Final Reports of CIMO-related Meetings

Final Reports of CIMO-related Meetings
(Last updated 18 April 2019)

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Final Reports
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Dates
Place
CIMO-17
WMO No.1227 - CIMO-17
Abridged Final Report of the 
Seventeenth Session of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation
12-16 Oct. 2018 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
TECO-2018

WMO Technical Conference on Meteorological and Environmental Instruments and Methods of Observation (CIMO TECO-2018): "Towards fit-for-purpose environmental measurements" - Conference proceedings (IOM-132)

8-11 Oct. 2018 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Remote-sensing Technologies
14 - 17 May 2018 Seoul, Republic of Korea
In-situ Technologies and Intercomparisons
Expert Team on Aircraft-based Observations, second session, 16-19 April, 2018 16-19 April 2018 Geneva, Switzerland
MG

CIMO Management Group, Fifteenth Session

26-29 March 2018 Geneva, Switzerland
In-situ Technologies and Intercomparisons
Task Team on Radiation References 15-17 Nov. 2017 Teddington, UK
ICAWS-2017
Conference Proceedings, IOM-127 24 - 26 October 2017 Offenbach am Main, Germany
MG

CIMO Strategic Management Meeting

27-29 June 2017 Geneva, Switzerland
Remote-sensing Technologies
Meeting of the CIMO Inter-Programme Expert Team on Operational Weather Radars, First Session 13 - 16 March 2017 Tokyo, Japan
Standardization and Intercomparisons
Meeting of the CIMO Task Team on the International Cloud Atlas (Fourth Session) 24-28 October 2016 Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

TECO-2016

Proceedings and Recordings, IOM-125

 

Papers and posters (zip files of the full conference and of each session)

27-30 September 2016

Madrid, Spain

Remote-sensing Technologies
Meeting of the CIMO Expert Team on New Remote-Sensing Technologies, First Session 22– 25 August 2016 Geneva, Switzerland

Standardization and Intercomparisons

IOC-SPICE-7
International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (SPICE), Seventh Session
11-15 July 2016 Toronto, Canada
MG

CIMO Management Group, Fourteenth Session

5-8 April 2016 Offenbach, Germany
In-situ Technologies and Intercomparisons

Joint Meeting of the CIMO Expert Team on Aircraft-based Observations and the CBS Expert Team on Aircraft Based Observing Systems

7-11 December 2015 Casablanca, Morocco
Remote Sensing Technologies
Joint Meeting of the CIMO Expert Team on Operational Remote-Sensing Technologies and of the CBS Expert Team on Surface-Based Observations 5-8 October, 2015 Tokyo, Japan
Standardization and Intercomparisons
Meeting of the CIMO Task Team on the International Cloud Atlas (Third Session) 21-25 September 2015 Pretoria, South Africa

Standardization and Intercomparisons

IOC-SPICE-6
International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (SPICE), Sixth Session
18-22 May 2015 Zaragoza, Spain
MG
CIMO Management Group, Thirteenth Session 7-9 December 2014 Offenbach, Germany
Standardization and Intercomparisons
CIMO-WIGOS Exploratory Workshop: Improving Surface-based Data Quality through Improved Standardization of Procedures 3-5 December 2014 Langen, Germany
Capacity Building
Task Team on Competencies (First Session) 10-13 November 2014 Casablanca, Morocco
Standardization and Intercomparisons
Meeting of the CIMO Task Team on the Cloud Atlas (Second Session) 6-9 October 2014 Geneva

MG

CIMO Management Group, Twelfth Session

16 July 2014

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

CIMO-16

WMO No.1138 - CIMO-16
Abridged Final Report of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation, Sixteenth Session, with Resolutions and Recommendations

10-16 July 2014

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

TECO-2014 Papers and Posters, IOM-116 7-9 July 2014 St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Standardization and Intercomparisons

IOC-SPICE-5
International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (SPICE), Fifth Session
19-23 May 2014 Sodankylä, Finland
MG

CIMO Management Group, Eleventh Session

10-14 March 2014 Payerne, Switzerland
Standardization and Intercomparisons
Task Team on Aircraft-based Observations (First Session) 18-20 Feb. 2014 Geneva
Standardization and Intercomparisons

