First Meeting of the Expert Team on Weather and Climate Science for Aviation Applications (ET-WCS-1)
First Meeting of the Expert Team on Weather and Climate Science for Aviation Applications
(ET-WCS-1)
A subsidiary body of the Standing Committee on Services for Aviation (SC-AVI)
16 to 18 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland
Jump to: Introduction | Meeting Information | Work Plan and Working Documentation | Final Report
Introduction
The first meeting of the Standing Committee on Services for Aviation (SC-AVI) Expert Team on Weather and Climate Science for Aviation Applications (ET-WCS-1) will take place as an in-person only meeting at WMO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland from 16 to 18 April 2024.
The objective of the meeting is to discuss and coordinate the activities of ET-WCS during the intersession period plus other issues of relevance.
Meeting Information
The provisional agenda of the meeting will be available in ET-WCS-1/Doc.1.3 while working arrangements for the meeting are contained in ET-WCS-1/INF. 1.3.
Work Plan and Working Documentation
Download templates here: Decision document (Doc) | Information document (INF) | PowerPoint presentation (PPT)
DAY 1: Tuesday 16 April 2024, 0900-1700 CEST (UTC+2)
| Agenda Item | Doc./INF/Other | Title | Timing (CEST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants are kindly requested to register at the WMO Reception Desk between 0815 and 0845 CEST on the opening day of the meeting | |||
| 1. Opening of the meeting | |||
| 1.1 | -- | Opening remarks, objectives of the meeting | 0900 |
| 1.2 | -- | Self-introductions | 0905 |
| 1.3 | Approval of the agenda and meeting arrangements | 0920 | |
| 1.4 | Doc. 1.4 | Summary of latest update of the ET-WCS Operating Plan | 0925 |
| 2. Aeronautical Meteorology Scientific Conference and pre-Conference webinar series [linked to ET-WCS OP Expected Output 4] | |||
| 2.1 | INF. 2.1 Annexes A, B, C, D | Summary, outcomes and lessons learned from the 2022 and 2023 pre-conference webinar, including status of the summary of the 2023 webinar | 0930 |
| 2.2 | Status update on the preparation for an in-person AeroMetSci conference on 21-25 October 2024:
|
1000 | |
| Morning coffee break | 1030 | ||
| 2.2 | Doc. 2.2 Annex D | Status update on the preparation for an in-person AeroMetSci conference on 21-25 October 2024 (cont’)
|
1100 |
| Lunch break | 1200 | ||
| 2.2 | -- | Status update on the preparation for an in-person AeroMetSci conference on 21-25 October 2024 (cont’) | 1315 |
| Afternoon coffee break | 1500 | ||
| 2.3 | -- | Open forum discussion on AeroMetSci conference and identification of ET-WCS follow-up actions and assignments | 1530 |
| -- | -- | Close of Day 1 and look-ahead to Day 2 | 1700 |
DAY 2: Wednesday 17 April 2024, 0900-1700 CEST (UTC+2)
| Agenda Item | Doc./INF/Other | Title | Timing (CEST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | Recap of Day 1 and plan for Day 2 | 0900 |
| 3. Aviation Research and Development Project (AvRDP) [linked to ET-WCS OP Expected Output 1] | |||
| 3.1 | PPT. 3.1 | Main outcomes from the AvRDP2 SSC 2nd meeting (26-28 Sept 2023) | 0905 |
| 3.2 | Summary of work progress of AvRDP2 including status of trials/experiments | 0925 | |
| 3.3 | PPT. 3.3 | Summary of ICAO Hazardous Weather Information Service (HWIS) work progress | 0945 |
| 3.4 | -- | Open forum discussion and identification of key points on ET-WCS contribution to AvRDP2 | 1000 |
| Morning coffee break | 1030 | ||
| 4. Contribution to the WMO Rolling Review of Requirements (RRR) process and the Statement of Guidance on Aeronautical Meteorology (SoG-Aero) [linked to ET-WCS OP Expected Output 2] | |||
| 4.1 | PPT. 4.1 | Update on recent changes by WMO Secretariat to the RRR process and its new working structure | 1100 |
| 4.2 |
-- |
Potential contributions to the Rolling Review Requirements process, in the Aeronautical Meteorology domain | 1130 |
| Lunch break | 1200 | ||
| 5. Reports and advice to aviation stakeholders on the climatological variation of aeronautical meteorological hazards and extreme weather events as well as their potential impact on aviation [linked to ET-WCS OP Expected Output 3] | |||
| 5.1 | PPT. 5.1 | Recap about the 2024 report on findings completed end of March 2024 and issuance of the report | 1315 |
| 5.2 | PPT 5.2 | Contribution to the AeroMetSci-2024 conference (linked to Agenda Item 2) | 1345 |
| 5.3 | PPT. 5.3 | Next steps and way forward:
|
1415 |
| Afternoon coffee break | 1500 | ||
| 5.4 | PPT. 5.4 | Opportunities for communication on impact of climate change on aviation towards ICAO and other stakeholders | 1530 |
| 6. Recommendations on meteorological and/or climatological scientific research and development in support of the activities of ICAO and other relevant aviation stakeholders [linked to ET-WCS OP Expected Output 4] | |||
| 6.1 |
-- |
Future areas of interest and effort:
|
1600 |
| -- | -- | Close of Day 2 and look-ahead to Day 3 | 1700 |
DAY 3: Thursday 18 April 2024, 0900-1600 CEST (UTC+2)
| Agenda Item | Doc./INF/Other | Title | Timing (CEST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | Recap of Day 2 and plan for Day 3 | 0900 |
| 7. Other Expected Outputs of ET-WCS | |||
| 7.1 | PPT. 7.1 |
Articles for WMO Services for Aviation Newsletters [linked to ET-WCS OP Expected Output 5] | 0905 |
| 7.2 | PPT. 7.2 | Progress reporting by ET-WCS to SC-AVI | 0920 |
| 8. Major update to ET-WCS Operating Plan (2024-2027) [linked to ET-WCS OP Expected Output 6] and schedule of upcoming ET-WCS conference calls | |||
| 8.1 | Doc. 8.1 | Update to ET-WCS Operating Plan (2024-2027) | 0930 |
| Morning coffee break | 1030 | ||
| 8.2 |
Doc. 8.1 |
Update to ET-WCS Operating Plan (2024-2027) (cont’) | 1100 |
| Lunch break | 1200 | ||
| 8.3 | Doc. 8.1 | ET-WCS Operating Plan (2024-2027) risk management | 1315 |
| 8.4 | PPT. 8.4 | Schedule of 2024 ET-WCS conference calls | 1400 |
| Afternoon coffee break | 1430 | ||
| 9. Summary of actions arising from the meeting, including their respective assignment and deadlines | 1500 | ||
| 10. Any other business | 1530 | ||
| 11. Closing remarks | 1550 | ||
| -- | -- | Close of Day 3 | 1600 |
Final Report
The final report of the ET-WCS-1 meeting will be made available here.
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