World Meteorological Organization

WICAP Framework

• Working Arrangement 2020
• WICAP Data Policy
• Summary Concept of Operations (Version 3, approved in Jan 2021)
• Full Concept of Operations (Cg-18, Word, Draft 10)
• WICAP Implementation Plan (version 8)
• WICAP Purpose & Principles (from WMO Congress, 2019 - WMO-18)
• WICAP Airline Participation Agreement template

Information Materials

• About WICAP - kiosk slideshow
• About WICAP - flyer (pdf )
• About WICAP Operations - flyer (pdf) 

WICAP Material

• WICAP Airline Manual: English  ¦  Spanish
• WICAP Video: Introduction to WICAP
• WICAP Video: Benefits of WICAP
• RA I WICAP Airline Workshop recording
• WICAP Airline Opportunity Assessment (in English)
• WICAP Airline Opportunity Assessment (in Spanish)

WICAP Governing Board

• Terms of Reference for the WICAP Governing Board 

WICAP Studies

• WICAP Target Airline Analysis

On Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR)

• WIGOS Technical Report 2021-01, The Benefits of AMDAR Data to Meteorology and Aviation
• WIGOS, Technical Report, 2018-01, October 2018, Benefits to the Environment and Society from the Availability and Use of AMDAR Data
• WIGOS Technical Report 2016-01, AMDAR Benefits to the Air Transport Industry 2016-01, Version 1, Oct 2016
• WIGOS Technical Report 2015-1, Impact and Benefits of AMDAR Temperature, Wind and Moisture Observations in Operational Weather Forecasting
• WIGOS Technical Report 2014-2,The Benefits of AMDAR Data to Meteorology and Aviation

WMO Guidance

WMO-No.1200, Guide to Aircraft-Based Observations (2017 edition)

WMO standard

AMDAR Onboard Software Functional Requirements Specification (AOSFRS), Version 1.1 (CIMO, IOM Report No. 115)

WICAP Meeting Reports

RA III ABO-WICAP Workshop in Cartagena, Colombia in 18-20 July 2022