Solomon Islands 6 Synoptic Stations 1 Upper-Air Station (stopped) 8 AWS 12 Auto-Rainguage 4 Lightning stations 5 Hydrometric Stations 3 Agro Met Stations 9 Stations → 9 GOS Stations → 2 GCOS/GSN Stations → 1 GCOS/GUAN Station (91517) 7 stations (metadata) 4 stations (3 Hourly) 3 stations (4-5 obs) No hourly reports No CLIMAT reports Silent since Oct 2011 (No Consumables) All equipment is now questionable Tonga 8 Stations ( 7 Manual, 1 AWS) Seismic Network 9 Stations → 9 GOS Stations → 2 GCOS/GSN Stations 5 stations (metadata) 3 stations (3 Hourly) 2 stations (6 Hourly) No hourly reports No CLIMAT reports Tuvalu 4 Manual 5 Rainfall (non operational) 1 Upper Air 1 Tide Guage 1 Lightning Detector 1 GPS positioning system 1 Seismic Station 5 Stations → 5 GOS Stations → 2 GCOS/GSN Stations → 1 GCOS/GUAN Station (91643) 4 stations (metadata) 1 station (3 hr’ly ) 3 stations (6 hr’ly) No hourly reports No CLIMAT reports 1 per day (30 August) Timeliness good (<80mins) Max Height 90% > 30hPa (Jan – Aug 2017) TEMP No BUFR Vanuatu 8 Synoptic Stations 1 Upper-Air Station (Not working) 75 Rainfall Stations 4 Tidal Guages 13 Stations → 7 GOS Stations → 6 AWS with no affiliation → 2 GCOS/GSN Stations → 1 GCOS/GUAN Station (91557) 7 stations (metadata) 2 stations (3 hr’ly) 5 stations (2-4 obs) No hourly reports No CLIMAT reports Silent since Apr 2016 (No Consumables) Issues with Hydrogen Generator
16:00 – 16:20 Overview of GCOS Network Mr. Tim Oakley, WMO Secretariat Wednesday, 11 October Session V: Gap Analysis and Mitigation Steps (Chairperson: Ms. Joanna Post, UNFCCC Secretariat) 09:00 – 09:10 WMO Country Profile Database Mr. Lars Peter Riishojgaard, WMO Secretariat 09:10 – 09:30 UNFCCC National Adaptation Plans Ms. Joanna Post, UNFCCC Secretariat 09:30 – 09:50 WIGOS-Related Gaps in the Pacific Region Mr. Lars Peter Riishojgaard, WMO Secretariat 09:50 - 10:30 Overview of GCOS Network / GCOS Essential Climate Variable - Related Gaps in the Pacific Region / Network performance - Precipitation data in support of climate monitoring / Network performance - Upper air data in support of climate monitoring Mr. Tim Oakley, WMO Secretariat; and Dr. Simon Eggleston, GCOS Secretariat 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break 11:00 – 12:30 Regional WIGOS/GCOS Plan Plenary discussion 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break 14:00 – 15:30 Possible Gap Mitigation Steps: Technical Elements Breakout groups discussions 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee/Tea Break 16:00 – 16:30 Groups’ presentations Plenary discussion 16:30 - 17:00 Start discussion on workshop’s communication Plenary discussion Thursday 12 October Session VI: Workshop Deliverables and Next Steps (Chairperson: Dr. Lars Peter Riishojgaard, WMO Secretariat) 08:30 – 08:50 Network performance - Upper air data in support of climate monitoring Mr. Tim Oakley, GCOS Secretariat 08:50 – 09:10 Network performance - Precipitation data in support of climate monitoring Mr. Simon Eggleston, GCOS Secretariat 09:10 – 09:45 Workshop Outcomes/Deliverables: Input to COP-23, WMO EC-70, RA-V-17, GCOS Collaboration Mechanism, … Plenary 09:45 – 10:00 Introduction to breakout groups’ discussions Plenary 10:00 -12:30 Group Visit to Fiji Met Service 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break 14:00 – 15:00 Breakout groups’ discussions Breakout groups 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee/Tea Break 15:30 – 16:00 Breakout groups’ presentations Plenary