1st Meeting of Sustained Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Records for Nowcasting (SCOPE-Nowcasting) Executive Panel

Commission for Basic Systems / OPAG on Integrated Observing Systems/ IPET-SUP
Sustained Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Records for Nowcasting (SCOPE-Nowcasting), 1st Meeting of Executive Panel
Date:	18-20 September 2017 (Start of the meeting: 9:00 on 18 September; End: 17.00 on 20 September)
Venue:	WMO HQ, Geneva, Room 7 LAKE (7th floor)
Venue:	Directions and Hotel Information
Final Report:	Available after Meeting

Agenda Item	Related Working Documents and Background Information
1	OPENING 1.1 Welcome and Introduction 1.2 Adoption of the Agenda 1.3 Adoption of Terms of Reference 1.4 Working Arrangements of the Meeting: Election of Chair
2	SCOPE-NOWCASTING CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW 2.1 Overall Motivation and Concept (doc) 2.2 Nowcasting in the WMO Rolling Review of Requirements 2.3 Discussion on SCOPE-Nowcasting Concept Paper
3	OVERVIEW OVER EXISTING PILOT PROJECTS AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES 3.1 Pilot Project 1: Basic Nowcasting - Satellite Imagery 3.2 Pilot Project 2: Satellite Derived Volcanic Ash Information for Aviation 3.3 Pilot Project 3: Satellite Derived Precipitation Information 3.3.1 ALERT-AS for Severe Weather Warnings in Brazil 3.4 Pilot Project 4: Satellite Derived Sand and Dust Information (JMA, KMA, CMA)
4	NEW GENERATION SATELLITE DATA AND NOWCASTING PRODUCTS 4.1 Himawari 4.2 GOES-16 4.3 FY-4A 4.4 GK-2A 4.5 MSG IODC
5	RAPID SCANNING PROTOCOL AHI 5.1 Overview over Proposed Protocol (Doc, Annex I, Annex II) 5.2 Discussion on Added Value of 2.5 min Scans
6	LINK TO OTHER COMMUNITIES 6.1 Report on the Severe Weather Forecast Demonstration Projects (SWFDP) 6.2 Report on WWRP Nowcasting Research 6.3 International Precipitation Working Group Perspective 6.4 Report on Needs of Aviation Meteolorogy and Services 6.5 Report on the Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System (SDS-WAS)
7	CGMS DISCUSSION ON GEO IMAGER-DERIVED PRODUCT COORDINATION 7.1 Background Information 7.2 Status of CGMS Flood Mapping Proposal
8	TOOLS 8.1 Visualization Tools, Other Tools
9	DISCUSSION ON EVOLUTION OF EXISTING SCOPE NOWCASTING PILOT PROJECTS
10	DISCUSSION ON NEW SCOPE-NOWCASTING PILOT PROJECTS 10.1 Recap of Criteria for New Activities 10.2 Proposals of New Pilot Projects
11	BREAK-OUT SESSION ON DEVELOPING NEW PILOT ACTIVITIES
12	REPORT OF EACH BREAK-OUT SESSION GROUP
13	ALL OTHER BUSINESS
14	SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
15	DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
General Background Information
	Inf 1: List of Participants
	Inf 2: Hotel information
	SCOPE-Nowcasting Overview
	SCOPE-Nowcasting Executive Panel Terms of Reference
	SCOPE-Nowcasting Concept Paper (v1.2, January 2017)
	SCOPE-Nowcasting Summary of Pilot Projects (January 2017)
	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

1st Meeting of Sustained Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Records for Nowcasting (SCOPE-Nowcasting) Executive Panel

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