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INTER-COMMISSION COORDINATION GROUP ON THE WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM

TASK TEAM ON THE PLAN FOR THE WIGOS PRE-OPERATIONAL PHASE (TT-PWPP-2)

Second Session

Geneva, Switzerland, 15-17 September 2015

FINAL REPORT

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ICG-WIGOS/TT-PWPP-2, CONTENTS

Table of Contents:

Agenda

Executive Summary

General Summary

Appendix I (List of Participants)

Appendix II (Development Timeline for WIGOS Regulatory Material)

Appendix III (Development Timeline for WIGOS Information Resource)

Appendix IV (Development Timeline for the WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System)

Appendix V (Development Timeline for the concept for Regional WIGOS Centres)

Appendix VI (Development Timeline of the National Implementations of WIGOS)

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ICG-WIGOS/TT-PWPP-2, AGENDA

AGENDA

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION 2. REVIEW OF OUTCOMES FROM TT-PWPP-1 AND ICG-WIGOS-43. GUIDANCE FROM CG-17 AND EC-674. PLANNING THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES FOR THE WIGOS PRE-OPERATIONAL PHASE

4.1. National WIGOS implementation4.2. WIGOS Regulatory Material complemented with necessary guidance material to assist Members with the implementation of the WIGOS technical regulations4.3. Further development of the WIGOS Information Resource (WIR), with special emphasis on the operational deployment of the OSCAR databases4.4. Development and implementation of the WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System4.5. Concept development and initial establishment of Regional WIGOS Centres

5. REVIEW AND WAY FORWARD5.1. Deliverables to ICG-WIGOS-5 and EC-685.2. Governance and Management Structure; Communication and Outreach, Capacity Development, Funding Mechanisms needed to be in place5.3. Review of linkages with other WMO Priorities (GFCS, DRR, and Polar Activities)

6. FUTURE WORK PROGRAMME AND ACTION PLAN OF TT-PWPP7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS8. CLOSURE OF THE SESSION

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ICG-WIGOS/TT-PWPP-2, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Second Session of the Inter-Commission Coordination Group on the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (ICG-WIGOS) Task Team on the Plan for the WIGOS Pre-operational Phase (TT-WPP-2) was held at the WMO Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 to 17 September 2015. The session was chaired by Dr Sue Barrell (Australia), Co-Chair of ICG-WIGOS and Vice President of CBS, and Prof Bertrand Calpini, Co-Chair of ICG-WIGOS and President of CIMO.

The Session reviewed the outcomes from ICG-WIGOS-4 (February 2015) and decisions and guidelines from Cg-17 and EC-67.

The session further discussed each of the five key priority areas for the WIGOS Pre-operational Phase (2016-2019). Concise timelines with deadlines and deliverables for each of the priority areas were developed ( Appendices II - VI).

Based on these discussions, TT-PWPP-2 formulated the way forward for the WIGOS development work and agreed on a number of deliverables to be presented to ICG-WIGOS-5, with a view to subsequent submission to EC-68 for approval.

Finally, the session reviewed the linkages between WIGOS and other WMO priority areas and provided its recommendations on how to improve the exploitation of the synergies between them.

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ICG-WIGOS/TT-PWPP-2, GENERAL SUMMARY

GENERAL SUMMARY

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

1.1. Opening of the meeting

1.1.1. The Second Session of the Inter-Commission Coordination Group on the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (ICG-WIGOS) Task Team on the Plan for the WIGOS Pre-operational Phase (TT-WPP-2) was opened by Dr Sue Barrell (Australia), Co-Chair of ICG-WIGOS and Vice President of CBS, at 9:00 hours on Tuesday 15 September 2015, at the WMO Secretariat in Geneva.

1.1.2. Dr S. Barrell, welcomed the participants to the meeting, and extended her wishes for a successful session.

1.1.3. In his opening remarks, Mr. J. Lengoasa, Deputy Secretary General of WMO, extended his personal welcome to the participants to Geneva. He reminded the participants of the task ahead and of the fact that the expectations for WIGOS expressed during Congress had been very high indeed. He also emphasized the need to prioritize the efforts planned, since any new resources that could be applied to the further development of WIGOS were likely to be modest. Finally, he expressed his gratitude to the participants for their willingness to help with this important task and wished everybody a pleasant stay in Geneva.

