1. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 1 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria Potentially useful framework considerations for a COST723 follow-up Action V. Ryabinin, WCRP/WMO Earth System Science Partnership World Climate Research Programme GEWEX SPARC Observations Assimilation Chemistry – Climate Initiative Global Climate Observing System

2. ESSP is a joint initiative of Earth System Science Partnership DIVERSITAS, IGBP, IHDP, WCRP www.essp.org

3. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 3 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria The WCRP Strategic Framework 2005-2015 Coordinated Observation and Prediction of the Earth System WCRP-123 WMO/TD-N° 1291 August 2005 AIM To facilitate analysis & prediction of Earth system variability & change for use in an increasing range of practical applications of direct relevance, benefit & value to society

4. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 4 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria Cross-cutting Topics:  Monsoons  Sea Level Change  Anthropogenic Climate Change  Atm. Chemistry and Climate  Extreme Events  Seasonal Forecasting  International Polar Year CliC SPARC GEWEX CLIVAR COPES

5. WGNE WGCM WGSF SOLAS 2001 -> WCRP Observation Assmilation Panel WCRP Modelling Panel CliC 2000  GEWEX 1988  CLIVAR 1995  SPARC 1992  Task Forces Coordinated Observation and Prediction of the Earth System

6. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 6 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period Interoperability Arrangement Well organised collecting, processing, storing, and disseminating shared data, metadata and products Data Integrating/Archiving Center at University of Tokyo and JAXA of Japan Model Output Data Archiving Center at the World Data Center for Climate, Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology of Germany In-Situ Data Archiving Center at NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) of USA http://www.ceop.net

7. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 7 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria GEWEX Phase 2

8. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 8 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria

9. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 9 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria WCRP Observation Assmilation Panel ToRs:  Identify climate observational requirements  Help optimize observations  Act as a focal point for WCRP interactions with other groups involved in observations  Promote and coordinate analysis, reprocessing, reanalysis and assimilation  Promote and coordinate information and data management activities, including web sites.

10. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 10 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria GCOS Mission To ensure that the data required to meet the needs of users for climate information are obtained and made available for: uClimate system monitoring, climate change detection and attribution; uResearch, modelling and prediction of the climate system; uAssessing impacts, vulnerability & adaptation; uApplication to sustainable economic development. Global, long-term, high-quality, sustainable, reliable, … www.wmo.int/web/gcos

11. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 11 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria WMO World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS) Land/Water FAO Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) Land WMO Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) Atmospheric Chemistry WMO WWW Global Observing System (GOS) Atmosphere IOC/ UNESCO Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Ocean GCOS is comprised of climate components of various global observing systems including both satellite and in situ observations Other WCRP/GEWEX BSRN

12. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 12 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria u Reports requested by UNFCCC/Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technical Advice l GCOS Second Adequacy Report (2003) l Adequacy of current observing system and identification of needed improvements l GCOS Implementation Plan (2004) uCEOS l Commitment to SBSTA (Nov. 2005) for Nov. 2006 report on response to GCOS Implementation Plan l Request to GCOS for greater specificity on satellite products  GCOS Expert Meeting on Satellite Requirements for Climate Meeting of Atmospheric, Oceanic, Terrestrial Satellite Experts Jan. 2006 – consensus on most important products – document available on GCOS website – comments by 12 June 2006 GCOS Implementation

13. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 13 COST723 Final Workshop,17-19.05.2006, Sofia, Bulgaria (GCOS-CEOS) Satellite Requirements for Climate Atmospheric ECV (sat): Vector of wind, temperature, water vapour, cloud properties, precipitation, radiation budget, ozone, aerosols, carbon dioxide, methane and other GHGs, upper-air wind Atmospheric reanalysis