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Paul M. Fransioli, CCM, FRMetS Kleinfelder, Inc. pfransioli@kleinfelder.com DING Haifang China Meteorological Administra

TECO-2008 Paper 1(17) Role of Voluntary Consensus Standards in International Standardization and Comparability of Meteorological Observing Systems 27 November 2008.

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Paul M. Fransioli, CCM, FRMetS Kleinfelder, Inc. pfransioli@kleinfelder.com DING Haifang China Meteorological Administra

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  1. TECO-2008 Paper 1(17)Role of Voluntary Consensus Standards in International Standardization and Comparability of Meteorological Observing Systems27 November 2008

  2. Paul M. Fransioli, CCM, FRMetSKleinfelder, Inc.pfransioli@kleinfelder.comDING HaifangChina Meteorological Administrationdinghf@cma.gov.cn

  3. Purposes • Acquaint you with international voluntary consensus Standards in meteorology • Explain the relationship between WMO and the ISO meteorology subcommittee • Motivate technical experts to participate in the Standards development process

  4. ARE: Voluntary (choice) Consensus (jointly agree) Standards (documents developed and maintained by rigorous process) ARE NOT: Mandatory (regulated) Single source Standardization (general term for uniform methods) Voluntary Consensus Standards

  5. Why Use Standards? Improve compatibility of observations by: • Providing common terms and testing methods as basis for procurement and descriptive specifications • Establishing common bases for evaluation protocols and guidance on observation methods

  6. Organizations with Meteorology Standards • International Organization for Standardization (ISO): TC146 / SC5: 3 active standards • Technical experts are delegated representatives of national Standards bodies • 12 Participating countries, 11 Observing countries • ASTM International: D22.11: 13 active standards • Multi-national subcommittee members may vote, non-members may participate • Some countries have national meteorology standards, including Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan and others

  7. History of WMO and ISO TC146 / SC5 • WMO granted consultative status to ISO in 1954, helped to form ISO TC146 / SC5, and holds Liaison status with ISO • Some CIMO experts also participate in SC5 through national standards bodies

  8. New Working Agreement Between WMO and ISO • ISO Council Resolution 43/2007 and the September 2008 Working Agreement between WMO and ISO encourages cooperation. • WMO publications in the scope of five ISO Technical Committees (TC) can be submitted for vote as enquiry drafts through the TC or Subcommittee (SC) • TC146 / SC5 (meteorology), TC147 (water quality), TC113 (hydrometry), TC 180 / SC1 (solar energy), TC211 (GIS).

  9. Observations on Working Agreement by TC146 / SC5 • Members meeting in October 2008 agreed to help implement the Agreement • Continue developing Standards, with participation by equipment manufacturers, that establish acceptable methods of testing instrument characteristics and performance • Pursue Standards that utilize applications of emerging technology such as Lidar • Encourage reference in CIMO Guide No. 8 calibration sections to SC5 Standards as testing bases

  10. You can make a difference • Participate in ISO work through your national meteorological and/or standards organizations • Contact TC146 / SC5: • Chair: Rodica Nitu rodica.nitu@ec.gc.ca • Secretary: Paul Fransioli metstds@att.net • Ding Haifang dinghf@cma.gov.cn • www.iso.org Technical Committee 146, Subcommittee 5 (Meteorology)

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