First Workshop on Space-based Architecture for Climate
First Workshop on Space-based Architecture for Climate | |||
"CONTINUITY AND ARCHITECTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLIMATE MONITORING" | |||
Date: | 13-14 January 2011 Start: 9h00 | ||
Venue: | WMO HQ, Geneva - Salle B | ||
Directions and Hotel information | |||
Final report: | Published here : Final meeting reports (as soon as available) |
Item | Agenda and Documents |
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Invitation letter and Workshop background Note | |
1 | Opening (Chair: L.P. Riishojgaard) |
1.1 |
Introduction and welcome (L.P. Riishojgaard, W. Zhang) |
1.2 | Agenda (B.J. Ryan, C. Richter) |
2 | Strategic and technical context of climate observation from space (Chair: L.P. Riishojgaard) |
2.1 | A call for an architecture for space-based observation of climate (B.J. Ryan) Presentation:A call for an architecture for space-based observations of climate |
2.2
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The 2010 GCOS Implementation Plan (C. Richter) |
2.3 | WMO Climate System Monitoring perspective (O. Baddour) Background: WMO Statement on the status of the global climate system in 2009 |
2.4 | The "WMO Vision for the GOS in 2025" responding to the GCOS Implementation Plan (J. Eyre) Background:WMO Vision for the GOS in 2025 |
2.5 | The CEOS response to GCOS needs (M.Goldberg) |
2.6 | The CEOS Working Group on Climate (M. Dowell and J. Bates) Background: Terms of Reference for the CEOS WGC |
3 |
The observation building blocks and related gaps (Chair: M. Kalb) |
3.1 | CGMS evolving baseline and global contingency plan (J. Lafeuille) Background: CGMS Global Contingency Plan |
3.2 | WMO Gap Analysis of space missions with respect to GCOS requirements (B. Bizzarri) Presentation:WMO Gap Analysis of space missions with respect to GCOS requirements |
4 |
Refinement of the continuity requirements (focussing on main risk areas) (Chair: C. Richter) |
4.1 | Discussion: Identification/validation of main risk areas (All workshop participants) |
4.2 | Introduction to break-out sessions (M. Kalb) |
4.3 | Break-out sessions on selected risk areas (critical ECVs and/or cross-cutting issue) Each group will be invited to consider:
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5 |
Conclusion: The way forward (Chair: B.J. Ryan) |
5.1 | Report from the break-out sessions (Rapporteurs) Report of the Technical Break-out Group: Sustaining Space-based Climate Observations Report of the Strategy and Policy Break-out Group: "Outcomes and way forward" |
5.2 | Discussion of recommendations to respective organizations and governing bodies |
5.3 | Closure of the workshop (B.J. Ryan, C. Richter) |
Other background documentation | |
Draft list of participants (updated on 12 January) | |
"Measurement Challenges for Global Observation Systems for Climate Change Monitoring", Report of the WMO-BIPM workshop, 30 March-1 April 2010, Geneva, WMO/TD-No. 1557. (96 pages, 3 MB) |