 Report on the WMO 57th Executive Council
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 57th Executive Council
This meeting was held was held on 23 June to 1 July 2005 in Geneva.
Report by Bruce
Sumner
July 2005
The HMEI Secretariat staff represented HMEI at this EC meeting. The
report below was compiled by the HMEI Executive Secretary, Bruce Sumner, for the HMEI Members. This report focuses on items the
HMEI Executive Secretary found of particular interest for HMEI members and is not intended to be definitive.
The official WMO report of the meeting will have a link here as soon as
it becomes available.
WMO 57th Executive Council - Opening
The
Secretary-General opened the session, and made reference to activities during the past 12 months, including the incorporation of
AMDAR (aviation program) into the World Weather Watch, the implementation of the new WMO Space Programme, and cross-cutting
approaches to observation collection, distribution and archival. He mentioned that there is a strong need to maintain and expand
on cooperation between WMO and international agencies. He also mentioned the new Disaster Mitigation and Reduction Programme.
Water issues and climate were also mentioned as areas of concern that need expanded efforts.
Report of the Presidents of
the Technical Commissions
In the Report of
the Presidents of the Technical Commissions, it was noted that there is a need to strengthen the activities of the WMO Regional
Instrument Centres, especially in developing countries, and particularly in regard to calibration, maintenance and repair of
meteorological instruments and systems.
Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation
There was an interesting discussion on disaster prevention and mitigation and resource mobilization. The Global
Telecommunications Network needs to be upgraded to allow for more data and products and better reliability. There needs to be
links to other organizations, such as seismology centres. The possibility of regional grouping of Meteorological Services to pool
their resources was proposed.
Working Group on Climate and
Environment
The Working Group on Climate and Environment made a statement that there is a need to strengthen links with international
organizations, UN agencies and the private industry sector. The Technical Conference “Climate as a Resource”, to be held
immediately prior to CCl-XIV in Beijing in November 2005, needs sponsorship from donors to assist with attendance from members of
developing countries. Indeed HMEI has already been approached as a sponsor, but had to decline, as this is not within our mandate,
even if we had the resources, which we don’t.
Climate Database Management
Systems
It was noted that Climate
Database Management Systems (CDMS’s) are being developed by a number of Met Services, and are being developed and installed in
less developed countries to assist them with the management of climate data in their service. There is a need to install other
such systems during the coming 12 months. To minimize costs these database systems are developed by the major Met Services.
Global Earth Observation
System of Systems (GEOSS)
The GEOSS presentation made reference to the fact that there will be a 100-fold increase in data volume shortly, and that
better telecommunications, data management and visualization tools will be required to handle this large amount of data.
Cessation of Production of
the RS80 Radiosonde
There was a presentation on the results of a questionnaire on the cessation of production of the RS80 Radiosonde. The stations
that would be affected by the lack of such sondes were listed, and the impact on the upper-air network was discussed. In summary,
only four critical stations were identified, as stations that a part of the GUAN and RBSN high quality network. A mention was made
that interoperability of being able to use different radiosondes with a universal type of ground system was a valid option for
stations that need to upgrade.
HMEI made a statement on this
issue that was given at the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation part of the EC. Please see that section of this report for the statement.
Commission of Agriculture (CAgM)
There is a Commission of Agriculture (CAgM) Expert Team meeting on Data Management and Validation, to be held in Botswana in
November 2005.
Commission for Hydrology
(CHy)
The President of the Commission for Hydrology (CHy) advised that the Cost Rica Worksop and Exhibition has been moved to 13 to
17 March 2006. He also advised that there will be a Regional Hydrology Workshop on 16 to 18 October 2005 in Fiji. He also advised
that work has to be done on stream-flow instrument calibration, and asked for collaboration with CIMO and HMEI.