1.1.4. The list of participants is given in Appendix I.

1.2. Adoption of the agenda

1.2.1. TT-PWPP-2 adopted the Agenda for the meeting, which is reproduced at the beginning of this report.

1.3. Working arrangements

1.3.1. TT-PWPP-2 agreed on its working hours and adopted a tentative work plan for consideration of the individual Agenda Items.

2. REVIEW OF OUTCOMES FROM TT-PWPP-1 AND ICG-WIGOS-4

2.1. Dr Sue Barrell, provided an overall introduction to the current status of WIGOS and the specific task of this meeting, which was to develop a Plan for the WIGOS Pre-operational Phase for submission to EC-68. The plan should build on the existing momentum of WIGOS and should be seen as a living document that would evolve over the course of the period. Dr Barrell also reminded the Task Team members of why a Pre-operational Phase was needed, namely that it was primarily driven by the need to have WIGOS implemented and ready at the national level in 2019. Finally, she reminded the members of the five priority areas agreed to by Cg-17, and emphasized that these should be seen as strongly linked, rather than as a list of separate activities.

2.1.1. During the discussion the issue of communication, outreach and training were raised by several members. It was pointed out that while nearly all Permanent Representatives had

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been strongly supportive of WIGOS during the deliberations at Congress-17, additional communication to the PRs regarding both the implications and the benefits of WIGOS was probably still needed. However, several Task Team members emphasized the need for WIGOS to also engage directly with the senior management in the NMHSs at this point. This is due to the increasing amount of technical work required in the next phase of the WIGOS development, in particular as concerns OSCAR/Surface.

2.2. Dr L.P. Riishojgaard, PM/WIGOS, briefed the participants on the outcomes from TT-PWPP-1 and ICG-WIGOS-4 regarding the expected further development and implementation of WIGOS during the next financial period.

2.2.1. The output from TT-PWPP-1 was expressed in terms of the following characteristics of the desired end state of WIGOS by the time of Congress-18 in 2019:

• The WIGOS framework will have been completed, encompassing:• Regulatory Material (WRM) – complete, supported by guidance material

(Guides to WIGOS, etc.)• Metadata standard – completed and implemented• WIGOS Information Resource, including all tools (OSCAR, SORT, etc.) – fully

implemented and used routinely by Members• WIGOS Station Identifiers – technical issues resolved and new system

adopted, policy for issuing IDs defined, adopted by members and implemented;

• Observational data quality monitoring practices and procedures defined, incorporated in the WIGOS Regulatory Material and implemented;

• RBON concept implemented and RBSN/RBCN retired;• Regional WIGOS Centres defined and established in Pre-operational mode; • Operational online catalogue replacing Vol. A. including information (WIGOS

metadata) on all observing systems, platforms, etc. (OSCAR/Surface).• WIGOS Guidance Material on the lifecycle management of data developed

(acquisition, data policy, sharing, quality management, dissemination, archiving, reprocessing, etc.)

• Methodologies/guidance for incorporating observations across all WIGOS component observing systems (WMO and partners),

• Monitoring system to record WIGOS network performance (both as concerns availability and quality of data) with associated feedback and fault management mechanisms developed and implemented

• Design capability developed to help identify gaps in global, regional and national observing systems in context of user needs, issues, etc.

• Procedures for using the design capability to address gaps, develop guidance on network evolution taking into account e.g. emerging and obsolescent technologies, capacity development needs, donor opportunities etc.

• Demonstrated and known impact of WIGOS on other WMO strategic priorities.

2.2.2. During ICG-WIGOS-4, the input from TT-PWPP-1 had been translated into a set of five priority areas for the Pre-operational Phase:

• WIGOS Regulatory Material, supplemented with necessary guidance material, focusing on providing Members with those technical details that are required for the implementation

• WIGOS Information Resource (WIR), including the OSCAR and SORT databases


• WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS)• Regional WIGOS Centres• National WIGOS implementation, coordination and governance mechanisms

3. RELEVANT DECISIONS AND GUIDANCE OF CG-17 and EC-67

3.1. Dr L.P. Riishojgaard briefed on the decisions and guidance of Cg-17 and EC-67.

3.1.1. At Cg-17, the WIGOS pre-operational Phase had been approved based on the initial list of priority areas listed above (par. 2.2.2), and EC had been tasked with overseeing the further development of WIGOS.

3.1.2. EC-67 had re-established ICG-WIGOS with new Terms of Reference, and had requested the group to develop a Plan for the WIGOS Pre-operational Phase and submit such a document to EC-68 for approval.

