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GCOS, 235. Report of the 9th Session of the GTN-H Panel
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU) - WMO, 2020
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme ; International Council for Science
Published by: WMO ; 2020Collection(s) and Series: GCOS- No. 235
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GCOS, 232. Report of the twenty-seventh session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ISC steering committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2020
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission ; United Nations Environment Programme ; International Council for Science
Event: Event: WMO-IOC-UNEP-ISC steering committee for GCOS 27th session (28-31 October 2019; Paris, France)
Published by: WMO ; 2020Collection(s) and Series: GCOS- No. 232
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GCOS, 226. GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN) : Justification, requirements, siting and instrumentation options
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2019This report is produced by the GSRN Task Team and provides a proposal for the establishment of a GCOS Surface Reference Network, with the support of the GCOS programme, relevant programmes at WMO and the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). It outlines the next steps required for the implementation of a GSRN: approval of the proposed GSRN by relevant WMO programmes, the GCOS programme and other sponsors, solicitation of offers to host and staff appropriately the proposed Lead Centre, and the selection of suitable sites for an initial GSRN.
GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN): Justification, requirements, siting and instrumentation options
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission ; United Nations Environment Programme ; International Council for Science
Published by: WMO ; 2019This report is produced by the GSRN Task Team and provides a proposal for the establishment of a GCOS Surface Reference Network, with the support of the GCOS programme, relevant programmes at WMO and the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). It outlines the next steps required for the implementation of a GSRN: approval of the proposed GSRN by relevant WMO programmes, the GCOS programme and other sponsors, solicitation of offers to host and staff appropriately the proposed Lead Centre, and the selection of suitable sites for an initial GSRN.
Collection(s) and Series: GCOS- No. 226
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Observations ; Meteorological instrument ; Hydrometeorological instrument ; Climate monitoring ; Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) ; Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) ; WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) ; Text/ Reading ; OBS - Personnel installing and maintaining instrumentation ; OBS - Personnel managing observing programmes and networks ; OBS - Personnel performing instrument calibrations ; Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) ; GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN)
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GCOS, 229. Plan for improving observations around Lake Victoria that support numerical weather predictions, climate services and adaptation
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2019
Plan for improving observations around Lake Victoria that support numerical weather predictions, climate services and adaptation
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission ; United Nations Environment Programme ; International Council for Science
Published by: WMO ; 2019Collection(s) and Series: GCOS- No. 229
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Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) ; Numerical weather prediction ; Climate services ; Adaptation
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GCOS, 230. Report of the Eleventh GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-11)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2019
Report of the Eleventh GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-11)
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GCOS, 228. GCOS Joint Panels Meeting Report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2019
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GCOS, 227. Lightning for Climate : A Study by the Task Team on Lightning Observation For Climate Applications (TT-LOCA) Of the Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2019“The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs” (GCOS, 2016), further referred to as “GCOS Implementation Plan”, calls in its Action A29 for defining “the requirement for lightning measurements, including data exchange, for climate monitoring and to encourage space agencies and operators of ground-based systems to strive for global coverage and reprocessing of existing datasets”. The GCOS Implementation Plan was endorsed by the Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) at its Sixteenth session (WMO, 2016) and CBS decided “to support Members, as appropriate, in the implementation of th ...
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GCOS, 223. Weather Radar Data Requirements for Climate Monitoring
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2019Action A24 of the GCOS Implementation Plan (GCOS-200), calls for the implementation of an archive for radar reflectivities. The Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) at its Sixteenth session (WMO-1183) endorsed the GCOS Implementation Plan and “Decides to support Members, as appropriate, in the implementation of the actions identified in the GCOS Implementation Plan”. EC-69 (WMO, 2017 - WMO, 1196) invited members “To work towards the full implementation of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) implementation plan.”
At the 22nd Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for ...
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GCOS, 224. Report of the twenty-sixth session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ISC steering committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2019
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GCOS, 217. 21st Session of the Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (the GOOS Physics and Climate Panel) (OOPC-21)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2018
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GCOS, 218. 23rd Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC-23)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2018
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GCOS, 216. 8th Session of the GTN-H Panel
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2018
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GCOS, 213. Report of the first meeting of the GCOS/CCl Task Team on Lightning Observations for Climate Applications (TTLOCA-1)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2018The meeting opened with a welcome to all participants from the Task Team on Lightning Observations for Climate Applications (TTLOCA) Chairman, Robert Holzworth. He introduced the panel and participating Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) secretariat staff, Valentin Aich and Caterina Tassone.