National Meteorological and
Hydrological Services and Co-operation with Private Sector
It was particularly stressed in one paper that National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS’s – the national
Met Services that are members of WMO) need to be encouraged to recognize the importance of partnerships with respect to issues
such as resource mobilization, visibility and delivery of services. In this regard NMHS’s are being encouraged to relate better
with the private sector, including equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
Global Climate Observing
System
Dr Goodrich from the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) mentioned that there is a pressing need to upgrade several GSN
(surface) and GUAN (upper-air) stations, with a particular emphasis on upgrades to the upper-air network.
Commission for Instruments
and Methods of Observation
The acting President for the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation (CIMO) mentioned at the beginning of his
presentation that HMEI has been an essential part of the CIMO programme for the past several years, and that HMEI has a unique
collaboration within WMO.
HMEI was again mentioned several times in regard to instrument Intercomparisons, including the rainfall intensity laboratory
Intercomparison of 19 pairs of instruments from 18 manufactures, with most manufacturers being members of HMEI.
The Mauritius radiosonde Intercomparison was stated to have cost about CHF 500,000, of which only CHF 25,000 came from WMO, the
rest came from the involved manufacturers. The acting President thanked the manufacturers for their attendance and the funding,
without which the Intercomparison could not have been conducted.
The results of the Intercomparison were summarized, with the summation that all
sondes performed well. Three sondes are recommended for humidity, three for temperature and five for height.
The future of Intercomparisons was addressed and it was noted that WMO has limited resources for Intercomparisons, often only
sufficient for planning meetings. HMEI was specifically asked to encourage its members to continue to participate in
Intercomparisons, as their co-operation logistically and in bearing a major part of the costs, was vital for the success of
Intercomparisons in the future.
In regard to the RS80 radiosonde cessation, the HMEI
stated that solutions from all manufacturers need to be looked at when WMO members are seeking upgrade solutions. The HMEI Member
Products Catalogue was mentioned as a source of such information. A CD-ROM of the catalogue was giving to all Members of the WMO
Executive Council (37 Permanent Representatives, mostly the heads of national Meteorological Services). The HMEI Executive
Secretary also stated that HMEI appreciated the consultative status it had with WMO, and that we look forward to working with and
providing expertise to all the Commissions and Expert Teams within WMO, as well as providing guidance on hydro-meteorological
instruments and systems to WMO members (the Meteorological Services).
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 POSTER
PRESENTATION and Exhibition OPPORTUNITY at the 2nd joint WMO/ICO Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, September 2005, Halifax, Canada
The 2nd Session of the Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and
Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) will be held 19-27 September in Halifax, Canada, presents a double opportunity for HMEI members. In addition to representing HMEI at this major conference, there is also an exhibition
opportunity and they are seeking poster presentations.
There will be two meetings:
1. Sept. 15 to 17, 2005 Science Conference - Operational Oceanography and Marine Meteorology for the 21st
century. This conference will consist of invited and contributed talks and posters to show how JCOMM has significantly
contributed to the building of operational oceanography, and to present new ideas, instruments and techniques that will allow for
improved and efficient systems in the coming decades.
2. Sept. 19 to 27, 2005 JCOMM Assembly - This intergovernmental meeting will be attended by over 200 delegates
representing over 130 member states. The heads of many national meteorological and hydrological services will be present.
These meetings are only held held every four years, bringing together the world's scientists, engineers and managers who are
operating and developing operational ocean observations, data and services in the areas of oceanography, marine meteorology and
sea ice. So this is a valuable opportunity for those attending.
For details on the exhibition please see the information for exhibitors at: http://www.cgeo-gcot.gc.ca/jcomm/registration/exhibits_e.asp
For the Conference, on the 15th to 17th September, A poster presentation must fit within a space of
120cm X 120cm. An author of a poster presentation will be expected to be available to discuss their poster during a designated
poster session. Posters will be attached to poster boards with push pins (to be provided). The poster display area is not equipped
to support electronic displays.
To submit a poster, please go to http://www.cgeo-gcot.gc.ca/jcomm/calendar/posters_e.asp
and fill out the form there. The deadline for submitting posters is August
8th, 2005 (however poster submissions before the 15th August may still be accepted). The Scientific Organizing
Committee will email a notice of acceptance of the poster on or before August 15th, 2005.