3.1.3. EC-67 had furthermore requested the ICG-WIGOS Co-Chairs and the EC focal points in ICG-WIGOS to develop a recommendation to EC-68 on how to strengthen the role of the Council in the governance of the WIGOS Pre-operational Phase. This would be discussed in an ad hoc meeting immediately following the TT-PWPP-2 Session. A separate note from that meeting will be made available.

4. PLANNING THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES FOR THE WIGOS PRE-OPERATIONAL PHASE

4.1. National WIGOS implementation

4.1.1. Dr S. Barrell introduced Doc. 4.1 on national implementation and noted that while all countries are different and therefore will take need to take different approaches in their implementation of WIGOS, a common thread is the central role that the NMHS need to play in order to make WIGOS a success. The need for guidance material, information material regarding partnership arrangement with non-NMHS entities was highlighted by several Task Team members.

4.1.2. Dr Riishojgaard introduced Doc 4.1(2) as an example of a simple “step by step” guide to national implementation efforts related to two of the priority areas of the Pre-operational Phase, namely OSCAR/Surface and WDQMS. While the Task Team would not necessarily want to see a cookbook approach to the overall WIGOS implementation imposed on all WMO Members, the idea of developing a step-by-step guide to these two systems in particular was found to be very useful. This will be further developed in the Guidance material.

4.1.3. It was recognized in the discussion that beyond the technical aspects involving OSCAR/Surface and the WDQMS (discussed separately under agenda items 4.2 and 4.3, respectively), the biggest issue facing the WMO Members in their national implementations have to do with partnering with external (non-NMHS) data providers. On one hand this is one of the primary drivers behind WIGOS, since it allows for a more efficient expenditure of national resources by exploiting the synergies between observing systems operated by different government agencies, research institutions and commercial entities. On the other hand it has profound and sometimes not immediately obvious implications for the NMHSs, both policy-wise and financially. It was agreed that there would be value in the development of a set of partnership principles, with nationally


relevant examples, to assist Members. The idea of establishing a Task Team on Data Partnerships was discussed, and it was recommended that ICG-WIGOS-5 establish such a team.

4.1.4. It was agreed that successful national WIGOS implementation requires well-targeted communication at all levels (to ministers, permanent representatives, observing system managers, external partners, etc.), in order to stimulate the uptake of WIGOS among the Members. Observing system managers were seen as an especially critical target audience, both for helping the permanent representatives give priority to WIGOS implementation and partnerships, and for providing the essential technical and managerial leadership. It was further agreed that development and deployment of effective e-learning materials addressing technical and management aspects of WIGOS will be essential to help prepare Members for being WIGOS Ready by Cg18. The 'jump start' concept, which had been successfully applied in the implementation on WIS, was cited as a good model to incorporate in the training.

4.1.5. The breakout group on National WIGOS Implementation discussed the concept of WIGOS readiness levels, and tasked the Secretariat with developing this further for discussion and approval at ICG-WIGOS-5. The lowest level of readiness would include (i) registration in OSCAR/Surface, with complete metadata, of all stations for which observations are exchanged internationally; (ii) implementation of new Station IDs, and (iii) development of a national process for receiving and acting on quality problem information from the WDQMS. All Members would be expected to have reached at least this level by the end of the 2016-2019 financial period, with many expected to be well beyond this stage, with well-developed national partnerships in place.

4.1.6. A detailed timeline for some of the main activities in support of National WIGOS Implementations is included as Appendix VI.

4.2. WIGOS Regulatory Material complemented with necessary guidance material to assist Members with the implementation of the WIGOS technical regulations

4.2.1. Dr Riishojgaard briefed the participants on the main issues concerning regulatory and guidance material for WIGOS.

4.2.2. Concerning the regulatory material, the initial versions of both the WIGOS text for the WMO Technical Regulations (WMO No. 49, Vol. I) and the Manual on WIGOS had recently been approved by Cg-17, and while an incremental update may be proposed to the Executive Council in either 2016 or 2017, the next major update is foreseen to be submitted to Cg-18 in 2019.

4.2.3. The 2019 edition of the Manual on WIGOS is planned to include (i) a full integration of the existing Manual on the Global Observing System, the existing version of which will be retired at that point, and (ii) new text on the Regional Basic Observing Networks (RBON), which will replace and expand upon the existing Regional Basic Synoptic Networks (RBSN) and Regional Basic Climate Networks (RBCN).

