Aviation | Events | 2022 | AeroMetSci Webinars | RA III and RA IV
Thursday 9 June 2022 | Online via Zoom
for WMO Regional Associations III (South America) and IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
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Introduction
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Services Commission (SERCOM), in collaboration with the Research Board (RB) Aviation Research and Development Project 2 (AvRDP2), convened a web-based seminar (‘webinar’) on 9 June 2022, 1600 to 1900 UTC to showcase some of the latest state-of-the-art scientific and technological advances taking place in aeronautical meteorology in WMO Regional Associations III (South America) and IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean).
The theme of the webinar was: “Scientific and technological innovation in observation and forecast of severe convection to enable service delivery transformation and improve aviation safety”.
Webinar Information
The webinar comprised a blend of pre-recorded video presentations and live panel discussions. Simultaneous interpretation into English and Spanish was provided during the webinar.
Concept Note (English only)
Information Note for Zoom (English only)
Official Announcement - English version | Spanish version
Provisional Programme
| 9 June 2022 Time (UTC) |
Title (tentative) | Speaker | Affiliation |
| 1600 | Opening remarks | Ian LISK | President of SERCOM |
| 1605 | Ensemble Prediction of Convective Hazards Abstract |
Dr Ken STONE | US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) |
| 1617 | Global Synthetic Weather Radar Abstract | Presentation |
Haig ISKENDERIAN | Massachusetts Institute of Technology/ Lincoln Labs |
| 1629 | Polygons as Input and Output of a Digital Forecasting System Abstract | Presentation |
Heather REEVES | US National Severe Storms Lab (NSSL) |
| 1641 | Severe Convective Development associated with the Low Level Easterly Jet Abstract | Presentation |
Kathy-Ann CAESAR* | Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) |
| 1655 | Break | ||
| 1659 | Detecting Clouds associated with jet engine ice crystal icing Abstract | Presentation |
Julie HAGGERTY | US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) |
| 1712 | Evaluation of Microphysics Schemes in the WRF-ARW Model for Low-Level Wind Shear Forecasts in Jose Marti International Airport: Study Cases of Convective Storms Abstract | Presentation |
Patricia COLL-HIDALGO | Oficina Principal y de Vigilancia Meteorologica, Empresa Cubana de Navegacion Aerea (Cuba) |
| 1718 | Impact of severe convection to aviation - now and looking into the future Abstract | Presentation |
David BIEGER** | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| 1731 | ICAO and WMO response to user requirements for en-route meteorological hazards Abstract | Presentation |
Piers BUCHANAN***, Sum Yee (Sharon) LAU*** and Matt STRAHAN*** | UK Met Office (UKMO), Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) & National Weather Service (NWS) |
| 1744 | Airlines future requirements for en-route meteorological hazards Abstract | Presentation |
Matthieu DURAND-GOBERT | Air France on behalf of IATA |
| 1751 | Break | ||
| 1800 | Live panel discussion | Moderated by Kent JOHNSON | 2nd vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Services for Aviation (SC-AVI) |
| 1900 | Close of webinar | ||
*Member of the Standing Committee on Services for Aviation (SC-AVI) and the Expert Team on Education, Training and Competency (ET-ETC)
**Member of the Expert Team on Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Aviation (ET-CCV)
***Member of the Standing Committee on Services for Aviation (SC-AVI) and the Expert Team on Aeronautical Meteorological Hazards Science (ET-MHS)
Webinar summary
The summary of the webinar consisting of an overview of presentations and a summary of the key points of the panel discussion is available here.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding the webinar, please contact the Organizing Committee via email: aviation@wmo.int
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