Meeting of the CIMO Task Team on the Cloud Atlas

18-22 Nov. 2013 Geneva
Capacity Building
Meeting of the CIMO Guide Editorial Board (Second Session) 13-15 Nov. 2013 Geneva
Capacity Building
Meeting of the CIMO Expert Team on Regional Instrument Centres, Calibration and Traceability (First Session) 23-26 Sept. 2013 Nairobi, Kenya
Standardization and Intercomparisons

Meeting of the CIMO Expert Team on New In-Situ Technologies (First Session)

10-13 September 2013 Geneva

Standardization and Intercomparisons

IOC-SPICE-4
International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (SPICE), Fourth Session
17-21 June 2013 Davos, Switzerland
Remote-Sensing and New Technologies
Meeting of the CIMO Expert Team on New Technologies and Testbeds (First Session) 4-7 March 2013 Geneva
Standardization and Intercomparisons
Meeting of the CIMO Expert Team on Standardization (First Session) 26-29 November 2012 Geneva

MG

CIMO Management Group, Tenth Session

19-20 Oct. 2012 Brussels, Belgium

TECO-2012

Papers and Posters, IOM-109

Powerpoint presentations made at the Conference

16-18 Oct. 2012 Brussels, Belgium

Standardization and Intercomparisons

IOC-SPICE-3
International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (SPICE), Third Session
15 Oct. 2012 Brussels, Belgium

Standardization and Intercomparisons

IOC-SPICE-2
International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (SPICE), Second Session
11-15 June 2012 Boulder, USA
Capacity Building

Meeting of the CIMO Guide Editorial Board (First Session)

2-4 May 2012 Geneva
Remote-Sensing
Joint Meeting :
CIMO Expert Team on Operational Remote-Sensing (First Session); and
CBS Expert Team on Surface-based Remotely-Sensed Observations
(Second Session)
5-9 Dec. 2011 Geneva

Surface

Joint ET-II and IOC-SPICE
Joint meeting of CIMO Expert Team on Instrument Intercomparisons (ET-II); and International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (SPICE)
5-7 Oct. 2011 Geneva

Remote-Sensing

IOC-RQQI
International Organizing Committee (IOC) on Radar Quality Conrrol and Quantitative Precipitation Intercomparisons (RQQI), First Session
14-15 April 2011 Exeter, United Kingdom
MG

CIMO Management Group, Ninth Session

5-8 April 2011 Geneva, Switzerland
Upper-air
International Organizing Committee (IOC) on Upper-Air Systems Intercomparisons, Fifth Session 29-31 March 2011 Payerne, Switzerland
Upper-air
Extraordinary Meeting of the Project Team of the 8th WMO Intercomparison of High Quality Radiosonde Systems (Reduced Meeting) 15-18 February 2011 Geneva, Switzerland
MG

CIMO Management Group, Eighth Session

8 September 2010 Helsinki, Finland
CIMO XV

WMO No.1064 - CIMO XV
Abridged Final Report of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation, Fifteenth Session, with Resolutions and Recommendations

Part II - Progress Activity Report

2-8 September 2010 Helsinki, Finland
TECO-2010

Papers and Posters presented at the WMO Technical Conference on Instruments and Methods of Observation, IOM No.104 (TD 1546)

Powerpoint presentations made at the Conference

30 August - 1 September 2010

Helsinki, Finland

MG

CIMO Management Group, Seventh Session

15 - 19 February 2010 Geneva, Switzerland
Capacity Building

CIMO Expert Team on Regional Instrument Centres, Quality Management Systems and Commercial Instrument Initiatives (Reduced meeting)

4 – 5 December 2009 Casablanca, Morocco
Upper-air
Joint Meeting of the CIMO Expert Team on Remote Sensing Upper-air Technology and Techniques and CBS Expert Team on Surface Based Remote Sensing 23 – 27 November 2009

Geneva, Switzerland

Ad-hoc WG

CIMO Ad-hoc working Group on WIGOS Pilot Project, Third Session

8-9 October 2009 Geneva, Switzerland
Surface
CIMO Expert Team on Meteorological Radiation and Atmospheric Composition Measurements, Second Session  14-18 September 2009 Davos, Switzerland
Upper-air

Joint CIMO Expert Team on Upper-Air Systems Intercomparisons, Fourth Session; and  International Organizing Committee (IOC) on Upper-Air Systems Intercomparisons, Fourth Session

