Operational Newsletter - 2024
Operational Newsletteron the World Weather Watch2024Contact: wis@wmo.int |
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
|
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
|
Message Type |
BUFR Template |
TTAAii |
CCCC |
Parameters |
| SYNOP | TM307086 | ISNN01 | VCCC |
|
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. M. M. P. Mendis (merilmdi@gmail.com).
Published: 10 January 2024