Global Climate Observing System Update

Report to WCRP Observations and Assimilation Panel David Goodrich Director, GCOS Secretariat

Major GCOS Activities

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Followup to GCOS Implementation Plan (2004)

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TOPC, OOPC, AOPC Meetings

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GCOS Steering Committee 10-12 October

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Satellite-based Product Rqmts for Climate

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CEOS Response to UN Framework Convention

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GCOS Regional Workshop Programme and Follow-on

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GCOS System Improvement

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Reporting Guidelines on Observing Systems

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Reference Upper Air Network

Upcoming Activities

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Adequacy/Implementation Review

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“The SBSTA requested the GCOS secretariat to provide a comprehensive report at its thirtieth session (June 2009), on progress with the GCOS implementation plan.”

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Impacts, Vulnerability, and Adaptation to Climate Change

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Major interest of UNFCCC

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Strong likelihood of GCOS Involvement

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Followup to Satellite Report?

Increased GCOS Role in WOAP

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Rationale

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WOAP effectively brings together three domains

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Platform for crosscutting observing system issues

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Membership of GCOS Panel Chairs

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Actions

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Proposed co-sponsorship

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Staffing within GCOS Secretariat

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Long-term issue: Funding

Some Questions for WOAP

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How do we implement those parts of the system not yet there?

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How do we promote a system where single point failure (e.g. NPOESS) does not lead to climate observing system failure?