Teco-2002 Conference Programme

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION

WMO Technical Conference on Meteorological and Environmental Instruments and Methods of Observation (TECO-2002)

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

CONFERENCE THEME

Progress in Meteorological Observing Technology

Bratislava, Slovak Republic 23-25 September 2002 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE LIST OF MEMBERS

R.P. Canterford Scientific Director Australia

J. Kruus Canada

A. Belhouji Morocco

J. Nash UK

I. Zahumenský Slovakia

A. Gusev Russian Federation

M. Ondráš Coordinator WMO Secretariat TECO-2002 Programme (as of 9 September 2002)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday 23 September 24 September 25 September

10:00 - 10:50 9:00 - 10:20 9:00 - 10:20

Opening of TECO- Session 1.2 Session 3 2002 Continued Management and financial (4 Papers) aspects for observing methods and technology as Introductory Keynote Paper well as related to capacity building (5 Papers)

11:10 - 12:30 10:40 - 12:00 10:40 - 12:00

Session 1 Session 1.2 Session 4 New developments and Continued Application of meteorological operational experience (3 Papers) and environmental concerning Automatic instruments in natural and Weather Stations Session 1.3 renewable resource Surface-based remote management Session 1.1 sensing techniques (2 Papers) Surface measurements Keynote Paper including sensors, automatic Final discussion stations and systems for specific applications and requirements Closure of TECO-2002 (4 Papers)

14:30 - 15:50 14:00 - 15:20

Session 1.1 Session 1.3 Continued Continued (4 Papers) ( 4 Papers)

16:10 - 17:30 15:40 - 17:00

Session 1.1 Session 2 Continued Quality management and (3 Papers) calibration methodology for surface-based remote sensing Session 1.2 systems Upper-air in situ (5 Papers) measurements (2 Papers)

Exhibition METEOREX - 2002 PAPERS TO BE PRESENTED

INTRODUCTORY KEYNOTE PAPER Managing the Natural Disasters in the Coastal Areas - an overview by Srivastava, S.K. (India), President of CIMO Chair: R.P. Canterford (Australia), Vice-president of CIMO 1. New developments and operational experience concerning Automatic Weather Stations 1.1 Surface measurements including sensors, automatic stations and systems for specific applications and requirements Co-chairs: J.P. van der Meulen (Netherlands) and K. Essendi (Kenya) 1.1(1) Temperature/humidity measurements during icing conditions by Leroy, Michel (France), et al. 1.1(2) Field comparison of artificial ventilated thermo-hygrometer and natural ventilated measurements of temperature and humidity by Hegg, Kjell (Norway) 1.1(3) Measurements of temperature with wind-sensors during severe winter conditions by Musa, Marc (Switzerland) 1.1(4) WMO questionnaire on recording precipitation gauges by Sevruk, Boris (Switzerland), et al. 1.1(5) Ice-free sensors - the Eumetnet SWS II project by Tammelin, Bengt (Finland), et al. 1.1(6) The new meteorological observation network in the Netherlands by Wauben, Wiel (Netherlands), et al. 1.1(7) A new standard observation for Italian Meteorological Service by De Leonibus, Luigi (Italy), et al. 1.1(8) New generation ship AWS by Islander, Jorma (Vaisala / Finland) 1.1(9) Present weather sensor Optic Eye TM by Persson, Per-Erik (AereotechTelub / Sweden), et al. 1.1(10) Meteorological observations by computer analysis of video images by Goodall, Philip (Muir Matheson LTD / UK) 1.1(11) Ultrasonic wind sensor - A new approach from Gill Instruments by Stock, Chris (Gill Instruments / UK), et al.

