WMO RESPONSES OF WMO TECHNICAL COMMISIONS TO WIGOS IMPLEMENTATION Progress of WIGOS activities within Technical Commissions (Bertrand Calpini, co-Chair, ICG-WIGOS) WMO; OBS

 Review progress in regional WIGOS plans and their preparedness for implementation  Explore and resolve challenges at regional level  Explore how RA's can assist in national WIGOS planning and preparedness  Review progress and issues of technical commissions in relation to WIGOS  Integration of WIGOS in TC work plans  Explore how technical commissions can work together in implementing WIGOS 2 Objectives of ICG-WIGOS-2 (slide #14, Sue)

WMO Outline  approach and progress within the TCs responding to the WIGOS Framework Implementation Plan (WIP) approved by EC-64.  contribution of other TCs vs CBS and CIMO  In each TC:  WIGOS implementation vs TC  Specific activities in TC  WIGOS challenges for the TC

WMO CIMO vs WIGOS WIGOS implementation vs CIMO  Restructured CIMO in 2010 vs anticipated key WIGOS implementation activities  In response to Actions (working structure), 6.1.1(standards, best practice vs methods of observation), and (Metadata Standards), CIMO MG-10 reviewed its OPAG/ET  Review the CIMO ToRs of each ET (done: ET- Standardisation, ET New In-Situ Technologies, ET- New Technologies and Test Beds)

WMO CIMO vs WIGOS WIGOS specific activities in CIMO  CIMO Editorial Board in TT-WRM: review of the the CIMO Guide to separate guidance from mandatory material.  ISO:  Ground based wind Doppler lidar  Siting classification for surface obs stations on land  Sustained classification  Intercomparisons: SPICE, Weather Radar, rain fall intensity measurement (CEN norm)

WMO CIMO vs WIGOS WIGOS challenges for the CIMO  Limited number of experts in CIMO  CIMO position vs:  Role of TT in WIGOS: addresses issues relevant to «most of» the TCs, work under ICG WIGOS  Role of TCs: addresses issues relevant at first to the specific TC, with contribution after the inital output is drafted  CIMO experts’ engagement «on demand» mode vs specific issues.issue.

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