| | Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant, Berryville, VA; Alfred Hofstadler, ECMWF, Reading United Kingdom; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD
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|  | 3B.2 | Introduction of MICAPS 3.0 - A New Chinese Forecaster's Interactive System
Yuean Li, Chinese Meteorological Administration, Beijing, Beijing, China; and B. Luo, L. Cao, S. Gao, and H. Wu |
| 4:15 PM | 3B.3 | WMO-CIMO survey on the methods and instruments for the measurement of solid precipitation at Automated Weather Stations  
Rodica Nitu, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada |
| 4:30 PM | 3B.4 | A Latin American Data Workshop to Promote Free and Open Sharing of Earth System Data and Foster Scientific Partnerships
Tom Yoksas, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Ramamurthy, E. Cutrim, C. Rocken, T. Whittaker, and W. G. D. Almeida |
| 4:45 PM | 3B.5 | TC-IDV — A New Tool for Tropical Cyclone Forecasting and Research
Yuan Ho, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. McWhirter, D. Murray, X. Liang, X. Lu, and Y. Yin |
| 5:00 PM | 3B.6 | An Update on Programs in the Pacific Islands for Pacific Island GCOS
Dean Solofa, SPREP, Apia, Samoa; and M. L. Morrissey, H. J. Diamond, and S. Postawko |
| 5:15 PM | 3B.7 | The U.S. global climate observing system (GCOS) program: an update on continuing efforts to implement reference climate observation sites
Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD |