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THE GOAL OF GCOS

THE GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEM (GCOS) and THE GLOBAL TERRESTRIAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (GTOS). THE GOAL OF GCOS. The goal of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) is to provide

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THE GOAL OF GCOS

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  1. THE GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEM(GCOS)and THE GLOBAL TERRESTRIAL OBSERVING SYSTEM(GTOS)

  2. THE GOAL OF GCOS The goal of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) is to provide comprehensive information on the total climatesystem, involving a multidisciplinary range of physical, chemical and biological properties and atmospheric, oceanic, hydrologic, cryospheric and terrestrial processes(Annex A to 1992 and 1998 WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU MOU)

  3. SPACE BASED In-Situ THE COMPOSITION AND SCOPE OF THE MAIN GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS GEOSS WIGOS GTOS GOOS GCOS (GOS AND GAW)

  4. SPACE BASED In-Situ THE COMPOSITION AND SCOPE OF THE MAIN GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS GEOSS WIGOS GTOS GOOS GCOS (GOS AND GAW) TOPC AOPC OOPC

  5. GCOS SUPPORT FOR THE UN SYSTEM COORDINATED ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE • Agriculture • Disaster risk reduction • Education • Energy • Forestry & fisheries • Health • Human settlements • Industry • Transport • (Tourism) • Water • Oceans SECTORS FOCUS AREAS Technology transfer Capacity building REDD Finance Adaptation Climate knowledge – science, assessment, monitoring and early warning (WMO, UNESCO) CROSS- CUTTING WCP, ESSP and Climate Agenda (WMO, UNESCO, UNEP, FAO, ICSU) GLOBAL CLIMATE PROGRAMS AND MECHA- NISMS IPCC (WMO, UNEP) SBSTA (UNFCCC COP) GCOS (WMO, IOC, UNEP, FAO. ICSU) GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS GOOS (IOC, WMO, UNEP, ICSU) WIGOS (WMO) GTOS (FAO, WMO, UNESCO, UNEP, ICSU)

  6. Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate Reports

  7. Implementation PlansProgress Report

  8. Steering Committee

  9. Coordination Panels

  10. GCOS Cooperation Board Possibility of further GTOS involvement.

  11. Cross-Cutting Issues Past relationships, but still current issues.

  12. Global Hierarchical Observing Strategy (GHOST)

  13. GTOS and GCOS - summary TOPC : climate-related component of the GTOS; terrestrial component of GCOS. UNFCCC: Report to SBSTA on status of terrestrial ECVs Up-date of the Implementation Plan of GCOS

  14. GTOS and GCOS - summary Evolvement of the Global Terrestrial Networks (GTNs) Join the GCOS Cooperation Mechanism (shopping list) Review of Cross-cutting issues: data, space based measurements; GHOST Review responsibilities between GCOS and GTOS in light of the new GTOS Strategy.

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