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GCOS, 222. Systematic observations and the Paris agreement : Report of the Task Team on the Paris Agreement
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2018The Paris Agreement will drive climate policy for many years to come. It establishes a science-based cycle of reporting (through the Transparency Framework), assessment (the Global Stocktake) and increasing ambition of action to address climate change (Nationally Determined Contributions, NDC). The Agreement has three main aims: to limit the global temperature increase, to increase the adaptive capabilities of the Parties, and to increase the making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development.
The Paris Agreement covers ...
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Review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; et al. - ICSU, 2018The report looks at WCRP’s structure and governance in the current context, considering the effectiveness of its operations and relationship with key partners, as well as its contributions to major international policy processes. Finally, the report looks ahead to the future of WCRP and makes a number of recommendations for WCRP to fulfil its mission in the context of 21st century challenges.
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GCOS, 219. 20th Session of the GCOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC-20)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2018
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GCOS, 220. Report of the Tenth GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-10)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2018
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GCOS, 215. Report from 1st Meeting of the Task Team GCOS Upper Air Network (TT-GUAN-1)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2017The meeting was opened with a welcome to all participants from Dr Franz Berger, Director of the Lindenberg Observatory.
Peter Thorne agreed to be the meeting chair and welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Tim Oakley, GCOS Secretariat, welcomed everyone on behalf of WMO and GCOS, introduced Caterina Tassone and Valentin Aich from the GCOS Secretariat and thanked all participants for taking the time to attend the meeting and take an active role in this Task Team.
All other members of the task team introduced themselves. The list of participants can be found in Annex 5.
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GCOS, 214. Report of the 1st Meeting of the GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN) Task Team
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2017The meeting was opened with a welcome to all participants from Prof. Ray O’Neill, Vice-President of Research and Innovation of the University of Maynooth, Ireland. Caterina Tassone, GCOS Secretariat, introduced Tim Oakley, from GCOS Secretariat and Howard Diamond, Chairman of the Task Team. All other members of the task team introduced themselves. The list of participants can be found in Annex 11. The agenda (Annex 1) was adopted.
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GCOS, 212. Report for 1st Meeting of GCOS/CCl Task Team on the use of Weather radar for Climate Studies
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2017The first meeting of the AOPC task team on the use of weather radar for climate studies, was held at FMI, Helsinki, from August 30th to August 31st 2017. The meeting is hosted by Elena Saltikoff (FMI-Finland), chairperson of the Task Team. Bernard Urban (Météo-France-France) participates as radar expert, Rainer Hollman (DWD-Germany) as AOPC representative, Caterina Tassone for GCOS secretariat. Also present in the first part of the meeting are Aku Riihela and Terhikki Manninen from SCOPE-CM.
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GCOS, 211. Report of the Ninth GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-9)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2017The 9th GRUAN Implementation and Coordination Meeting (ICM-9) was hosted by the Finnish Mete-orological Institute (FMI) from 12 to 16 June 2017 in Helsinki, Finland. It benefitted from support by the local hosts, NOAA, and from the NOAA US GCOS office. The meeting included:
• A special session on Arctic research relevant to GRUAN.
• A special session dedicated to management of the change from RS92 radiosondes to alterna-tive sondes.
• An optional visit to the Vaisala factory outside Helsinki.
• A break-out session on GAIA-CLIM outreach.
• An optional MeteoMet ...
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GCOS, 210. Report of the twenty-fifth session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2017
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GCOS, 209. 19th Session of the GCOS /WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC-19)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2017"This meeting [had] to consider its work plan which [included]
• A status report or similar in 4 years and update of IP in 5 years;
• Reviewing the performance of ECV observations and progress on actions in the implementation plan;
• Consideration of Adaptation Needs -> what does it mean for panel/observations;
• The proposal for Evaporation/Latent Heat Flux.
During the discussion it was stressed that the new work cycle of the TOPC after the release of the GCOS implementation plan will be challenging particularly because adaptation and mitigation will become ...
