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SMOC, 181. Examen del programa del SMOC : Informe de síntesis
El presente documento se basa en el Informe completo sobre el examen del programa del SMOC. Tiene por finalidad proporcionar a la comunidad del SMOC y a las instancias decisorias un panorama general del proceso de examen, así como de las conclusiones y recomendaciones. El examen del SMOC comenzó oficialmente con la primera reunión de la Junta de Examen del SMOC, celebrada en Ginebra los días 26 y 27 de marzo de 2013, y continuó durante ese año; se previó que finalizaría en abril de 2014. El examen estuvo a cargo de una Junta de Examen cuyos miembros fueron nombrados por los patrocinadores del ...
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El presente documento se basa en el Informe completo sobre el examen del programa del SMOC. Tiene por finalidad proporcionar a la comunidad del SMOC y a las instancias decisorias un panorama general del proceso de examen, así como de las conclusiones y recomendaciones. El examen del SMOC comenzó oficialmente con la primera reunión de la Junta de Examen del SMOC, celebrada en Ginebra los días 26 y 27 de marzo de 2013, y continuó durante ese año; se previó que finalizaría en abril de 2014. El examen estuvo a cargo de una Junta de Examen cuyos miembros fueron nombrados por los patrocinadores del programa, a saber: el Consejo Internacional para la Ciencia (ICSU), la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM), la Comisión Oceanográfica Intergubernamental (COI) de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA).
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SMOC, 181. Évaluation du programme du SMOC : Rapport de synthèse
Ce document s’appuie sur la version intégrale du rapport d’évaluation du Programme du SMOC. Il vise à donner à l’ensemble des acteurs du SMOC et aux décideurs un aperçu du processus d’évaluation, des conclusions et des recommandations. L’évaluation du SMOC a officiellement débuté lors de la première réunion du Comité d’évaluation qui s’est tenue à Genève les 26 et 27 mars 2013, et s’est poursuivie tout au long de l’année. La date prévue d’achèvement des travaux a été fixée à avril 2014. L’évaluation a été conduite par un Comité d’évaluation nommé par les organismes partenaires du Programme: le ...
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Ce document s’appuie sur la version intégrale du rapport d’évaluation du Programme du SMOC. Il vise à donner à l’ensemble des acteurs du SMOC et aux décideurs un aperçu du processus d’évaluation, des conclusions et des recommandations. L’évaluation du SMOC a officiellement débuté lors de la première réunion du Comité d’évaluation qui s’est tenue à Genève les 26 et 27 mars 2013, et s’est poursuivie tout au long de l’année. La date prévue d’achèvement des travaux a été fixée à avril 2014. L’évaluation a été conduite par un Comité d’évaluation nommé par les organismes partenaires du Programme: le Conseil international pour la science (CIUS), l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM), la Commission océanographique intergouvernementale (COI) de l’UNESCO et le Programme des Nations Unies pour l’environnement (PNUE).
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GCOS, 181. GCOS Programme Review : Synthesis report
This document is based on the GCOS Programme Review Full Report. Its purpose is to give the GCOS community and the decision-makers an overview of the review process and the findings and recommendations. The GCOS Review formally began with the First Meeting of the GCOS Review Board in Geneva, 26-27th March 2013 and continued throughout the year; to be completed in April 2014. The review was conducted by a Review Board appointed by the programme’s sponsors: the International Council for Science (ICSU), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (I ...
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This document is based on the GCOS Programme Review Full Report. Its purpose is to give the GCOS community and the decision-makers an overview of the review process and the findings and recommendations. The GCOS Review formally began with the First Meeting of the GCOS Review Board in Geneva, 26-27th March 2013 and continued throughout the year; to be completed in April 2014. The review was conducted by a Review Board appointed by the programme’s sponsors: the International Council for Science (ICSU), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Collection(s) and Series: GCOS- No. 181
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Collection(s) and Series: GCOS- No. 188
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Collection(s) and Series: GCOS- No. 187
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GCOS, 179. Summary Report of the Sixteenth Session of the GCOS/GTOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC-XVI)
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GCOS, 184. Tropical Pacific Observing System, 2020 Workshop (TPOS 2020) - Volume I : Workshop Report and Recommendations
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GCOS, 180. Report of the Sixth GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-6)
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GCOS, 178. Scoping Meeting for the Assessment of the Adequacy of the Global Observing System for Climate
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Japanese National Report on Systematic Observations for Climate : National Activities with Respect to the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Implementation Plan
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Глобальная система наблюдений за климатом – 20-я одовщина со дня основания
В апреле 2012 г. отмечалась 20-я годовщина со дня учреждения Программы Глобальной системы наблюдений за климатом, которая обеспечивает предоставление данных наблюдений и информации, служащих основой для принятия решений по вопросам климата.PermalinkPermalink![]()
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GCOS, 176. Report of the Twenty-First Session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee for GCOS
The twenty-first session of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Steering Committee (SC) was held at the German Meteorological Service, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), in Offenbach, Germany from 22 to 24 October 2013.