4.2.4. The participants expressed their support for this plan, but emphasized that accelerated development work especially concerning the RBON concept would be critical, due to the need to introduce this concept to all Regional Association Sessions during the upcoming financial period.

4.2.5. A detailed timeline for the development work required in order to meet the two main goals


laid out in par. 4.2.3 was developed during discussions in a break-out group and is included here as Appendix II.

4.2.6. Concerning the plans for the Guide to WIGOS, the participants were briefed on the need to have material available for Members by July 1 2016, which is the date on which the Manual on WIGOS takes effect. Guidance is most urgently needed in the following areas:

1. OSCAR, Metadata, Station IDs and Quality monitoring;2. Regional WIGOS Centres, AWS, National partnerships;3. National observing strategy, RBON, and integration of space-based

observations.

4.2.7. The guidance material for the areas listed under item 1 in par. 4.2.6 is needed in the initial version of the Guide to WIGOS, and the material for those listed under 2 and 3 should be developed in subsequent steps.

4.2.8. The initial Guide to WIGOS would be drafted by the Secretariat, and presented to ICG-WIGOS-5 in 2016 for review prior to submission to EC-68.

4.2.9. Concerning the plans for a more complete Guide to WIGOS to be developed during the remainder of the financial period, the participants discussed the pros and cons of the previously adopted “thin layer” approach. It had become clear that even under this approach, a substantial amount of new material will have to be developed, e.g. regarding OSCAR, Metadata Standard, Station identifiers, etc. A further drawback that a thin layer approach merely adds another layer of references on top of material already full of long chains of references, some of which have been identified as dead ends.

4.2.10. It was decided that any regulatory and guidance material developed by the Secretariat should be reviewed by a Review Board prior to being submitted to the relevant Constituent Body Session. Such a Review Board would be constituted at ICG-WIGOS-5.

4.3. Further development of the WIGOS Information Resource (WIR), with special emphasis on the operational deployment of the OSCAR databases

4.3.1. Mr. T. Pröscholdt from the Secretariat presented the status of the WIGOS Information Resource (WIR) and the plans for further roll-out of the WIR, in particular OSCAR/Surface. He briefed the participants about the ongoing training efforts through which a number of NMHSs in various WMO Regions were being exposed to OSCAR/Surface and explained the benefits of this to both the trainees and to the OSCAR development team, The Task Team members recognized the need for all WMO Members to be given the opportunity to participate in this type of training events. However, they also emphasized the magnitude of this task and strongly recommended to investigate the potential use of e-learning tools in support of this, both due to the need of several staff from each NMHS being trained in this, and due to ongoing turn-over of staff.

4.3.2. The “Standardisation of Observations References Tool” (SORT) had been proposed as a way of navigating a thin layer guide with an underlying body of reference material. However, SORT would not in and of itself solve the problem with references leading nowhere, and the WIGOS Project Office had therefore decided to defer any additional investment in SORT until a later stage. The issue of the priority assigned to SORT was discussed at the meeting, and it was agreed that while an electronic document navigation tool would be very useful, such a tool should be based on a WMO-wide solution rather than on a custom solution unique to WIGOS. While waiting for such a solution to be developed, the design and definition work on SORT would be given lower priority.


4.3.3. The break-out group on WIR developed a more detailed timeline for the future development of the various components, which was subsequently approved by the meeting. This timeline is included here as Appendix III.

4.4. Development and implementation of the WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System

4.4.1. Mr. L. Nunes from the Secretariat presented the background material on this system, the initial development of which was triggered by the outcome of the first WIGOS Workshop on Quality Monitoring and Incident Management held in Geneva on 10-12 December 2014. Subsequent to this Workshop, ICG-WIGOS-4 had endorsed the development of the WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS), and this had been approved as one of the five priorities by Cg-17.

4.4.2. Mr. Nunes also briefed the participants about three pilot projects had since been developed, in collaboration with ECMWF, NCEP, DWD, and the NMHS of Kenya, and that were aimed at further developing various aspects of the overall system.

