WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION

CIMO EDITORIAL BOARD
First session

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 2 - 4 MAY 2012

CIMO/EdB-1/INF.1

(2.III.2011)
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Original: ENGLISH only

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 30 April 2012)

Agenda Item

Title

Doc No.

Prepared by

Deadline/
received

1

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
1.2 Provisional Agenda 1.2(1) Secretariat Done
1.2 Explanatory Memorandum 1.2(2) Secretariat Done
n/a Provisional List of Participants INF. 2 Secretariat Done
n/a Tentative work plan INF. 3 Secretariat Done


2


REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON

2

Report of the Chairperson

2

V. Kurz

Done


3


WIGOS REGULATORY MATERIAL

3

Draft WIGOS Manual and Guide

3(1)

Secretariat
(WIGOS Office)

Done

3

CIMO Manual  

3(2)

Secretariat

Done


4


PROCEDURES FOR UPDATING THE CIMO GUIDE

4

Procedures for updating the CIMO Guide

Draft revised proposal

4

4, ADD.1

Secretariat

Done

Done

4

Naming of Editions

INF. 4

Secretariat

Done


5


REVIEW OF PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE CIMO GUIDE CHAPTERS

5

Compilation of Proposals for changes and their status

5.1

K. Premec

15 April

5

Part I, Chapter 12: Measurement of upper-air pressure, temperature, humidity  

Secretariat

Not available yet

5

Part I, Chapter 13: Measurement of upper wind

 

Secretariat

Done - Distributed to EdBd members by e-mail

5

Part II, Chapter 3: Aircraft Observations

 

Secretariat

Done - Distributed to EdBd members by e-mail

5

Part II, Chapter 7: Lightning Detection  

Secretariat

Not available yet

5

Part IV: Satellite Observations

(Documents as presented to ET-SAT-7, 17-19 April 2012)
Doc. 8.3 Updating of the CIMO Guide -Chapter 1       (Version: 4 April 2012)     
Doc. 8.3 Updating of the CIMO Guide -Chapter 2      (Version: 4 April 2012)
Doc. 8.3 Updating of the CIMO Guide -Chapter 3       (Version: 4 April 2012)
Doc 8.3 Updating the CIMO Guide -Chapters 4 & 5    (Version: 4 April 2012)
Doc 8.3 Updating the CIMO Guide -Chapters 6 & 7     (Version: 4 April 2012)

 

Secretariat

Done


6


NEED FOR UPDATES OF SPECIFIC CHAPTERS

6

Identification of areas to be up-dated, revised or completely rewritten in the surface and upper-air chapters

6(1)

V. Kurz

Done

6

Identification of areas to be up-dated, revised or completely rewritten in the remote-sensing chapters

6(2)

S. Cohn

Done


7


OTHER BUSINESS
  Stability and turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer: A comparison of remote-sensing and tower observations   HMEI (R. Ware)  
 



OTHER DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST FOR THE MEETING

CIMO Guide Editorial Board Workplan

  Guide to the Instruments and Methods of Observations (WMO-No.8, CIMO Guide)
  Instruments and Observing Methods (IOM) Reports
  Guide to the Global Observing System (WMO-No. 488)
  Manual on the Global Observing System (WMO-No. 544)