This report provides an overview of the presentations and discussion at the session and identifies specific action items following from the deliberations of the SC.Permalink![]()
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GCOS, 174. Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) - Update of the Technical Plan for BSRN Data Management
This report provides information for scientists interested in high quality surface radiation data as well as for scientists running a BSRN station. It offers information about the available data, the data access and describes tools to visualize the data and to check their quality.Permalink![]()
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GCOS, 173. The Sixteenth Session of the Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC)
The goals of the Session were: (1) To seek guidance on drivers and priorities from the OOPC sponsors, (2) to initiate the revision of the new OOPC Terms of Reference (ToR), (3) to develop the OOPC Work Plan for the next period of 2013-2018, and 4) to identify initial steps in implementing the Work Plan.Permalink![]()
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German Climate Observing Systems : Inventory report on the Global Climate Observing Systems (GCOS)
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GCOS, 171. The GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN): Guide
The GCOS Reference Upper‐Air Network (GRUAN) guide provides both mandatory operating requirements and guidelines on how to achieve the operating protocols specified in the GRUAN Manual (GCOS‐170). Mandatory operating protocols are distinguished by the words “must” or “shall” while guidelines are distinguished by the words “could” or “should”. The primary goals of GRUAN are to provide vertical profiles of reference measurements suitable for reliably detecting changes in global and regional climate on decadal time scales, initially for temperature, pressure and water vapour, with ...Permalink![]()
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GCOS, 170. The GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN): Manual
This GCOS (Global Climate Observing System) Reference Upper‐Air Network (GRUAN) Manual describes mandatory operating protocols (distinguished by use of the words “must” or “shall”) which describe what is expected of participating sites, the GRUAN Lead Centre, and the Working Group on GRUAN (WG‐GRUAN) to achieve the goals of GRUAN. These protocols have the status of requirements in a technical resolution, which sites within GRUAN are expected to follow or implement.Permalink![]()
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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 ...Permalink![]()
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 ...Permalink![]()
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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, 2013Permalink![]()
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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 ...Permalink![]()
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Finnish National Report on Systematic Observations for Climate : National Activities with Respect to the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Implementation Plan
Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) ; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) - 2013Finland continues its efforts in carrying out, archiving and distributing the most reliable and sustainable systematic observations related to various climate variables. These atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial observations are based on the regulations of corresponding international organizations. The implementation of systematic observations in Finland is tabulated in this report, which was made in accordance with the revised United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Reporting Guidelines on Global Climate Change Observing Systems (2007). Since the foundation of the Global Climat ...Permalink![]()
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Satellite Soil Moisture Validation and Application Workshop
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT); GEWEX ; et al. - ESA Publications Division, 2013The objective of the workshop is to discuss and reconcile recent methodological advances in the validation and application of global satellite soil moisture data. The workshop will bring together producers and users of satellite soil moisture data, providing a platform to discuss data quality, error characterization, validation approaches, data assimilation, and the broadening range of applications. The workshop will focus on soil moisture products derived from current and future active and passive microwave sensors operating in the low frequency range from 1 to 10 GHz, including but not ...Permalink![]()
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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, 2013PermalinkPermalink![]()
The Global Climate Observing System – 20th Anniversary
April 2012 marked the 20th anniversary of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Programme, which ensures provision of the observational data and information that is the foundation for decisions on climate.Permalink![]()
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SCOPE-CM Phase 2 Implementation Plan: Final Version
This document represents an update to the Implementation Plan for the Sustained and Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Data for Climate Monitoring (SCOPECM) Version 1.3 of 20 March 2009 [RD-01]. Phase 2 of SCOPE-CM incorporates accomplishments and lessons learned from Phase 1, updated requirements and guidelines from the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), and the evolving needs for climate information by a variety of users. A key component of Phase 2 is the establishment of sustained production of fundamental climate data records (FCDRs) as well as Essential Climate V ...Permalink![]()
