World Meteorological Organization

The Guide to Operational Weather Radar Best Practices has been developed by the INFCOM Joint Expert Team on Operational Weather Radars (JET-OWR) with the aim to become an important source of guidance material on various aspects of the operational weather radar. The guide provides complementary and supportive guidance on the weather radar-related matters already available in WMO-No. 8 and in the Guide to WIGOS (WMO-No. 1165).

Collaborative work of different expert teams and groups, together with the Editorial Board of the INFCOM/Standing Committee on Measurements, Instrumentation and Traceability resulted in the preliminary 2023 editions that are now available for the Members’ review.

The preliminary edition of the Guide to Operational Weather Radar Best Practices includes new Volumes I, II, III, and VII.

You are invited to examine the chapters available from the table below and send your detailed comments or suggestions to the WMO Secretariat, preferably through the Permanent Representative of your country with WMO, at your earliest convenience, but not later than 12 October 2022, by using the template accessible here. Your valuable feedback will be considered for development of the Provisional 2023 Edition that will be submitted to the upcoming second session of the Commission for Observation, Infrastructure and Information Systems (INFCOM-2) for approval.

PROVISIONAL Guide to Operational Weather Radar Best Practices  

(TABLE OF THE CONTENTS)