2nd meeting of the Expert Team on Wind Waves and Storm Surges

20 - 24 March 2007,

World Meteorological Organization
7bis, avenue de la Paix
Case Postale 2300

1211 Geneva
Switzerland



Agenda



1. Opening of the session
1.1. Opening
1.2. Adoption of the agenda
1.3. Working arrangements
2. Reports
2.1 Report of the Chairperson of the Team
2.2 Report of the Secretariat
3 Activities
3.1 Operational wave forecast verification project
3.2 Extreme wave database
3.3 Wind, Wave and Surge Climatologies
3.4 JCOMM Extreme Water Level (JEWL) project
4. Guides and relevant publications
4.1 Guides
4.1.1 Guide to Wave Analysis and Forecasting
4.1.2 Guide to Storm Surge Forecasting
4.1.3 Dynamic parts of the Guides
4.2 Technical Reports
5. Observations Requirements
6. Workshops and Capacity Building
6.1 Technology transfer
6.1.1 Storm Surge Symposium
6.1.2 JCOMM Training workshops
6.1.3 Development of e-learning modules (OceanTeacher, Bilko)
6.2 Other workshops and conferences
7. Cooperation with other bodies
7.1 Expert Team on Maritime Safety Services (ETMSS)
7.2 Expert Team on Marine Climatology (ETMC)
7.3 Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI)
7.4 WMO Tropical Cyclone Programme (TCP)
7.5 WMO Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme (DPM)
7.6 Users’ community
8. AOB
9. Review of ETWS-II session report and action items
10. Closure of the session