World Meteorological Organization
EC-69/Doc. 5.1(2)
Submitted by:
Chairperson of Plenary
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Sixty-Ninth Session
Geneva, 10 to 17 May 2017
15.V.2017
APPROVED
AGENDA ITEM 5:
OBSERVATIONS AND DATA EXCHANGE
AGENDA ITEM 5.1:
WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (WIGOS)
SUMMARY
DECISIONS/ACTIONS REQUIRED:
(a)
Adopt Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/1 — Manual on the WMO Integrated Global Observing
System (WMO-No. 1160), Section 2 And Section 8;
(b)
Adopt Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/2 — Initial Version of the Guide to the WMO Integrated
Global Observing System;
(c)
Adopt Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/3 — Revised Manual on the Global Observing System
(WMO-No. 544) and Guide to the Global Observing System (WMO-No. 488);
(d)
Adopt Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/4 — Satellite Skills and Knowledge for Operational
Meteorologists;
(e)
Adopt Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/5 — Guide to Aircraft-Based Observations;
(f)
Adopt Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/6 — Establishment and Designation of the WMO Global
Data Centre for Aircraft-Based Observations.
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DRAFT RESOLUTIONS
Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/1 (EC-69)
MANUAL ON THE WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (WMO-No. 1160),
SECTION 2 AND SECTION 8
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
Noting:
(1)
Articles 2 (a), 2 (c) and 8 (d) of the Convention of the World Meteorological
Organization,
(2)
Resolution 26 (Cg-17) - Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49) – Manual on the WMO
Integrated Global Observing System,
(3)
Resolution 2 (EC-68) - Plan for the WMO Integrated Global Observing System preoperational phase 2016-2019,
Having considered:
(1)
Recommendation 1 (CBS-16) - Manual on the WMO Integrated Global Observing
System (WMO-No. 1160), Section 2, Appendix 2.4. and Attachment to Appendix 2.4.
(WIGOS Metadata Standard),
(2)
Recommendation 2 (CBS-16) - Manual on the WMO Integrated Global Observing
System (WMO-No. 1160), Section 8,
Decides to adopt the updated Appendix 2.4 and the attachment to Appendix 2.4 as provided
in the Annex to the resolution, and the updated Section 8 of the Manual on the WMO
Integrated Global Observing System (WMO-No. 1160) as provided in the Annex to the
resolution, with effect from 1 January 2018;
Decides further that the attachment to Appendix 2.4 will be extracted from the Manual and be
processed separately as a stand-alone attachment in order to facilitate frequent updating of its
technical content, and that the code tables from the current annex to the attachment to
Appendix 2.4 be removed and included in the Manual on Codes (WMO-No. 306);
Authorizes the Secretary-General to make any subsequent purely editorial amendments;
Requests the Secretary-General:
(1)
To publish the updated Manual in all WMO official languages;
(2)
To ensure the editorial consistency of the relevant documents.
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Annex: 1
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Note:
This resolution replaces Resolution 26 (Cg-17), which is no longer in force.
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Annex to draft Resolution 5.1(2)/1 (EC-69)
Manual on the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WMO-No. 1160), Section 2
and Section 8
(Document: EC-69-d05-1(2)-WIGOS-RESOLUTIONS-ANNEX-draft1_en.docx)
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Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/2 (EC-69)
INITIAL VERSION OF THE GUIDE TO THE WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING
SYSTEM
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
Noting:
(1)
Resolution 2 (EC-68) - Plan for the WMO Integrated Global Observing System preoperational phase 2016-2019,
(2)
Decision 31 (EC-68) - Initial version of the Guide to the WMO Integrated Global
Observing System to assist Members in the implementation of the relevant Technical
Regulations,
Acknowledging with appreciation the further development and enhancement of this
document with additional material developed in accordance with Decision 31 (EC-68) by the
Inter-Commission Coordination Group on WIGOS and the Inter-programme Expert Team on
Observing System Design and Evolution of the Commission for Basic Systems,
Having considered:
(1)
Recommendation 3 (CBS-16) - Initial Version of the Guide to the WMO Integrated
Global Observing System,
(2)
The need for recent progress achieved in the development of OSCAR/Surface,
including machine-to-machine interface, to be reflected in the Guide,
(3)
The need for other recently developed guidance material to be incorporated in the
initial version of the Guide, namely “Guidance on establishing a WMO Regional WIGOS
Centre in pilot phase”, “Guidance on the National WIGOS Implementation” and
“Guidance on WIGOS Data Partnerships”,
(4)
The draft initial version of the Guide proposed by the Inter-Commission Coordination
Group on WIGOS (http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/wigos/WGM.html),
Decides to adopt the initial version of the Guide to the WMO Integrated Global Observing
System with effect from 1 July 2018;
Request the Inter-Commission Coordination Group on WIGOS to finalize the initial version of
the Guide with additional guidance material;
Requests the Secretary-General:
(1)
To publish the Guide in all WMO official languages;
(2)
To ensure the editorial consistency of the relevant documents;
Further requests the Secretary-General:
(1)
To publish the specification of the Binary Universal Form for the Representation (BUFR)
of meteorological data (BUFR) code table entries that support WIGOS station
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identifiers on the WMO website in advance of their formal approval through the fast
track procedure;
(2)
To maintain Weather Reporting (WMO-No. 9) and the associated 5-digit WMO station
identifiers until the Eighteenth World Meteorological Congress, when Members receive
training and have sufficient time to transition to the WIGOS station identifiers;
Request the Inter-Commission Coordination Group on WIGOS to further develop and enhance
the Guide with additional material as it becomes available in accordance with Resolution 2
(EC-68);
Invites Members:
(1)
To use the Guide in their implementation of the relevant technical regulations;
(2)
To provide feedback to the Secretary-General on how to improve subsequent versions
of the Guide;
Requests Members to inform the Secretary-General of the intended date to transition to the
WIGOS identifiers with sufficient lead time to enable operational changes by other Members to
manage the impact of the change to identifier.
