E AMDAR Report 6th WMO AMDAR Panel Meeting

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E- AMDAR Report6th WMO AMDAR Panel Meeting

• Ture Hovberg - E-AMDAR Programme Manager

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E-AMDAR - an integrated component of EUCOS

• E-AMDAR became a fully integrated component of
  the EUCOS Operational Programme on the 1st
  January 2003 and the programme management
  responsibilities were moved from Met Office to
  SMHI
• New Programme Manager Ture Hovberg

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E-AMDAR - Programme Plan 2003-2006

• Detailed in the Fleet Configuration Plan 2003
• Key objectives 2003
• According to EUCOS requirements maximum of 3
  hourly data (other frequencies on national
  request)
• Maximum use of all data optimization systems in
  order to lower operating costs and maintain year
  2002 levels of data coverage
• Procure additional data over global data sparse
  areas aim to contribute 5 of funds to data
  outside the EUCOS area
• Streamline communications systems to enable
  savings on communication cost
• En route optimization

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EUMETNET AMDAR System
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E-AMDAR - Recruitment of new airlines

• Old list of contacted airlines
• Malev
• Lauda
• Finnair
• GB Airways

• New list of contacted airlines
• EasyJet
• Monarch
• FlyBe
• Virgin Atlantic
• British Midland
• Aer Lingus
• UPS
• Not yet contacted but of interest
• Braathens
• Icelandair
• LTU

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E-AMDAR - Contribution to special observing
periods and campaigns

• EUCOS High Frequency Trials
• 1st HF Trial 5th March to 15th April 2003
• 2nd HF Trial 20th August to 20th September 2003
• North Atlantic - Thorpex Region Campaign (NA
  TReC)
• Now running - 15th October to 12th December 2003

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E-AMDAR Network Development
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E-AMDAR Network Performance
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E-AMDAR contribution to WWW

• Three days were used for analysis prior, during
  and after the second EUCOS HF Trial (18th Aug
  30th Sep 2003).
• (EUCOS area is defined as 10N 90N and 70W
  40E)

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E-AMDAR contribution to WWW

• EUCOS / WWW coverage the 5th Oct 2003

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E-AMDAR contribution to WWW

• 5th Oct 2003 - detail

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