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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. FUTURE WORK AND STRUCTURE OF THE COMMISSION-Doc 10.
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Commission for Instruments and Methods of ObservationFourteenth SessionGeneva, 7 – 14 December 2006 FUTURE WORK AND STRUCTURE, Agenda Item 10 Ray P. CanterfordActing President of CIMO
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
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
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
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)