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GCOS, 207. 22nd Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC-22)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2017
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GCOS, 206. Indicators of Climate Change Outcome of a meeting held at WMO 3 February 2017
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2017
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GCOS, 199. 21st Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC-21)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2015
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GCOS, 198. Report of the Seventh GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-7)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2015
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GCOS, 197. Minutes of the working meeting for GCOS Reference Upper Air Network (GRUAN)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2015
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World Weather Open Science Conference 2014 : abstracts = Conférence scientifique publique mondiale sur la météorologie 2014: résumés
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Environment Canada - WMO, 2014This volume of the World Weather Open Science Conference 2014 edition contains all available WWOSC 2014 submitted abstracts for: Plenary Sessions, Panel Sessions, Parallel Session presentations, Poster Session presentations
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GCOS, 166. GCOS Workshop on Observations for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2013The goals of the workshop were to identify observational requirements for adaptation, to review the Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) to determine their adequacy for adaptation, and to support the development of a new implementation plan to address the gaps and deficiencies identified. The workshop was closely aligned with the implementation of the GFCS. Consistent with the four GFCS priority areas, individual sessions addressed agriculture, water resources, health, and disaster risk reduction issues, among others. In addition, the sessions on data rescue and da ...
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GCOS, 167. Report of the Fifth GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-5)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2013The fifth GCOS Reference Upper Air Network (GRUAN) Implementation and Coordination Meeting (ICM5) was held at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) at De Bilt, the Netherlands, from 25 February to 1 March 2013 with support from the US GCOS Program Office at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Centre (NCDC), the NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) and the GCOS Secretariat at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The meeting also included a site visit at the Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research (CESAR) an ...
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GCOS, 169. Summary Report and Recommendations from the Eighteenth Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC-XVIII)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2013
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GCOS, 168. Summary Report of the Fifteenth Session of the GCOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPCXV)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2013The Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC) was established to develop a balanced and integrated system of insitu and satellite observations of the terrestrial ecosystem. The Observation Panel focuses on the identification of terrestrial observation requirements, assisting the establishment of observing networks for climate, providing guidance on observation standards and norms, facilitating access to climate data and information and its assimilation, and promoting climate studies and assessments. The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), and the World C ...
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GCOS, 165. GRUAN Implementation Plan 2013-2017
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2013
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GCOS, 162. Report of the 5th GTN-H Coordination Panel Meeting
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2012The report presented here thus reports on progress made since the 4th GTN-H Panel meeting in 2009 but it also summarizes achievements of GTN-H since its inception in 2001 including the identification of gaps and further opportunities. Further, the report provides information on the future coordination of GTN-H since the change of coordinators in July 2012 and the review of activities to be undertaken by GTN-H partners.
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GCOS, 164. Report of the Twentieth Session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2012
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GCOS, 163. Report of the Eighth GCOS Cooperation Mechanism Board Meeting
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2012
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GCOS, 161. Report of the Fourth GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-4)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2012The fourth GRUAN Implementation and Coordination Meeting (ICM-4) was held 5 – 9 March 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting was generously hosted by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) at their headquarters with support from the U.S. GCOS Programme Office at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Centre (NCDC), the NOAA Climate Programme Office (CPO) and the GCOS Secretariat at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The meeting also included a site visit to the JMA GRUAN site at Tateno.
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GCOS, 158. Summary Report and Recommendations from the Seventeenth Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2012
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GCOS, 157. Summary Report of the Fourteenth Session of the GTOS/GCOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2012
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GCOS - 1992 * 2012: 20 Years in Service for Climate Observations
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2012The demand for information on global climate has never been greater.Many regions in the world are clearly impacted by changes in climate, and those changes need to be managed now.It took years of work by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), assessing the climate science literature, and by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), advancing the state of climate science, to raise the awareness that observations of climate need to be available on a global scale to underpin decisions.The year 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the system dedicated to providing the observational ...
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International Polar Year (IPY). Understanding Earth's Polar challenges : International Polar Year 2007-2008 - summary by the IPY Joint Committee
The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008, co-sponsored by ICSU and WMO, became the largest coordinated research program in the Earth’s polar regions, following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the first and second International Polar Years in 1881-1883 and 1932-1933 and the International Geophysical Year 1957–1958.
An estimated 50,000 researchers, local observers, educators, students, and support personnel from more than 60 nations were involved in the 228 international IPY projects (170 in science, 1 in data management, and 57 in education and outreach) and related national eff ...
