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Regional Workshop: Improving the Value Chain from Observations to Climate Services to Support Climate Policy, Adaptation and Mitigation in East Africa
Entebbe, Uganda, 31 October – 2 November 2018 Joint GCOS – Copernicus – WIGOS – GFCS Workshop in collaboration with UNFCCC
Find a draft agenda here.
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Activity Report to WMO Executive Council (EC-70) available
Draft Strategy, recent activities amerging from the GCOS Implementation Plan and GSN and GUAN Network Performance here.
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New report card shows state of ocean observing system
A new Ocean Observing System report card provides a snapshot of ocean observations, which are critical to predict and manage extreme weather and coastal hazards as well as to monitor the state of our seas.
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Updated version of the Space Agency Response to GCOS Implementation Plan published
The Joint CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate (WGClimate) presents a detailed plan adressing the space related needs identified in the GCOS 2016 Implementation Plan. Download the full response here (version 2.21).
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Happy Birthday GRUAN!
The 10th anniversary of the establishment of the GCOS Reference Upper Air Network (GRUAN) was celebrated during the GRUAN annual Implementation and Coordination Meeting (ICM-10) held at the Alfred Wegner Institute in Potsdam, Germany. Find out more here.
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) launched the Global Climate Indicators in their European State of the Climate 2017
Find out more about the Global Climate Indicators here.
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Strategy and Implementation Plan 2016 - 2020 for the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) now in WMO library available
Find out more about the new plan of GTN-P here.
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GCOS Networks Report 2017 available!
Find out more about the GCOS Surface Network (GSN) and the GCOS Upper Air Network (GUAN) here.
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Switzerland's inventory report of the National Climate Observing System (GCOS Switzerland) of 2018 is available!
Find out more about the Swiss climate observation networks here.
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Austrian GCOS Report 2017 available!
Find out more about Austria'a climate observation networks here.
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New GCOS infographic on Soil Observations for the World Soil Day 2017!
Find out more under: http://www.un.org/en/events/soilday/
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GCOS Tagline Competition
GCOS launched a competition to identify a catchy tagline. The winner willl receive a WMO wristwatch and the deadline for your contribution(s) is the 15th of December. Please find further details in this flyer.
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ECV inventory of WGClimate live
The Joint CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate (WGClimate) created an inventory that provides a structured, comprehensive and accessible view as to what Climate Data Records are currently available and planned from satellite missions operated by CEOS and CGMS member Agencies or their combination. Find out more here.
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25th GCOS Steering Committee Meeting in Hangzhou, China
From 26th to 28th September 2017 GCOS Steering Committee met in Hangzhou, China to provide guidance for planning, implementing and further developing GCOS. Find out more about the GCOS Steering Committee here.
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GCOS Science Day
The 4th GCOS Science Day took place in Hangzhou, China on the 25th of September. Organized by the China Meteorological Administration, it provided an opportunity for the GCOS Steering Committee to learn and discuss the outstanding work of Chinese scientists. It was also a great opportunity for young chinese scientists to learn more about GCOS. Learn more about the content and the presentations here.
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Award for Chinese Contributions to the GCOS
During the 4th GCOS Science Day, the chair of the GCOS Steering Committe Professor Stephen Briggs thanked Professor Meiyan Jioa, the deputy administrator of the China Meteorological Administration for the Chinese contribution to the GCOS. He handed over a certificate, recognizing the valuable contributions 32 stations to the GCOS Surface Network and seven stations to the GCOS Upper-Air Network. |
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GCOS Steering Committee visits Chinese Climatological Stations
After the 25th GCOS Steering Committee Meeting in Hangzhou, China in Septmeber 2017, the China Meteorological Administration invited the Committe to visit the National Reference Climatological Station in Hangzhou, the Lin'an Regional Atmospheric Background Station and the Eco-Meteorological Observation Station in the Xixi National Wetland Park. The excursion provided an opportunity for GCOS to learn about the impressive efforts of the China Meteorological Administration on climatological measurements and the Chinese contributions to the GCOS.
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New GCOS Implementation Plan
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New GCOS infographic on upper air observations and the GCOS Reference Upper Air Network (GRUAN)
Find out more under: https://www.gruan.org/
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New website of the GCOS Reference Upper Air Network (GRUAN) launched
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New GCOS infographic on Ocean observations for the World Ocean Day 2017 !
Find out more under: http://www.worldoceansday.org/
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New GCOS infographic on cloud properties for the World Meteorological Day - 23 March 2017
Find out more under: https://public.wmo.int/en/WorldMetDay2017
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GCOS Science Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2–4 March 2016
The detailed programme, uploaded talks, presented posters and the video record of the conference are available from the conference website: http://www.gcos-science.org/. Abstracts and Posters
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