APPENDIX 1 Climate Service Information System (CSIS) CSIS on one page Scope For delivering climate information effectively it is imperative that appropriate operational institutional mechanisms are in place to generate, exchange and disseminate information nationally, regionally and globally. The Climate Services Information System (CSIS) is the principal GFCS mechanism that will routinely collate, store and process information about past, present and future climate. The CSIS will comprise a physical infrastructure of institutes, centres and computer capabilities that, together with professional human resources, will develop, generate and distribute a wide range of climate information products and services to inform complex decision-making processes across a wide range of climate-sensitive activities and enterprises. The WMO World Climate Services Programme will be the principal mechanism for implementing the CSIS, a substantial part of which already exists. The implementation strategy of the CSIS is based on a three-tiered structure of collaborating institutions that will ensure climate information and products are generated, exchanged and disseminated. Minimum CSIS functions Function Global level* Regional level* National level* Climate Historical Historical datasets Historical data datasets of ECVs; of ECVs; support datasets of services support to to national ECVs; climate regional and climate data data national climate management and management, data data rescue, data data rescue, management and exchange data exchange data rescue, data exchange Climate Climate Climate Climate diagnostics incl. diagnostics incl. diagnostics extremes, extremes, incl. extremes, services historical historical historical reference reference reference climatologies, climatologies, climatologies, Climate Watch Climate Watch Climate Watch products, such as system and advisories El Nino Update guidance products Climate Climate Climate Climate predictions, MME predictions, predictions, outputs, consensus verification services verification statements, verification Climate Climate Climate Information on projections, projections, climate validation validation projections, services validation
APPENDIX 1 Climate Service Information System (CSIS) CSIS on one page Scope For delivering climate information effectively it is imperative that appropriate operational institutional mechanisms are in place to generate, exchange and disseminate information nationally, regionally and globally. The Climate Services Information System (CSIS) is the principal GFCS mechanism that will routinely collate, store and process information about past, present and future climate. The CSIS will comprise a physical infrastructure of institutes, centres and computer capabilities that, together with professional human resources, will develop, generate and distribute a wide range of climate information products and services to inform complex decision-making processes across a wide range of climate-sensitive activities and enterprises. The WMO World Climate Services Programme will be the principal mechanism for implementing the CSIS, a substantial part of which already exists. The implementation strategy of the CSIS is based on a three-tiered structure of collaborating institutions that will ensure climate information and products are generated, exchanged and disseminated. Minimum CSIS functions Function Global level* Regional level* National level* Climate data services Historical datasets of ECVs; support to regional and national climate data management and data rescue, data exchange Historical datasets of ECVs; support to national climate data management and data rescue, data exchange Historical datasets of ECVs; climate data management, data rescue, data exchange Climate services Climate diagnostics incl. extremes, historical reference climatologies, Climate Watch products, such as El Nino Update Climate diagnostics incl. extremes, historical reference climatologies, Climate Watch system and guidance products Climate diagnostics incl. extremes, historical reference climatologies, Climate Watch advisories Climate services Climate predictions, MME outputs, verification Climate predictions, consensus statements, verification Climate predictions, verification Climate services Climate projections, validation Climate projections, validation Information on climate projections, validation
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