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GCOS, 153. Report from the Fourth Meeting of the WCRP Observation and Assimilation Panel (WOAP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2011
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GCOS, 150. Report of the Twelfth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS GE XII)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - UNESCO, 2011The Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS-GE), at its Twelfth session, evaluated the status of the various GLOSS station networks including data reporting for delayed mode, high frequency, real-time data streams as well as reviewing the status of continuous measurements of vertical land movement near stations in the GLOSS Core Network. The Group reviewed recent studies based on tide gauge observations, sample sea level products and technical developments pertaining to radar gauge calibrations. The draft GLOSS Implementation Plan was reviewed and adopted by the ...
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GCOS, 154. Systematic Observation Requirements for Satellite-based Products for Climate Supplemental details to the satellite-based component of the Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC : 2011 update
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2011This document provides additional technical detail to the Actions and needs identified in the IP-10 related to satellite-based observations for climate for each of the ECVs listed in Table 1. In particular, it details the specific satellite data records that should be sustained in accordance with the GCMPs, as well as other important supplemental satellite observations that are needed on occasion or at regular intervals. Tables 2-4 provide an overview of the requirements for products and sustained satellite data records that are detailed in this document for the atmospheric, ocean and terrestr ...
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 33/2011. Report from the Fourth Meeting of the WCRP Observation and Assimilation Panel (WOAP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2011
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GCOS, 152. Report of the Nineteenth Session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2011
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GCOS, 151. Report of the Seventh GCOS Cooperation Mechanism Board Meeting
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2011
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 25/2011. WCRP Joint Scientific Committee: 32nd session
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GCOS, 148. Summary Report and Recommendations from the Sixteenth Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2011 (WMO/TD-No. 1574)
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GCOS, 147. Summary Report of the Thirteenth Session of the GTOS/GCOS Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC): final report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2011 (WMO/TD-No. 1573)
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CAS/JSC WGNE Report, 27. 27th session of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE-27)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; et al. - WMO, 2011
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CAS/JSC WGNE Report, 26. 26th session of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE-26)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Jakob Christian; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2011
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Space and Climate Change : use of space-based technologies in the United Nations system
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA); United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); et al. - WMO, 2011 (WMO-No. 1081)This publication describes the three global observing systems, which are co-sponsored by several United Nations organizations and the International Council for Science (ICSU), in addition to efforts conducted by United Nations organizations targeting climate change and its impacts through the use of satellite observations.
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GCOS, 149. Report of the Third GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-3)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2011 (WMO/TD-No. 1575)
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GCOS, 142. Report from the Fourth Meeting of the WCRP Observation and Assimilation Panel (WOAP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2010
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GCOS, 146. Report of the Sixth GCOS Cooperation Mechanism Board Meeting
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2010
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 5/2010. Report from the Fourth Meeting of the WCRP Observation and Assimilation Panel (WOAP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2010
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GCOS, 144. Guide to the GCOS Surface Network (GSN) and GCOS Upper-Air Network (GUAN) : (2010 Update of GCOS-73)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2010 (WMO/TD-No. 1558)
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GCOS, 143. Guideline for the Generation of Datasets and Products Meeting GCOS Requirements*
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2010 (WMO/TD-No. 1530)This guideline is intended to help all producers of climate-relevant datasets (e.g., meteorological services, research institutions, oceanographic centres, environmental agencies, space agencies, universities) in the way they document, assess the quality of, and publicize their work related to the generation, processing and analysis of climate datasets and derived products (i.e. Fundamental Climate Data Records (FCDRs)2 and Essential Climate Variable products (ECV, cf. Annex I)), based on observations from surface-based, airborne and satellite-based instruments.
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GCOS, 141. Summary Report of the Twelfth Session of the GTOS/GCOS Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC): final report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2010 (WMO/TD-No. 1528)
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CAS/JSC WGNE Report, 25. Report of the twenty-fifth session of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2010 (WMO/TD-No. 1524)
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GCOS, 138. Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in support of the UNFCCC : (2010 update)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2010 (WMO/TD-No. 1523)This 2010 edition of the Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC (IP-10) replaces a similarly titled Plan (IP-04) which was published in 2004.2 Its purpose is to provide an updated set of Actions required to implement and maintain a comprehensive global observing system for climate that will address the commitments of the Parties under Articles 4 and 5 of the UNFCCC and support their needs for climate observations in fulfilment of the objectives of the Convention. This revised Plan updates the Actions in the IP-04, taking account of recent progr ...
