High Quality Global Data Management Framework for Climate (HQ-GDMFC)
High Quality Global Data Management Framework for Climate (HQ-GDMFC)
“Not everything that can be counted counts,
and not everything that counts can be counted.”
ALBERT EINSTEIN,
Theoretical physicist

HQ-GDMFC is an international collaborative initiative that enables an effective development and exchange of high-quality climate data based on reliable information systems and standards in place at global, regional and national levels.
It aims at:
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Documents
The draft Manual is suplemented with additional references guidance material including:
- Attachment A. Guidance on Roles and Responsibilities in Climate Data Management
- Attachment B. Guidance on Data Management Policy
- Attachment C. Guidance Booklet on WMO Stewardship Maturity Matrix for Climate Data (SMM-CD)
- WMO Guidelines on Surface Station Data Quality (WMO-No. 1269)