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Expert Team on New Terminal Weather Forecast (ET/NTF): Demonstration Projects
Hong Kong Observatory,
Hong Kong, China
Meteo France, France
NOAA, USA
Meteorological Service of Canada, Canada
  • Automated Thunderstorm Alert Service (ATSAS)
 Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Background

Expert Team on New Terminal Weather Forecast (ET/NTF)
The Expert Team on New Terminal Weather Forecast was established following the adoption of Resolution 3 (CAeM-XIII) to develop in close cooperation with the relevant bodies of ICAO proposals for a new terminal weather forecast adapted to the needs of the 21st Century.

The activities perceived by CAeM-XIII for this ET include:
  1. Assessing current initiatives and previous work in this field, including that under the ICAO METG in Europe and the results of the WMO International Symposium on Nowcasting, Very Short-Range Forecasting and TAF Verification (Toulouse, France, 5-10 September 2005);

  2. Collaborating with ICAO on evolving user requirements and a potential new terminal weather forecast, with a view to world-wide adoption in 2014; and

  3. Prototyping and assessing a new terminal weather forecast in terms of expected user benefits and facilitation of performance assessment.
The purpose of this website is to promote the sharing of the new terminal forecast prototypes to facilitate exchange of ideas, trial use by aviation stakeholders and evaluation. Please forward any questions on this website to ntf@hko.gov.hk.