Poster Presentations P1.1(1) Norwegian national thermometer screen intercomparison by Larre, Merete (Norway), et al. P1.1(2) Construction and maintenance of the medium-scale network of AWSs in Guangdong Province by Yang, Zhijian (China), et al. P1.1(3) Meteorological sensors for automated systems of surface measurements and used independently by Skuratovich, Iwan (Belarus), et al. P1.1(4) Automatic meteosystem for fog parameters monitoring by Khaikine, Mikhail (Russian Federation), et al. P1.1(5) Solar radiation measurement under icing conditions by Rast, Jacques (Switzerland), et al. P1.1(6) Improvements to automated present weather reporting in the Met Office by McRobbie, Stuart (UK) P1.1(7) A comparison of atmospheric long-wave radiation measured with a precision infrared radiometer (PIR) and a CG4 by Behrens, Klaus (Germany) P1.1(8) Design concepts of the next generation automatic weather station network in Hong Kong by Wong, M.C. (Hong Kong, China), et al. P1.1(9) Validation methods and quality management of meteorological measurements adopted by the National Agrometeorological Service in Italy. Operational experience of the Central Office of Agricultural Ecology by Beltrano, Maria Carmen (Italy), et al. P1.1(10) The new MA-G-3 automated weather station, results of certification and trial operation by Bogachev, Anatoliy (Russian Federation) P1.1(11) Portable weather information display system by Storwold, Donald (USA), et al. P1.1(12) Estimation of the state of the ground and the height of deposit snow measured by micro telemetry laser by Zanghi, Fabrice (France) P1.1(13) Advances in automatic collection of surface meteorological data in India by Vashistha, Ramdhan (India), et al. P1.1(14) Comparison of Stevenson screens by Sima, Fatou (Gambia) P1.1(15) Road meteorological observations by Ledent, Thierry (Belgium) P1.1(16) Automation of visual observations at KNMI by Wauben, Wiel (Netherlands) P1.1(17) Algorithm for determination of cloud cover from downwelling infrared radiation for use as part of an integrated automatic weather station by Molyneux, Mike (UK) P1.1(18) Performance of automatic weather stations in Kenya meteorological department by Essendi, Kenneth (Kenya) P1.1(19) Results of an intercomparison of wooden and plastic thermometer by Hatton, Dave (UK), et al. P1.1(20) New forward scatter visibility sensor for RVR application by Kähkönen, Tero (Vaisala / Finland)

1.2 Upper-air in situ measurements Chair: J. Nash (UK) 1.2(1) Premiers résultats d'utilisation opérationnelle de nouvelles sondes GPS-3D dans le réseau de Météo France (First results of the new GPS-3D radiosondes in operational use within Météo France network) by Gaumet, Jean-Louis (France), et al. 1.2(2) Testing new generation radiosondes in the UK by Elms, John (UK), et al. 1.2(3) Comparisons between the Vaisala RS90 and snow-white relative humidity measurements obtained from the WMO GPS radiosonde comparison in Brazil by Smout, Richard (UK), et al. 1.2(4) Phase-array radar at Russian upper-air network by Ivanov, Alexei (Russian Federation), et al. 1.2(5) In-situ temperature comparisons between the NASA three thermistor reference radiosonde and the Sippican Mark IIA and Intermet systems model 3010 1680 MHz GPS by Bower, Carl (USA), et al. 1.2(6) Functional precision flight measurements for the Vaisala RS80-57H by Bower, Carl (USA), et al. 1.2(7) Correction for bias of Chinese upper-air measurements by Guo, Yatian (China), et al. 1.2(8) Differential GPS radiosonde observation system by Fujita, Makoto (Meisei / Japan), et al. 1.2(9) WMO RSO Intercomparison experiment held in Brazil in 2001 by Da Silveira, Reinaldo (Brazil)

Poster Presentation P1.2(1) Results of humidity sensor intercomparisons of new Russian radiosondes by Balagurov, Alexander (KOMET / Russian Federation), et al.

1.3 Surface-based remote sensing techniques Chair: R. Dombrowsky (USA) Keynote Paper GPS total water vapour - potential for future operational observations by Nash, John (UK), chairman of the CIMO Working Group on Ground-based Upper-air Observing Systems 1.3(1) Improving the detection efficiency and extending the service area of the UK ATD SFERICS lightning detection & location system by Nash, John (UK), et al. 1.3(2) Result from global atmospherics lightning detection and ranging (LDAR-II) research network at Dallas-Fort Worth by Holle, Ron (Global atmospheric Inc. / USA), et al. 1.3(3) Use of a low-tropospheric wind profiler within an urban environment by Ruffieux, Dominique (Switzerland), et al. 1.3(4) UK wind profiler network, preparation for operations and future requirements by Oakley, Tim (UK), et al.

Poster Presentations P1.3(1) Efficient low-cost weather radar by Overgaard, Soren (Denmark) P1.3(2) The wind profiler network of JMA by Ohara, Yoshihiro (Japan), et al. P1.3(3) New microwave temperature profiler for investigation of atmospheric boundary layer in arctic and Antarctic by Viazankin, Anton (Russian Federation), et al. P1.3(4) Planning for national lightning detection network (NLDN) in China by Meng, Qing .(China), et al. P1.3(5) A method and radiometer for cloud types and amount classification by Allenov, Mikhail (Russian Federation), et al. P1.3(6) An opto-electronic system for measuring semi-spherical sky energy brightness spectral density within the range of 0.35-2.9µm by Allenov, Mikhail (Russian Federation), et al. P1.3(7) Development and application of ozonesonde system in China by Wang, Gengchen (China), et al. P1.3(8) Soil moisture gauge by Tretyakov, Nikolay (Russian Federation), et al. P1.3(9) Design and operational aspects of a reduced-aperture 449 MHz wind profiling radar by Winston, Herb (Vaisala / USA), et al. P1.3(10) WSR-98D (CINRAD SA) with powerful performance and more friendly interface to users by Zhang, Jianyun (Beijing Metstar Radar Co. Ltd. / China), et al.

