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Richard Swinbank & Zoltan Toth (UK Metoffice & NOAA/OAR/ESRL/GSD) Acknowledgements: Jim Caughey, IPO. GIFS-TIGGE WG MEETING AUG. 31 – SEPT. 2 2011, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND. WELCOME TO 9 TH GIFS-TIGGE WG MEETING. Thank you all for coming! Proposed meeting schedule Wedn 10 am – Fri ~4 pm
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Richard Swinbank & Zoltan Toth (UK Metoffice & NOAA/OAR/ESRL/GSD) Acknowledgements: Jim Caughey, IPO GIFS-TIGGE WG MEETINGAUG. 31 – SEPT. 2 2011, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
WELCOME TO 9TH GIFS-TIGGE WG MEETING • Thank you all for coming! • Proposed meeting schedule • Wedn 10 am – Fri ~4 pm • Who has to leave before Fri mid-afternoon? • Sessions • Morning 9-12:30, with break around 10:30? • Afternoon 1:30-5, with break around 3 pm? • Lunch at cafeteria on top floor • Other local arrangements from Jim
AGENDA Wedn • Introduction • Meeting reports • TIGGE • TIGGE-LAM Thurs • GIFS Developments • Tropical Cyclone Products • Heavy precipitation & other gridded products Fri • Long term plans for TIGGE & GIFS • GEO • WG membership • Other issues • Review action items & decisions, next meeting
MEETING OBJECTIVES - TIGGE • TIGGE status • Global ensembles available since Oct 2006 • Producing centers keep adding fields to complete list of variables • Periodic updates of ensemble and archive retrieval systems • And planned interruptions at some centers • Impact on research • Discussion topics • Can data provider and archive centers continue TIGGE • Until end of THORPEX program (2014) • Beyond THORPEX? • How can we further increase impact of TIGGE on research? • Are there requests for additional/new data? • Unified ensemble data access mechanism for • Can data access mechanism / protocol used to retrieve data from archives also be used for real time access from producing centers?
MEETING OBJECTIVES - GIFS • GIFS status • Conceptual plan laid down in TIP (2004) • Repeated attempts by WG at fleshing out some details of plan • Issues • Real time access to ensemble data • Technical approach • Commitment from organizations • How to facilitate international collaboration for development of new products • Rules for “toolbox”? • How to support operational production • Distribute effort across existing centers? • Current approach • Work with SWFDP to identify and test new products • Two focus areas • TC • Heavy precipitation • Very slow progress • Planning process dragging out • Lack of dedicated resources / commitments? • Discussion topics • Develop 2 options for ICSC’s consideration for GIFS? • 1) Assign high priority to GIFS development • Organizations commit resources • 2) Change plans in TIP • Make GIFS-TIGGE WG a discussion forum, review related developments but don’t plan on contributing materially
PERSONAL NOTE - ZT • Planning to step down as co-chair at end of this meeting • Richard & Jim have been aware of this for a while • Will stay on as member until new member is identified from NOAA • Time for me to move on • Have been member since start of WG (2004-5) • Reached limit of two consecutive 3 year terms • Served 4+ yrs as co-chair • Would like others to have the opportunity to serve • Co-chair from other region? • US member from NCEP • Assumed new THORPEX responsibilities • US Rep on ICSC since 2009 • Changed jobs • At research lab, not with NCEP • More management responsibilities • Thank you all for your collaboration! • Had a great time on WG • Can discuss changes further Friday under “Membership”