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  3. TOPC-20 meeting 2018

20th Session of the TOPC, 19 – 21 March 2018 

at the World Meterological Organization (WMO)

Room 8 Jura

Geneva, Switzerland

The final meeting report is available here.

Background documents:

  • Agenda
  • List of Participants
  • Agenda TOPC workshop (presentations below meeting agenda)

Presentations:

Agenda Item

Description

Presenter

1.

Opening of the meeting

1.1

Welcome and introductions

Stephen Briggs & Wolfgang Wagner

1.2 Welcome WMO Deon Terblanche

1.3

Adoption of agenda

Wolfgang Wagner

1.4

Introduction of participants

All

1.5

Aims and expectations

1.5_Aims_Expectations_public.pptx

Wolfgang Wagner

2.

Updates and information

2.1

Update from WCRP

2.1_WCRP_TOPC_2018_final.pptx

Michel Rixen

2.2

Introduction to new GCOS Strategy

2.2_TOPC-20_19_March_2018_GCOS_Update.pptx

Stephen Briggs & Carolin Richter

3.

TOPC-19 Actions

3.1

Presentation of actions from TOPC-19 and discussion

3.1_TOPC19Actions.pptx

Simon Eggleston

3.2

Open and ongoing actions

All

4.

ECV Requirements

4.1

An introduction to the ECV requiremts in the Implementation Plan. What they represent, (user needs v observational requirements) and how they will be revised.

4.1_ReviewECV2.pptx

4.1_ECV_Requirements_public.pptx

Simon Eggleston; Wolfgang Wagner

4.2

Discussion

All

4.3

ECV Factsheets

4.3_ECV_factsheets.pptx

Draft factsheets 

Valentin Aich

4.4

BOGs Discuss:
1) the definition of each ECV and ECV Product as well as review the data sources
2) How well do the requirements represent user needs?
3) Are all the ECV products needed by users - are some observational steps?
4) How can the broader community, both science and user groups, be contacted for their ideas on revising the ECV requirements
5) Discuss issues that cut across other panels e.g. coastal waters (freshwater inputs, carbon transfers, magroves and othe rland covers).
4.5 BOG reports and summary All

5.

Implementation Plan Actions

5.1

Overview of Actions

5.1_TOPC_IP_Actions.pptx

Simon Eggleston

5.2

BOGs discuss progress and issues arising form Implementation Plan actions

5.3

BOG reports and summary

All

6

GCOS Initiatives

6 a)

Update of the Global terrestrial Network for Permafrost GTN-P

6a_GTN-P.ppt

6a_GTN-P_SiP2020_report.pdf

Philippe Schoeneich

6.1

GCOS Surface Reference Network

6.1_GSRN_Presentation_to_TOPC_-_N_Tapper_-_March_2018_update.pptx

Nigel Tapper

6.2

Identifying ECV to represent human adaptions to climate change

6.2_Tapper_Indicators.pptx

Nigel Tapper

6.3

Task  Teams on Lightning, Weather Radar & GRUAN

6.3_task-teams_gruan.pptx

Valentin Aich

6.4

Discuss potental biosphere indicator for Global Climate Indicators

6.4_BiosphereIndicator.pptx

Nadine Gobron

7.

Data Access
7.1

TOPC Website

7.1_TOPC_Forum.pptx

Wolfgang Wagner

8.

Next Steps

8.1

Discussion on how TOPC should work through 2018

Wolfgang Wagner

8.2

Actions Arising

ActionsV3.pptx

All

8.3

Date and time of next meeting

All

8.4

AOB and Meeting Closure

All

 

 

Workshop on "Terrestrial Climate Observations and human livelihoods”. 

Talk Presenter

1. Introductory presentation on the work of GCOS with a focus on TOPC

Carolin Richter (D/GCOS) 

2. Observing soil moisture changes and their impact on agriculture 

Prof. Wolfgang Wagner, Technical University Vienna, Austria (Chair TOPC)

3. Terrestrial Observations: Drought and Land Degradation

Jose Camacho (WMO Agricultural Meteorology Programme)

4. Importance of Human Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities and Identification of Appropriate Indicators for GCOS-TOPC

Prof. Nigel Tapper, Monash University (TOPC)

5. Discussion All

 

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