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Guidelines for Nowcasting Techniques
The purpose of the WMO nowcasting guidelines presented here is to help National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) by providing them with information and knowledge on how to implement a nowcasting system with the resources available to them and an understanding of the current state of science and technology.
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Published by: WMO ; 2017
The purpose of the WMO nowcasting guidelines presented here is to help National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) by providing them with information and knowledge on how to implement a nowcasting system with the resources available to them and an understanding of the current state of science and technology.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1198
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11198-2
Tags: Weather forecasting ; Radar meteorology ; Numerical weather prediction ; Short-range forecast ; Radiosonde ; Guidelines ; NWP Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists ; PWS - Personnel Engaged in Operational Forecasting ; Radar Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists ; Service Delivery Division (SDD) ; Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme (IMOP) ; Technical Publications
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Handbook on Use of Radio Spectrum for Meteorology : Weather, Water and Climate Monitoring and Prediction
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - WMO, 2017 (WMO-No. 1197)The Handbook provides comprehensive technical and operational information on current observation applications and systems and on the use of radio frequencies by meteorological systems, including meteorological satellites, radiosondes, weather radars, wind profiler radars and spaceborne remote sensing instruments. It is intended for the meteorological (i.e. weather, water and climate) and radiocommunication communities, including governmental institutions, industry as well as the general public.
Handbook on Use of Radio Spectrum for Meteorology: Weather, Water and Climate Monitoring and Prediction
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Telecommunication Union
Published by: WMO ; 2017The Handbook provides comprehensive technical and operational information on current observation applications and systems and on the use of radio frequencies by meteorological systems, including meteorological satellites, radiosondes, weather radars, wind profiler radars and spaceborne remote sensing instruments. It is intended for the meteorological (i.e. weather, water and climate) and radiocommunication communities, including governmental institutions, industry as well as the general public.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1197
Language(s): English; Other Languages: Russian, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11197-5
Tags: Weather forecasting ; Radar meteorology ; Observations ; Satellite ; Radiosonde ; WMO Space Programme (SAT) ; Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme (IMOP) ; Radar Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists ; Satellite Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists ; Technical Publications
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Commission for Basic Systems Open Programme Area Group on Integrated Observing Systems, Expert Team on Aircraft-Based Observing Systems: final report
This meeting was a particularly important one for the expert team, being the first opportunity to openly and formally discuss the possible future collaboration between WMO and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on the operation of the AMDAR programme. While the discussion raised a number of issues to be subsequently addressed, the team welcomed and fully endorsed the establishment of the IATA-WMO Working Arrangement that had been approved by the 69th session of the WMO Executive Council and agreed to undertake to work with IATA on the development of the proposed Concept of Oper ...
Commission for Basic Systems Open Programme Area Group on Integrated Observing Systems, Expert Team on Aircraft-Based Observing Systems: final report
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Published by: WMO ; 2017
This meeting was a particularly important one for the expert team, being the first opportunity to openly and formally discuss the possible future collaboration between WMO and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on the operation of the AMDAR programme. While the discussion raised a number of issues to be subsequently addressed, the team welcomed and fully endorsed the establishment of the IATA-WMO Working Arrangement that had been approved by the 69th session of the WMO Executive Council and agreed to undertake to work with IATA on the development of the proposed Concept of Operations under which the AMDAR programme might function. Other important matters discussed and decided upon included, the steps to finalise the newly approved WMO Guide to Aircraft-Based Observations and to maintain it in the future, the development of the WIGOS, OSCAR/Surface interface and metadata repository for aircraftbased observations, the EC approval of the designation of the Global Data Centre for Aircraft- Based Observations and the required actions for it to commence operations, and the update of the WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System for ABO. The meeting also provided participants with the latest information relating to the development of the AMDAR observing system and aircraft-based observations at the national and regional levels and also on the various technical areas, including AMDAR software development, water vapour measurement, turbulence reporting and derivation of data from other sources such as the Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) and Mode S systems. The meeting also discussed in detail and updated the work plan of the expert team, agreeing on priorities in various tasks and activities including technical development, data management, aviation interaction and outreach and others. The WMO Secretariat and the ET-ABO thank Dr Sakya and the staff of BMKG for kindly hosting the meeting, for providing such an excellent venue and for the professional organisation of logistics for both the regional workshop and the meeting of the ET-ABO.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme (IMOP) ; Observations ; - WMO Publications and events
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Part I - Abridged final report with resolutions and decisions
, Part II - Progress report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Event: Executive Council, 69th session (10–17 May 2017; Geneva, Switzerland)
Published by: WMO ; 2017Collection(s) and Series: WMO - No. 1196 > Executive Council Reports
Language(s): English; Other Languages: French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11196-8
Tags: National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (NMHS) ; Governance Publications ; WMO Events' Publications ; EC-69
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Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observations Open Programme Area Group on Remote-Sensing Technologies - Inter-Programme Expert Team on Operational Weather Radars : final report
The First Session of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observations (CIMO), Inter-Programme Expert Team on Operational Weather Radars (IPET-OWR) was held over 13 to 16 March, 2017, at the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. The session was kindly hosted by JMA and generously supported by Japan. The meeting was opened by the Director-General of the Japan Meteorological Agency, Dr Toshihiko Hashida, who highlighted Japan’s ongoing engagement in international operational weather radar activities, collaboration and capacity development. The session was chair ...
Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observations Open Programme Area Group on Remote-Sensing Technologies - Inter-Programme Expert Team on Operational Weather Radars: final report
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The First Session of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observations (CIMO), Inter-Programme Expert Team on Operational Weather Radars (IPET-OWR) was held over 13 to 16 March, 2017, at the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. The session was kindly hosted by JMA and generously supported by Japan. The meeting was opened by the Director-General of the Japan Meteorological Agency, Dr Toshihiko Hashida, who highlighted Japan’s ongoing engagement in international operational weather radar activities, collaboration and capacity development. The session was chaired by Chairperson of the IPET-OWR, Mr Daniel Michelson, Canada, who emphasised that the weather radar observing system was emerging as a global resource and that the team might be considered the stewards of this process under WMO and its technical commissions.
The meeting informed team members and participants of the reasons for the formation of the team within CIMO under the joint management of CIMO and CBS at the behest of WMO Congress and its role in providing the WMO focus for international coordination of activities on operational weather radar systems as an important component of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS).
The session thoroughly reviewed and analysed the terms of reference and work plan of the IPET so as to ensure that the team understood the expectations and requirements of WMO Members for international development and coordination of weather radar systems. This was also aided by presentations that were made by participants on national, regional and data user priorities and requirements and the analysis of results of a brief survey that was conducted by WMO prior to the session. The IPET acknowledged and agreed on the need to ensure continuity and support for previous and ongoing WMO activities relating to weather radar, including in particular the development of international weather radar data exchange, the development and maintenance of regulatory and guidance materials, the operation of the WMO Radar Database and also collaboration with relevant international organizations, including ISO. The meeting also discussed and decided upon requirements for new and additional activities to be addressed by the team, including support for WIGOS and the development of OSCAR/Surface and the WIGOS Information Resource, particularly focusing on metadata requirements, support for training, capacity development and new guidance that was likely to be centred around the development of a consolidated guide on weather radar operational best practice in areas such as calibration, data processing, quality control and monitoring. The team also recognised the need for the IPET to develop and provide guidance and expertise in relation to various policy issues, such as radio frequency protection and interference, wind turbine interference and data sharing.
The team dedicated a significant amount of the session to further developing and refining the work plan of the IPET, with a view to completing and delivering several significant items over the coming year in the period before the next CIMO session.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme (IMOP) ; Radar meteorology ; CIMO IPET-OWR
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Guidelines on Best Practices for Achieving User Readiness for New Meteorological Satellites
The current publication presents, in an integrated manner, best practices for user-readiness projects performed by user organizations (for example, NMHSs) as well as for satellite development programmes in support of user readiness. Definitions of and a timeline for deliverables are presented that should be made available by the satellite development programmes to user-readiness projects. The best practices documented here therefore apply to both user organizations (section 3) and satellite operators (section 5). The primary audiences for this publication are Members of the Coordination Group ...
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Regional Association II (Asia) - Sixteenth session : Abridged final report with resolutions and decisions
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Guidelines for the Assessment of Uncertainty for Hydrometric Measurement
In view of the increasing pressure on water resources, National Hydrological Services (NHSs) worldwide are faced with the challenge to deliver hydrological services of high quality, timeliness and proven credibility, to assist the decision making process of water and natural resources managers. Nowadays, it is commonly expected that these services must be based on information that includes an accurate assessment of its uncertainty. Stream discharge, the basic hydrological variable, is no exception, yet most measurements are still reported as a value without any information on its associated un ...
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International Cloud Atlas: Manual on the Observation of Clouds and Other Meteors
This Atlas describes the classification system for clouds and meteorological phenomena used by all WMO Members. The classifications also describe meteorological meteors other than clouds – hydrometeors, lithometeors, photometeors, and electrometeors.
