AMOSSG/4-SN No. 6

26/6/03

AERODROME METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS STUDY GROUP (AMOSSG)

FOURTH MEETING

Montreal, 15 to 18 September 2003

Agenda Item	9:	Future work programme

UPDATING THE FUTURE WORK PROGRAMME OF THE GROUP

(Presented by the Secretary)

SUMMARY
This study note presents the current work programme of the group with three additional items.

1.	INTRODUCTION

1.1	The group will recall that several changes were made to the work programme of the group following the recommendations made by the MET Divisional Meeting (2002) and that these changes were agreed by correspondence in the latter part of 2002.

1.2	Three additional items are also included in the work programme as described below.

2.	DISCUSSION

2.1	The group may wish to note that three additional items have been added to the work programme of the group:

a)	monitoring any progress made in the forecasting of runway visual range (RVR) (discussed in SN/4);

b)	updating of Attachment B of Annex 3, and

c)	enabling the use of the BUFR code form for the dissemination of METAR/SPECI and TAF (discussed in SN/2).

2.2	The group may wish to review the work programme as presented in the Appendix to the paper and to amend it as appropriate following discussions and developments of the meeting.

3.	ACTION BY THE GROUP

3.1	The group is invited to review its work programme of the group.

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