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Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/3 (EC-69)
REVISED MANUAL ON THE GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (WMO-No. 544) AND GUIDE
TO THE GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (WMO-No. 488)
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
Having considered Recommendation 4 (CBS-16) – Revised Manual on the Global Observing
System (GOS) and Guide to the Global Observing System,
Decides to amend:
(1)
The Manual on the Global Observing System (WMO–No. 544), Volume 1, Global
Aspects, as detailed in Annex 1 to Recommendation 4 (CBS-16);
(2)
The Guide to the Global Observing System (WMO–No. 488), as detailed in Annex 2 to
Recommendation 4 (CBS-16).
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Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/4 (EC-69)
SATELLITE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGISTS
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
Noting:
(1)
Recommendation 5 (CBS-16) - Satellite skills and knowledge for operational
meteorologists,
(2)
The request of the Sixteenth World Meteorological Congress to technical commissions
to assign high priority to the development of job competency standards within their
respective areas of responsibility,
Recognizes that the levels of skill and knowledge of operational meteorologists related to
satellite data are not matching the needs of many Members;
Acknowledges that the guidance document “Satellite Skills and Knowledge for Operational
Meteorologists” developed within the WMO-CGMS VLab describes the underpinning skills
supporting the WMO Competency areas that relate to the use of satellite data by operational
meteorologists;
Stresses that the guidance document should be used in conjunction with addressing the WMO
qualification and competency definitions, for example to assist trainers in developing
appropriate learning objectives for satellite-related elements of their courses;
Decides to adopt the proposed “Satellite Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists”,
as provided in the annex to Recommendation 5 (CBS-16), as part of the Guide on
Competency, under development by the WMO Education and Training Programme.
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Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/5 (EC-69)
GUIDE TO AIRCRAFT-BASED OBSERVATIONS
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
Noting Recommendation 4 (CBS-16) – Revised Manual on the GOS and Guide to the GOS,
Having considered Recommendation 6 (CBS-16) – New Guide to Aircraft-Based Observations,
Decides to adopt the Guide to Aircraft-Based Observations as formal guidance on regulations
for Members in replacement of the AMDAR Reference Manual: Aircraft Meteorological Data
Relay (WMO-No. 958) as detailed in the annex to Recommendation 6 (CBS-16);
Requests the Secretary-General:
(1)
To arrange for its publication as a WMO Guide;
(2)
To bring this resolution to the attention of Members;
(3)
To mobilize resources for translation into the official languages of WMO;
Invites Members to contribute to the translation of the Guide, noting that this Guide was not
included in the list of publications for publication from the regular budget during the
seventeenth financial period (Resolution 58 (Cg-17)).
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Draft Resolution 5.1(2)/6 (EC-69)
ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF THE WMO GLOBAL DATA CENTRE FOR
AIRCRAFT-BASED OBSERVATIONS
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
Having considered Recommendation 33 (CBS-16) - Establishment and Designation of the
WMO Global Data Centre for Aircraft-Based Observations,
Noting further:
(1)
The growth over the past several decades and the expected continued growth in the
future of the AMDAR observing system and the volume of aircraft-based observations
on the Global Telecommunication System (GTS),
(2)
That these observations contribute to significant positive impact on meteorological,
forecasting and other applications as a critical component of the Global Observing
System (GOS), the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) and the World
Weather Watch (WWW) Programme,
(3)
The high quality of the data and its value to the climate record as a reliable and
growing source of global upper-air temperature, wind and, increasingly, humidity
meteorological information,
(4)
The current lack of a formally recognized international repository for aircraft-based
observations and the expected benefits to WMO Members, data users and contributing
airline partners of having access to such a resource,
Recognizing:
(1)
That CBS has defined and endorsed the functional requirements and the formal Terms
of Reference of a WMO Global Data Centre for Aircraft-Based Observations (GDC-ABO),
(2)
That CBS has sought expressions of interest from and made assessment of potential
candidates to undertake the role of the WMO GDC-ABO,
Considering:
(1)
That the United States of America has formally offered in principle to the WMO
Secretary-General to undertake the role of operation of the WMO GDC-ABO under its
Terms of Reference, as a contribution to WMO activities, through its establishment
within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Centers
for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System
(MADIS),
(2)
That CBS has determined that the MADIS will meet the functional requirements of the
GDC-ABO and has recommended to the Executive Council to accept the offer of the
United States of America to host the GDC-ABO under the management of the National
Weather Service (NWS) Aircraft-Based Observations Program Manager,
Decides to designate the Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS) as the
WMO Aircraft-Based Observations Global Data Centre;
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Requests the Secretary-General, in collaboration with CBS, to establish an agreement with
the United States of America, designating and authorizing its National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to operate the WMO GDC-ABO under the Terms of Reference
defined by CBS, and to make every effort to ensure that such agreement comes into effect as
soon as possible.
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