4.4.3. The Task Team members recognized the value of the monitoring system, but voiced their concern about having potentially yet another web-based geographic information system within the WIS/WIGOS world without any links to existing systems; Dr. Riishojgaard from the Secretariat explained that many aspects of the monitoring results could easily be made available and visualized within OSCAR/Surface, and that the only reason this had not been done so far was that the design specifications and the development contract for OSCAR/Surface predated the WDQMS development. In any case the WDQMS should be seen as an integral part of the WIR. Prof. Calpini asked the task team to endorse the idea of a future integration of monitoring results within OSCAR/Surface, and this was strongly supported by the meeting.

4.4.4. There was broad support for the existing pilot projects that are primarily based on NWP monitoring. However, the task team members reminded the Secretariat of the need to continue to work on ways to monitor also those WIGOS components that are not used for NWP, and therefore cannot use this methodology for monitoring. The need to integrate monitoring of satellite data into the system at a later stage was also mentioned.

4.4.5. It was decided to arrange a follow-on WIGOS Quality Monitoring Workshop in Geneva, notionally in the November/December 2015 timeframe.

4.4.6. Since the WDQMS will be one of the most important areas of technical development in the WIGOS Pre-operational Phase, the idea of establishing an ICG-WIGOS Task Team to follow this development was discussed. The meeting agreed that since the scope of the overall Quality Management task in the WIGOS Framework Implementation Plan now had been down to focusing exclusively on observational data quality monitoring during the Pre-operational Phase, the work of the existing Task Team on WIGOS Quality Management (TT-WQM) should be considered finished, and the meeting thanked the members of TT-WQM for their contributions. The session decided to propose to ICG-WIGOS-5 the establishment of a new task team on Quality Monitoring.

4.4.7. A detailed timeline for the further development of the WDQMS is included as Appendix IV.

4.5. Concept development and initial establishment of Regional WIGOS Centres

4.5.1. Dr Riishojgaard from the Secretariat presented a brief concept note on the Regional WIGOS Centres (RWC), laying out the rationale for the Centres, their expected tasks and responsibilities.


4.5.2. During the following discussion, the need to proceed carefully was emphasized by several team members. WMO has a very large number of Centres of various types, many of which are not fully functional (or in some case not functional at all). Unless we can demonstrate a very clear need, develop clear metrics for success and implement a rigorous approval and review process, we run the risk of further diminishing the value of being a WMO Centre. On the other hand, the members recognized the need of regional support mechanisms and structures, in particular as concerns support for OSCAR/Surface and the WDQMS.

4.5.3. The meeting requested the Secretariat to develop a short Concept Note for the Regional WIGOS Centres, focusing exclusively on the expected tasks and responsibilities of the RWCs, without going into detail regarding the process for proposing, approving, establishing and reviewing such Centres. This should be presented in a number of relevant WMO contexts for further developments, starting with the PTC/PRA meeting in January 2016.

4.5.4. A timeline for further development of the RWC concept was developed in a breakout group and subsequently adopted in plenary. This timeline is included here as Appendix V.

5. REVIEW AND WAY FORWARD

5.1. Deliverables to ICG-WIGOS-5 and EC-68

5.1.1. It was decided that the following deliverables should be developed by the WMO Secretariat, based on the discussions taking place at the Task Team meeting, and that these should be provided to ICG-WIGOS-5 for its deliberation and further actions prior to submission to EC-68:

a. A Final Report from the Task Team Meeting (this document);b. A set of simple timelines, one for each of the five priority areas (included with this

document as appendices II through VI);c. An overarching roadmap for WIGOS Pre-operational Phase with a focus on the

implications for the NMHSs;d. A graphical representation of various stages of WIGOS Readiness of the WMO

Members, the lowest stage of which should be reached by all WMO Members by the end of the Pre-operational Period.

e. A short (one-page) Concept Note for Regional WIGOS Centres, describing the main intended functions and responsibilities of the RWCs, but not the process for proposing, approving, establishing and reviewing them;

f. A draft updated and revised WIGOS Framework Implementation Plan reflecting the new tasks of the WIGOS Pre-operational Phase (updated in track change, referenced to the version approved by EC-66).

5.1.2. Based on this input, ICG-WIGOS-5 will make the final decision regarding the form of planning documents to be submitted to EC-68

5.2. Governance and Management Structure; Communication and Outreach, Capacity Development, Funding Mechanisms needed to be in place

5.2.1. The issue of the governance of ICG-WIGOS was deferred to a dedicated task team


meeting taking place at WMO on September 18 involving the ICG-WIGOS Co-Chairs and relevant EC Members (separate notes will be made available).

