[ET-ERA] The Expert Team on Emergency Response Activities

The Expert Team on Emergency Response Activities (ET-ERA) has been supporting WMO Members in effectively responding to both nuclear and non-nuclear emergency incidents and accidents. This support is coordinated with the WMO Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres for environmental emergency responses (RSMCs-EER). In such events, the dispersion prediction products from atmospheric transport and dispersion models are invaluable.

It is therefore important to review and enhance coordination among the RSMCs-EER themselves and with other International Organizations, including the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in order to ensure the provision of the relevant products and services. Additionally, the Expert Team will explore technological advancements to improve the quality of products provided to the WMO Members.

Please find the meeting related information below:

  • Draft agenda: link
  • Presentation template: link
  • Meeting link for online participantsClick here to join the meeting
  • Venue: GeoSphere Austria, Hohe Warte 38, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
  • Group photo is available here, GSA, IAEA, IAEA (BW)
  • Draft action items (in progress) is available here, link
  • Final report: link

 

Note: The following working arrangement will be adjusted based on the time zones of online participants and the status of outstanding documents.

Day 1: Monday, 16 October 2023

Time (CET) Agenda items Presenters
09:00-09:30 Meeting registration  
09:30-10:00 Opening and roundtable introduction

Gerhard WOTAWA (Geosphere Austria), Alain MALO (Vice-chair), Yuki HONDA (Secretariat)

10:00-10:30

2.1 Adoption of the agenda

2.2 Working arrangement

Alain MALO
10:30-11:00  Tea/Coffee break  
 11:00-12:30

3.1 WMO Governance Structure

3.2 Overall report on outcomes of INFCOM-1, 2, EC-76 (27 February – 3 March 2023), SC-ESMP (20-24 March 2023) and Cg-19 (22 May to 2 June 2023)

3.3 Renewal of the Guide to the WIPPS (WMO-No. 305)

Secretariat
12:30-13:30  Lunch break  
13:30-14:30

3.4 WMO Integrated Processing and Prediction System (WIPPS) and its Roadmap

3.5 Discoverability and accessibility of WIPPS products and plans for WIS2: 3.5a and 3.5b

Secretariat
14:30-15:00 4.1 Review of action items from the meeting of ET-ERA (1-5 October 2018) Alain MALO
15:00-15:30 Tea/Coffee break  
15:30-17:00

4.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs, RTH Offenbach, IAEA, CTBTO and ICAO

 

 

Victor MUKHALYOV

Jeffery  MCQUEEN

Soledad OSORES

Day 2: Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Time (CET) Agenda items Presenters
09:00-10:30 4.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs, RTH Offenbach, IAEA, CTBTO and ICAO

Florian  BACIU

Jolanta KUSMIERCZYK-MICHULEC

Zhenxin  SONG

10:30-11:00  Tea/Coffee break  
 11:00-12:30

4.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs, RTH Offenbach, IAEA, CTBTO and ICAO

 

 

Alan WAIN

Alain MALO

12:30-13:30  Lunch break  
13:30-15:00

4.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs, RTH Offenbach, IAEA, CTBTO and ICAO

Jochen FOERSTNER

Yukinari OTA

Philippe ARBOGAST   

Gerhard WOTAWA

15:00-15:30 Tea/Coffee break  
15:30-16:00 Visit operating Centre in GeoSphere Austria  
16:00-17:00

4.3 Progress on providing products related to Transfer Coefficient Matrix (TCM) including ensemble forecasting

Tianfeng CHAI

Day 3: Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Time (CET) Agenda items Presenters
09:00-10:00 4.3 Progress on providing products related to Transfer Coefficient Matrix (TCM) including ensemble forecasting, Word

Gerhard WOTAWA

10:00-10:30 4.4 Progress on providing Time of Arrival (ToA) product, Annex, Word and Word-annex Yukinari OTA
10:30-11:00  Tea/Coffee break  
11:00-11:30 4.4 Progress on providing Time of Arrival (ToA) product Yukinari OTA
 11:30-12:30 4.5 Plan to update designated RSMCs-EER websites (mirrored website) Alain MALO
12:30-13:30  Lunch break  
13:30-14:00 6.1 Introduction of Guide on Review Process of Designated GDPFS Centre Compliance, 6.1b Jeffery MCQUEEN
14:00-14:30

Introduction on the development of compliance review plan, including risk analysis and self-assessment questionnaires

6.2 RSMCs for nuclear environmental emergency response: 6.2a Risk Analysis and 6.2b Self-assessment questionnaire

Jeffery MCQUEEN
14:30-15:00

Introduction on the development of compliance review plan, including risk analysis and self-assessment questionnaires

6.3 RSMCs for non-nuclear environmental emergency response: 6.3a Risk Analysis and 6.3b Self-assessment questionnaire

Alain MALOPhilippe ARBOGAST and Jochen FOERSTNER

15:00-15:30 Tea/Coffee break  
15:30-16:00

Introduction on the development of compliance review plan, including risk analysis and self-assessment questionnaires

6.4 RSMCs for atmospheric sand and dust storm, and 6.4b Self-assessment questionnaire

Sara BASART
16:00-16:30 5.1 Review of action items from the meeting of ET-ERA (1-5 October 2018) (Non-nuclear EER), Excel file Alain MALO
16:30-17:00

5.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs and ICAO (non-nuclear EER)

  • ICAO
Jun RYUZAKI

Day 4: Thursday, 19 October 2023

Time (CET) Agenda items Presenters
09:00-10:30

5.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs and ICAO (Non-nuclear EER)

Alain MALO

Philippe ARBOGAST

Jochen FOERSTNER

10:30-11:00  Tea/Coffee break  
11:00:11:30 5.3 Plan for regular exercises among RSMCs for non-nuclear centres Alain MALO
11:30-12:00 7.1 Updates on WMO ERA webpages and Documentation on RSMCs support for Environmental Emergency Response (targeted for meteorologists at NMSs) (WMO-TD/No. 778), Draft updates Alain MALO
 12:00-12:30 7.2 Information regarding the updating WMO-No. 550-realted publication (WMO-No. 550) Secretariat
12:30-13:30  Lunch break  
13:30-14:00 8.1 IAEA IEC Overview Florian BACIU
14:00-17:00 Visit IAEA / Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC)  

Day 5: Friday, 20 October 2023

Time (CET) Agenda items Presenters
09:00-09:30 8.2 Updates on the Joint Radiation Emergency Management Plan of the International Organizations (2017) Secretariat
90:30-10:00 8.3 Repository of NPP stations for quarterly exercises with IAEA Florian BACIU
10:00-10:30

10.3 Marine Environmental Emergency Response activities

Pierre DANIEL (Expert Team on Marine Environmental Emergency Response)

10:30-11:00  Tea/Coffee break  
11:00-11:30 Review of action items identified during the meeting ET members
11:30-12:00 9.1 Review of Terms of Reference of ET-ERA Secretariat
12:00-12:30

9.2 Amendment to Manual on GDPFS (WMO-No. 485)

2.2.2.7 Nuclear environmental emergency response - draft amendment.docx

2.2.2.8 Non-nuclear emergency response - draft amendment.docx

Alain MALO
12:30-13:30  Lunch break  
13:30-14:00 9.3 Compliance review Secretariat
14:00-14:30 9.4 Development of draft workplan Secretariat
14:30-15:00 10.1 Efficient measure to update contact information of NMHSs Secretariat
15:00-15:30 Review of action items identified during the meeting ET members
15:30-16:00 11. Any other business & subjects for further discussion  Alain MALO
16:00-16:30 Closing Alain MALO