ET-DRC-III
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION |
Distribution: RESTRICTED (14.I.2003) Item: 1.2 ENGLISH only |
DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Note: All documents are in MS-Word 97-except Annex to 6(1) in Excel)
Item |
Title |
Document |
Submitted |
1. | Organization of the meeting | ||
1.1 | Opening of the meeting | ||
1.2 | Approval of the agenda |
Secretariat |
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Explanatory Memorandum on the Provisional Agenda | |||
1.3 | Working arrangements for the meeting | ||
2. | GRIB 2 Code Form | ||
2.1 | Status and coordination of validation tests for GRIB2 encoding/decoding |
Chairman |
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2.2 | Validation of special templates for the transmission in GRIB 2 of cross-sections and Hovm�ller type diagrams | ||
2.3 | Addition of new compression scheme(s) (JPEG 2000) |
Jeff Ator |
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2.4 | Other additions or modifications | ||
New regulation relative to scaling |
Chairman |
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Albers equal-area projection in GRIB2 |
Chairman |
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Other additions? | |||
2.5 | Report on experimental and operational exchanges of fields in GRIB2 | ||
3. | BUFR and CREX | ||
3.1 | Additions for satellite data | ||
3.1.1 | ENVISAT data revised 4 Feb 2003 |
ECMWF |
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3.1.2 | Other satellite data |
Doc 3.1.2(1) |
EUMETSAT |
Additional entries for AIRS satellite data in BUFR |
Jeff Ator |
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Additional entries for satellite data in BUFR (and CREX?) |
Jeff Ator |
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3.2 | SIGMET in BUFR |
Jeff Ator |
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3.3 | New Originating Centres and Sub-centres |
Secretariat |
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3.4 | Other additions to BUFR/CREX | ||
Additions for oceanographic data revised 4 Feb 2003 |
Etienne Charpentier |
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BUFR regulations: Points which require clarification |
Chris Long, UK |
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Identification of ship's movement in the BUFR template for SHIP data |
Doc 3.4(3) | Eva Cervena | |
BUFR Templates for PILOT and TEMP data with identification of radiosonde drift |
Eva Cervena |
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3.5 | Additions relative to a new edition | ||
3.5.1 | Representation of probabilities and other forecast values |
Doc 3.5.1(1) |
Jeff Ator |
3.5.2 | New operators |
Doc 3.5.2(1) |
Jeff Ator |
3.5.3 | Data category and sub-category definitions revised 4 Feb 2003 |
Secretariat |
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3.5.4 | Full date in BUFR |
Secretariat |
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3.6 | Need for a new edition of BUFR | ||
3.7 | Implementation of experimental exchange of observations in BUFR (or CREX) | ||
4. | Modifications to traditional Alphanumeric Codes | ||
4.1 | Modifications to aeronautical codes |
Doc 4.1(1) |
ICAO |
4.2 | Other additions | ||
Harmonization of regulation for report header |
Secretariat |
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5. | Finalizing Guide to GRIB Edition 2 |
Secretariat |
|
6. | Workshop on the use of XML and definition of meteorological objects in XML |
Dick Blaauber (KNMI) |
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Annex 1 (Excel file) to Workshop on the use of XML and definition of meteorological objects in XML |
Dick Blaauber (KNMI) |
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7. | Manual on Codes | ||
7.1 | Implementation of procedures for modifications to tables of binary codes |
Doc 7.1(1) |
Secretariat |
7.2 | Proposed Manual on Reporting Practices |
Secretariat |