5.3. Review of linkages with other WMO Priorities (GFCS, DRR, Polar Activities)

5.3.1. The links with other WMO priorities and program areas, in particular GFCS, DRR, Polar Activities and GCOS, was reviewed by the Task Team. The need to strengthen the links to the other WMO priority areas was stressed, and it was noted that while several of them rely heavily on observations in order to meet their goals, engaging them in a dialog to articulate their requirements for observational data continues to be difficult.

5.3.2. Concerning the WMO Secretariat, the meeting expressed the view that the link between the WIGOS Project Office and especially those entities outside the Observing and Information Systems Department appeared to be rather weak, and it was noted that there was little Secretariat representation outside the OBS department (e.g. GAW, GFCS, CLW, WDS,…) or hydrology present during the meeting.

6. FUTURE WORK PROGRAMME AND ACTION PLAN OF TT-PWPP

6.1. TT-PWPP considered its work to have been completed at the conclusion of the meeting. Any subsequent steps would be up to ICG-WIGOS, per par. 5.1.1.

7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

7.1. There was no other business considered.

8. CLOSURE OF THE SESSION

8.1. The session closed on Thursday, 17 September 2015, at 17:00 hours.____________

Appendix I; LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Dr Susan Barrell(Chair, ICG-WIGOS; CBS Vice-president; and representing RA V)

Bureau of MeteorologyG.P.O. Box 1289MELBOURNE, VIC 3001AustraliaTel.: +61 (3) 9669 4444Fax: +61 (3) 9669 4168Email: [email protected]

Prof Dr Bertrand Calpini(Co-Chair, CIMO President)

Aerological Station PayerneMeteoSwissCH-1530 PAYERNESwitzerlandTel.: +41 26 662 62 28 Fax: +41 26 662 62 12 Email: [email protected]

Dr Antonio Divino Moura(First Vice President, EC Focal Point)

Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (INMET)Eixo Monumental Via S-1 SudoesteBRASÍLIATelephone: + 55 61 21024601Fax: + 55 61 21024620Email: diretor. inmet @inmet.gov.br

Dr Amos Makarau(RA I President)

Department of Meteorological ServicesCnr Hudson & Bishop Gaul AvenueP.O. Box BE 150BelvedereHARAREZimbabweTel.: +263 4 77 82 09Fax: +263 4 77 81 61Email: [email protected]

Ms. Chong Pei(representing RA II, on behalf of Ms Meiyan Jiao)

China Meteorological Administration46, Zhongguancun Nandajie100081 BEIJINGChinaTel.: +86 10 68405027Fax: +86 10Email: [email protected]

Mr. Jose Arimatea de Souza Brito(representing RA III)

Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (INMET)Eixo Monumental Via S-1 SudoesteBRASILIA, DF CEP 70680-900BrazilTel.: +55 61 2102 4620Fax: +55 61 2102 4621Email: [email protected]

Mr. Tyrone W. Sutherland(EC Focal Point and representing RA IV)

Caribbean Meteorological Organization27 O'Connor Street,Woodbrook, P.O. Box 461PORT OF SPAINTrinidad and TobagoTel.: +1 868 622 4711







Fax: +1 868 622 0277E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Andi Eka Sakya(EC Focal Point and representing RA V)

Meteorological, Climatological andGeophysical Agency (BMKG)Jl. Angkasa 1/2, KemayoranJAKARTATelephone: + 62 21 424 8016Fax: + 62 21 424 6314E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Jochen Dibbern(representing RA VI and CBS)

Deutscher WetterdienstFrankfurter Str. 13563067 OFFENBACHGermanyTel.: +49 69 8062 2824Fax: +49 69 8062 3836Email: [email protected]

Mr. Stuart Goldstraw(Invited expert)

Met Office FitzRoy RoadEXETER EX1 3PB Devon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTel: +44 1392 88 5603Email: [email protected]

Mr. Mike Manore(Invited expert)

Place Vincent Massey351 Boulevard St-JosephGATINEAU, QUEBEC, K1A 0H3CanadaTel: + Fax: + Email: [email protected]




WMO SECRETARIAT7 bis, avenue de la Paix, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland

WWW website: www.wmo.int/web/www/www.html

Observing and Information Systems Department (OBS)

Dr. Wenjian ZhangDirector/OBS

Tel: +41 22 730 8567Fax: +41 22 730 8021E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Carolin RichterDirector/GCOS

