GCOS | WMO

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