7.1 Develop Year 1 and 2+: requirements for Solicit requirements form CEOS producing, WG-Climate maintaining/sustaining Work with GHRSST and and managing an to define the most ensemble of SST ECVs. appropriate implementation Work with (e.g. WG-Climate, framework. GHRSST and Conduct NOAA, NASA, JAXA, Collect a list of relevant SST climate Develop and other relevant survey of All SST-VC EUMETSAT and ESA activities at the ISSI sponsored improve satellite groups to develop SST members Members’ time CCI, activities, GCOS Science Team workshop “Generation SST Essential the SST ECV Data climate GHRSST SST/SI Working group, of Climate Data Records of Climate Processing activities GOOS, OOPC and Surface Temperature from current Variable. Framework (DPF) Essential Ocean and future satellite radiometers” Foster the Variable concept) to Work with the GCOS SST/SI WG development, minimise duplication Work with the ESA SST_cci project improvement, and maximise Work with the NASA “Converting production and international NASA Satellite Datasets for the wide application of 7 partnerships. CMIP5/IPCC Assessment” activity CEOS agency Year 1 and 2+: satellite SST Ensure CEOS requirements are Essential Climate 7.2 Coordinate CEOS properly articulated Variable (ECV) implementation actions Catalogue Monitor SST-CDR All SST-VC Members’ time. Liaise with GHRSST for satellite data through GCOS Action of activities with members and activities implementation products for O7 [IP-04 O9]: WG-Climate GHRSST not secured. Work with Agency activities (e.g. climate of best activities “provision SST_cci) applications and possible SST fields”. Produce a catalogue of SST CDR services. activities. Year 1 and 2+: Work towards Coordinate with WG-Climate and 7.3 Work closely with Provide implementation of SST-VC other groups CEOS WG-Climate as a input to Travel not CEOS representation to Work with GHRSST CDR-TAG and demonstration CEOS secured Climate WG-Climate other relevant groups to develop the VC Climate framework SST ECV Data Processing Framework (DPF)
Surface 7 Develop and improve satellite SST Essential Climate Variable. Foster the development, improvement, production and wide application of CEOS agency satellite SST Essential Climate Variable (ECV) satellite data products for climate applications and services. 7.1 Develop requirements for producing, maintaining/sustaining and managing an ensemble of SST ECVs. (e.g. WG-Climate, NOAA, NASA, JAXA, EUMETSAT and ESA CCI, activities, GCOS SST/SI Working group, GOOS, OOPC and Essential Ocean Variable concept) to minimise duplication and maximise international partnerships. Work with GHRSST and other relevant groups to develop the SST ECV Data Processing Framework (DPF) Conduct survey of SST climate activities All SST-VC members GHRSST Members’ time Year 1 and 2+: Solicit requirements form CEOS WG-Climate Work with GHRSST and to define the most appropriate implementation framework. Collect a list of relevant SST climate activities at the ISSI sponsored Science Team workshop “Generation of Climate Data Records of Temperature from current and future satellite radiometers” Work with the GCOS SST/SI WG Work with the ESA SST_cci project Work with the NASA “Converting NASA Satellite Datasets for the CMIP5/IPCC Assessment” activity 7.2 Coordinate CEOS implementation actions through GCOS Action O7 [IP-04 O9]: “provision of best possible SST fields”. Monitor SST-CDR activities with WG-Climate Catalogue of activities All SST-VC members and GHRSST Members’ time. activities not secured. Year 1 and 2+: Ensure CEOS requirements are properly articulated Liaise with GHRSST for implementation Work with Agency activities (e.g. SST_cci) Produce a catalogue of SST CDR activities. 7.3 Work closely with CEOS WG-Climate as a demonstration CEOS VC Work towards implementation of CEOS framework Provide input to SST-VC representation to WG-Climate Travel not secured Year 1 and 2+: Coordinate with WG-Climate and other groups Work with GHRSST CDR-TAG and other relevant groups to develop the SST ECV Data Processing Framework (DPF) Climate Climate
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