Towards an IPY 2007-08 SUPPLEMENT

to

“The International Antarctic Weather Forecasting Handbook”

STEVE PENDLEBURY and NEIL ADAMS,

Bureau of Meteorology, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

JOHN TURNER

British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom

COVERING REMARKS

It is about 10 years since “The International Antarctic Weather Forecasting Handbook” (IAWFH; aka The Handbook) was conceived. Since then new Antarctic stations have come, or are coming, online, advances have occurred in technology, there is an improved understanding of climate and weather, NWP continues its rapid improvement, and of course the International Polar Year 2007‑08 is well underway. These developments combine to suggest that a review of the Handbook is now considered timely.

The following list shows (hyperlinks to) contributions received as at 05 November 2008.

The co-authors welcome further input to, and feedback on, this project.

            1 Author for correspondence: c/o Australian Bureau of Meteorology,

            GPO Box 727, Hobart, Tasmania 7001 Australia. s.pendlebury@bom.gov.au.  


LIST OF HANDBOOK UPDATES RECEIVED SO FAR

The Handbook basically splits into two parts. The first part presents an overview of the meteorology and climatology of the Antarctic. The following are contributions to this part:

Teleconnections:                                                      by Andrew Carleton

Future climate change over the Antarctic:            by Tom Bracegirdle

Behaviour of Southern Ocean cyclones:              by Ian Simmonds

Changes in Antarctic snowfall:                               by Andrew Monaghan

READER Project:                                                    by Steve Colwell

Antarctic data sources:                                            by Shelley Knuth

NWP - Australia:                                                       by Neil Adams;

NWP - USA:                                                              by Jordan Powers;

The second part of the Handbook is concerned with the forecasting techniques used for particular sectors on the continent and on the various stations. The following are contributions to this part:

Australia                                                                    by Neil Adams

Finland & Sweden                                                   by Timo Vihma & Johan Sidenmark

France                                                                        by Christian Lafayne

Germany                                                                    by Seifert et al.

Italy                                                                             by Roberto Bove

New Zealand                                                                         by Sylvia Nichol

Norway                                                                       by Eirik Fřrland

Patriot Hills                                                                by Marc De Keyser

Spain                                                                          by Antonio Labajo Salazar

USA                                                                            by Jordan Powers

While for South African and Chinese Antarctic interests, Johan Stander and Bian Lingen have, respectively, advised no changes are needed (developments at Dome A notwithstanding).