The Scientific Organizing Committee will accept posters based on their relevance to the goals of the Conference in order to ensure
a broad representation of JCOMM fields of interest as well as a broad geographic coverage.
HMEI is asking for expressions of interest from Members of the Association who
would like to represent HMEI at this JCOMM Technical Commission.
Please email Bruce Sumner at hmei@wmo.int if you would like to represent HMEI at either or both of these meetings.
For the Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
(JCOMM), Second Session details please go to: http://ioc.unesco.org/jcomm/jcomm2/
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14th session of Regional Association VI (Europe), 7-15 September, Heidelberg, Germany
HMEI Members who have expressed an
interest in attending this meeting are:
• AMS-Gematronik - Germany
• Hydrometeorological Instruments and
Facilities (H.I.M.) - Germany
• IBL Software Engineering - Slovakia
• OTT Messtechnik - Germany
• SEBA Hydrometrie - Germany
• SIAP + MICROS - Italy
The organizers of the meeting have advised that six is not too large a contingent of people to represent HMEI. Therefore those
companies will each have the possibility of sending a person to this meeting. Attendance at the meeting is therefore currently
being confirmed with these six HMEI Member companies.
Meeting, documents are available at:
ftp://wmoftpreader:wmoftp@ftp.wmo.int/Documents/sessions/XIV-RA-VI/English/pdf/d02-2(1)_en.pdf
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21st session of the DATA BUOY COOPERATION PANEL (DBCP-XXI), BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA,
17-21 OCTOBER 2005
The first one and a half days of the
DBCP session (17-21 October 2005) will be devoted to a scientific and technical workshop. It
will be followed by the Twenty-fifth meeting on the Joint Tariff Agreement (JTA-XXV) from 24 to 26 October 2005.
Working documents for this meeting are available at the JCOMM site at: http://www.wmo.int/web/aom/marprog/Forthcoming-Events/forthcoming-events.htm
Deadline for submissions is 15 August 2005
Please contact the Executive
Secretary at hmei@wmo.int if you are interested in attending this meeting.
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6th Session of the WMO
Working Group on Hydrology, Regional Association V (South-West Pacific),17-21 October 2005, Nadi,
Fiji
This is a four year meeting on hydrology issues in the Asia/Pacific region. HMEI Members who have indicated their interest in
attending this meeting are:
• Hydrological Services - Australia
• OTT Messtechnik - Germany
• SEBA Hydrometrie - Germany
• SIAP + MICROS - Italy
Four attendees representing HMEI will not pose a problem for the organizers of this meeting and so the Members interested are
currently being asked to confirm their attendance at this meeting.
Please contact the HMEI Secretariat at hmei@wmo.int for currently available documentation of
this meeting.
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14th session of the COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY, BEIJING, CHINA, 3-10 NOVEMBER 2005
This meeting will cover a wide range if issues in what is currently a growth area
for the industry, including emerging issues for the Commission for Climatology, establishment
of new OPAGs and Expert Teams within the Commission, and capacity building and training activities.
HMEI will be
represented at this meeting by:
• Tianjin Meteorological Instrument Works
- China
Meeting documents available at:
ftp://wmoftpreader:wmoftp@ftp.wmo.int/Documents/sessions/CCl-XIV/English/pdf/d02-2_en.pdf
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The WMO Steering Group on Radio Frequency co-ordination (SG-RFC) and the ITU
HMEI is now a member of the WMO/SG-RFC group, which formulates the WMO position that is presented to the ITU.
The new Chairman of the WMO Radio Frequency Steering Group, Philippe Tristant, has contacted the Group’s members advising of the
future work of the Group. The Chairman plans to hold most meetings of this Steering Group via email, although the Chairman is
aiming to have a physical meeting in Geneva before the end of 2005.
The HMEI Executive Secretary has advised the HMEI Council that this will be the way that HMEI is able to have input into ITU Radio
Frequency issues and has suggested the Council consider creating a Special HMEI Committee to co-ordinate the HMEI input to this
Steering Group.
