Executive Council Panel of Experts on Polar and High-Mountain Observations, Research and Services
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Executive Council Sixty-ninth session Geneva 10 –17 May 2017 Abridged final report with resolutions and decisions WEATHER CLIMATE WATER CLIMATE WEATHER WMO-No. 1196 Executive Council Sixty-ninth session Geneva 10 –17 May 2017 Abridged final report with resolutions and decisions WEATHER CLIMATE WATER CLIMATE WEATHER WMO-No. 1196 WMO-No. 1196 © World Meteorological Organization, 2017 The right of publication in print, electronic and any other form and in any language is reserved by WMO. Short extracts from WMO publications may be reproduced without authorization, provided that the complete source is clearly indicated. Editorial correspondence and requests to publish, reproduce or translate this publication in part or in whole should be addressed to: Chairperson, Publications Board World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 7 bis, avenue de la Paix Tel.: +41 (0) 22 730 84 03 P.O. Box 2300 Fax: +41 (0) 22 730 81 17 CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland E-mail: [email protected] ISBN 978-92-63-11196-8 NOTE The designations employed in WMO publications and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of WMO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by WMO in preference to others of a similar nature which are not mentioned or advertised. This report contains the text as adopted by Plenary and has been issued without formal editing. Acronyms used in this report may be found in METEOTERM, the WMO terminology database, at http://public.wmo.int/en/resources/meteoterm. CONTENTS Page GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE SESSION .......................................... 1 APPENDIX 1. AGENDA ...................................................................................... 2 APPENDIX 2. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE SESSION ................................... 4 1 Manual on the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WMO-No. 1160), Section 2 and Section 8 ............................................................................... 4 2 Initial version of the Guide to the WMO Integrated Global Observing System ....... 119 3 Revised Manual on the Global Observing System (WMO-No. 544) and Guide to the Global Observing System (WMO-No. 488) .................................... 120 4 Satellite skills and knowledge for operational meteorologists ............................. 121 5 Guide to Aircraft-based Observations .............................................................. 121 6 Establishment and designation of the WMO Global Data Centre for Aircraft-based Observations ............................................................................................. 122 7 Implementation of the WMO Information System............................................. 123 8 Strategy and governance for the WMO Information System............................... 125 9 Model-driven code forms .............................................................................. 127 10 Code tables supporting WMO Integrated Global Observing System metadata ....... 130 11 Data representations for hydrological information ............................................ 133 12 Assisting compliance with Technical Regulations .............................................. 134 13 Amendment to the Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Volume I – General Meteorological Standards and Recommended Practices, public weather services provisions ............................................................................................. 135 14 Amendment to the Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Volume II – Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation .................... 137 15 International exchange of snow data ............................................................. 138 16 Executive Council Panel of Experts on Polar and High-mountain Observations, Research and Services ................................................................................. 139 17 Seamless Data-processing and Forecasting System .......................................... 144 18 Revised Manual on the Global Data-processing and Forecasting System (WMO-No. 485) ............................................................................... 146 19 WMO quality policy statement ....................................................................... 153 20 Amendment to Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Volume I – General Meteorological Standards and Recommended Practices (quality management provisions) .................................................................. 155 21 2018–2019 biennium budget ........................................................................ 158 22 Financial statements of WMO for the year 2016 ............................................... 160 23 Review of previous resolutions of the Executive Council .................................... 161 iv ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT OF THE SIXTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPENDIX 3. DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE SESSION ....................................... 163 1 Organization of the session .......................................................................... 163 2 Consideration of the reports ......................................................................... 164 3 WMO Global Multi-hazard Alert System .......................................................... 164 4 Impact-based decision support services ......................................................... 169 5 Flood forecasting ........................................................................................ 170 6 Monitoring extreme weather and climate events from space .............................. 172 7 WMO support to implementation of the Paris Agreement ................................... 173 8 Recognition of WMO long-term observing stations ........................................... 175 9 Strengthening WMO statement on the state of the global climate ....................... 178 10 Climate Services Information System products to support United Nations system planning and WMO Members on seasonal to inter-annual timescales .................. 179 11 Implementation of the country-focused results-based framework and mechanism for WMO contributions to the Global Framework for Climate Services .................. 180 12 Response to priority needs for Global Framework for Climate Services implementation .......................................................................................... 182 13 WMO support to implementation of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change activities ............................................................................. 184 14 Support the development of actions based on the Global Climate Observing System Implementation Plan ........................................................................ 185 15 Strengthening regional- and global-scale Climate Services Information System operations ...................................................................................... 187 16 Deployment of the Climate Services Toolkit .................................................... 188 17 National implementation of the Climate Services Information System ................. 191 18 Sub-seasonal and seasonal forecasting systems .............................................. 192 19 International Data-rescue Initiative ............................................................... 194 20 Clarification on the future of PROVIA and WMO participation in the United Nations Environment Programme–PROVIA Country-level Impacts of Climate Change project ............................................................................ 197 21 Regional Basic Observing Network ................................................................. 199 22 Vision for the WMO Integrated Global Observing System in 2040 ....................... 205 23 Standardization of observing systems installed on ships ................................... 205 24 Numerical weather prediction impact assessment for observing system design and evolution ............................................................................................. 206 25 Study to be undertaken to analyse options for optimization of the Upper-air Observations Programme of the Global Observing System ................................ 207 26 Responsibility for oversight of information about space weather and weather radar observing capabilities held in the Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool ......................................................................................... 208 27 Developing the WMO Integrated Global Observing System Standardization of Observations Reference Tool......................................................................... 208 28 Tropical Pacific Observing System 2020 .......................................................... 209 CONTENTS v 29 Education and outreach strategy for buoy vandalism ........................................ 210 30 Guidance on establishing regional WMO Integrated Global Observing System Centres in pilot phase .................................................................................. 211 31 Indicators for monitoring progress in the WMO Integrated Global Observing System national implementation ................................................................... 219 32 Way forward for transitioning the WMO Integrated Global Observing