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GCOS, 140. Report of the Second GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-1)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2010 (WMO/TD-No. 1526)
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WCRP/JSC, 31. Report WCRP Joint Scientific Committee: 31st session
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; et al. - WMO, 2010 (WMO/TD-No. 1536)
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WCRP/JSC. Report of the Extraordinary Session of WCRP Joint Scientific Committee
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GCOS. Progress Report on the Implementation of the Global Observing System for Climate in support of the UNFCCC 2004-2008: executive summary
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2009This document is a report on progress on a wide-ranging set of Actions aimed at strengthening the component systems and national activities that comprise the GCOS system of systems. The aim of the GCOS is to provide, through existing operational and research observing, data management, and information distribution systems (and further enhancements to these systems), a comprehensive and coordinated system of climate-relevant observing systems that meets the total national and international needs for climate observations.
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GCOS, 133. Summary Report of the Eleventh Session of the GTOS/GCOS Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC): final report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1498)
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GCOS, 132. Fifteenth Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC) - Conclusions and Recommendations
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1497)
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GCOS, 130. Synthesis of National Reports on Systematic Observation for Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1490)
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GCOS, 128. Guideline for the Generation of Satellite-based Datasets and Products meeting GCOS Requirements
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1488)This document provides a short summary of GCOS requirements for satellite-based climate monitoring that can serve as a guideline for the generation of satellite-based datasets and derived products in order to meet the requirements for climate monitoring and the long-term aspects of climate research.
These guidelines are intended to help space agencies and other relevant institutions in the way they process and analyze datasets obtained from satellite instruments, to subsequently generate Essential Climate Variable (ECV) products (cf. Annex I and III).
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GCOS, 127. Practical Help for Compiling CLIMAT Reports
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1477)
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CAS/JSC WGNE Report, 24. Report of the twenty fourth session of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1486)
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GCOS, 129. Progress Report on the Implementation of the Global Observing System for Climate in support of the UNFCCC 2004-2008
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1489)This document is a report on progress on a wide-ranging set of Actions aimed at strengthening the component systems and national activities that comprise the GCOS system of systems. The aim of the GCOS is to provide, through existing operational and research observing, data management, and information distribution systems (and further enhancements to these systems), a comprehensive and coordinated system of climate-relevant observing systems that meets the total national and international needs for climate observations.
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Report of the World Climate Conference-3 - Better climate information for a better future : Working together towards a Global Framework for Climate Services
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO-No. 1048)Peoples around the world are facing multi-faceted challenges of climate variability and climate change, challenges that require wise and well-informed decision-making at every level, from households and communities to countries and regions. World
Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3), held in Geneva from 31 August to 4 September 2009, considered these challenges and guided the development of an international framework for climate services that will link science-based climate prediction and information
with the management of climate-related risks and opportunities in support of adaptation ...
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第三次世界气候大会的报告 - 利用更好的气候信息, 创造更美好的未来
世界气象组织 (WMO); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - 世界气象组织 (WMO), 2009 (世界气象组织 (WMO)-No. 1048)世界人民正面临着气候变率和气候变化带来的多方面挑战,这需要从每户家庭、社区、国家和区域乃至国际论坛(包括“联合国气候变化框架公约”)等各个层面作出明智的和有充分依据的决策。第三次世界气候大会(WCC-3)于2009年8月31日至9月4日在瑞士日内瓦召开,本次大会审议了上述挑战,并就建立一个国际气候服务框架提供了指导,该框架将把以科学为基础的气候预测和信息与相关的气候风险和机遇管理结合起来,以支持发达国家和发展中国家适应气候变率和变化。
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تقرير مؤمتر املناخ العاملي الثالث : إطار عالمي للخدمات المناخيةالعمل معاً من أجل
المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد, 2009 (مجموعة مطبوعات المنظمة-No. 1048)تواجه الشعوب في أنحاء العالم تحديات متعددة الجوانب تتمثل في تقلبية المناخ وتغيره، وتتطلب هذه التحديات اتخاذ القرارات بحكمة وعن حسن اطلاع على جميع المستويات، من الأسر المعيشية والمجتمعات المحلية إلى البلدان والأقاليم. وقد نظر الحاضرون في مؤتمر المناخ العالمي الثالث ) WCC-3 ( المعقود في جنيف في الفترة من 31 آب/أغسطس إلى 4 أيلول/سبتمبر 2009 ، في هذه التحديات، ووجهوا عملية وضع إطار دولي للخدمات المناخية من شأنه أن يربط التنبؤات والمعلومات المناخية العلمية الأساس بإدارة المخاطر والفرص المتصلة بالمناخ دعماً للتكيف مع تقلبية المناخ وتغيره في البلدان المتقدمة النمو والبلدان النامية على حد سواء.