Tel: +41 22 730 8275E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Lars Peter RiishojgaardWIGOS Project Manager

Tel.: +(41 22) 730 8193Fax: +(41 22) 730 8021Email: [email protected]

Mr. Luis Filipe NunesWIGOS Scientific Officer


Mr. Timo ProescholdtWIGOS Scientific Officer


Dr. Miroslav OndrasChief, Observing Systems Division


Dr. Isabelle RuediHead/Instruments and Methods of Observation


Mr. Etienne CharpentierMarine and Oceanographic Observations and Data Management


Dr. Steve ForemanData Representation, Metadata and Monitoring Division


Climate and Water Department (CLW)

Mr. Jose CamachoCLPA

Tel.: +41 22 730 8357E-mail: [email protected]

GFCS Office

Dr. Filipe Domingos Freires LúcioDirector

Tel. +41 22 730 8579Fax +41 22 730 8037Email: [email protected]

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Appendix II; Development Timeline for WIGOS Regulatory Material

Significant events

Manual on WIGOS Manual on GOS RBON concept

Dec 2015 RBON Workshop

Concept finalized; drafting of text for regulatory material initiated

Jan 2016 ICG-WIGOS-5

Timeline approved Timeline endorsed

Concept paper for discussion; TT-RM reactivated

June 2016 EC-68 Timeline included in WIGOS document

Information paper on the Concept

Late 2016 CBS-16 Update endorsed by CBS

Draft Text for RM endorsed

Late 2016 RA-II-16 Information paper on the Concept presented

Early 2017 ICG-WIGOS-6

Draft Text for RM approved

June 2017 EC-69 Update approved Translated and submitted to RA-MGs for review

Mid 2017 RA-IV-17RA-VI-17

Concept paper presented

Late 2017 ICG-WIGOS TT-RM

Text from Manual on GOS and new text on RBON integrated in draft Manual on WIGOS

Early 2018 ICG-WIGOS-7

Approved by ICG-WIGOS; submitted to P-TCs for TCs review

Mid-end 2018

RA-V-17RA-III-17RA-I-17

Concept paper presented

Mid 2018 Feedback from TCs integrated; translation to all official languages

Late 2018 CBS (Ext) 18

CBS endorsement;

Oct 2018 Submitted to Members for comments

Mid 2019 Cg-18 New version submitted for approval

Retired (subject to new Manual on WIGOS being approved)

Appendix III; Development Timeline for the WIGOS Information Resource

SORT PORTAL OSCAR/surface OSCAR/space monitoring

Q4/2015 - 25% : initial content about WIGOS and its systems provided

50%: basic system developed, tested and deployed. Enhancements being developed

80% : operational since 2011. Phase II development completed.

10%: v0.2 of pilot project developed

Q2/2016 - 50%: initial content reviewed and migrated to new CMS system. New website operational. Content mapped to website or extranet

60%: version 1 operational. VolA/OSCAR transition period starts. Planning for version 2.

85%: phase II operational.

New SAT team takes over

25%: v0.4 of pilot project.

Q4/2016 5%: SORT requirements input into WMO EDMS project

100%: WIGOS page on new website, other WIGOS portal integrated into WMO extranet

75%: M2M interface & geospatial interface implemented, AMDAR integrated. First version of Analysis. Migration of requirements

? 35%: Planning for level of integration with OSCAR/surface or elsewhere

V0.8 of pilot project

2017 10%: Decision how to implement SORT

100% End of transition phase.

? 50%: prototype fully implemented v1.0

Appendix IV; Development Timeline for the WDQMS

Significant eventsQuality (and Availability) Monitoring component

Incident management system component

Relations with: OSCAR, RWC,Other task teams,Training needs

Late 2015 2nd Workshop on WIGOS quality monitoring and incident management

Discuss the current status of the pilot projects and propose detailed draft plan to submit to ICG-WIGOS-5

Discuss the current status of the pilot projects and propose detailed draft plan to submit to ICG-WIGOS-5

Discussion and recommendations

Early 2016 Prototype for land surface stations ready to demonstrate; 3 NWP Centres participate

Specifications for the IMS and start pilot project #1 in RA-I English speaking countries

