WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

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COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS

OPEN PROGRAMME AREA GROUP

ON INTEGRATED OBSERVING SYSTEMS

WORKSHOP ON RADAR DATA EXCHANGE

EXETER, UK, 24-26 APRIL 2013

CBS/OPAG-IOS/WxR_EXCHANGE

18.I.2013

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Original: ENGLISH

 Agenda Item

Subject of Document

Doc. No.

Submitted by

Deadline

N/A

Practical information for Participants

INF.1

UK Met Office

Updated

25/3/13

N/A

Provisional List of Participants

INF.2

Secretariat

Done

N/A

Listing of background documents for workshop

INF.3

Stuart Goldstraw

Updated

12/2/13

1.

Introduction and Organization of the Workshop

Provisional Annotated Agenda

1.2

Secretariat

Done

Proposed Meeting Schedule

INF1.1

Secretariat

Done

Examination of the drivers, issues identified and the expectations for the workshop

1.3

Stuart Goldstraw

Feb 2013

2.

N/A

Guidance Material for the generation of Requirements Review documents

INF2.1

Stuart Goldstraw

Updated

6/12/12

2.1

Review of the requirements captured in the WMO Observing Systems Capabilities Analysis and Review Tool (OSCAR)

2.1

Stuart Goldstraw

Feb 2013

2.2

Review of the current and likely future global NWP requirements for Weather Radar data

2.2

Enrico Fucile, Eric Wattrelot

Done

2.3

Review of the current and likely future hydrological requirements for Weather Radar data

2.3

Done

2.4

Review of the climate requirements for Weather Radar data

2.4

Andreas Becker

Done

2.5

Synthesis of above requirements into summary

N/A

During the Workshop

N/A

3.

Current status of Weather Radar data exchange

3.1

Guidance material for the generation of status of exchange documents

INF3.1

Stuart Goldstraw

Updated 6th Dec

Regional Report on the current status of the exchange of weather radar data – RA I

3.1.1

Lukiya Tazalika

28 Feb 2013

Regional Report on the current status of the exchange of weather radar data – RA II

3.1.2

Li Bai

Updated

16/4/13

Regional Report on the current status of the exchange of weather radar data – RA III

3.1.3

Marco Aurelio de Barros Teixeira & Jose Mauro de Rezende

Done

Regional Report on the current status of the exchange of weather radar data – RA IV

3.1.4

Paul Joe & Stephen DelGreco

Updated 17/4/2013

Regional Report on the current status of the exchange of weather radar data – RA V

3.1.5

Riris Adriyanto

Done

Regional Report on the current status of the exchange of weather radar data – RA VI

3.1.6

Nicolas Gaussiat

Done

3.2

Report on the status of Weather Radar MetaData held in the WMO Radar Database and recommendations for its further use.

3.2

Oguzhan Sireci

Done

3.3

Summary of regional reports on the exchange of weather radar data highlighting progress, plans and challenges

N/A

Daniel Michelson - During the Workshop

N/A

4. 

Data models used for Weather Radar data exchange

4.1

A critic of the existing data models used for weather radar data exchange, as presented in item 3.1 docs

N/A

Daniel Michelson - During the Workshop

N/A

4.2

A review of other data models that could be adopted for use for weather radar data exchange

4.2

Daniel Michelson

Done

5. 

Constraints to increased Weather Radar data exchange

5.1

Options for overcoming the constraints as presented in item 3.1 docs

5.1

Paul Joe

Updated 17/4/2013

5.2

Practical experiences of other global and regional observing system operators in overcoming data exchange constraints

5.2

Remy Giraud, Stephen Foreman

Done

5.3

Understanding the technical Information Systems constraints

5.3

Remy Giraud, Stephen Foreman

Done

5.4

Recommendations for improved Weather Radar data exchange

-

-

At meeting

6. 

Recommend data models and exchange protocols to be adopted by WMO

6.1

Synthesis of recommendations and selected options identified at workshop that will be presented to WMO, through appropriate mechanisms, for adoption.

-

-

At meeting

7.

Pilot projects for enabling improved Weather Radar Data Exchange

7.1

Workshop members to propose pilot projects to facilitate the goal of the EGOS-IP Action item being delivered.

-

-

At meeting

8.

Any Other Business

9.

Agree Actions and Closure of the Workshop