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The Global Terrestrial Observing System and the Convention to Combat Desertification
(1997)
International Conventions that are concerned with the conservation or utilisation of renewable natural resources do form a potential user group for GTOS.
Lightning for Climate : A Study by the Task Team on Lightning Observation For Climate Applications (TT-LOCA) Of the Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC) - GCOS-227
(2019)
This study summarizes the work done by TTLOCA and covers key aspects of lightning observations for climate applications. It explains the relevance of lightning observations for climate, describes the current status of ...
Systematic Observations and the Paris agreement: Report of the Task Team on the Paris Agreement - GCOS-222
(2018)
The Paris Agreement will drive climate policy for many years to come. It establishes a science-based cycle of reporting (through the Transparency Framework), assessment (the Global Stocktake) and increasing ambition of ...
GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN): Justification, Requirements, Siting and Instrumentation Options - GCOS-226
(2019)
This document provides a proposal for the establishment of a GCOS Surface Reference Network (GSRN). Reference quality observations are directly traceable to the International System of Units (SI) standards and include full ...
Weather Radar Data Requirements for Climate Monitoring - GCOS-223
(2019)
Action A24 of the GCOS Implementation Plan (GCOS-200), calls for the implementation of an archive for radar reflectivities. The Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) at its Sixteenth session (WMO-1183) endorsed the GCOS ...