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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.Permalink![]()
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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, 2012Permalink![]()
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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, 2012Permalink![]()
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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.Permalink![]()
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GCOS, 160. Assessment of the Status and Needs for Climate Observations in South America 2003-2011
Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno de El Niño (CIIFEN); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) - WMO, 2012The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Secretariat and its partner, the Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno de El Niño (CIIFEN) have launched a process to organize an “Implementation Strategy” workshop for the countries of South America. To accomplish this, a workhop has been organized to discuss actions to advance the implementation of the 2004 GCOS Regional Action Plan for South America with representatives of the intitutions involved, users, strategic partners, and potential donors. This assesment contains updated information about the state of the GCOS Program imple ...Permalink![]()
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GCOS, 159. Report from the Strategy Meeting for the Implementation of the Global Climate Observing System in South America : Improving climate observations to improve climate services and adaptation strategies
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) ; MeteoSwiss ; et al. - WMO, 2012Permalink![]()
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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, 2012Permalink![]()
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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, 2012Permalink![]()
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GCOS, 155. WIGOS Pilot Project Meeting on GRUAN Observing Practices and Governance: final report
This report provides a summary of the WIGOS Pilot Project meeting on GRUAN Observing Practices and Governance, held at WMO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 25 to 27 January 2012.
The meeting reviewed the governance structure of GRUAN and agreed to small changes in governance that would: better enable WMO to provide guidance to GRUAN on operational practices and procedures, to assist GRUAN to extend its operations to include a near-real-time operational model of data delivery in the next few years; and in doing so, assist in nurturing additional participation of WMO Members in ...Permalink![]()
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GCOS, 156. CBS Lead Centers for GCOS Coordination Meeting, Third session: final report
The CBS Lead Centers for GCOS (CBS-LC-GCOS) Coordination Meeting was held at the Regional Office of the German Weather Service in Hamburg, Germany, from 11 to 13 October 2011. Unfortunately because of last minute visa problems the representatives from Mozambique and from Iran could not participate.
The Coordination Meeting considered reports from individual Lead Centers’ activities, GCOS Monitoring Centers and of the GCOS Archive Center, it reviewed their activities, results of monitoring performance reports and updated of their Terms of Reference to include all RBCN stations in their ...Permalink![]()
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Progress report - An update on worldwide GCOS projects: in Meteorological Technology International, May 2012
The Global Climate Observing System has accelerated its program to help implement a number of renovation projects in developing areas around the world.Permalink![]()
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SMOC, 160. Evaluación del Estado de Necesidades para Observaciones Climáticas en América del Sur 2003‐2011
Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno de El Niño (CIIFEN); Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM); Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) - OMM, 2012La Secretaría del Sistema de Observación Climática Global (GCOS), junto con el Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno de El Niño (CIIFEN) ha iniciado un proceso para organizar un taller de “Estrategia de Implementación” para los países de América del Sur. Para lograr esto, fue realizado un taller en el cual asistieron representantes de las instituciones involucradas, usuarios, aliados estratégicos y posibles donantes, con el fin de discutir acciones para continuar con la implementación GCOS Regional Action Plan for South America del 2004. La presente evaluación contiene inform ...Permalink![]()
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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 ...Permalink![]()
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SMOC - 1992 * 2012: 20 años trabajando por las observaciones del clima
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SMOC - 1992 * 2012: 20 ans au service de l'observation du climat
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SMOC, 159. Reunión de Estrategia de Implementación del Sistema Mundial de Observación del Clima en Sudamérica : Mejorando la observación sistemática en apoyo a los servicios climáticos y estrategias de adaptación
Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM); Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) ; MeteoSwiss ; et al. - OMM, 2012Permalink![]()
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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, 2011Permalink![]()
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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 ...Permalink