2. Quality management and calibration methodology for surface-based remote sensing systems Chair: R. Canterford (Australia) 2(1) The new quality control and monitoring system of the Deutscher Wetterdienst by Spengler, Reinhard (Germany) 2(2) Monitoring of the Radome network by Grégoire, Pierre (France), et al. 2(3) New technology for investigation of urban area atmospheric boundary layer by Kadygrov, Evgeny (Russian Federation), et al. 2(4) Testing, calibration and intercomparison of a new AWS in SHMI by Zahumenský, Igor (Slovakia), et al. 2(5) ISO 9001 quality management for the operation of hydro-meteorological measuring networks by Pevny, Gerhard (Logotronic / Austria)

Poster Presentations P2(1) Le contrôle sur site des baromètres (On-site checking of barometers) by Proust; Olivier (France), et al. P2(2) Station exposure metadata needed for judging and improving quality of observations of wind, temperature and other parameters by Wieringa, Jon (The Netherlands), et al. P2(3) Possibility of use of new (S3C Fuzzy Logic) for improvement of barometer calibration procedure by Milinkovic, Mladen (Yugoslavia), et al. P2(4) Quality standards for rain intensity measurements by Lanza, Luca (Italy), et al. P2(5) The wind-induced loss of precipitation measurement of small time intervals as recorded in the field by Chvíla, Branislav (Slovakia), et al. P2(6) Examination of errors in pluviometry caused by wind through analyzing the data of raingauges placed in different heights by Nagy, Zoltán (Hungary) P2(7) Overview of Met Office Vaisala FD-12P present weather sensor consistency trial by Shearn, David (UK) P2(8) Study on the calibration of net pyrradiometer by Lu, Wenhua (China), et al. P2(9) Method of improving the quality of atmospheric probing by Ding, Haifang (China), et al. P2(10) Ensuring radiosonde measuring accuracy with sampling inspection by variables by Xue, Shu-yun (Shanghai N°23 radio factory / China) P2(11) Precipitation network with digital and conventional rain gauges by Nemeth, Kurt (Wilh. Lambrecht GmbH / Germany)

3. Management and financial aspects for observing methods and technology as well as related to capacity building Chair: A. Belhouji (Morocco) 3(1) Management and Program efficiencies associated with a modern automated upper air observing network by Canterford, R.P. (Australia), et al. 3(2) The greatest challenge of the capacity building of high standard observers and technicians for automated upper-air systems in developing countries by Amer, Mostafa (Egypt) 3(3) Reinstrumentation of meteorological observation systems of post war met. Services, the Sierra Leone case study by Bockari, Alpha (Sierra Leone), et al. 3(4) An objective-oriented approach to solving the problem of the technical refurbishment of a Hydrometeorological service: the experience of Ukraine (Original in Russian language) by Lipinsky, Vyacheslav (Ukraine), et al. 3(5) The US climate reference network: a national automated baseline reference network to monitor climate change for the next 50 years by Baker, Bruce (USA)

Poster Presentations P3(1) The problems which face the developing countries in process of operating the automatic weather observing systems - case study from Egypt by El Bakry, Mohamed (Egypt) P3(2) Problems and perspectives of the hydro-meteorological instruments use in Kazakhstan by Kubakov, Erdos (Kazakhstan) P3(3) Role of regional meteorological centres in meteorological observations, data handling and information management by Gyuró, György (Hungary) P3(4) The Romania national meteorological upgrade program by Patello, Thomas (Lockheed Martin NE&SS-Radar systems / USA), et al.

4. Application of meteorological and environmental instruments in natural and renewable resource management Chair: Y. Guo (China) 4(1) La vulgarisation de l'utilisation du pluviomètre par le monde paysans au Mali (Extension of the use of pluviometers in the farming community of Mali) by Tandia, Fanta Traore (Mali) 4(2) Utilisation des instruments d'observation météorologique et environnementale pour la gestion des ressources naturelles et renouvelables (Use of meteorological and environmental observation instruments for the management of natural and renewable resources) by Soumah, Facinet (Guinea).