Advisory Group on the Global Cryosphere Watch (AG-GCW)

Under the authority of the Infrastructure Commission (INFCOM) Management Group (MG), the Global Cryosphere Watch Advisory Group (GCW-AG) provides overall coordination on the application of cryospheric sciences, including but not limited to observations (including remote sensing), data management, data utilization and applications, to the activities related to the terms of reference of the Commission.

Two scientists working on a complex weather station apparatus on a snow-covered plain under a clear blue sky.

Working Structure

See a current list of our experts and our Terms of Reference in the Contacts Directory.

Subsidiary bodies

Working groups

Focal Points

National Focal Points for Radio Frequency matters

GCW-AG engages experts covering all components of the cryosphere — snow, sea and freshwater ice, permafrost, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and solid precipitation, representatives of Members and partners, engaged in operational and scientific activities.

History

GCW-AG replaces the GCW Steering Group that functioned under the remit of the EC Panel of Experts on Polar and High Mountain Observations, Research, and Services (EC-PHORS), prior to the WMO governance reform.