For the Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) program, describe its primary mission, identify the four panels that help achieve its objectives, and explain how its 'seven Imperatives' function within the program. Also, state the specific focus of the Global Atmospheric System Studies (GASS) Panel.
Navigate to the 'Core Projects' section of the WCRP website. Click on the 'Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX)' link. Identify the primary mission statement of the GEWEX program. Locate and name the four panels that help achieve GEWEX's objectives. Find the description of the 'seven Imperatives' and explain their role. Extract the specific focus of the 'Global Atmospheric System Studies (GASS) Panel'.
State that GEWEX is dedicated to understanding Earth’s water cycle and energy fluxes at and below the surface and in the atmosphere. Name the four panels: Global Land-Atmosphere System Studies (GLASS) Panel, Global Atmospheric System Studies (GASS) Panel, GEWEX Hydroclimatology Panel (GHP), and GEWEX Data and Analysis Panel (GDAP). Explain that the 'seven Imperatives' provide a detailed framework for GEWEX activities by focusing on areas where GEWEX can best advance water and energy cycle science. State that the GASS Panel facilitates and supports the international community that carries out and uses observations, process studies, and numerical model experiments with the goal of developing and improving the representation of the atmosphere in weather and climate models.