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ICAO European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Office. Source : http://www.paris.icao.int. METG Project Teams. Founded in 2008 Members from Austria, Finland, Latvia, Serbia and Slovenia (Rapporteur)
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ICAO European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Office Source: http://www.paris.icao.int
Founded in 2008 Members from Austria, Finland, Latvia, Serbia and Slovenia (Rapporteur) Objective: to assist METG in developing proposals for amendment of the regional provisions in the EUR ANP (Doc 7754) related to themeteorological services forlow-level flights. Working program 2009/2010 To assist ICAO in the preparation of a user consultation workshop Analyse the outcome of the user consultation workshop To assess the adequacy of the existing regional provisions in the EUR Basic ANP and FASID; Prepare, as necessary, a draft amendment proposal thereto; and Report findings to the METG. PT/LLF
Summaries of two questionnaries • Distributed in spring 2009 • One for MET service providers • One for users (GA community) • MET providers replies from 34 European countries • Users replies from 20 European countries
Summary of MET services replies • MET services from around 80% of countries produce some kindof MET forecasts for LLF on routine basis
Summary of MET services replies • MET services from around 60% of countries produce AIRMET warnings
Summary of MET services replies • the lead time for the issuance of ICAO standard low level forecasts is in the majority of cases around 1 hour
Summary of MET services replies • MET services provide different types of standard ICAO low level forecasts
Summary of MET services replies • The majority of MET services provide other special and non standard low level forecasts
Summary of MET services replies • More than 80% countries send GAMET forecasts for international exchange and less than 30% countries send graphical forecasts (SIGWX and W+T forecasts) for international exchange
Summary of user’s replies • Around 80% of users had chosen graphical format of LL forecasts as their first preference, plain text forecasts being the second preference (around 40 %) and so on…,
Summary of user’s replies • The majority of users would like to have LLF issued 1 to 2 hours in advance
Summary of user’s replies • The majority of users use all available and relevant information (Low level forecast, AIRMETs….)
Summary of user’s replies • More than 90% of users would like to use standardised low level forecasts/product(s) within European region
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Main conclusions Users
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