regional instrument centre: review and strengthening dr jérôme duvernoy jerome.duvernoy@meteo.fr

REGIONAL INSTRUMENT CENTRE:REVIEW AND STRENGTHENING

Dr Jérôme DUVERNOY

Jerome.Duvernoy@meteo.fr

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Background

RA I– Algiers (Algeria),

– Cairo (Egypt),

– Nairobi (Kenya),

– Gaborone (Botswana)

RA II– Beijing (China)

– Tsukuba (Japan)

RA III – Buenos Aires (Argentina)

RA IV – Georgetown (Barbados),

– San-Jose (Costa Rica),

– United States

RA V – Manila (Philippines)

– Melbourne (Australia)

RA VI – Bratislava (Slovakia),

– Ljubljana(Slovenia)

– Trappes (France)

Visited RIC ; Questionnaire

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Terms of Reference

(a) To keep a set of meteorological standard instruments linked with recognized international or national standards and to log their performance and elements of comparison;

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Terms of Reference

(b) To assist Members of the Region in calibrating their national standard meteorological instruments or in comparing them with the standard instruments mentioned in (c) below and to keep the Members of the Region and the WMO Secretariat informed on the available standard instruments;

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Terms of Reference

(c) To be prepared to certify the instruments' conformity with the standards with reference to WMO recommendations;

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Terms of Reference

(d) To organize instrument evaluations and comparisons, following standard methods;

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Terms of Reference

(e) To advise Members of the Region concerned on their enquiries regarding instrument performance and the availability of relevant guidance material;

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Terms of Reference

(f) To assist WMO in organizing regional symposia, seminars or workshops on the maintenance, calibration and comparison of meteorological instruments by providing laboratory and field installations, as well as assistance with regard to demonstration equipment and expert advice;

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Terms of Reference

(g) To keep a library of books and periodicals on instrument theory and practices;

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Terms of Reference

(h) To cooperate with other Regional Instrument Centers to provide standardization of meteorological instruments

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Classification

Level 1 called Basic level is absolute minimum working level; – TOR a) and g) are satisfied

That means Traceability and Library

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Classification

Level 2 called Promotion Level; – c) is also satisfied

That means: able to certify conformity

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Classification

Level 3 called Standard Level;– b) and e) are satisfied

That means: assist and advise members (in term of instruments)

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Classification

Level 4 called Extended Level; – d) and f) are completed

That means: organize evaluation and symposium…

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Classification

Level 5 called Certified Level:– The RIC or the laboratory or the organization is certified or accredited

by an external organization against ISO normalization (ISO 9001 or ISO 17 025)

That means: more than needed

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Evaluation

RIC CAPABILITIES LEVEL

  Pressure Temperature Humidity

Solar Rain

Wind Other  RA I                Algiers Y Y O Y - Y   2 -> 4

Gaborone Y Y O - - -   2

Cairo Y Y Y Y - -   2 -> 4

Nairobi O Y O O - - - 1

RA II                Beijing Y Y Y Y Y Y - 3 (4)

Tsukuba               4

RA III                Buenos Aires Y Y Y Y Y Y UV (1 )-> 5

RA IV                Georgetown Y O O O - - - 1-> 3 (?)

San-Jose - - - O Y - - 1

United States Y (?) Y (?) Y (?) Y (?) Y (?)

Y (?) Y (?) 5 (?)

RA V                Manila Y Y - Y - Y - 2

Melbourne Y Y Y Y Y Y ozone 5

RA VI                Bratislava Y Y Y - Y Y - 5

Ljubljana Y Y Y Y Y Y Air quality

4 (5)

Trappes Y Y Y Y Y Y IR 5

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Evaluation

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5LEVEL OBTAINED

LEVEL ACHIEVABLE

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Strengthening

Proposals:

quality

policy

operator

method

apparatus

     laboratory

cooperation

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Proposals

Laboratory– the necessary facilities– laboratory equipment– protected from direct solar radiation– stabilized temperature– Dust, fume, smoke should also be

prohibited– The infrastructure should be adapted to

the capabilities– and maintained

That is including building, workspace, hardware, software…

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Strengthening

Apparatus– set of meteorological standard instruments– establish traceability– The systems should be adapted to uncertainty needed– The systems should be adapted to instruments to be calibrated

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Strengthening

Staff

– qualified managerial

– Technical staff with necessary experience

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Strengthening

Method– technical procedures

It is not necessary to develop its own technical revolutionary method

Classical method should be clearly adapted by the staff to the apparatus

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Strengthening

Policy– sent to WMO – communicate to the staff – more communication with Members of the Region

the customer’s requirement should be determined and expressed.

So meetings are organized between RIC and customers

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Strengthening

Cooperation– inter-laboratory comparisons

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Strengthening

Quality– improvement factor– external assessment

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Conclusion

2 level structure of the RICs:– basic capabilities– full capabilities

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Conclusion

Specialization:– e.g., temperature measuring instruments– better utilization of resources and capabilities within a Region

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Conclusion

Traceability– national laboratory– another country– RIC

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Conclusion

Quality control and quality assurance:– calibration laboratory guide– quality assurance– technical procedure

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Conclusion

International standards– ISO 9001:2000– ISO 17025

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Conclusion

Regular assessment– A review of the RICs at each Regional Association session– Assessment by an external body

• (certification or accreditation body, WMO…)

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Bibliography

[1] : CIMO Expert Team on Regional Instrument Centers, Quality Management Systems and Commercial Instrument Initiatives, Reduced Session 4-7 April 2006.http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/IMOP/reports/2003-2007/ET-RICs_Final%20Report.pdf

[2] : A first review of calibration devices acceptable for Metrology Laboratory. J. DUVERNOY, J, GORMAN, D. GROSELJ. TECO 2006.

[3] : International Organization for Standardization : Quality management systems – Requirements, ISO 9001 :2000

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