31 August-4 September 2009 Yangjiang,
China
Surface
Joint CIMO Expert Team on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons and Calibration Methods, Seventh (Reduced) Session and International Organizing Committee on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons, Seventh (reduced) Session 22-27 June 2009 Sestola,
Italy
MG CIMO Management Group, Sixth (reduced) Session 25-26 Novembre 2008 St. Petersburg,
Russian Federation
Ad-hoc WG Ad-hoc CIMO Working Group on WIGOS Pilot Project, Second Session 24-25 Novembre 2008 St. Petersburg,
Russian Federation
TECO-2008

Papers and Posters presented at the WMO Technical Conference on Instruments and Methods of Observation, IOM No.96 (TD 1462)

Powerpoint presentations made at the Conference

27-29 November 2008

St. Petersburg,
Russian Federation

Surface

CIMO ET on Surface Technology and Measurement Techniques, Second Session 

22-26 September
2008

Geneva,
Switzerland

Surface

Joint CIMO Expert Team on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons and Calibration Methods, Sixth (Reduced) Session and International Organizing Committee on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons, Sixth (reduced) Session

15-17 September
2008

Vigna di Valle,
Italy

Upper-air

Joint CIMO Expert Team on Upper-Air Systems Intercomparisons, Third Session; and  International Organizing Committee (IOC) on Upper-Air Systems Intercomparisons, Third Session

2-6 June 2008 Payerne,
Switzerland
MG CIMO Management Group, Fifth Session 28-30 January 2008 Geneva,
Switzerland
Ad-hoc WG Ad-hoc CIMO Working Group on WIGOS Pilot Project, First Session

31 January -

1 February 2008

Geneva,
Switzerland
Surface

Joint CIMO Expert Team on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons and Calibration Methods, Fifth (Reduced) Session and International Organizing Committee on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons, Fifth (reduced) Session
Annex II   Annex III   Annex IV

17-21 September
2007

Vigna di Valle,
Italy

Surface

Joint CIMO Expert Team on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons and Calibration Methods, Fourth (Reduced) Session and International Organizing Committee on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons, Fourth (reduced) Session

19-23 March 2007

Ghardaïa, Algeria

Surface

Joint CIMO Expert Team on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons and Calibration Methods, Third (Reduced) Session and International Organizing Committee on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons, Third (reduced) Session
Annex II   Annex III   Annex IV   Annex V   Annex VI   Annex VII

26 February -
2 March 2007

Vigna di Valle,
Italy

MG

CIMO Management Group, Fourth Session

14 December  2006

Geneva,
Switzerland

CIMO XIV WMO No.1019 - CIMO XIV
Abridged Final Report of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation, Fourteenth Session, with Resolutions and Recommendations

Powerpoint presentations made at the session

7-14 December 2006

Geneva,
Switzerland

TECO-2006

Papers and Posters presented at the WMO Technical Conference on Instruments and Methods of Observation, IOM No.94 (TD 1354)

Powerpoint presentations made at the Conference

4-6 December 2006

Geneva,
Switzerland

MG

CIMO Management Group, Third Session

3-7 July 2006

Geneva,
Switzerland

Capacity Building

CIMO Expert Team on Regional Instrument Centers, Quality Management Systems and Commercial Instrument Initiatives, Reduced Session
Final Report
Annex IV

4-7 April 2006

Geneva,
Switzerland

Surface

CIMO Expert Team on Meteorological Radiation and Atmospheric Composition Measurements, First Session
Final Report
Infrared Radiometer centre

6-10 February 2006

Davos,
Switzerland

Surface

WMO Laboratory Intercomparison of Rainfall Intensity Gauges
Final Report 
Data Sheets (zip file to download)

September 2004 - September 2005

Trappes (France), Genoa (Italy), De Bilt (The Netherlands)

Surface

Joint CIMO Expert Team on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons and Calibration Methods, Second Session and International Organizing Committee (IOC) on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons, Second Session

5-9 December 2005

Geneva,
Switzerland

Upper-air

WMO Intercomparison of High Quality Radiosonde Systems, Final Report 

1-27 February 2005

Vacoas,
Mauritius

Upper-air

Joint  CIMO Expert Team on Upper-Air Systems Intercomparisons, Second Session; and  International Organizing Committee (IOC) on Upper-Air Systems Intercomparisons, Second Session

