Fifth Session of the Expert Team on Satellite Utilization and Products (ET-SUP-5)

Commission for Basic Systems / OPAG on Integrated Observing Systems
Sixth Session of the Expert Team on Satellite Utilization and Products   (ET-SUP-6)
Date: 15-19 March 2010
Venue: Geneva, WMO Headquarters, Meeting Room "6 Lake"
Directions and Hotel information
Final Report: Published here : Final meeting reports (as soon as available)

Agenda Item Related Working Documents and Background Information
 

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

1

Opening of the session

1.1

 

1.2

1.3

Adoption of the agenda 
Agenda (REV.1)
Explanatory Memorandum (REV.1)

Working arrangements for the session:
Tentative Work Plan INF. 2 (Updated on 5 March 2010)

2

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

3

GUIDANCE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON OF OPAG-IOS

4

ET-SUP TERMS OF REFERENCE AND WORK PROGRAMME

5

OUTCOME OF WMO MEETINGS INCLUDING CONSULTATIVE MEETINGS, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND CBS, WITH DIRECT RELEVANCE TO ET-SUP

6

STATUS OF ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS ET-SUP MEETINGS

7 STATUS OF THE SPACE-BASED GOS

8
8.1



8.2

QUESTIONNAIRE AND MONITORING ISSUES
- Status of the 2010 questionnaire
(The 2010 Questionnaire is provided for reference below)
English - French - Russian - Spanish
- Plans for future questionnaires
(+ Proposed new questionnaire in MS WORD format)

9

WEB-BASED INFORMATION/Feedback from the ET-SUP enquiry and way forward

10
10.1
10.2

VIRTUAL LABORATORY FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Report on use of ESRC as VL Resource Library
- VL Activity Report

11

DATA DISTRIBUTION ISSUES(15/03/2010)

12

SOFTWARE PROCESSING TOOLS

13

INTEGRATION OF SPACE-BASED OBSERVATIONS
(1) Update on WIGOS
(2) Scope for Further Integration of Space-based Observing Systems

14 SCOPE-CM AND EXPANSION OF THE SCOPE CONCEPT

15
15.1

15.2

REPORTS ON REGIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Status of RA II Pilot Project to develop Support for NMHSs in Satellite Data, Products and Training (presentation) Version2
- Data Requirements Gathering in RA III and RA IV (Outcome of the Satellite Data Requirements Workshop)

16
16.1
16.2
16.3

 

16.4

INTERACTION OF ET-SUP WITH USER COMMUNITIES
Mapping of user groups and application areas
- Report from JCOMM
- Inter-regional cooperation on use of satellite data in NWP
(Outcome of NAEDEX and APSDEU meetings)
Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP)

17

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

18

REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT REPORT

19

CLOSURE OF THE MEETING

  Background Documents
 

Documentation Plan INF. 1

  Tentative Work Plan INF. 2 (Updated on 5 March 2010)
  Final Report of ET-SUP-Red.1
  Provisional list of participants