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GCOS, 136. GCOS Annual Report 2008-2009
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1514)
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GCOS, 134. GRUAN Implementation Plan 2009-2013
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1506)
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GCOS, 131. Report of the First GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-1)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2009 (WMO/TD-No. 1492)
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GCOS, 125. Report from the Third Meeting of the WCRP Observation and Assimilation Panel (WOAP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2008
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 10/2008. Report from the Third Meeting of the WCRP Observation and Assimilation Panel (WOAP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2008
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GCOS, 120. Report of the Tenth Session of the IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - UNESCO, 2008The Group of Experts reviewed the status of its actions and developed a consolidated list for the next intersessional period. After reviewing the state of the GLOSS Core Network and identifying upgrade needs globally, the Group decided to update its Implementation Plan, with particular emphasis on specific technical development of the Network, and on the impact of technological changes on station design, including data delivery. The revised Plan will be aimed at moving the GLOSS Core Network from a research-support service to an operational, multi-purpose, real-time system, especially for tsun ...
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GCOS, 117. Future Climate Change Research and Observations: GCOS, WCRP and IGBP Learning from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report - Workshop and Survey Report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO); et al. - WMO, 2008
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GCOS, 124. Report of the Sixteenth Session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1463)
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GCOS, 122. Fourteenth Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC) - Conclusions and Recommendations
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1436)
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GCOS, 119. Report of the Implementation Strategy Meeting for Central America and the Caribbean
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1424)
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CAS/JSC WGNE Report, 23. Report of the twenty third session of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1429)
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WCRP, 128. Assessment of global precipitation products : a project of the World Climate Research Programme Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Radiation Panel
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Levizzani Vincenzo; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); et al. - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1430)This report is a synthesis of the current state of knowledge in measurements of global precipitation, a major component of the global water and energy cycle that influences significantly the Earth’s climate system, and in turn is affected by the climate system variability and change. It is a comprehensive assessment of the current global precipitation data records which have been assembled by combining observations from space-based and in situ measurements. These long-term records include observations over the land and oceans for a period of 25 years. The report describes in detail how these p ...
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GCOS, 126. GCOS Annual Report 2007-2008
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1464)
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GCOS, 123. Report of the Fourth Meeting of the GCOS Cooperation Board
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1444)
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GCOS, 121. Report of the GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network Implementation Meeting
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1435)
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WCRP/JSC, 29. Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Joint Scientific Committee
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; et al. - WMO, 2008 (WMO/TD-No. 1439)1 CD-ROM
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GCOS-TP, 01. Report of the First Meeting of the GCOS AOPC/TOPC Joint Working Group on Land-Surface/Atmosphere Issues (WG-LSA)
WMO, 2007
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GCOS, 118. Summary Report of the Tenth Session of the GCOS/GTOS Terrestrial Observing Panel for Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2007
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GCOS. Global Climate Observing System : ensuring the availability of Global Observations for Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - WMO, 2007
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GCOS, 116. Report of the Fifteenth Session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2007 (WMO/TD-No. 1415)
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GCOS, 114. Thirteenth Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC) - Consolidated List of Conclusions, Recommendations and Action Items
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2007 (WMO/TD-No. 1407)
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CAS/JSC WGNE Report, 22. Report of the twenty second session of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2007 (WMO/TD-No. 1411)
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Cryosphere theme report. For the monitoring of our environment from Space and from Earth : an international partnership for cooperation in Earth observations
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - IGOS, 2007This report aims to initiate a process that will ultimately result in a more comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated cryospheric observing system. The report starts with an Executive Summary that includes major recommendations. Chapters 1 and 2 define the cryosphere and the major applications of cryospheric data. Chapters 3-10 describe our current capabilities and requirements for observing essential climate variables (ECVs) in the major domains of the cryosphere. Each of these chapters contains domain-specific recommendations. Chapter 11 reviews the cryospheric observing system by observat ...
