2022-05-06 Meeting notes

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Last updated: May 06, 2022
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Date

May 6, 2022 08:00 - 09:00 UTC

Participants

Malawi

  • Mr. Amos D MTONYA, Department of Climate Change & Meteorological Services, Malawi

Campbell

  • Johan Visagie

WMO Secretariat

  • Enrico Fucile

  • Xiaoxia Chen

Goals

  • Update the progress of the Malawi AWS Demonstration Project

Discussion topics

Item

Presenter

Notes

Item

Presenter

Notes

1

Xiaoxia

  • Give a quick update on the current situation of Malawi data to WMO FTP server

    • Data integrity over 95% (sending 23 files or 24 files per day) (See table 1)

      • Chikangawa

      • Chikweo

      • Chingale

      • Mtosabenga

      • Namitambo

    • The list of stations sending data (20 stations on 2nd May) (see table 2)

    • During 17h and 5h UTC, more than half of the stations stop sending the data (see Fig1)

2

Discussion

  • Enrico:

    • WIS 2.0 Introduction to Industry Workshop will be held on 22 June online.

    • SOFF is goint to be operational from this summer. Malawi project is one of them.

    • We are also setting up an epxeriment to deploy a small physical box. To understand how to deploy the box is the purpose. The important part is the data streaming. It is efficient doing more than producing BUFR, such as providing Graphics and maps. Next step to add the data control in the box.

    • To provide the standardization of how to get the data. Discussion on whether you want the same system or cloud system is ongoing.

    • GBON requirement for Malawi is around 20.

    • Report from ECMWF about the Malawi data quality will be available and the prerequisite is the continuous data stream from Malawi.

    • The more stations, the better during the experimental period.

  • Amos:

    • There are 6 SIM cards which have been installed.

    • There will be around 35 stations to be equipped with Campbell Loggernet. We target to finish the installation by end of June.

    • For the new stations with Campbell loggers, check their status first and then enable them to send data

 

  • Johan

    • The shippment will not only include the loggernet but also a certain amount of batteries.

Table 1. Data integrity between 95-100% (23 or 24 files per day)

0-454-2-AWSCHIKANGAWA

0-454-2-AWSCHIKWEO

0-454-2-AWSCHINGALE

0-454-2-AWSMTOSABENGA

0-454-2-AWSNAMITAMBO

Table 2. The list of stations sending data (20 stations)

WSI

Integrity Percentage

0-454-2-AWSCHIKANGAWA

100%

0-454-2-AWSMTOSABENGA

100%

0-454-2-AWSNAMITAMBO

96%

0-454-2-AWSCHIKWEO

92%

0-454-2-AWSCHINGALE

92%

0-454-2-AWSBILIRA

50%

0-454-2-AWSKASIYA

50%

0-454-2-AWSLOBI

46%

0-454-2-AWSMAKANJIRA

46%

0-454-2-AWSBALAKA

42%

0-454-2-AWSKASUNGUNP

42%

0-454-2-AWSMLARE

42%

0-454-2-a10343014

38%

0-454-2-AWSKALAMBO

38%

0-454-2-AWSLENGWE

38%

0-454-2-AWSCHIDOOLE

33%

0-454-2-AWSNANKUMBA

33%

0-454-2-AWSNKHOMA

25%

0-454-2-AWSNKHULAMBE

17%

Fig1. Number of files received per hour

Action items

Amos to share the stations which are back online with Mauritz
Mauritz to add those online stations to send data to WMO FTP

Decisions

  1. Next meeting: 3rd June 08h-09h UTC