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HMEI NEW
MEMBERS
The Association of Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry welcomes the following companies as new HMEI members:
JINYANG INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD. - Republic of Korea
MIERIJ METEO NETHERLANDS BV - Netherlands
New Member Information
This section provides information supplied by the member companies
themselves. HMEI bears no responsibility for this information.
JinYang
Industrial Company Ltd.
Since 1975, when the company was founded, JinYang Industrrial
Co., Ltd. has been engaged exclusively in the development of up-to-date technology to manufacture its own brand of products in
both the meteorological and environmental equipment fields. Until 2002, JinYang's products had been confined to meeting the
domestic demands to the fullest extent, including those of the national meteorological service, as well as those of the 1986 Asian
Games and the 1986 Seoul Olympic Games, but 2 since years ago the export business has been in full swing. For the last 2 years,
more than 100 stations of AWS were exported to Malaysia, Indonesia and Iraq, with export value as much as US$ 2 million.
Major Products
1) Early Warning Sysytem for Local Servere Weather
2) Automatic Weather Observation System
a. Automatic Weather System (AWS)
b) Portable Automatic Weather System
c. Agro-Met Automatic Weather System
3) Aviation Meteorological Observation System (A.M.O.S.)
4) Upper-Air Weather Observation System
a. Loran-C Radisonde System
b. GPS-Radiosonde System
5) Meteorologically related products
a. Balloons
b. Water-activated batteries
c. Hydrogen-generators
d. Parachutes for the Upper-Air
e. Test tools and equipment
f. Barometers
g. Transmitters
6) Atmospheric Diffusion System (Pasquill Model)
Mainly for power plants including nuclear power plants.
MIERIJ METEO
NETHERLANDS BV
Mierij Meteo delivers solutions for projects where Meteorological information is essential. We
deliver, install and maintain meteorological measurement systems (both on- and off-shore).
We offer high quality meteorological product lines. We have our own Research & Development department and have comprehensive
service facilities for maintenance and installation.
All Mierij Meteo instruments conform with WMO standards.
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INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
 American
Meteorological Society's 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology Exhibition, 24-27 October, 2005, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.I
The American Meteorological Society's 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes/32nd Conference
Radar Meteorology Exhibition will take place October 24-27, 2005 at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
If this is your first time as an AMS exhibitor, you're eligible for the First Time Exhibitor rate of $1000 for a 10 x 10 booth.
This rate includes one All Week Conference Pass transferable amongst your exhibit staff.
Table top displays are also available at this event. The instrument table top rate is $500, the book table top rate is $250.
Table top
displays are not eligible for the All Week Conference Pass.
Booths are available on a first come, first serve basis. A list of last year's attendees is available upon request.
If you are interested in exhibiting or would like more information, please contact Megan Krol by e-mail at: mkrol@ametsoc.org or telephone 617-227-2426 x251.
3RD Chinese International Exhibition on Technology & Equipment for meteorology &
hydrology, 26-28 October 2005, Shanghai, China
Four
HMEI member companies have so far indicated their interest in exhibiting at the 3rd China International Exhibition on Technology
and Equipment for Meteorological and Hydrology to be held 26-28 October 2005, in Shanghai, China:
• Kipp & Zonen BV - Netherlands
• MPS System s.r.o. - Slovak Republic
• OTT Messtechnik GmbH & Co KG - Germany
• The Republic Group Corporation - USA
HMEI
companies, have the advantage of the special 30% discount on booths spaces offered to them by the organizers.
The HMEI Executive Secretary will not be able to take up the offer
of free a HMEI booth at the exhibition due to restricted funds. However HMEI will take up the exhibition organizers offer of a
free colour advert for HMEI in the exhibition catalogue.
OTHER INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
The HMEI website in its Exhibitions
section http://www.hydrometeoindustry.org/Exhibitions.htm has a brief description and contact information of exhibitions which come to our attention
which would be of interest to our members.
If you know of an exhibition of interest to our members, please email details to the HMEI Administrator at hmei@wmo.int
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