Handbook– Use of Radio Spectrum for Meteorology: Weather, Water and Climate Monitoring and Prediction – Edition 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 – GENERAL STRUCTURE OF METEOROLOGICAL SYSTEMS
1.1 Meteorological systems of the World Weather Watch
1.2 Observing systems of other WMO programmes
1.3 Future plans for WMO observing systems: the WMO Integrated Global Observing Systems (WIGOS)
CHAPTER 2 – METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE SERVICE (MetSat)
2.1 Definition of the meteorological satellite service (MetSat) and its frequency allocations
2.2 MetSat systems using geostationary (GSO) satellites
2.3 MetSat systems using non-GSO satellites
2.4 Alternative data dissemination mechanisms
CHAPTER 3 – METEOROLOGICAL AIDS SERVICE
3 Introduction
3.1 Allocated RF bands
3.2 Meteorological functions of the MetAids service
3.3 Examples of MetAids sensing systems
3.4 Factors influencing the characteristics of the MetAids systems
3.5 Characteristics of meteorological observations required from the MetAids service
3.6 Reasons for national variations in MetAids service operations
3.7 Future trends
Bibliography
CHAPTER 4 – METEOROLOGICAL RADARS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Weather radars
4.3 Wind profiler radars (WPRs)
References
Bibliography
CHAPTER 5 – PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SPACEBORNE REMOTE SENSING FOR METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITIES
5 Introduction
5.1 Passive microwave radiometry sensing
5.2 Active sensors
Bibliography
CHAPTER 6 – OTHER RADIOCOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITIES
6 Introduction
6.1 Dissemination systems
6.2 Hydrological systems
6.3 Radiocommunications for remote meteorological and environment systems
6.4 Meteorological uses of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs)
6.5 Lightning detection systems
6.6 Ground-based remote sensing
6.7 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
References
Bibliography
ANNEX I – ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS COMMONLY USED IN METEOROLOGY