World Meteorological Organization

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OPENING OF THE SESSION
Introduction and welcome
Adoption of the agenda Provisional Agenda  Tentative work schedule

REVIEW OF OUTSTANDING ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS EP MEETINGS

      Status of actions (draft as of 13 May)

REPORTS FROM GPRCs AND OTHER GSICS MEMBERS
3.2 CNES
3.3 EUMETSAT

3.4 IMD

3.6 (1) JAXA (GCOM Calibration plans)

3.6 (2) JAXA (GOSAT-IASI intercalibration)

3.7 JMA

3.9 NASA

3.11 NOAA(GPRC)

REPORT FROM GCC

(GPPA activities, implementation of the baseline algorithm, instrument event log, other GCC issues)

4. GSICS Coordination Centre Update (F. Weng, R. Iacovazzi)

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GRWG REPORT ON CURRENT AND PLANNED SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

(Discussion on baseline algorithm, IASI/AIRS traceability, CLARREO and TRUTHSwith relevance to GSICS, Instruments events logs, draft Guide on Uncertainty, other GRWG issues)

5.1 Baseline algorithm concept  (T. Hewison)

5.2/5.3 Traceability (T. Hewison)

5.5 Uncertainty analysis  (T. Hewison)

5.6 Combining multiple references (T. Hewison)

Note: The final report of the joint GRWG-GDWG meeting is in the background documents below

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GDWG REPORT ON DATA MANAGEMENT ISSUES
(Data and metadata, data servers, data stewardship, data/product accessibility, web sites, GDWG membership and members engagement, other GDWG issues)

6. GDWG presentation (A. Jelenak)

Note: The final report of the joint GRWG-GDWG meeting is in the background documents below

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GSICS USER INTERACTIONS

(Outcome of 2nd user workshop, SCOPE-CM statement of needs, user registration issues, code sharing with users, Terms of Use for products)

7.2 SCOPE-CM Statement of needs. Version 1.0 (SCOPE-CM Secretariat)

7.3 User registration and messaging system (A. Jelenak, L. Brown, R. Iacovazzi)

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GSICS PARTNERSHIPS

(Coordination with CEOS WGCV IVOS, GRUAN, GPM X-Cal)

Partnerships(T. Hewison)

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GSICS OUTREACH

(GSICS Quarterly, Users' Workshop 2011 and beyond, special issue of Journal, fact sheet)

9-2 Workshop 2011

9-3 journal

GSICS OPERATIONs PLAN FOR 2011/2012

GSICS Operations Plan 2011/2012 (updated 2011-04-17) (R. Iacovazzi)

GSICS IN THE FUTURE CGMS AND GOS BASELINE

11. GSICS in the future CGMS and GOS baseline (J. Lafeuille)

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

13-Contribution to the CIMO Guide (J. Lafeuille)