ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 1 Status of task CL Ivan Petiteville, CEOS Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 20-21, 2006

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 2 CL – Description Task Description: –Establish actions securing the provision of key data for climate studies and forecasting from satellite systems.

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 3 CL – Actors POC: –Barbara Ryan (USGS, CEOS) Leads: –CEOS, USA, WMO Contributors: –CEOS, EEA, Germany, GSDI, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Thailand

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 4 CL Achievements (1/2) Requirements from GCOS – “GCOS Systematic Observation Requirements for Satellite-based Products for Climate “ ( 1 st version in 2005, update in 2006 ) CEOS Task Force (TF) created early 2006 led by B.Ryan (USGS, next CEOS Chair) –Preparation of the CEOS response to the GCOS Requirements GCOS Reps invited to CEOS SIT meeting (March 2006)

ADC Meeting # 2, Seattle, July 2006 Slide # 5 CL Achievements (2/2) CEOS TF meeting in Geneva (May 22-24, 2006) with few GCOS reps. –Generation of draft “CEOS Response to GCOS Requirements” (160 pages) CEOS TF-GCOS meeting (Montreal, mid-July 2006) CEOS TF rep at GCOS Steering Committee meeting (Geneva, Oct. 2006) CEOS Report to be presented at UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) COP-12 (Nov. 2006)