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GCOS, 201. Report of the Nineteenth Session of the Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC-19)
A large focus of the meeting was completing the GCOS Implementation Plan, in addition to progressing activities in the OOPC Work Plan. The first day of the meeting was held jointly with the JCOMM Observations Coordination Group, and hence was focused on discussing the structure and focus of the ocean section of the GCOS IP, and refining the network based actions for the plan. The Second day was focused on further refining the package of Essential Ocean Variable Specification Sheets, particularly ensuring consistent articulation of applications areas, and phenomena to capture. The 3rd Day focus ...
SMOC, 194. Rapport d’activité sur le Système Mondial d’Observation du Climat : résumé d'octobre 2015
Le Rapport d’activité remplit deux fonctions: il évalue l’état d’avancement des mesures décrites dans le Plan de mise en oeuvre du système mondial d’observation à des fins climatologiques dans le contexte de la CCNUCC (version de 2010) et analyse de façon plus générale l’efficacité globale du Système mondial d’observation du climat. Il se fonde sur un vaste ensemble de documents sur le SMOC publiés depuis le bilan de 2009, dont bon nombre décrivent les résultats d’ateliers spécialisés ou de réunions de groupes de travail.
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
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
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
GCOS, 196. Report of the twenty-third session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering committee for GCOS
This Status Report performs two functions: It assesses the progress made against the actions set out in the GCOS Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC (2010 Update), while also providing a more generic assessment of the overall adequacy of the global observing system for climate. It makes use of a wide range of supporting GCOS materials published since progress was reported in 2009, many of which have resulted from the outcomes of specialized workshops or working group meetings.
GCOS, 195. Status of the Global Observing System for Climate
This Status Report performs two functions: It assesses the progress made against the actions set out in the GCOS Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC (2010 Update), while also providing a more generic assessment of the overall adequacy of the global observing system for climate. It makes use of a wide range of supporting GCOS materials published since progress was reported in 2009, many of which have resulted from the outcomes of specialized workshops or working group meetings.
GCOS, 194. Status of the Global Observing System for Climate : executive summary October 2015
A report entitled Status of the Global Observing System for Climate was invited by the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the thirty-third session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) in Cancún, Mexico, in 2010. The conclusions of SBSTA in subsequent years have reinforced the importance ascribed to this status report. The report has recently been completed under the overall guidance of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Steering Committee with contributions from panel members and external experts. It ...
GCOS, 181. 全球气候观测系统计划评审 : 综合报告
世界气象组织 (WMO) - 世界气象组织 (WMO), 2014本文件以GCOS 计划评审的完整报告为基础。文件的目的是向GCOS所涉各界和决策者提供一个有关评审过程、结论和建议的综述。本次GCOS评审于2013年3月26-27日在日内瓦举行的GCOS 评审委员会第一次会议上正式启动，并持续贯穿全年；计划于2014年4月完成评审。此次评审工作由计划的发起方：国际科学理事会（ICSU）、世界气象组织（WMO）、UNESCO的政府间海洋学委员会（IOC）以及联合国环境规划署（UNEP）指定的评审委员会开展。
ГСНК, 181. Обзор программы ГСНК : Обобщающий доклад
Данный документ основан на полном докладе об обзоре Программы ГСНК. Его цель — предоставить сообществу ГСНК и лицам, принимающим решения, краткое описание процесса обзора и полученных результатов, а также рекомендации. Обзор ГСНК формально начался с первого совещания Совета по обзору ГСНК в Женеве, 26-27 марта 2013 г., и продолжался весь год с ожидаемой датой завершения в апреле 2014 г. Обзор проводился Советом по обзору, который был назначен спонсорами Программы: Международным советом по науке (МСНС), Всемирной Метеорологической Организацией (ВМО), Межправительственной океанографической комис ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...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.
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.
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.
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.
German Climate Observing Systems : Inventory report on the Global Climate Observing Systems (GCOS)
Deutscher Wetterdienst, 2013
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 ...
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.
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 ...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 ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
GCOS, 165. GRUAN Implementation Plan 2013-2017
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2013The 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.
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 ...
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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