Elaborating meteorological standards
The work of ISO/TC 146/SC 5 Meteorology
S.
1
Jaeckel
and P. M.
2
Fransioli
VDI – The Association of German Engineers, Commission on Air Pollution Prevention of VDI and DIN – Standards Committee KRdL
2 Chairman of ISO/TC 146/SC 5 Meteorology
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Introduction
Within the field of meteorology, ISO Standards produce methods for identifying instruments that facilitate comparable measurements. ISO Standards provide
definitions, methods of determining equipment characteristics and proper application of measuring equipment developed by a consensus process for providers
and users alike. ISO Standards are needed for manufacturers to communicate the performance characteristics of their equipment.
Voluntary consensus standards in meteorology are written by technical professionals from government, academia and industry. ISO committee
ISO/TC 146/SC 5 “Meteorology” is responsible for the elaboration of meteorological ISO Standards. The working group members of ISO/TC 146/SC 5
develop, build, sell and use equipment covered by the standard practices, guides, and testing methods.
Everybody involved in meteorological measurements should be aware of these ISO Standards and consider using them as reference tools when procuring
equipment and operating measurement programs.
About ISO
Why ISO Standards?
Key activities
The focus of ISO/TC 146/SC 5 “Meteorology”
lies on remote sensing techniques, such as lidar
and radar, that are applied around the globe.
The work programme includes standards
describing ground-based remote sensing of
• visual range by lidar;
• wind by heterodyne pulsed Doppler lidar;
• precipitation by weather radar and
• wind by radar wind profiler.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
and ISO agreed on the development of common
ISO-WMO
Standards.
Consequently,
the
transition of the “WMO Guide to Meteorological
Instruments and Methods of Observation” (also
known as WMO-No. 8) into ISO Standards is
another important activity of ISO/TC 146/SC 5.
…provide technical guidance for
methods and processes with known
quality and reliability.
…bridge the
gap between
innovation
and the
market.
ISO
Standards
…facilitate the
dissemination of
knowledge.
…are a
resource of
governments
when
developing
regulations.
…can be made a regulatory
requirement by national governments.
Please feel free to propose projects of global
importance by contacting the SC 5 Secretariat.
Participation
…support
innovation and
competitiveness.
The development process
The following nations participate in the work of
ISO/TC 146/SC 5 Meteorology:
of an ISO Standard
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New Standard is proposed to the relevant
technical committee
If proposal is accepted
2
Working group of experts starts discussion
to prepare a working draft
If consesus is reached within working group
Source: www.iso.org
Interested in joining a working group?
Contact your local standardization body and the
SC 5 Secretariat.
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If consensus is reached within the technical committee
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Liaison with WMO
All standardization projects of ISO/TC 146/SC 5
are elaborated in close cooperation with the
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
through its Technical Commission on Instruments and Methods of Observation (CIMO).
WMO actively participates in each SC 5 working
group through officially nominated WMO experts.
1st working draft is shared with the
technical committee and and with ISO/CS
Final draft is sent to all ISO members
If Standard is approved by member vote
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Source: www.iso.org
ISO published more than 19500 ISO Standards
covering almost all aspects of technology and
business.
For more information visit www.iso.org
About KRdL
The Commission on Air Pollution Prevention
(KRdL) is a joint Standards Committee of VDI
(Association of German Engineers) and DIN
(German Institute for Standardization).
Since its foundation in 1957 KRdL is responsible
for the elaboration of German standards on air
quality.
Serving as Secretariat to CEN/TC 264 “Air
quality” and ISO/TC 146 “Air quality” KRdL also
takes a leading role in European and
international standardization.
For more information visit www.krdl.din.com
Draft is shared with all ISO national
members, who are asked to comment
If consensus is reached
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The
International
Organization
for
Standardization (ISO) is an independent, nongovernmental organization made up of members
from the national standardization bodies of 163
countries.
ISO Standard is published
Revision every 5 years
Meteorological ISO Standards you should know
ISO 28902 is a series of standards describing different lidar remote sensing techniques.
ISO 19926 is a standard describing remote sensing of precipiation by weather radar.
Contact information
Responsible for the elaboration of
ISO Standards on Meteorology
Dipl.-Ing. Simon Jaeckel
Secretary of ISO/TC 146/SC 5 Meteorology
VDI – The Association of German Engineers
Phone: +49 211 6214-535
E-Mail: [email protected]