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Overview of international services in aviation meteorology
- As a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and an ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) contracting state, AMO conducts its aeronautical meteorological operations in accordance with the standards and recommendations specified in the WMO Technical Regulations (No. 49, Vol. II) and ICAO Annex 3. AMO contributes to aeronautical meteorological services through international cooperation and exchanges of technical expertise and data with the WMO, ICAO, and related organizations. AMO’s activities in this area are listed below.
International Activities in Aviation Meteorology
The Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology World Meteorological Organization
- One of the 8 WMO technical commissions which discusses and decides international regulations, development of technology, procedure for aeronautical meteorological services that meets international standards, and research and cooperation methods. CAeM sessions are held every four years.
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- WAFS, Internet transmission/reception of aviation weather information, specialized WAFS products on icing and turbulence, monitoring of volcanoes on international routes, weather observing systems at aerodromes, education and training in aeronautical meteorology, aeronautical meteorological icons, quality control, long-term planning for aeronautical meteorology, reorganization of ICAO Annex 3, and organizational changes and trends regarding weather services for international air navigation, etc.
- CAeM sessions review activities of the previous four years to create new plans, to adopt and/or approve resolutions and recommendations for policy-making and operational services, and to decide the division of labor in international cooperation for such resolutions and recommendations. Every 12 years, CAeM sessions are held jointly with the ICAO Meteorology Divisional Meeting for in-depth discussion and coordination of items for inter-organizational cooperation, including issues in aeronautical meteorology and related fields.
- After first participating in the Fourth Session in 1967, AMO has attended every session since the Seventh Session in 1982. A delegation headed by the Director General of AMO attended the Twelfth Session of the CAeM/ICAO Meteorology Divisional Meeting (8-25 Sep. 2002; ICAO headquarters in Montreal, Canada). Two of the items submitted by the delegation were adopted and discussed as part of the official agenda. At the Thirteenth Session of the CAeM and the Technical Conference (21 Nov.-1 Dec. 2006; WMO Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland), a delegation headed by the AMO Director General submitted and presented 2 posters. The delegation also presented a report on the assessment status of aeronautical meteorological services charges in Korea.
- A meeting for Member states’ experts on communications, navigation, surveillance, and meteorology to discuss and coordinate technical issues with the goal of improving the safety and efficiency of air navigation in the Asia-Pacific region. Organized by a subgroup of ICAO’s APANPIRG (Asia Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group).
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- Implementation of WIFS (WAFS Internet File Service), OPMET (Operational Meteorological) exchange, the ICAO warning system, including the monitoring of volcanoes on international routes and typhoon advisories/ warnings, quality assurance in meteorology, and meteorological services for the management of aerodromes and airport zones. Meteorological experts from the Korea Meteorological Administration (Korea Aviation Meteorological Agency) and communications/navigation/surveillance experts from the Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) have attended every meeting
- A scheme to establish the most efficient and economical exchange system for METAR/AIREP and TAF templates within the Asia-Pacific region and adjoining regions that subscribe to ROBEX requirements. As the ROBEX Centre for Korea, AMO exchanges METAR/AIREP and TAF information with the other 7 ROBEX Centres. It has also appointed Focal Points responsible for monitoring the ROBEX Scheme and drafting plans to enhance OPMET exchange
