Operational Newsletter - 2024
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Announcement for Tropical Belt Dropsonde Campaign from August to November 2024
Notification from the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
The PERCUSION[1] campaign will take place from 8 August 2024 - 24 November 2024 on Cape Verde, Barbados and from Oberpfaffenhofen. Campaign topics are the validation of the ESA EarthCARE satellite and the interaction of clouds and precipitation in the intra-tropical convergence zone.
DWD will disseminate the sampled dropsonde data as UZXT99 EDZW via WIS/GTS. If you have any questions, please contact WIS/GISC Offenbach team at wis@dwd.de.
[1] https://orcestra-campaign.org/percusion.html#
Published: 16 July 2024
New Bulletins of Hourly AVOS SHIP from the Meteorological Service of Canada in the BUFR Format Available as of 25 June 2024
Notification from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) – Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC)
ECCC will begin disseminating new bulletins of hourly AVOS ship data from recruited Canadian ships starting 25th June 2024.
Table 1. Updated Hourly BUFR Data
|
TTAAii |
CCCC |
Parameters |
|
ISS[A-D, I-L]20 ISS[A-D, I-L]40 using template TM308014 |
CWAO |
|
For additional information regarding the bulletins, please contact (SYSTEMEDEGESTIONDESDONNEES-DATAMANAGEMENTSYSTEM@EC.GC.CA).
Published: 25 June 2024
Hong Kong, China to Exchange Higher Resolution TEMP DROP BUFR Data
Notification from Hong Kong Observatory
From 27 June 2024, the dropsonde data collected and disseminated by the Hong Kong Observatory via WIS/GTS during tropical cyclone reconnaissance missions will contain more vertical levels. Comparing with old BUFR which provides weather elements on 16 preset pressure levels, the new files contain data from the entire profile. The same BUFR template 309053 (Sequence for representation of TEMP DROP observation type data) is used for data reporting. A sample can be obtained at https://acnf.weather.gov.hk/tempdrop-bufr-sample/sample.bufr.php for testing.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Ping CHEUNG, Senior Scientific Officer of the Hong Kong Observatory at pcheung@hko.gov.hk.
Published: 25 June 2024
Arctic Ocean Radio Soundings Available from 5 August to 17 September 2024
Notification from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
Arctic Ocean radio soundings will be available two times a day (00, 12 UTC) from 5 August to 17 September 2024 as a part of the GEOEO (North Greenland Earth-Ocean-Ecosystem Observatory) research expedition. Soundings will be released from Swedish research icebreaker Oden (call sign SMLQ) in the area north of Greenland, and reported using bufr 309057.
The GTS headers are as below:
- IUSN41 ESWI (complete sounding)
- IUKN41 ESWI (up to 100 hPa)
You can find more information about the expedition here: https://www.polar.se/en/research-support/polar-research-process/theme-geoeo/ .
If you have any questions, please contact Cecilia Lund, Senior Research Officer, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat at cecilia.lund@polar.se .
Published: 20 June 2024
SWOT OGDR Product Data from CNES Available
Notification from the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
EUMETSAT started disseminating SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite developed by CNES and NASA) OGDR (near real-time altimeter) product data from CNES on 12 December 2023.
Table 1. SWOT OGDR Data
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Satellite |
TTAAii |
CCCC |
| SWOT | ISZX01 | LFPW* |
(* Data is produced by CNES in Toulouse)
If you have any questions, please contact GISC Offenbach (wis@dwd.de).
Published: 3 May 2024
HKO GBON Station (HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) Data Available from May 2024
Notification from the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO)
In compliance with Global Basic Observing Network (GBON) requirements of spatial and temporal resolution for the surface weather network, Hong Kong Observatory will start to disseminate hourly surface data from WIGOS Station ‘HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT’ from 06 UTC, 8 May 2024.
Table 1. Hourly BUFR Data
|
TTAAii |
CCCC |
Data time (UTC) |
Parameters |
| ISMC02 | VHHH | 00, 06, 12, 18 |
|
| ISIC02 | VHHH | 03, 09, 15, 21 | |
| ISNC02 | VHHH | 01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 08, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23 |
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Olivia Shuk-ming Lee, Senior Scientific Officer of the Hong Kong Observatory (olee@hko.gov.hk).
Published: 3 May 2024
New satellite-derived wind vectors for the GTS available from the beginning of Q3 2024
Notification from the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
EUMETSAT will disseminate new data in the form of an atmospheric motion vector, namely "IASI 3D wind product". It uses IASI Level 2 data to derive wind profiles. The data will be available from the beginning of Q3 2024.
Table 1. IASI Level 2 (3D winds) Data
|
Satellite |
TTAAii |
CCCC |
| METOP-B | IEVX06 | EUMP |
| METOP-C | IEVX26 | EUMR |
If you have any questions, please contact GISC Offenbach (wis@dwd.de).
Published: 22 March 2024
Sri Lanka will transit to SYNOP, TEMP, PILOT BUFR data with WIGOS Station ID (WSI)
Notification from Sri Lanka Meteorological Department
From 10 January 2024, Sri Lanka Meteorological Department will start to send SYNOP, TEMP, PILOT data in BUFR format with WIGOS Station ID (WSI).
Table 1. SYNOP, TEMP, PILOT BUFR Data
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Message Type |
BUFR Template |
TTAAii |
CCCC |
| SYNOP | TM307086 | IS[M,I]N01 | VCCC |
| PILOT | TM309051 | IUJN01 | VCCC |
| TEMP | TM309051 | IUSN01 | VCCC |
In addition to that VCCC will start disseminating SYNOP BUFR data from three new stations with the WIGOS Station Identifier (WSI) "0-144-101-721501, 0-144-101-821501 and 0-144-101-330601". The stations will be added to the existing lists of ISMN01 VCCC and ISIN01 VCCC.
In compliance with Global Basic Observing Network (GBON) requirements of spatial and temporal resolution for the surface weather network, VCCC will be disseminating hourly surface data from 08 AWS stations as of 01 January 2024.
Table 2. Hourly BUFR Data
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Message Type |
BUFR Template |
TTAAii |
CCCC |
Parameters |
| SYNOP | TM307086 | ISNN01 | VCCC |
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If you have any questions, please contact Mr. M. M. P. Mendis (merilmdi@gmail.com).
Published: 10 January 2024