1. FUTURE WORK AND STRUCTURE,
Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation Fourteenth Session Geneva, 7 – 14 December 2006
FUTURE WORK AND STRUCTURE,
Agenda Item 10
Ray P. Canterford Acting President of CIMO
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2. FUTURE WORK AND STRUCTURE OF THE COMMISSION-Doc 10
CIMO XIII, 2002, established a working structure based on 3 OPAGS and 3 ETs per OPAG
OPAGS on UA, Surface and Capacity Building
The Management Group reviewed this in Bucharest, 2005
Each OPAG had 2 or three co-chairs.
MG concluded the structure was responsive.
Need to endorse the MG proposal of a CIMO Coordinator for – GEOSS, DPM, Cross Programme and QMF
As climate is cross cutting, the MG recommends a Rapporteur on climate observations in the OPAG CB
Also Rapporteurs on CIMO Guide, Training and Regional implementation
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3. Structure adopted at CIMO-XIII
The president and the CIMO-MG members considered that the new working structure had indeed been very successful, with a large number of tasks being undertaken by a greater number of experts assigned to the expert teams. In future,
A new Rapporteur on Climate Observations should be assigned to coordinate the important CIMO input to the climate activities. It is proposed to be within the Capacity Building OPAG, as it cuts across both the surface measurement and upper air measurement OPAGS.
In addition, a CIMO Coordinator on Quality Management Framework (QMF) would be included in the CIMO-MG in the new intersessional period (along with the GEOSS and NDPM coordinators).
The proposed slightly modified structure is detailed in agenda Item 10.
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4. Management Group - July 2006 Proposed General Structure
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5. Draft Resolutions 10/1 and 10/2
Resolution 10/1 ; TORs OPAGS
Resolution 10/2 TOR Management Group
TORs recommended by MG at its meeting in July 2006, Geneva – for adoption by CIMO XIV
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6. Additional Rapporteur and Input from CIMO XIV
Doc 10 (2) Resolution 10/3
- Gender focal point from among Members with appropriate experience MG to select
CIMO XIV OPAG Reports emphasised need for improved cross programme/Commission coordination – Coordination Committee recommended MG Coordinator
Doc 10 Draft Text for inclusion - examine
Annex – TORs – examine in detail
Coordination Committee suggested additional experts to “shadow” main chairs of ETs – Vice-chairs
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7. Additional Input to structure and future work from TECO 2006 Roundtable and CIMO XIV
Additional intercomparisons
Funding for intercomparisons and RICs
Additional QMF input from CIMO
RIC technical support
OPAG chairs with additional oversight of specific ETs
Remote Sensing increased emphasis
Links of measurements to users (eg NWP)
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