Early 2016 ICG-WIGOS-5; Task Teams on DQM and RWC established

Prototype for GOS land surface stations and draft plan endorsed

Specifications for GOS land surface stations and draft plan endorsed

Recommendations endorsed

Mid-2016 Joint session of TT-DQM and TT-RWC

Prototype and draft plan discussed

Specifications and draft plan discussed

Mid-2016 EC-68 Draft plan included in WIGOS document

Draft plan included in WIGOS document

Recommendations approved

Late 2016 CBS-16, RA-II-16 Prototype demonstrated

Pilot #1 demonstrated

Early 2017 ICG-WIGOS-6 Expanded prototype (all GOS surface stations included in the monitoring)

Start pilot project #2 in RA-I French speaking countries

Mid-2017 EC-69 Expanded prototype demonstrated and guidance material approved

Pilots #1 and #2 demonstrated and guidance material approved

Late 2017 Expanded prototype operational

IMS expanded to all GOS surface stations

Early 2018 ICG-WIGOS-7 Full monitoring prototype (include other WIGOS observing systems) discussed

Full IMS prototype (include other WIGOS observing systems) discussed

Mid 2018 EC-70 Full monitoring prototype approved

Full IMS prototype approved

Late 2018/early 2019

CBS (Ext) 18 Full monitoring system in pre-operational mode (for more than one WIGOS observing systems)

Full IMS in pre-operational mode (for more than one WIGOS observing systems)

Mid 2019 Cg-18 Full monitoring system in pre-operational mode (for more than one WIGOS observing

Full IMS in pre-operational mode (for more than one WIGOS observing systems) submitted for approval

systems) submitted for approval

Appendix V; Development Timeline for the Regional WIGOS Centres

Date Significant Events Task Team Conceptual Regional WIGOS Centre/Facility

Now WIGOS PO will draft conceptual paper describing Regional WIGOS Centre/Facility operations

January 2016 PR/A meeting PR/A meeting used to discuss RWC concept

January 25, 2016 ICG-WIGOS meeting Recommend establishing Task Team on Regional WIGOS Centres; Establish Task Team on WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring

ICG-WIGOS provides feedback on RWC concept paper

Jan – June 2016 Workshop between TT-RWC and TT-WDQMS on RWC concept

Concept paper refined and circulated among Regional Association management and relevant working groups.

June 2016 Executive Council (EC-68) Meeting

Concept paper brought to EC meeting for further discussion

July 2016+ Regional Association management groups work to identify hosting RWC solutions in their regions

Appendix VI; Development Timeline for the National WIGOS Implementations

Date Significant Events Partnerships TrainingNow (2015)

Letter from the Secretary General of WMO to the Permanent Representatives announcing WIGOS being operational

Now – June 2016

Development of a suite of communication packages for various audiences to introduce WIGOS and the work to be done. (Consultant or Secondment)

WIGOS National Focal Points and PRs are trained on WIGOS messaging

January 2016

Establish new Task Team on Partnership and Data

June 2016WIGOS “Uptake”: WIGOS has been socialized with political and technical staff to ensure compliance at all levels in the NMHS.

OSCAR Training curriculum and WIGOS e-Learning modules developed

June 201620% WMO members are WIGOS “Ready”: The NMHS has implemented the 4 minimum acceptable criteria for WIGOS readiness.Minimum acceptable criteria are:- Fully comply with and implement the WIGOS metadata standards for all internationally reporting observing systems- Update and populate OSCAR- Implement the station identifiers- Have a strategy to monitor the quality of data via the WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System.

July 2016 1st Draft guidance on partnership agreements’ best practices brought to the EC meeting

July 2017 ~50% WMO members are WIGOS “Ready”

Complete guidance and conduct training in best practices for Memorandum of Agreements/Understanding and other service level agreements

CG-18, 2019

All members (100%) attain the status of WIGOS “Ready”

Some members may start working with willing, existing partners to comply with WIGOS standards and best practices and to fill gaps in observing networks identified by the RRR process.

Skilled personnel are fully trained to implement WIGOS

2019+ All Members (100%) work to attain the status of WIGOS “Open”: The NMHS has worked with willing,

Some members may work with new partners to comply with WIGOS

Partners are trained to implement WIGOS

existing partners to comply with WIGOS standards and best practices and to fill gaps in observing networks identified by the RRR process.

standards and best practices and to fill gaps in observing capabilities identified by the RRR process.

2019+ Members work to attain the status of WIGOS “Diverse Partnerships”: The NMHS has worked with new partners to comply with WIGOS standards and best practices and to fill gaps in observing capabilities identified by the RRR process.

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