1. CAS AREP 1 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva COMMISSION FOR ATMOSPHERC SCIENCES (CAS) ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (AREP) Report on Activities of the Commission for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) and Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme (AREP) in Support of the WMO DPM Programme Dr. Michel Béland, President of CAS Dr. Len Barrie, Director, AREP Dr. Slobodan Nickovic, Scientific Officer, ARREP

2. CAS AREP 2 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva CAS Mandate Support of research in atmospheric science to :  Reduce and mitigate natural disasters,  Protect the environment,  Enhance understanding and response to environmental change through the Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) and World Weather Research Programme (WWRP-THORPEX)

3. CAS AREP 3 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva CAS COMPONENTS: 2006-2010

4. CAS AREP 4 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva CAS: WWRP-THORPEX  Goals – to improve forecasting of High-impact weather (tropical storms, monsoons) Clouds and precipitation Chemical Weather Sand and dust storms

5. CAS AREP 5 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva  Deliverables Warning on extreme-weather related hazards Improvement of forecast skill Designing strategy for interactive forecasting and observation Data assimilation for satellite and in situ data Testing the effectiveness of a global ensemble forecasting system  Status Early implementation stage; timeline: 2005-2014  Responsible OPAG-WWRP  Crosscutting cooperation CBS, CIMO, CCI, All RA’s

6. CAS AREP 6 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva Global Interactive Forecast System based on THORPEX INTERACTIVE GLOBAL GRAND ENSEMBLE (TIGGE) Ensembles of global forecasts conducted by three Centres (CMA, ECMWF & NCAR) Distributed archives providing regional products

7. CAS AREP 7 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva WMO Sand and Dust Storm Warning System  WWRP/GAW Sand and Dust Storm (SDS) Project was established in September 2004  The Development of a Regional Sand and Dust Storm Early Warning System in East Asia was presented at the Third International Early Warning Conference, Bonn, Germany, 27-29 March 2006  A new proposal on WMO Sand and Dust Storm (SDS) Warning System extending the scope to two other regions has been accepted at the Scientific Steering Committee meeting for SDS Project (November 2006 Shanghai, China) PROJECT OBJECTIVE: To establish a WMO-coordinated global network of SDS forecasting centers delivering products useful to a wide range of users for reducing the impacts of SDS

8. CAS AREP A WMO survey in 2006: more than 40 Member States expressed interest to participate in SDS project

9. CAS AREP 9 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva  Deliverables Designated three Regional WMO SDS Warning System (SDSWS) Centres: –Spain (for the Europe/Africa/Middle East region) –China (for the Eastern Asia region) –Canada (for the Southern America region) Research operational SDS forecasts provided by eight organizations within the above three regions Establishing a WMO SDSWS portal to support the above activities Established an expert group for SDSWS implementation Proposed an Secretariat-based group in support of SDSWS activities and cross-cutting issues WMO/GEO Expert Meeting on International Sand and Dust Storm Warning System” to be organized in Barcelona, Spain in November 2007;

10. CAS AREP 10 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva  Status Implementation; Timeline: 2006-2015  Responsible OPAG-WWRP, OPAG-EPAC  Crosscutting aspects All affected regions: RA I, II, IV, V, VI, NHMSs (Spain, Japan, China, Korea, Canada); Academia: U of Arizona, Barcelona Users, modellers, observation community CAS CBS CAeM CAgM Data exchange Agriculture Aviation WHOACADEMIA Health Developments

11. CAS AREP 11 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva Napoli Raman Lidar 13 April 2002

12. CAS AREP 12 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva Valley Fever endemic regions Dust impacts health

13. CAS AREP 13 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva CAS: Tropical Meteorology Research - Monsoon variability, tropical cyclone forecasting, tropical limited area modeling  Deliverables Improved accuracy of high impact weather forecasts Training workshops on monsoon, tropical cyclone and application based on NWP  Status Implementation; Timeline: 2007-2011  Responsible OPAG-WWRP  Crosscutting cooperation WCRP, All RA I, II, IV, V, ICSU

14. CAS AREP 14 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva CAS: GAW Programme  Deliverables Improving environmental security by implementing of the Integrated Global Atmospheric Composition Observation (IGACO) strategy Scientific assessments in support of environmental policy Coordinating global measurements of atmospheric chemical variables Routine monitoring of air pollution and sand/dust storms  Responsible OPAG-EPAC  Status Ongoing programme, Timeline: 2007-2016  Crosscutting cooperation IGACO, NHMSs

15. Ozone and Aerosols - Essential Multi-Hazard Climate and Weather Variables Beijing Roof CMA March 20 2002 DUST POLLUTION FIRES Global Aerosol Optical Depth OZONE HOLE & UV

16. CAS AREP 16 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva AREP: Development of an Advanced Tropical Cyclone Early Warning System for the Philippines  Deliverables Education and training of local personnel on NWP, interpretation of RS observations, risk management Acquisition of advanced equipment and software Transfer of technology to other countries in the region (in the second phase after 2009)  Status Work Plan development stage; Timeline: 2007-2011  Responsible OPAG-WWRP  Crosscutting cooperation CBS, RA V and II, NHMS of Philippines, Australia, Japan, USA, Japan MRI, US NCAR, US National Hurricane Center

17. CAS AREP 17 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva AREP (THORPEX): Health and Climate Partnership for Africa  Deliverables Reviewing social impacts of timely warnings of epidemics Education and training both meteorological and medical community Improved understanding of relationship between environmental conditions and health outcomes Downscaling of seasonal forecasts to a particular regions interest  Status Work Plan development; Timeline: 2007-2011  Responsible OPAG-WWRP  Crosscutting cooperation WCP, WCRP, RAF; WHO, CERMES, ACMAD, AGRHYMET, ECMWF, NOAA, U of Liverpool, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, US EPA

18. CAS AREP 18 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva AREP: Weather Modification Activities  Deliverables WM research projects in different member States for precipitation enhancement and hail suppression  Status Ongoing activities in Member States  Responsible OPAG-WWRP  Crosscutting cooperation No

19. CAS AREP 19 WMO DPM Programme Coordination Meeting, 4-6 December, Geneva Backup slides