World Meteorological Organization

Task Team on Lightning Observations for Climate Applications (TTLOCA) Terms of Reference (derived from Action 29 of the IP):
1. Write a White Paper to identify the potentials and challenges for lightning as climatological variable and propose a plan on how to establish operational monitoring of lightning for climate applications
2. Review and update current lightning ECV requirements
3. Define standards and requirements for data management and data exchange of lightning monitoring for climate applications
4. Propose strategy for open data access for lightning climate applications given the dominance of the private sector in lightning monitoring
5. Encourage space agencies and operators of ground-based systems to provide global coverage and reprocessing of existing datasets