Global ClimateObserving System(GCOS).pptVIP

Global ClimateObserving System(GCOS) Ensuring the Availability of Global Observations for Climate Goal and Structure of GCOS The Goal of GCOS is to provide continuous, reliable, comprehensive data and information on the state of the global climate system GCOS consists of the climate-relevant components of existing atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial observing systems and their enhancement to meet the totality of national and international user needs for climate observations GCOS is sponsored by WMO, UNEP, IOC and ICSU National support is provided by GCOS National Coordinators and Focal Points GCOS as a System of Climate Observing Systems GCOS Vision Examples of GCOS Observing Networks Atmosphere GCOS Upper Air Network (GUAN) (~ 160 stations) GCOS Surface Network (GSN) (~ 1000 stations) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) (22 global and 300 regional stations) Ocean Voluntary Observing Ships (~ 7000 ships, 52 countries) Global Sea-Level Observing System (~300 global sea-level stations) Argo ( ~ 3000 profiling floats, 14 countries) Terrestrial Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G) (~750 glaciers monitored) Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) (300 boreholes, 15 states) Global Terrestrial Network for Hydrology (GTN-H) (? GTN-R, GTN-L) Space-based Observations Crucial for observation of 26 essential climate variables such as atmospheric temperature, precipitation, sea level, sea ice, etc. GCOS Atmosphere NetworksGCOS Surface Network (GSN) GCOS Atmosphere NetworksGCOS Upper Air Network (GUAN) GCOS Atmosphere NetworksGCOS Reference Upper Air Network (GRUAN) GCOS Ocean NetworksArgo Network GCOS Ocean NetworksGlobal Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) GCOS Terrestrial NetworksGlobal Terrestrial Network for River (GTN-R) GCOS Terrestrial NetworksGlobal Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G) Space-based Observing Systems in Support of GCOSObservation of Terrestrial Variables from Space GCOS Serving Users’ Needs Climate system monitoring Appli