ET-SAT-9

Commission for Basic Systems / OPAG on Integrated Observing Systems
Ninth Session of the Expert Team on Satellite Systems  (ET-SAT-9)
Date: 12-14 November 2014  (Start of the meeting: 9:00 on 12 November, Registration as of: 8:45)
Venue: WMO HQ, Geneva, Room "8 Jura "  (8th floor)

Directions and general Hotel information  

Provisional agenda 

Agenda Item Related Working Documents and Background Information

1

OPENING OF THE SESSION
Introduction,
Doc.1.2(1): Provisional agenda (Rev1)

Doc.1.2(2): Tentative schedule (Rev1)
Doc.1.3: Chairman's report
Doc.1.4: OPAG-IOS Co-Chair's address
New ET-SAT Terms of Reference

2

OUTCOME OF WMO AND OTHER MEETINGS WITH RELEVANCE TO ET-SAT
Doc.2(1): Outcome of WMO meetings of relevance to ET-SAT
Doc 2(2): Draft resolution on exchange of climate data and products to support GFCS
Doc.2(3): Outline of a strategy for improved availability and accessibility of satellite data and products

3

 REVIEW OF ACTIONS FROM ET-SAT-8

Doc.3: Status of actions from ET-SAT-8 (Rev1)

4
 WIGOS AND THE ROLLING REVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS
Doc.4 Update on WIGOS and the RRR
5
 ARCHITECTURE FOR CLIMATE MONITORING FROM SPACE
Doc.5: Architecture for climate monitoring from space
6

VISION OF WIGOS SPACE-BASED COMPONENTS IN 2040
Doc.6(1): Development of a new Vision
Highlights on WMO requirements (based on the SOGs)

- Inputs from ET-SAT Member agencies
EUMETSAT -  CMA  -  CSA  -  ROSHYDROMETDLR/DWD  -  JMA  -  JAXA  -  KMA  - NOAA  -  NASA 
- Breakout group discussions
- Synthesis
Doc.6(2): Comparative table of the space-based observing system over the years

7

 OBSERVING SYSTEM CAPABILITY ANALYSIS AND REVIEW TOOL (OSCAR)  SPACE MODULE

- Status, planned developments, roadmap for an updated gap analysis

8

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

9

DATE, PLACE, AND AGENDA OF NEXT MEETING

10

 SUMMARY OF ACTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

Final Report of ET-SAT 9

Input from ET-SAT on the Vision of WIGOS Space-based components in 2040

General Background Information
  Provisional list of participants
  Vision for the Global Observing Sytems in 2025
  Implementation Plan for Evolution of Global Observing Systems (EGOS-IP)
  Statement of Guidance for WMO Application Areas
  List of ET-SAT Members
  Report of the last meeting  (ET-SAT-8)
  WMO Space Programme description (Adopted by Cg-XVI)