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UNEP Questionnaire for
Earthwatch Partners |
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PROGRAMME
NAME |
Aircraft Meteorological
Data Relay Programme (AMDAR)
Aeronautical Meteorology Programme (AeMP)
WMO/Applications of Meteorology Programme (AMP)
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URL/
Website |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/aemp/index_en.html |
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Description |
The
AMDAR (Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay) Network is a sub-system of the
WWW/GOS and provides high-quality
wind and temperature data at cruising level as well as at selected levels
in climb out and descent in the vicinity of selected major airports. Today, over
230,000 AMDAR reports are produced per day. These systems provide great potential for measurements in places
where there is little or no radiosonde data and make a major contribution
to the upper-air component of the WWW-GOS. |
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Agenda
21 - Areas of particular focus or interest |
Atmosphere,
Aeronautical parameters (turbulence) |
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Regions |
Worldwide |
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Data
collection, Observation, Monitoring
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Wind direction and
speed, temperature at cruising level and at selected levels in climb out and descent in the vicinity of selected
major airports. The data are
collected at designated collections centres, where they are encoded in
BUFR and made available via the WWW-GTS. Humidity
sensors now being introduced (October 2007). |
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URL/
Data collection., Observ., Monitor. |
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URL/Assessment and Analysis |
http://acweb.fsl.noaa.gov/java/
(password required)
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URL/Indicators |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/aemp/AeM-pubs.html
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URL/Modelling |
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URL/Early warning mechanisms |
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URL/
Reports, Information dissemination |
The ECMWF (Reading, UK) monitors the quality
and availability of AMDAR data and publishes periodic reports that can be
found at:
http://www.ecmwf.int
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Major
Assessment Reports |
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/aemp/documents/final-reports/FinalReports.index.html
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URL/
Network dev. and support |
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Networks
managed by Agency/Prog. |
AMDAR
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URL/
Capacity building |
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Responsible
Office/Person
(for inquiries or follow-up) |
Herbert Puempel
Chief, Aeronautical
Meteorology Division
WMO/Applications of Meteorology Programme
CP 2300
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel.:
+(41 22) 730 8283
Fax: +(41 22) 730 8128
HPuempel@wmo.int
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