GCW-WIPPS Meeting
Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) – WMO Integrated Processing and Prediction System (WIPPS) Meeting
Page updated on 8 December 2024
Documents
Provisional list of participants
Working arrangements and practical information for participants
1. Opening session
Summary of INFCOM-3 and EC decisions regarding the cryosphere; The Roadmap for the integration of cryosphere in WIPPS EW4All INFCOM Work Plan, Rodica Nitu (WMO), on behalf of Chair/AG-GCW
Rolling Review of Requirements - Cryosphere Earth System Application Area (ESAC) - Status, Observing Requirements and opportunities, Jeff Key (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Third Pole RCC- Network and its needs in cryosphere relevant products, Lijuan Ma (CMA)
Arctic Regional Climate Centers – users of cryosphere related products, Vasily Smolyanitsky
WIPPS evolution and role of pilot projects, Francois Engelbrecht (University of the Witwatersrand)
Evolving WIPPS to Meet GCW Requirements, Arun Kumar (NOAA/Climate Prediction Center)
2. Cold Regions Hydrology Pilot Project
Proposal for a WIPPS Pilot Project on modeling cold region hydrologic processes, Martyn Clark (University of Calgary)
Draft proposal of WIPPS Pilot Project on Cold Region Hydrology, Martyn Clark (University of Calgary)
Recent Advances in Cryosphere-Related Products, Modelling and DA Activities at ECMWF, Gabriele Arduini (ECMWF)
Snow cover prediction at ECCC, Vincent Fortin (ECCC)
S2S Snow Prediction Products on the Third Pole (Himalayas), National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) - India, Vijay Soni (IMD)
WIPPS pilot projects: proposals and reporting, Francois Engelbrecht (University of the Witwatersrand)
3. Workshop on Cryosphere Hazards
Summary of Report on Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) - Recommendations and Priority Gaps in Meteorological and Climate Variable Monitoring, Sandra Belin-Gorsic (University of Geneva)
Challenges for monitoring and early warning of Cryosphere hazards: insights from recent disasters, Simon Allen (University of Geneva)
Status of Glacial Lakes and the Recent GLOF Events in Nepal, Rijan Kayastha (online, Kathmandu University)
Weather Station Network of the Peruvian Cryosphere, Andres Goyburo (SENAMHI, Peru)
Cryospheric hazards in Iceland, Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson (IMO)
Risk of Glacier Collapse in the Southeast Tibetan Basin, Minghu Ding (CMA)
Cryosphere Hazards in the Third Pole, Weicai Wang (TPE)
Requirements of TPRCC users in terms of regional hazards and TPRCC priorities and gaps in the provision of relevant services, Lijuan Ma (CMA)
4. Surface Mass Balance
Recap proposal presented to AG-GCW (Feb 2024), Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson /Karen Alley (online)
5. Sea Ice Concentration and Thickness - Potential for WIPPS Pilot Project
WIPPS Sea Ice Pilot Project, Jeff Key (University of Wisconsin-Madison)/Petra Heil (Australian Antarctic Division)
Draft proposal of WIPPS Pilot Project on Sea Ice, Jeff Key (University of Wisconsin-Madison)/Petra Heil (Australian Antarctic Division)
Operational Sea Ice Products from Ice Services, Penelope Mae Wagner (Norwegian Meteorological Institute)
Sea Ice product requirements, gaps and expectations for Arctic and Antarctic RCCs, Vasily Smolyanitsky
S2S Sea-Ice Concentration Prediction Products - India, Vijay Soni (IMD)
Sea ice activities in PCAPS and other related projects, Jørn Kristiansen (Norwegian Meteorological Institute)
Links to other projects and opportunities, Ludovic Bruker (NOAA)
International Polar Year 2032/33, Petra Heil (AAD)
6. Joint meeting with SC-WIPPS
Proposal: AI Prediction for sea ice presence, Ludovic Bruker (NOAA)
Proposal: IMS snow cover area, Ludovic Bruker (NOAA)
Venue:
In-person: WMO Headquarters, 7bis, avenue de la Paix, Geneva.
Date | Meeting room | Floor | Comment |
3-5 December | Salle C2 | -1 |
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6 December | Lake 4 and Lake 6 | 4 and 6 | Salle C2 reserved for plenary discussion if needed |
Online connection - communicated by email.
Working Schedule:
Start: 3 December 2024, at 09:00 – Central European Time.
End: Given the engagement, the end date for you may be 5 December, 17:30 or 6 December, 17:30. Please refer to your invitation letter.
Local Contact:
Rodica NITU rnitu@wmo.int
Ran ZHANG rzhang@wmo.int