IPET-DRMM-III
Third meeting of the INTER-PROGRAMME EXPERT TEAM ON DATA REPRESENTATION MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING
(Beijing, China, 20 - 24 July 2015)
Contact points in the WMO Secretariat: Atsushi Shimazaki
Report of the meeting
| Third meeting of the Inter-Programme Expert Team on Data Representation Maintenance and Monitoring (IPET-DRMM-III) Summary / Annex / Attachment |
Reference documents
| Report of Past meetings |
| Procedures for Amending the Manual on Codes, 1 July 2013 |
| Outcomes of the sixteenth World Meteorological Congress (Cg-XVI) related to data representation |
Documentation
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FORM 1
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Documentation Form | ||
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FORM 2
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Form for conclusion of past proposals (Agenda 4.2) | ||
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INF. 1
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Information for participants | ||
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INF. 2
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List of participants | ||
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Agenda item
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| 1 | ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING | ||
| 1.1 | Opening of the Meeting | ||
| 1.2 | Approval of the Agenda |
Secretariat
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| 1.3 | Working Arrangement | ||
| 2 | GRIB | ||
| 2.1 | Amendments to GRIB regulations | ||
| 2.1(1) | Complete encoding of information required for georeferencing grid points in GRIB |
Daniel Lee (Germany), Sibylle Krebber
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| 2.1(2) | New GRIB2 Regulations and notes to make it clear that forecast times may be negative |
Doc 2.1(2) |
Charles Sanders (Australia), Weiqing Qu
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| 2.2 | Additions to and modifications of templates and tables | ||
| 2.2(1) | New parameters in GRIB2 Code table 4.2 |
Simon Elliott
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| 2.2(2) | New GRIB2 parameters and product definition template for observational satellite data |
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Jeff Ator
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| 2.2(3) | New GRIB2 parameter for aviation | Doc 2.2(3) |
Jeff Ator
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| 2.2(4) | New parameters for fire modelling | Doc 2.2(4) |
Enrico Fucile, Francesca Di Giuseppe (ECMWF)
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| 2.2(5) | New GRIB parameters for climate studies | Doc 2.2(5) |
Enrico Fucile, Paul Berrisford (ECMWF)
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| 2.2(6) | New entry in the Common Code table C-12 by Italy | Doc 2.2(6) |
Secretariat
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| 2.2(7) | New parameters in GRIB2 Code Table 4.1 4.2 and 4.3 for satellite data and products |
Doc 2.2(7) |
Leon Majewski, Ian Grant, Charles Sanders (Australia),
Weiqing Qu |
| 2.2(8) | New parameters in GRIB2 Code Table 4.2 and Encoding of some cloud base fields in GRIB2 |
Doc 2.2(8) |
Charles Sanders (Australia),
Weiqing Qu |
| 2.2(9) | New GRIB2 Parameters in Code Table 4.2 | Doc 2.2(9) |
Dörte Liermann, Daniel Lee (Germany), Sibylle Krebber,
Jean-Marie Bettems (Switzerland) |
| 2.2(10) | New parameters for hydrological modelling | Doc 2.2(10) |
Enrico Fucile, Fredrik Wetterhall (ECMWF)
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| 2.2(11) | Validated GRIB templates for spatio-temporal changing tiles and proposal for explanatory notes |
Doc 2.2(11) |
Dörte Liermann, Daniel Reinert, Florian Prill, Jürgen Helmert,
Daniel Lee (Germany), Sibylle Krebber |
| 2.3 | GRIB new edition | ||
| 2.3(1) | New GRIB edition progress | Doc 2.3(1) |
Enrico Fucile
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| 3 | BUFR AND CREX | ||
| 3.1 | Amendments to BUFR/CREX regulations | ||
| 3.1(1) | Note for encoding geographic coordinates in BUFR and a new element descriptor for encoding coordinate reference systems |
Daniel Lee (Germany), Sibylle Krebber
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| 3.1(2) |
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| 3.2 | Additions to and modifications of tables | ||
| 3.2(1) | New BUFR code table entry for national practice dropsonde data |
Jeff Ator
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| 3.2(2) | New BUFR sequence and elements for GPM Microwave Imager (GMI) |
Enrico Fucile
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| 3.2(3) | New parameter in Common Code Table C5 for new satellite JASON-3 |
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Thomas Heinemann (EUMETSAT)
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| 3.2(4) | New BUFR sequence and elements for Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument (ALADIN) |
Doc 3.2(4)r2 |
Enrico Fucile, Michael Rennie (ECMWF), Joost de Kloe (The Netherlands)
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| 3.2(5) | Encoding elements with a large range and limited precision in BUFR |
Doc 3.2(5) |
Charles Sanders (Australia), Weiqing Qu
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| 3.2(6) | Modification to wave spectra observation template (3 08 015 and 3 08 016) |
Doc 3.2(6) |
Charles Sanders (Australia), Weiqing Qu
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| 3.2(7) | New entry in BUFR Code and Flag Tables | Doc 3.2(7)r3 |
Thomas Heinemann (EUMETSAT)
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| 3.2(8) | New Descriptor for radar data products | Doc 3.2(8)r |
Michael Mott (Germany), Sibylle Krebber
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| 3.2(9) | New BUFR code table entry for one-hour and n-minute data from AWS stations |
Doc 3.2(9) |
Ying Wang, Guaiguai Liu (China)
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| 3.2(10) | New BUFR code table entries for radio occultation data of FY-3C | Doc 3.2(10) |
Mi Liao (China)
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| 3.2(11) | New BUFR code table entries for high resolution radiosonde data | Doc 3.2(11) |
