GCOS Network Accreditation

	Network Oversight	Reporting
GCOS Network	GCOS, oversight by GCOS Network Manager of GCOS panels	Annually to GCOS, represented at GCOS Meetings
GCOS Affiliated Network	Oversight exists but is not GCOS e.g. OCG for ocean networks or this is part of the network as in the GTN.
GCOS Recognized Network		Annual report available but no direct reporting to GCOS

Information about the recognition process and the needed form is available for download: GCOS Network Accreditation.

To apply for the formal accreditation as a GCOS Network, please complete the proforma and send it to:

• ctassonewmo [dot] int (ctassone[at]wmo[dot]int) for atmosphere networks
• bmartinmiguezwmo [dot] int (bmartinmiguez[at]wmo[dot]int) for oceanic networks
• abombelliwmo [dot] int (abombelli[at]wmo[dot]int) for terrestrial networks

 
There are four GCOS Networks directly monitored and managed by GCOS, which currently monitor ECVs in the atmospheric domain only. These networks can be divided into two main types: 
GCOS Baseline Networks: 
     - GCOS Surface Network (GSN) 
     - GCOS Upper-Air Network (GUAN) 
GCOS Reference Networks:  
     - GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network (GRUAN) 
     - GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN) 
 

The following are the networks that have already been accredited, either as recognized or affiliated networks: