WGClimate-9
Event Dates: March 28th - 29th, 2018
The 9th Meeting of the CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Hosted by: World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
This meeting convened from 28th to 29th March 2018, and was preceded by a joint meeting with the World Climate Research Programme Data Advisory Council (WCRP-DAC) on the afternoon of the 27th March to discuss items of mutual interest.
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018: Joint Meeting of WGClimate with WCRP-DAC
| 1. Agenda — WDAC & WGClimate Chairs | ||
| 15:30-15:45 | Welcome | |
| 15:45-16:30 | Uncertainty in Climate Data Records (Chris Merchant) [presentation] | |
| 16:30-17:15 | WGClimate – ECV Inventory, Gap Analysis and Recommendations, Discussion [presentation] | |
| 17:15-18:00 | Discussion on agency involvement in WCRP (strategy etc.) [presentation] | |
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 — WGClimate-9 Day 1
| 1. Introduction and Context – Jörg Schulz | ||
| 09:00-09:10 | Welcome [presentation] | |
| 09:10-09:20 | Round table introduction | |
| 09:20-09:30 | Acceptance of agenda | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Status of Working Group | |
| 2. Gap Analysis Report, Recommendations and Actions – Jörg Schulz | ||
| 10:00-10:15 | Introduction [presentation] | |
| 10:15-10:45 | Final review of the Document | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Review of the Introduction | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Review of ECV Inventory Description and Gap Analysis Approach | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Review of general GCOS Compliance | |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Review of ECV Gap Analysis Atmosphere (Precipitation, CO2 and CH4) | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00-17:00 | Review of ECV Gap Analysis Ocean (SST and SSS) | |
| 17:00-18:00 | Review of ECV Gap Analysis Terrestrial (LST, LAI, FAPAR) | |
| 18:00-18:#0 | Conclusions | |
Thursday, March 29th, 2018 — WGClimate-9 Day 2
| 3. Technical Supplement for the Response to the GCOS IP (Simon Pinnock) | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Introduction to the Technical Supplement [presentation] | |
| 09:30-10:30 | Review and endorsement of the document | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 4. New Initiatives | ||
| 11:00-11:30 | CNES Space Climate Observatory (Pierre Tabary, CNES) [presentation] | |
| 11:30-12:00 | WMO concept for the physical view of the Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space (Fernando Belda, WMO) [presentation] | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Discussion | |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 5. ECV Inventory Next Steps — Marie-Claire Greening | ||
| 14:00-14:30 | Way forward for update of ECV Inventory | |
| 14:30-15:00 | Discussion | |
| 6. Governance, Summary, and Actions — Jörg Schulz | ||
| 15:00-16:00 | Review of Minutes and Actions, Concluding Remarks | |