HMEI Report on WMO Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)-14th Session,  Adelaide, Australia, 9-19 May, 2006
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WMO Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)-14th Session,
Adelaide, Australia, 9-19 May, 2006

HMEI hade one representative attending this meeting:
Mr Bob Wright from Environmental Systems and Services (ES&S) 

Documents from this meeting are available at: ftp://ftp.wmo.int/Documents/sessions/XIV-RA-V/English/pdf/

REPORT 
by Mr Bob Wright from Environmental Systems and Services (ES&S) who attended 9-10 May 2006.

Attendees at the meeting-total 70
WMO Members-Principal delegates
Australia: G Love
Cook Is: A Ngari
Fiji: R Prasad
French Polynesia: Y Gregoris
Indonesia: Sri Harjono
Kiribati: M Tibiriano
Malaysia: KS Yap
New Caledonia: N Beriot
New Zealand: J Lumsden
Niue: S Pulehetoa
Philippines: P Nilo
Samoa: A Titimaea
Singapore: C Chea
Solomon Is: F Ferah
Tonga: O Faanunu
UK: M Gray
USA: J Kelly
Vanuatu: J Napat
Past President WMO – Dr J Zillman
President WMO – Dr A Bedritsky

WMO Secretariat
M Jarraud
H Yan
P Toalas
R de Guzman
B Nyenzi
J Hayes

Others
HMEI R Wright
SPREP D Solofa
ICAO D Ivanov

Agenda:         

  • World Weather Watch
    - Integrated Observing Systems
    - Information Systems and Services
    - Tropical Cyclone Programme
  • World Climate Programme                                        
  • Global Atmosphere Watch                                     
  • Public Weather Services Programme
  • Agriculture Meteorology Programme
  • Aeronautical Meteorology Programme
  • Meteorology & Oceanography Programme
  • Hydrology & Water Resources Programme
  • Education & Training Programme
  • Natural Disaster Prevention& Mitigation Programme
  • Space Programme
  • Information and Public Affairs Programme
  • Group on Earth Observations Programme

Discussion Items:

  • Report by President of RAV Mr A Ngari.
  • 50th IMO Prize presented to Dr J Zillman, Past President of WMO.
  • Mr Ngari, Cook Islands was elected President and Mrs Sri Harjono, Indonesia was elected Vice- President for the next four years.
  • WMO now includes “Research satellite” data in the Global Observing System.
  • BMG Indonesia offered to host a training programme on Regional NWP. 
  • WMO Secretariat reported on survey of the impact of  discontinuation of the RS80/RS90 radiosondes. Comparison of returns between Jan 2005 and Jan 2006 showed no significant impact.
  • Vaisala’s long term strategy was quoted to be:
    Annual price increases less than half OECD price inflator
    RS92 lifetime 2013 to 2015
  • Satellite interpretation training by Australian Bureau of Meteorology through Internet 16-27 Oct 2006.
  • Stronger link needed between WMO and IOC.
  • Interoperability of upper air sounding systems  - InterMet has two trackers: one high performance & higher price, one for tropics at lower cost. Initial tests in 2004, further test in 2006-07.
  • “Climsoft” recommended as a good small climate data base for Pacific States. Nine countries already have this installed and Australia and New Zealand will support.
  • The WMO Technical Guideon Automated versus Manual Surface Meteorological observations should be distributed as soon as possible.
  • Regional Instrument Centres in Melbourne and Manila endorsed.