World Meteorological Organization

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ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION (Provisional Agenda (REV1, 9 Mar 2015); Explanatory Memorandum)
CHAIRMAN's REPORT
GUIDANCE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON OF OPAG IOS
ACTION REVIEW AND RELEVANT MEETINGS

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5.1
5.2
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.3
5.4
5.5

DATA EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION
Satellite Data Dissemination Strategy (ppt)
Regional Satellite User Groups
   RA I
   RA II
   RA III/IV (ppt)
   RA V
Direct Readout Acquisition and Relay of Satellite Data (ppt)
NAEDEX-APSDEU Data Exchange Mechanism
What are Essential Satellite Data?

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6.1
6.2
6.3

PREPARING USERS TO NEW GENERATION SATELLITES
Satellite User Readiness Navigation portal: Status and Development (ppt)
Himawari-8
Continuity of surface observations from new-generation satellites (ppt)

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VISION FOR THE WIGOS COMPONENT SYSTEMS IN 2040 (ppt)

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8.1.1
8.1.2
8.1.3
8.1.4
8.2

SCOPE-Nowcasting
Basic imagery for SWFDP in RA II/V (PP1) (ppt)
Volcanic Ash Algorithm Intercomparison (PP2) (ppt)
Severe Rainfall Estimates for DRR (PP3) (ppt)
Sand and Dust Monitoring in RA II (PP4) (CMA report; KMA report) (ppt)
Review of work plan and potential new activities

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9.1
9.2

SATELLITE APPLICATIONS
Commission for Climatology Task Team on Satellites
Application of ForTrACC software for India and nearby regions

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10.1
10.2
10.3

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Tropical Cyclone Monitoring – Status and Improvements
MTSAT-1 Imagery for Tracking TC Hagupit (ppt)
Northern Hemisphere Mid-latitude Examples

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11.1
11.2

DATA CONTINUITY AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING
NOAA STAR (ppt)
ECMWF (ppt)

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12.1
12.2

DATA FORMATS AND TOOLS
ecCodes Data Conversion Tool (ppt)
CGMS-WMO Task Force on Metadata Implementation

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13.1
13.2

USER SURVEYS
Regional Survey in RA III/IV
WMO Survey in 2015/2016

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14.1
14.2

TRAINING AND EDUCATION
VLab Update and New Strategy 2015-2019 (ppt)
COSPAR: Update, Training Event on Space Weather (ppt)

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COMMUNICATION PLAN

INF.1

STATUS OF GOES-R AND OTHER NEW-GENERATION SATELLITES

I.2
INF.2.1
INF.2.2
INF.2.3

SATELLITE APPLICATIONS
JCOMM Matters
Atmospheric Composition: Update of observation requirements
Visualization of INSAT-3D imagery

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INF.3.1
INF.3.2
INF.3.3

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUPS
Precipitation - 7th IPWG Workshop Nov 2014
Winds - 12th IWWG Workshop Jun 2014
Clouds - New group

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INF.4.1
INF.4.2

ARCHITECTURE FOR CLIMATE MONITORING FROM SPACE
Draft Report on Case Studies
SCOPE-CM Status

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INF.5.1
INF.5.2

STATUS OF METADATA FOR DATA DISCOVERY (WIS) AND DESCRIPTION (WIGOS)
(now item 12.2)
WIGOS Metadata: Final Draft

INF.6

DATA FORMATS TASK GROUP: FINAL REPORT

INF.7

WMO SPACE PROGRAMME ONLINE RESOURCES (ppt on OSCAR 2.0)

INF.8

NEW MANUAL ON WIGOS: SATELLITE PART

I.9
INF.9.1
INF.9.2
INF.9.3
INF.9.4

UPDATE ON EVENTS
AOMSUC-5 Report and AOMSUC Organizational Matters
Plans for AOMSUC-6
First RA III/IV Coordination Group Meeting at NOAA 2015 Satellite Conference
EUMETSAT 2015 Meteorological Satellite Conference