - IUHH89 TOZ IULE01 - IULE89 — IULH01 - IULH89 Southern Hemisphere Extra Tropics AMV IUVI01 - IUVI89 — IUVL01 - IUVL89 CLA IUCI01 - IUCI89 — IUCL01 - IUCL89 CSR IURI01 - IURI89 — IURL01 - IURL89 TH IUHI01 - IUHI89 — IUHL01 - IUHL89 TOZ IULI01 - IULI89 — IULL01 - IULL89
		PUBLICATIONS NO. 9: VOLUME C1 "CATALOGUE OF METEOROLOGICAL BULLETINS"
		The following updates are available on the WMO FTP server: RTH Offenbach: ED09A20o see METNO MC4403.txt RTH Melbourne: AM02A03O.txt. see METNO MC4203.txt RTH Moscow: RU04A01O.txt see METNO MC4103.txt and MC4203.txt RTH Toulouse: See METNO MC4403.txt Click here to view the complete updated file resulting from these changes.
		CODES
		MANUAL ON CODES - Global practices Changes to codes It is recalled that changes to BUFR/CREX/GRIB2 Tables (found in Supplement 1 to the Manual on Codes, Volume I.2) and also FM 12 SYNOP, FM 13 SHIP (for precipitation reporting) (found in Supplement 4 to Manual on Codes, Volume I.1) approved by CBS Ext. (2002), and endorsed by Executive Council in June 2003, will be implemented operationally on 5 November 2003. The amendments to Table Driven Codes approved by CBS to be operational on Wednesday 5 November 2003 have been included in the WMO web server BUFR, CREX and GRIB 2 Code tables. The proposed changes to Codes can be found in the WMO Web server at http://www.wmo.int/web/www/documents.html#CodeTables Under the heading "WMO Codes and Representations" you can select any of the files which are listed : Operational Codes: 2003 July - WMO BUFR and common code tables (from WMO Pub. 306) (.html) 2003 July - WMO CREX Tables (from WMO Pub. 306) (.html) 1994 May - Guide to WMO Binary Code Form GRIB 1 (WMO TD-No. 611) (.html) 2003 July - FM92 GRIB Edition 2 (from WMO Pub. 306) (.html) 2003 April - Guide to FM92 GRIB Edition 2 (Word97) For additional information on code matters contact: Joël Martellet.
Acknowledgements The WMO Secretariat would like to express its appreciation to all those who have contributed material to the "Operational Newsletter".

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