9th Session RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG)

RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG)
Ninth Meeting
Date: 22-23 September 2018
Venue: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Azalai Hotel
Report: Final Report
Related links: RA I Dissemination Expert Group
Agenda Item Related Working Documents and Background Information

1

Welcome

2

Adoption of Agenda [Doc 2.1]

3

Review of Actions from Previous Meeting [Doc 3.1]

4

Recommendations from the 12th EUMETSAT User Forum for Africa [Doc 4.1]

5

Status of EUMETSAT Operational Services & Dissemination Baseline [Doc 5.1]

6

Transition to MTG in Africa
- Status of discussion with RAIDEG on MTG (outcome of 12th Forum) [Doc 6.1]
- Transition plan/date in term of satellite (MSG to MTG)
- Update of the prioritization of data/products to be disseminated
- PUMA upgrade to MTG
- Discussion on the draft Roadmap

7

PUMA Survey Initial Results

8

Report from each region
South Africa SADC [Doc 8.1] & Regional Training Centre [Doc 8.2], Kenya IGAD & Regional Training Centre [Doc 8.3], Senegal ECOWAS, EAMAC Report [Doc 8.4], Morocco Maghreb, Mauritius Indian Ocean, ACMAD (SAWIDRA) [Doc 8.5]

9

Briefings by NWP Centres
MetOffice [Doc 9.1]

10

Climate Data for RA-I

11

Marine Data

Data dissemination in Africa and link with GMES&Africa

12

Data access
- Transition to new EUMETCast-Africa service and Status of repointing of EUMETCast stations in Africa
- Maintenance of PUMA 2015 stations
- EUMETSAT View system

13

Review of input to the EUMETCast-Africa Baseline

14

Conclusions

Background Documents / Information

INF.1

RAIDEG-8 Report