28-30 November 2005

Geneva,
Switzerland

Surface

Extraordinary meeting of the laboratories involved in the WMO Laboratory Intercomparison of RI Gauges

13 Sep 2005

De Bilt,
The Netherlands

Upper-air

Demonstration Test of IMS 1600 Integrated Upper-air System

InterMet response

18-30 October 2004

Dar-es-Salaam ,
Tanzania

MG

CIMO Management Group, Second Session

2-3 May 2005

Bucharest,
Romania

TECO-2005

Paper and Posters presented at the WMO Technical Conference on Instruments and Methods of Observation, IOM No.82 (TD 1265)

Powerpoint presentations made at the Conference

4-7 May 2005

Bucharest,
Romania

Upper-air

CIMO Expert Team on Remote Sensing Upper-Air Technology and Techniques, First Session

14-17 March 2005

Geneva,
Switzerland

Upper-air

WMO Intercomparison of High Quality Radiosonde Systems (preliminary results)

1-27 February 2005

Vacoas,
Mauritius

Surface

CIMO Expert Team on Surface Technology and Measurement Techniques, First Session

13-16 Oct 2004

Geneva,
Switzerland

Upper-air

Joint  CIMO Expert Team on Upper-Air Systems Intercomparisons, First Session; and  International Organizing Committee (IOC) on Upper-Air Systems Intercomparisons, First Session

17-20 March 2004

Geneva,
Switzerland

Surface

Joint  CIMO Expert Team on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons and Calibration Methods, First Session and International Organizing Committee (IOC) on Surface-Based Instrument Intercomparisons, First Session

24-28 Nov 2003

Trappes, 
France

Radiosonde CIMO Expert Team on Upgrading the Global Radiosonde Network, First Session 3-7 Nov 2003 Geneva,
Switzerland
Cg-XIV Report from the President of CIMO to the Fourteenth Congress of WMO (Cg-XIV)  (Dr. S.K.Srivastava, 9 May 2003) 5-24 May 2003 Geneva,
Switzerland
CIMO-MG CIMO Management Group, First Session
(Annex IV - Composition of Expert Teams: updated 6 May 2003)
   Group photo
13-15 Feb 2003 Los Angeles,
USA
CIMO XIII WMO No.947 - CIMO XIII
Abridged Final Report of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation, Thirteenth Session, with Resolutions and Recommendations
25 Sept-3 Oct 2002 Bratislava, 
Slovakia
CIMO-MG (AWG) Session of the Advisory Working Group 21-25 Jan 2002 Geneva,
Switzerland
Surface Session of the Working Group on Surface Measurements 27-31 Aug 2001 Geneva,
Switzerland
Rainfall Expert Meeting on Rainfall Intensity Measurements 23-25 April 2001 Bratislava, 
Slovakia
Questionnaire
Radiosondes

Upper-air

Report on Recent Worldwide GPS Radiosonde Performance - Incorporating the review of the WMO GPS Questionnaire (July-Dec 2000)
By: J.B. Elms (UK). Rapporteur on Radiosonde Compatibility Monitoring, CIMO WG on Ground-based Upper-air Observing Systems

Date of report:
2001
n/a
Radiosondes Session of the International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the WMO Intercomparison of GPS Radiosondes

21-25 Aug 2000

Brasilia,
Brazil

Upper-air Session of the Working Group on Ground-based Upper-air Observing Systems 6-10 Dec 1999 New Delhi,
India
Radiosonde Expert Meeting on Operational Issues for Radiosonde Applications in the Tropics and Subtropics 18-22 Oct 1999 Geneva,
Switzerland
Capacity Building Expert Meeting on Capacity Building Related to Instruments and Methods of Observation 23-25 Sept 1999 Beijing,
China
TECO-2000 Meeting of the International Programme Committee for TECO-2000 20-22 Sept 1999 Beijing,
China
AWS Expert Meeting on Requirements and Representation of Data from Automatic Weather Stations  (Word) 19-23 April 1999 Ae de Bilt,
Netherlands
Intercomparison International Organizing Committee for the WMO Solid Precipitation Measurement Intercomparison, Sixth Session 14-18 Sept. 1992 Toronto, Canada