Agenda for the WMO/WCP/WCDMP International Workshop on Rescue & Digitization of Climate Records in the Mediterranean Basin
28 November 2007 (Morning) 9:00-9:30 9:30-10:00 Registration Opening Ceremony: Welcoming address by Dr. Buruhani Nyenzi on behalf of the Secretary General of WMO - Welcoming address by Prof. Francesc Xavier Grau. University Rovira i Virgili’s Chancellor, - Welcoming address by Mr. Antonio Conesa, Instituto Nacional de Meteorología
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SESSION I 10:00-10:20
Emphasizing Needs for DARE Projects. Chair: Manola Brunet; Rapporteur: Ricardo Trigo I.1 Climate Data and information: A resource for present and future development challenges; Dr Buruhani Nyenzi / Mr Omar Baddour, WMO, Geneva; I.2 Scientific benefits from undertaking data rescue activities: what more can be achieved with long digital records. Dr Phil Jones, CRU, UEA, Norwich, UK; Coffee break I.3 Climate datasets availability in RA VI, emphasis on the Mediterranean RA VI countries; Dr A. van Engelen , KNMI, De Bilt, The Netherlands; I.4 The need of a historical climate data and metadata rescue project for the Mediterranean: the GCOS MedMEDARE project. Dr Manola Brunet, Climate Change Research Group, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain; I.5 Gibraltar: recovering and analysing Iberia's longest climatic record; Dr. Dennis Wheeler, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK I.6 Developing long-term quality controlled and homogenized climate data sets; Dr Olivier Mestre , Meteo France , France I.7 Data rescue and digitization: tips and tricks resulting from the Dutch experience; Dr. Theo Brandsma, KNMI, De Bilt, The Netherlands Lunch
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Agenda for the WMO/WCP/WCDMP International Workshop on Rescue & Digitization of Climate Records in the Mediterranean Basin
28 November 2007 (Afternoon) SESSION II 14:00-14:20 Existing Regional initiatives and datasets. Chair: Raino Heino, Rapporteur: Ricardo Garcia II.1 Atmospheric Circulation Reconstruction over the Earth (ACRE) and WMO DARE missions over the Mediterranean, Dr Rob Allan, Hadley Centre for Climate Change, Met Office, Exeter, UK II.2 The MEDCLIVAR metadata base initiative: synergies with DARE national and regional missions across the Mediterranean countries. Dr Ricardo García, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain II.3 Data and metadata for the central part of the Mediterranean Basin: lessons from the CLIMAGRI Project, Dr. Maurizio Maugeri, University of Milan, Italy Coffee break II.4 NOAA's Climate Database Modernization Program (CDMP)- A Look at International Activities and Projects. Mr Tom Ross NOAA-NCDC Asheville, USA II.5 African Regional DARE projects. Mr Alphonse Kanga, Chairman of the Working Group on Climate Related Matters for Region I (Africa) II.6 Identifying deficiencies and constraints in DARE missions over eastern Mediterranean countries. Mr Serhat Sensoy, Turkish State Meteorological Service, Turkey II.7 Status, constraints and strategies for fostering DARE activities over the Balkans region. Dr. Nina Nikolova , University of Sofia, Bulgaria II.8 How a non-profit organization can assist national meteorological services in participating in data rescue and digitization? Mr. Rick Crouthamel, IEDRO, USA Dinner offer by Spanish Meteorological Service and URV at Palau del Baró Restaurant, C/ Santa Anna, 3
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Agenda for the WMO/WCP/WCDMP International Workshop on Rescue & Digitization of Climate Records in the Mediterranean Basin
29 November 2007 (Morning) SESSION III 09:00-09:15 09:15-09:30 09:30-09:45 Reviewing National Mediterranean DARE projects. Chair: Aryan van Engelen. Rapporteur: Tom Ross Portugal: Early stages of the recovery of Portuguese historical meteorological data, Dr. Ricardo Trigo, Lisbon University Spain: Mr. José Antonio López, Instituto Nacional de Meteorología Andorra: The Snow and Mountain Research Centre of Andorra (CENMA): overview of the Andorran climate records, Dr. Pere Esteba, Centre d'Estudis de la Neu i la Muntanya d'Andorra Catalonia: Identification and digitization of instrumental climate data from Catalan documentary sources (19th and 20th centuries), Dr. Marc Prohom, Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya France: Data Rescue activities at Météo-France, Ms Sylvie Jourdain, Météo France Italy: Dr Colombo Tiziano, Italian Meteorological Service of the National Air Force Slovenia: Data Rescue Activities at Slovenian Meteorological Office, Ms Mojca Dolinar, Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia Coffee break Croatia: Digitalization and Data Rescue in Croatia, Mrs Janja Milkovic, Meteorological and Hydrological Service Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mr Zeliko Majstorovic, Federal Hydrometeorological Institute Montenegro: Mrs Vera Andrijasevic, Hydro-meteorological Institute of Montenegro Bulgaria: Climate Data Rescue in the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of Bulgaria, Dr Tania Marinova, Department of Meteorology, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology Georgia: Processing of meteorological monitoring data basis of Georgian mountainous regions, Prof. Zurab Tskvitinidze Greece: Dr Athanasios D. Sarantopoulos, Hellenic Ministry of Defense, Hellenic National Meteorological Service, Division of Climatology & Applications, Department of Control and Processing of Climatological Data Lunch
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Agenda for the WMO/WCP/WCDMP International Workshop on Rescue & Digitization of Climate Records in the Mediterranean Basin
29 November 2007 (Afternoon) SESSION III 14:00-14:15 14:15-14:30 14:30-14:45 14:45-15:00 15 :00-15 :15 Reviewing National Mediterranean DARE projects. Chair: Olivier Mestre Rapporteur: Theo Brandsma Syria: Mr Abdul Kader Kurdi, Directorate of Technical Affairs of Syrian Meteorological Dept. Syrian Arab Republic Lebanon: Mr Riad Assolh Al Khodari, Service Météorologique, Direction de l'aviation civile, Aéroport International de Beyrouth Israel: Mr Avner Furshpan, Israel Meteorological Service Jordan: Cyprus: Rescue and Digitization of Climate Records of Cyprus, Mr Stelios Pashiardis, Meteorological Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Egypt: Mr Amr Mohamed Amr, Egyptian Meteorological Authority Coffee break Libya: Libyan climatic recorders and archive, Mr Khalid I. El Fadli, National Meteorological Centre, Climate & Agrometeorology Department, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Tunisia: The Climatological Databank of the MNI Tunisia, Mr Ibrahim Bechir, Ministère du Transport, Institut National de la Météorologie Algeria: ALGERIAN experience on data digitalization and management, Mr Azzedine Saci, Centre Climatologique National Morocco: Mr Abdellah Joubij, Direction de la Météorologie Nationale Dinner offer by Catalonian Meteorological Service and URV at Barquet Restaurant, C/ Gasòmetre, 16
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Agenda for the WMO/WCP/WCDMP International Workshop on Rescue & Digitization of Climate Records in the Mediterranean Basin
30 November 2007 SESSION IV 09:00-11:00 09:00-11:00 11:00-11:30 11:30-13:00 13:00-14:00 15:00-17:00 Working groups session WG 1: on techniques, methods and inventory. Chair: Rob Allan, Rapporteur: Dennis Wheeler, at Meeting Room WG 2: on Resource Mobilization and Web Portal. Chair: Pierre Bessemoulin, Rapporteur: P. Jones, at Seminar 1 Coffee break SESSION V: Wrap up. Chair: Dennis Wheeler, Rapporteur: Phil Jones Lunch Guided visit to Tarragona Roman remains