Ying Wang, Guaiguai Liu (China)
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| 3.2(12) | Revision of BUFR sequence 3 02 067 | Doc 3.2(12) |
Sibylle Krebber
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| 3.2(13) | New BUFR elements and sequence for international exchange of Road Weather Information |
Doc 3.2(13) |
Sibylle Krebber, Vanessa Stauch (Germany)
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| 3.2(14) | New sub-category entries in BUFR Table A for radiation and acid rain data | Doc 3.2(14) |
Ying Wang (China)
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| 3.2(15) | Synoptic reports from sea stations suitable for VOS observation data | Doc 3.2(15) |
David Berry (JCOMM)
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| 3.2(16) | Proposal for a new entry in 0 02 083 | Doc 3.2(16) | Alexander Kats |
| 3.3 | BUFR and CREX new editions | ||
| 3.3(1) | On the timely addition of new data representation features and the impact of requested changes in BUFR Editions 4 and 5 |
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Yves Pelletier
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| 3.4 | Master tables for scientific disciplines other than meteorology | ||
| 4 | SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION OF PROPOSALS | ||
| 4.1 | Summary on amendments after IPET-DRMM-II | Doc 4.1 |
Secretariat
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| 4.2 | Conclusion on past proposals (in lieu of PFC) | ||
| 4.2.1 | GRIB2 | ||
| 4.2.1(1) | New parameters and fixed surface types to represent ground surface conditions in analyses or models |
Report G1 |
Yves Pelletier
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| 4.2.1(2) | Tile template for GRIB2 | Report G2 |
Sibylle Krebber
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| 4.2.2 | BUFR/CREX | ||
| 4.2.2(1) | BUFR descriptors for dual-polarization radar data | Report B1 |
Jeff Ator
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| 4.2.2(2) | Validation of sequence 3 02 064 (Ship / or other marine platform wind data) |
David Berry (JCOMM)
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| 4.2.2(3) | Validation of additional Argo BUFR Sequences | Report B3 |
David Berry (JCOMM)
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| 4.2.3 | Common Code tables |
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| 5 | REGULATIONS FOR REPORTING TRADITIONAL OBSERVATION DATA IN TABLE-DRIVEN CODE FORMS (TDCF): BUFR OR CREX | ||
| 5.1 | Clarifications of B/C 30 and B/C 32 Regulations | Alexander Kats | |
| 5.2 | Strategy for amending Annex II to B/C 25 Regulations | Doc 5.2 | Alexander Kats |
| 5.3 | Clarification of upper-air wind reporting nearby the Poles | Doc 5.3 | Alexander Kats |
| 6 | TRADITIONAL ALPHANUMERIC CODES | ||
| 6.1 | Amendment 77 to ICAO Annex 3 | Doc 6.1 |
Yves Pelletier,
ICAO |
| 7 | MIGRATION TO TABLE DRIVEN CODE FORMS (TDCF) | ||
| 7.1 | Status of migration by WWW Monitoring Exercise |
Secretariat
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| 7.2 | Reports by members on status of migration | ||
| 7.2(1) | Status of migration in RA I | Doc 7.2(1) |
Samuel Machua
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| 7.2(2) | Status of the migration to TDCF in RA II | Doc 7.2(2) |
Jitsuko Hasegawa
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| Activities of Migration to TDCF in China | Doc 7.2(2a) |
Fang Zhao
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| 7.2(3) | Status of migration in RA III | Doc 7.2(3) | |
| Migration to BUFR in Brazil | Doc 7.2(3a) |
José Mauro de Rezende
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| 7.2(4) | Status of the MTDCF in RA IV | Doc 7.2(4) |
Glendell De Sousa (Carribean Meteorological Organization)
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| Migration to BUFR within the U.S.A. | Doc 7.2(4a) |
Jeff Ator
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| Status of the MTDCF in Canada | Doc 7.2(4b) |
Yves Pelletier, Charles Paterson (Canada)
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| 7.2(5) | Status of migration in RA-V | Doc 7.2(5) | |
| 7.2(6) | Status of migration in RA VI | Doc 7.2(6) Att. |
Alexander Kats |
| 7.3 | Follow-up of migration to TDCF, including issue of partitioned TEMP BUFR messages |
Secretariat
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| 7.3(1) | Migration – types of radio-sonde in use | Doc 7.3(1) |
Secretariat
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| 7.4 | Migration strategy for BUFR TEMP | Doc 7.4 |
Richard Weedon
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| 8 | MANUAL ON CODES | ||
| 8.1 | New procedures for amending the Manuals on Codes and the GTS | Doc 8.1 Annex |
Secretariat
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| 8.2 | Separation of GRIB edition 1 from the Manual on Codes |
Secretariat
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| 8.3 | B/C regulations in multiple languages |
Secretariat
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| 9 | WMO STANDARD DATA DESIGNATORS | ||
| 9.1 | Amedments to the Manual on the GTS on abbreviated headings |
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| 10 | TASK TEAMS IN IPET-DRMM | ||
| 10.1 | Overview and work plan of task teams in IPET-DRMM |
Secretariat
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| 11 | COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND TECHNICAL BODIES | ||
| 11.1 | TT-DSM and the future involvement in the WIGOS Monitoring |
Secretariat
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| 11.2 | New decoding software for WMO Community | Doc 11.2 |
Enrico Fucile
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| 11.3 | New BUFR web checker for WMO Community | Doc 11.3 |
Enrico Fucile
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| 11.4 | Membership of CBS-MG task team on resolving the TDCF radiosonde issue | Doc 11.4 |
Secretariat
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| 11.5 | Moving Plotting Symbols to the Manual on Codes | Doc 11.5 Annex |
Secretariat
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| 12 | CLOSURE OF THE MEETING | ||