ITU R RS 1165:2006
ITU R RS 1165:2006 Technical Characteristics And Performance Criteria For Systems In The Meteorological Aids Service In The 403 Mhz And 1680 Mhz Bands
Table of Contents
Annex11Introduction
1.1Dailymeteorologicaloperations
1.2Monitoringclimatechange
1.3Otherusers
2Characteristicsofradiosondeoperation
3Radio-frequencyspectrumusedinoperationsforWMOreporting
3.1ResultsfromWMOsurvey
3.2Radio-frequencyspectrumusedinWesternandNorthernEurope
3.3Radio-frequencyspectrumusedinNorthandSouthAmerica
4Operationalrequirements
5Futurespectrumrequirements
5.1Verystrongupperwinds
5.2Manpowerefficiencyresultingfromhighlyautomatedsystems
5.3Issuesrelatedtothecostofradiosondes
5.4IndependencefrominternationalNAVAIDsystems
5.5Spectrumcongestion
5.6Currentimprovementofspectrumefficiency
5.7Errordetection/correction
6MetAidsavailabilityrequirements
6.1Propagationconditions
6.2Criticalperiodsofflight
6.3Synopticoperationsradiosondedataavailability
requirements
6.3.1Radiosondesystemsoperatedin403MHzband
6.3.2Olderradiosondesystemsoperatedinthe1680MHz
band
6.3.3Newersystemsoperatedinthe1680MHzband
6.4Summaryofdataavailabilityrequirements
7Radiocommunicationcharacteristicsofcurrentradiosonde
systems
7.1Transmittercharacteristics
7.2Receivingsystems
7.2.1403MHzband
7.2.21680MHzband
8Radiocommunicationcharacteristicsofdropsondesystems
8.1Operationalpracticesfordropsondes
8.2Dropsondesystemcharacteristics
8.3Dropsondefutureplans
9Radiocommunicationcharacteristicsofrocketsondesystems
9.1Operationalpracticesforrocketsondes
9.2Rocketsondesystemcharacteristics
9.3Rocketsondedescentprofile