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The Scope of Science for the International Polar Year 2007-2008
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU) - WMO, 2007 (WMO/TD-No. 1364)
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GCOS, 113. Report of the Third Meeting of the GCOS Cooperation Board: meeting report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2007 (WMO/TD-No. 1396)
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WCRP/JSC, 28. Annual review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and report of the twenty-eighth session of the Joint Scientific Committee
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; et al. - WMO, 2007 (WMO/TD-No. 1395)
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GCOS, 208. Report of the Twentieth Session of the Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC-20)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - UNESCO, 2006
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GCOS, 110. Report of the Eleventh Session of the Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - UNESCO, 2006
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GCOS, 104. Report of the Tenth Session of the Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - UNESCO, 2006
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GCOS, 111. Summary Report of the Ninth Session of the GTOS/GCOS Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1371)
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GCOS, 107. Systematic Observation Requirements for Satellite-based Products for Climate: Supplemental details to the satellite-based component of the Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1338)
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CAS/JSC WGNE Report, 21. Report of the twenty first session of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1348)
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GCOS, 108. Climate information for development needs : an action plan for Africa - Report and implementation strategy
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1358)"The purpose of the meeting was to bring together a wide cross-section of the users and providers of climate information to identify the gaps and needs for climate observations and services to support efforts to achieve the MDGs. Participants considered several documents: a Gap Analysis, prepared from a user perspective, that assessed needed improvements in the provision of climate information and services to sectoral users and decisionmakers leading to better management of climate risks; and two Regional Action Plans prepared over the period 2001-04 (one for the countries of Eastern and South ...
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WCRP/JSC, 27. Annual review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and report of the twenty-seventh session of the Joint Scientific Committee
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; et al. - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1369)
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GCOS, 112. GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN) : justification, requirements, siting and instrumentation options
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1379)
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GCOS, 111B. Final Report of the GCOS Regional Workshop Programme
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1474)
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GCOS, 99. IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS), Ninth Session
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - UNESCO, 2005This report presents a summary of the topics discussed at the Ninth Session of the Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS-GE). The GLOSS-GE reviewed the programme and made recommendations on the programme implementation. A Communiqué by the Group of Experts for the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) concerning the contribution by GLOSS and its core network of sea level stations to tsunami and multi-hazard warning systems was also issued.
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GCOS, 95. Report of the Ninth Session of the Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - UNESCO, 2005
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GOOS, 148. An implementation strategy for the coastal module of the Global Ocean Observing System
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - UNESCO, 2005
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GCOS, 94. Report of the GCOS Regional Workshop for Central Asia on Improving Observing Systems for Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2005 (WMO/TD-No. 1248)
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GCOS, 100. Report of the GCOS Regional Workshop for Eastern and Central Europe on Improving Observing Systems for Climate.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2005 (WMO/TD-No. 1283)
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CAS/JSC WGNE Report, 20. Report of the twentieth session of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2005 (WMO/TD-No. 1297)
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World Climate Research Programme: 25 Years of Science serving society - from climate research to risk management [Poster]
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WCRP, 123. WCRP Strategic framework 2005-2015 : coordinated observation and prediction of the Earth system (COPES)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2005 (WMO/TD-No. 1291)The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is introducing a new strategic framework for its activities in the decade 2005-2015. This is in response both to the new scientific challenges posed by the understanding and prediction of the behaviour of the Earth system and to new opportunities for WCRP science to provide the basis for major applications for society.
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Climate Change: Research Priorities [Flyer]
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World Climate Research Programme: 25 Years of Science serving society
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WCRP/JSC, 26. Annual review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and report of the twenty-sixth session of the Joint Scientific Committee
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; et al. - WMO, 2005 (WMO/TD-No. 1286)1 CD-ROM
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WCRP Strategic framework 2005-2015 [Flyer] : coordinated observation and prediction of the Earth system (COPES)
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 12/2005. Report of the seventeenth session of the GEWEX Scientific steering group
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2005
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GCOS, 91bis. Conclusions from the Tenth Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2004
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 18/2004. Report of the twelfth session of the Scientific steering group on stratospheric processes and their role in climate (SPARC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2004
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 1/2004. Report of the eleventh session of the Scientific steering group on stratospheric processes and their role in climate (SPARC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2004
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GCOS, 92(ES). Implementation plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in support of the UNFCCC: executive summary
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1244)
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GCOS, 93. Summary report of the eighth session of the GCOS/GTOS Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU) - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1238)
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GCOS, 91. Summary report of the twelfth session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1221)
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CAS/JSC WGNE Report, 19. Report of nineteenth session of the CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1252)
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GCOS, 92. Implementation plan for the Global Observing System for climate in support of the UNFCCC
