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GSICS-EP-17

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WMO Space Programme (WSP)
GLOBAL SPACE-BASED INTER-CALIBRATION SYSTEM
EXECUTIVE PANEL, 17th SESSION
Date:  2-3 June 2016  (Start: 9:00 am)
Venue:  Hotel Mercure Antibes Sophia Antipolis, BIOT, France.

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Final Report: Published here : Reports and Publications (when available)

Agenda Item Related Working Documents and Background Information

1

OPENING OF THE MEETING
Welcome, introduction of participants and approval of agenda
Doc. 1: Agenda           Inf. 1: List of participants
Doc. 2: Chairman's report

2

Election of Chairperson

3

Report from the GSICS Coordination Centre (GCC)
Doc 3: GCC Report (L. Flynn/M. Bali)

4

 Report from the GSICS Research Working group (GRWG)
Doc 4: GRWG Report (D. Kim)

5

Report from the GSICS Data Management Working Group (GDWG)
Doc 5: GDWG report (P. Miu/M. Takahashi)

6

Update from GSICS Members and observers
(<8 minutes each + 5 minutes for discussion)  See the Presentation template.

- CMA  - EUMETSAT  -ISRO -IMD - JAXA  -JMA  -KMA - NASA   -  NOAA   -ROSHYDROMET -  USGS 
- WMO  - CNSA  - ESA  -  ROSCOSMOS - CEOS/WGCV
7
 Outstanding actions from previous meetings
Doc. 7: Action status (Updated on 30 May 2016)
8
 Promotion of Products to Pre-operational or Operational Stage
Doc. 8.1: GSICS products recently promoted or proposed for promotion (GCC, M.Bali)
Doc. 8.2: Promotion process:
EUMETSAT contribution on GPPA for "family instruments" (Tim Hewison)
9

GSICS User Requirements 
Doc. 9: Status of GSICS User Requirements (GCC)

10
 GSICS deliverables : catalogue and definition
Doc 10: GSICS catalogue and definition of GSICS products and services (GCC)
11
 Space- and Ground-based calibration references (including lunar calibration)
Doc.11. Strategy for space and ground-based calibration references (Tim Hewison)
12
 GSICS input to the Vision of space-based observing system in 2040
Doc. 12: GRWG feedback on the draft WMO vision for 2040

13

 

GSICS and climate
- Input from GSICS to the architecture for climate monitoring from space (GRWG)
- GSICS collaboration with SCOPE-CM (including ISCCP)
Doc. 13.2 (1) Input from JMA (JMA)
Doc. 13.2 (2) Expectation for ISCCP (JMA)
- Other GSICS pilot initiatives in support of climate applications
Doc.13.2  GRWG-IOGEO  (GRWG)

14
 GSICS Reference Documentation
Doc. 14.1: Introduction to GSICS, Draft 0.4 (pdf) (WMO)  
Doc. 14.1: Introduction to GSICS, Draft 0.6 (WORD) (WMO)  
Doc. 14.2: Guide to GSICS Products and Services (GSICS User Guide) (GCC)
15
 GSICS Outreach
 - Workshops, publications, web presence
16
 Membership, Partnership, and Organizational Matters
Doc. 16: GSICS - CEOS/WGCV interaction  (T. Hewison)
17
 Other issues raised by the Working Groups of EP members
18
 Priority actions for 2016-2017: guidance to GCC, GDWG and GRWG
19
 Draft Report to CGMS-44
CGMS-44 WMO-WP-13: GSICS Report to CGMS  ( K. Holmlund, J. Lafeuille)
20
 Summary of actions and conclusion
General Background Documents/ Information
  Final Report of the 16th GSICS Executive Panel
      List of EP-17 participants
      Report of the joint GDWG-GRWG meeting (Tsukuba, Japan, 29 Feb-4 March 2016)
  Members of the GSICS Executive Panel and Working Groups
  Terms of Reference
  Vision of GSICS in 2020's
  GSICS home page: gsics.wmo.int