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Title: AMDAR Perspective


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AMDAR Perspective
  • JMA Meeting
  • March 23, 2009
  • Carl Weiss
  • NWS Aviation Services Branch

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AMDAR Perspective
  • Aircraft Meteorological DAta Relay (AMDAR) is
    one of several names for automated aircraft
    observations.
  • AMDAR is a WMO sanctioned international program
    of nations with air carriers that provide
    automated weather observations
  • AMDAR is being integrated into the World Weather
    Watch Global Observing System
  • Operational AMDAR programs include Australia,
    Canada,
  • New Zealand, United States, South Africa and
    Saudi Arabia
  • Some countries have formed regional AMDAR
    programs
  • E-AMDAR 23 member nations access data from Air
    France, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa and
    Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
  • Asian AMDAR Group Japan, China, Republic of
    Korea, Hong Kong China

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AMDAR Perspective
24 Hours of AMDAR Observations
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AMDAR Perspective
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AMDAR Perspective
  • Countries with developing or planned AMDAR
    programs
  • In South America, Chile, Argentina, Brazil
  • United Arab Emirates and other middle eastern
    countries including Oman, Egypt and Iran
  • ASECNA group of 15 African countries plus Ghana,
    Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia
  • Central and Eastern European nations led by
    Austria, Slovenia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria,
    Croatia and the Czech Republic
  • Countries expressing an interest in starting an
    AMDAR program include the Russian Federation,
    Morocco, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia,
    Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mauritius, Vietnam,
    Indonesia and the island nations of the South
    West Pacific

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AMDAR Perspective
  • WMO AMDAR activities are managed and coordinated
    by the AMDAR Panel
  • AMDAR Panel activities include
  • Assist in coordinating national and regional
    AMDAR programs
  • Assist countries interested in organizing an
    AMDAR program
  • Conduct workshops/training for interested
    countries
  • Coordinate improvement in data exchange and
    quality control
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