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1219)This Plan, if fully implemented by the Parties both individually and collectively, will provide those global observations of the Essential Climate Variables and their associated products, to assist the Parties in meeting their responsibilities under Articles 4 and 5 of the UNFCCC. In addition, it will provide many of the essential observations required by the World Climate Research Programme and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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IGBP Report, 50. The surface ocean - lower atmosphere study : science plan and implementation strategy
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); National academy of sciences ; et al. - IGBP, 2004
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WCRP/JSC, 25. Annual review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and report of the twenty-fifth session of the Joint Scientific Committee
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; et al. - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1262)
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WCRP/JSC, 24. Annual review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and report of the twenty-fourth session of the Joint Scientific Committee
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; et al. - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1200)
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 5/2004. Report of the sixteenth session of the GEWEX Scientific steering group
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2004
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 4/2004. Report of the fourteenth session of the WCRP/GEWEX Radiation panel (GRP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2004
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GCOS, 90. IOC Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS), eighth session
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - IOC, 2003
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GCOS, 89. Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Oceans Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC), eighth session
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); et al. - WMO, 2003
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GCOS, 86. Informe del Taller regional del SMOC para América del Sur sobre el mejoramiento de los Sistemas de Observación del Clima
Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM); Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - OMM, 2003
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 5/2003. Tenth session of the Scientific steering group on stratospheric processes and their role in climate (SPARC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2003
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GCOS, 87. Summary report of the eleventh session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1189)
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GCOS, 86. Report of the GCOS Regional Workshop for South America on Improving Observing Systems for Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1183)
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GCOS, 85. Report of the GCOS Regional Workshop for Western and Central Africa on Improving Observing Systems for Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1167)
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GCOS, 84. Report of the GCOS/GTOS/HWRP Expert Meeting on Hydrological Data for Global Studies
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Grabs W.; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1156)
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GCOS, 82. The second report on the adequacy of the global observing systems for climate in support of the UNFCCC
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1143)
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GCOS, 82. Second report on the adequacy of the global observing systems for climate in support of the UNFCCC: executive summary
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1176)
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GCOS, 80. Report of the GCOS Regional Workshop for East and Southeast Asia on Improving Observing System for Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1140)
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IACPO Informal Report, 08. Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS) - ACSYS Historical ice chart (1553-2002)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); International Council for Science (ICSU) - WMO, 2003
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WCRP/JSC, 23. Annual review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and report of the twenty-third session of the Joint Scientific Committee
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1137)
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GCOS, 83. Report of the GTN-H Coordination Panel Meeting
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Grabs W.; Thomas A.R.; et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1155)
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 4/2003. Report of the fourteenth session of the GEWEX Scientific steering group
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2003
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 1/2003. Report of the thirteenth session of the WCRP/GEWEX Radiation panel (GRP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2003
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GOOS, 129. IOC/WMO/UNEP/ICSU Steering Committee of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), sixth session
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - UNESCO, 2003
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GCOS, 81. Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC), seventh session
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2002This report records the discussions, conclusions, and action items resulting from the 7th session of the OOPC. Ongoing experiments, the state of national commitments to GOOS, carbon observations, future data management systems, and planning for Workshops in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean were a particular focus of this session.
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GCOS, 77. International Workshop for Review of the Tropical Moored Buoy Network - Workshop report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2002
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GCOS, 69. Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC), fifth Session
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - UNESCO, 2002
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 12/2002. Report of issues/ actions/ recommandations from the coordinated enhanced observing period (CEOP) implementation planning kick-off meeting
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2002
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WCRP Informal/Series Report, 6/2002. Ninth session of the Scientific steering group on stratospheric processes and their role in climate (SPARC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) - WMO, 2002
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IACPO Informal Report, 07. Arctic Climate System Study, Climate and cryosphere - Recent variations in Arctic sea-ice thickness : report to the Arctic oceam sciences board
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); International Council for Science (ICSU) - WMO, 2002
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GOOS, 112. I-GOOS ad hoc Group of Experts Meetings on GOOS-UNCLOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - UNESCO, 2002
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GOOS, 105. The Ad hoc Advisory Group for IOCARIBE-GOOS, third session
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - UNESCO, 2002
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GOOS, 99. The Final design plan for the HOTO module of GOOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - UNESCO, 2002
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GOOS, 85. The Benefits of the implementation of the GOOS in the Mediterranean Region
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - UNESCO, 2002
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GCOS, 79. Interim report of the sixteenth session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice of the UNFCCC by the Global Climate Observing System
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2002 (WMO/TD-No. 1133)
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