The Atlas provides a common language to communicate cloud observations, and ensures consistency in reporting by observers around the world. It serves as a training tool for meteorologists, as well as for those working in aeronautical and maritime environments, and it has become popular with weather enthusiasts and cloud spotters.
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国家气象水文部门和其他相关服务提供方 质量管理体系实施指南
本文件的目的是为建立并实施一个质量管理体系(QMS)提供所需的指南,以确保并 提高国家气象水文部门(NMHS)产品和服务的质量。除了建立并实施质量管理体系,本 文件还详细说明了一个机构的质量管理体系要取得国际标准化组织(ISO)标准认证:ISO 9001:2008 ‘质量管理体系 - 各项要求’所需采取的具体步骤。
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دلیل تنفیذ نظم إدارة الجودة للمرافق الوطنیة للأرصاد الجوية والهیدرولوجیا ومقدمي الخدمات ذوي الصلة الآخرين
المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد - المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد, 2017 (طبعة 2017; مجموعة مطبوعات المنظمة-No. 1100)والغرض من هذه الوثيقة هو تقديم التوجيه عن كيفية تطوير وتنفيذ نظام إدارة الجودة لضمان جودة المنتجات والخدمات التي تقدمها المرافق الوطنية للأرصاد الجوية وتعزيزها. كما أنها تبين بالتفصيل الخطوات اللازمة للحصول على شهادة الامتثال لنظام إدارة الجودة لمنظمة مع معيار المنظمة الدولية للتوحيد القياسي ) ISO (ا ،ISO 9001:2008 نظم إدارة الجودة - المتطلبات ) .)ISO-9001
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Руководство по внедрению систем менеджмента качества для национальных метеорологических и гидрологических служб и других соответствующих поставщиков обслуживания
Назначение настоящего документа заключается в том, чтобы предоставить руководящие указания в отношении разработки и внедрения системы менеджмента качества (СМК) для обеспечения и повышения качества продукции и услуг, предоставляемых национальными метеорологическими и гидрологическими службами (НМГС). В нем также рассматриваются поэтапные действия, которые необходимо выполнить для получения сертификата соответствия СМК какой-либо организации стандарту Международной организации по стандартизации (ИСО) ИСО 9001:2008 Системы менеджмента качества. Требования (ИСО 9001).
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Guide sur la mise en oeuvre de systèmes de gestion de la qualité pour les Services météorologiques et hydrologiques nationaux et autres prestataires de services concernés
Le présent document a pour objet de donner les indications nécessaires pour élaborer et mettre en oeuvre un système de gestion de la qualité afin de garantir et d’améliorer la qualité des produits et services fournis par les Services météorologiques et hydrologiques nationaux (SMHN). Il décrit par ailleurs en détail les mesures que tout organisme doit prendre pour obtenir la certification de conformité de son système de gestion de la qualité à la norme ISO 9001:2008 Système de management de la qualité – Exigences (ISO 9001) de l’Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).
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Manual - Utilización del espectro radioeléctrico en meteorología : observación y predicción del clima, de los fenómenos meteorológicos y de los recursos hídricos
Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM); Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (ITU) - OMM, 2017 (OMM-No. 1197)El Manual contiene información técnica y operacional completa sobre las actuales aplicaciones y sistemas de observación y sobre la utilización de frecuencias radioeléctricas por sistemas meteorológicos, incluidos satélites meteorológicos, radiosondas, radares meteorológicos, radares de perfil del viento y sistemas de teledetección a bordo de vehículos espaciales. Está destinado a las comunidades meteorológica (es decir, la que estudia los fenómenos meteorológicos, los recursos hídricos y el clima) y de radiocomunicaciones, incluidas las instituciones gubernamentales, la industria y el público ...
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Manuel Utilisation du spectre radioélectrique pour la météorologie : surveillance et prévisions concernant le climat, le temps et l’eau
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Union internationale des télécommunications (ITU) - OMM, 2017 (OMM-No. 1197)Ce Manuel donne des informations techniques et opérationnelles complètes sur les systèmes et applications actuels d'observation et sur l'utilisation des fréquences radioélectriques par les systèmes météorologiques: satellites météorologiques, radiosondes, radars météorologiques, radars profileurs de vent, instruments de télédétection spatiale, etc. Il s'adresse à tous les membres intéressés des communautés de la météorologie (temps, eau et climat) et des radiocommunications, y compris les institutions publiques et le secteur privé, et au grand public.
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