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WMO/GEO/WCRP IPY Legacy Workshop
last update: Oct 14, 2008 04:10 PM
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), through its Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) project, are jointly sponsoring an “IPY Legacy Workshop on Sustaining Projects’ Contributions to WMO Global Cryosphere Watch and GEOSS”.
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Dec 03, 2008 09:00 AM
to Dec 05, 2008 06:10 PM |
| Where | Geneva, Switzerland |
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IPY has now advanced into the second half of its field phase. Participants in, and sponsors of, this unique scientific programme anticipate that IPY will generate results of very significant value for the society; and they have started to seek ways of sustaining the IPY legacy of observing systems, data products and information services. The World Meteorological Organization’s Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) is an initiative welcomed by the Fifteenth World Meteorological Congress in May 2007. Along with related initiatives such as Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON), Pan-Antarctic Observations System (PAntOS) and others, GCW has a potential of making a critical contribution to safeguarding the IPY legacy and maintaining support for many cryosphere-related IPY projects. Once established, the GCW will provide authoritative cryospheric data and information to a wide range of users, leading to a broad range of societal benefits, constituting a valuable contribution to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) and scientific work in support of policy decisions and managing risks associated with the climate change.
