World Meteorological Organization

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OPENING OF THE SESSION

Welcome
Introduction of participants
Agenda (updated on 9/03)
Documentation plan (updated on 13/03)
Meeting schedule at a glance (updated on 9/03)
Background and scope of the meeting (J. Lafeuille)

REPORTS ON THE RARS/ATOVS NETWORK
South America:
Report from Argentina (G. Pujol), Report from Brazil (S. Pereira)
Asia-Pacific:
Report from Météo-France/Tahiti (P.Brunel) , Report from IMD/India (A.K. Mitra),
Report from KMA (H.Oh), Report from CMA (Liu J.), Report from JMA (), Report from BOM (A. Rea)
EARS/ATOVS EUMETSAT Report (A. Soerensen)
NWP SAF Monitoring Report on RARS/ATOVS (N. Atkinson)
Discussion on network status and plans and operational issues
Network status and plans (Draft update  9/03/2015)

 REPORTS ON NEW SERVICES
EARS pilot services: IASI, ASCAT, AVHRR, etc. (A. Soerensen)
NWP SAF Monitoring Report on New DRARS Services (N. Atkinson)
NOAA Direct Broadcast Real-Time Network (L. Gumley)

Introduction and general considerations

Doc.4(1)  Guide to DRARS: introduction and general considerations

Doc. 4(2) WIS Documentation (S. Foreman)

Draft Guide to DBNet   ( Latest draft ! Revised on 13/03/2015)

Doc.4(3) DRAFT GUIDE ON DRARS (Rev.2, 6/03/2015) - with tracked changes

Doc.4(3) DRAFT GUIDE ON DRARS (Rev.1, 5/03/2015) 
 

Guide to DRARS: Coordination, overall operations and information matters
Definitions, service requirements
General operations, monitoring, validation procedures
Notification, user information procedures
 

Guide to DRARS: Acquisition and processing

Data acquisition
Product specification

Recommendations on processing software (L. Gumley)

Guide to DRARS: Dissemination
Using the WMO Information System (WIS) for DRARS data (D. Thomas)
Data volume, timeliness, data circulation approach
Dissemination services for DRARS products

 DRARS IMPLEMENTATION
JPSS science and implementation strategy (M. Goldberg)

Network implementation planning
Coordination group and governance issues (including endorsement process by OPAG-ISS and CBS)
Communication actions (ET-SUP, CSPP-IMAPP Users, CGMS-43, ITWG, NAEDEX-APDSEU..)

RARS Africa (ACMAD)
 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 CONCLUSION

List of conclusions

Report of the meeting