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1st Meeting of Sustained Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Records for Nowcasting (SCOPE-Nowcasting) Ad-hoc Steering Group

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WMO Space Programme (WSP)
Commission for Basic Systems / OPAG on Integrated Observing Systems/ ET-SUP
Sustained Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Records for Nowcasting (SCOPE-Nowcasting), 1st Meeting of Ad-hoc Steering Group
Date: 19-22 November 2013  (Start of the meeting: 9:00 on 19 November; End: 15.00 on 22 November)
Venue: WMO HQ, Geneva, Room 8 Jura (8th floor)

Directions and Hotel information 

Final Report:

Report
  Download all documents as .zip (as of 20 Nov 2013 COB)

Agenda Item Related Working Documents and Background Information

1

OPENING

1.1 Welcome and Introduction

1.2 Adoption of Agenda [Doc 1.2(1), 15 Nov 2013]

1.3 Working arrangements

2

CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW

2.1  Overall concept [Doc 2.1]

2.2  Implementation criteria [Doc 2.2]

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NOWCASTING: USERS AND DRIVERS

3.1  Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP)

3.2  Nowcasting Research

3.3  Precipitation - IPWG

3.4  Volcanic Ash Detection

3.5  Sand and Dust Monitoring

3.6  ESA Support to Aviation Control Service

3.7  EUMETSAT Nowcasting SAF

3.8  KMA Experience with Nowcasting Software

3.9  New generation of geostationary satellites 2015-2020 [Doc. 3.9]

4

DATA ACCESS AND VISUALIZATION

4.1  Satellite data distribution and access

4.2  Data visualization tools [Doc. 4.2]

5

PILOT PROJECTS - UPDATES BY PROJECT LEADS, AND DISCUSSION
[Doc 5(1) Rev.1: Annotated Update of Pilot Projects]

[Doc 5(2): PPT Template]

5.1  Basic Nowcasting (5.1.1 BOM; 5.1.2 CMA; 5.1.3 JMA; 5.1.4 KMA)

5.2  Advanced Nowcasting for Aviation- Volcanic Ash (5.2.1 BOM; 5.2.2 EUMETSAT; 5.2.3 JMA; 5.2.4 NOAA)

5.3  Advanced Nowcasting - Precipitation/Severe rainfall risk reduction (5.3.1 INPE)

5.4  Real-time Ocean Products (5.4.1 IMD; 5.4.2 EUMETSAT)

5.5  Sand and Dust Monitoring Products (5.5.1 CMA; 5.5.2 JMA)

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FORWARD ACTION

6.1  Development of Product Specification and Validation Plans

6.2  Development of Dissemination Plans

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  JOINT SESSION WITH WMO/IUGG VOLCANIC ASH SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP
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  GOVERNANCE
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  SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
General Background Information
  Inf 1: List of Participants
  Inf 2: Hotel information
  ET-SUP-7 Final Report
  ET-SUP-7 SCOPE-CM Report: Pilot Phase (2008-2012) and Second Phase (2013-)
  Virtual Laboratory for Education and Training in Satellite Meteorology (VLab)
  WMO Rolling Review of Requirements: Statement of Guidance for Nowcasting and Very Short-Range Forecasting