SESSION 1B – TRACEABILITY, UNCERTAINTY AND STANDARDIZATION OF METEOROLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS
Chair: Dr Andrea Merlone (Italy)
14:00-14:30
Keynote 1B:
An overview of the GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN)
Dr Greg Bodeker (New Zealand) et al.
14:30-14:45
1(5)
Investigation of the capabilities and benefits of use of Doppler LIDARs for their use into operational European observation network: the TOPROF European Action
Dr Ludovic Thobois (France) et al.
14:45-15:00
1(6)
Using the Sun as a calibration aid of dual-polarization weather radars operating at C-band and X-band
Evolution of WMO GAW Greenhouse Gas Measurement Techniques and Network Strategies
Dr Ed Dlugokencky (USA) et al.
WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2016
SESSION 2A – DEVELOPMENTS IN OBSERVING TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS
Chairperson: Mr Ercan Buyukbas (Turkey)
09:00-09:30
Keynote 2A:
Development of Phased-Array Weather Radar: Field Trial, Dual-Pol, and How It Reduces Disaster
Dr Masakazu Wada (Japan) et al.
09:30-09:45
2(1)
HF radar pilot project in Morocco
Mr Hassan Bouksim (Morocco) et al.
09:45-10:00
2(3)
The Australian Wind Profiler Network
Dr Bronwyn Dolman (Australia) et al.
10:00-10:15
2(4)
Integrating third party data from partner networks: Quality control using MeteoSwiss’ acceptance procedure for automatic weather stations "METEO-Cert"
Mr Joël Fisler (Switzerland) et al.
10:15-10:30
P
15 x 1 minute presentations of Session 2 posters
(1 ppt slide each)
10:30-11:00
COFFEE / TEA BREAK, POSTER SESSION & EXHIBITION
SESSION 2B – DEVELOPMENTS IN OBSERVING TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS
Chair: Mr. Volker Kurz (Germany)
11:00-11:30
Keynote 2B:
Open Source Linux Based Distributed "Real-Time" Environmental Measuring System – DEMS
Mr Bojan Černač (Slovenia)
11:30-11:45
2(5)
The Shipborne European Common Automatic Weather Station (EUCAWS)
Mr Jean-Baptiste Cohuet (France) et al.
11:45-12:00
2(6)
Impact of Radiosonde Measurement Accuracy on Predicting Weather
Mrs Johanna Lentonen (Finland) et al.
12:00-12:15
2(7)
China BeiDou Radiosonde System
Mr Rongkang Yang (China) et al.
12:15-12:30
2(8)
Exploration of fog detection and visibility estimation from camera images
Dr Wiel Wauben (Netherlands) et al.
12:30-12:45
2(9)
Next Generation Weather Data: High Density Global Coverage from Nanosatellites
Mr Vladimir Irisov (United States of America) et al.
12:45-13:00
P
15 x 1 minute presentations of Session 2 posters
(1 ppt slide each)
13:00-14:30
LUNCH BREAK, POSTER SESSION & EXHIBITION
PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION 1:
Benefits and Challenges of Transitioning to Automated Observations
Chair: Jitze van der Meulen
15:30-16:00
COFFEE / TEA BREAK, POSTER SESSION & EXHIBITION
16:00-17:30
2016 PROFESSOR DR VILHO VAISALA AWARDS
Presentation by Dr Ruud Dirksen (Germany), representing the winners of the Dr Vilho Vaisala Award for an Outstanding Research Paper on Instruments and Methods of Observation:
Reference quality upper-air measurements: GRUAN data processing for the Vaisala RS92 radiosonde, R.J. Dirksen, M. Sommer, F.J. Immler, D.F. Hurst, R. Kivi and H. Vomel, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 7, pp 4463-4490, 2014.
Presentation by Ms Amudha Bakthavathsalu (India) and Dr Rabia Merrouchi (Morocco), winners of the Professor Vilho Vaisala Award for the Development and Implementation of Instruments and Methods of Observation in Developing Countries:
Survey on alternatives for dangerous and obsolete instruments: evaluation of the questionnaire and recommendations for alternatives, WMO, IOM Report No. 117, 2014.
Award Presentation Ceremony
THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
SESSION 3A – THE WMO SOLID PRECIPITATION INTERCOMPARISON EXPERIMENT (SPICE)
Chair: Mr Samuel Buisan (Spain)
09:00-09:30
Keynote 3A:
WMO SPICE: Intercomparison of Instruments and methods for the measurement of Solid Precipitation and Snow on the Ground, Overall results and recommendations
Ms Rodica Nitu (Canada) et al.
09:30-09:45
3(1)
Non-catchment type instruments for snowfall measurement and reporting of precipitation type: General considerations and issues encountered during the WMO CIMO SPICE experiment, and derived recommendations
Dr Yves-Alain Roulet (Switzerland) et al.
09:45-10:00
3(2)
Quantitative evaluation of weighing gauges with different wind shields through error modellings
Prof GyuWon Lee (Republic of Korea) et al.
10:00-10:15
3(3)
Errors, Biases, and Corrections for Weighing Gauge Precipitation Measurements from the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment
Dr John Kochendorfer (United States of America) et al.
10:15-10:30
3(4)
The WMO SPICE Snow-on-Ground Intercomparison: An Overview of sensor assessment and recommendations on best practices
Mr Craig D. Smith (Canada) et al.
10:30-10:45
P
15 x 1 minute presentations of SPICE posters
(1 ppt slide each)
10:45-11:15
COFFEE / TEA BREAK, POSTER SESSION & EXHIBITION
SESSION 3B – INTERCOMPARISONS, CHARACTERISATION AND TESTING OF INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION
