PRELIMINARY AGENDA

 

 

VENUE: University of Boulder, USA

DATE/TIME: 7 December 2015 09.00 to 9 December 2015 18.00

 

 

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING (Chair W. Schöner)

                1.1 Welcome and Opening of the meeting (W. Schöner/W. Zhang)

                1.2 Adoption of the Agenda (W. Schöner)          

                1.3 Working Arrangements (W. Schöner/S. Starkweather)

                1.4 Introductions of participants (participants)

 

2. CRYONET ISSUES

                2.1 Review of Actions from previous meetings (WMO Secretariat)

                2.2             Review of the CryoNet Team Work Plan (W. Schöner)

                2.3 Report on the CryoNet South America activities (G. Casassa)

                2.4 Report on the CryoNet Asia 3^rd Pole activities (C. Xiao)

                2.5 Status of CryoNet (W. Schöner)

2.5.1    List of existing sites (W. Schöner/WMO Secretariat)

2.5.2    Pre-operational testing (W. Schöner/WMO Secretariat)

2.5.3    Review of (minimum) Site Requirements (W. Schöner with help from

            Ch. Fierz, M. Citterio, CH. Genthon, V. Smolyanitsky)

2.5.4    Review of minimum program for CryoNet Sites (W. Schöner with help from

            Ch. Fierz, M. Citterio, CH. Genthon, V. Smolyanitsky)

2.5.5    Review of Sites Questionnaire (J. Key, W. Schöner)

2.5.6    Review of Design principles (M. Citterio)

2.5.7    Review of the Process for assessment of Sites (S. Starkweather)

2.5.8    Selection of newly proposed sites (W. Schöner)

2.5.9    Data Policy (W. Schöner/ Þorsteinsson)

                2.6 Draft list of CryoNet stations for consideration by GSG and EC-68, including draft                           Resolution on CryoNet (W. Schöner)

2.7 Review of Best Practices for CryoNet

2.7.1    WMO Technical Regulations (WMO Secretariat)

2.7.2    WIGOS Regulatory Material (WMO Secretariat)

2.7.3    Status of the development of Primer (W. Schöner)

2.7.4    Review of available and propose GCW agreed practices (Þ. Þorsteinsson/
            Ch. Fierz)

                                                                                                    

3. PORTAL ISSUES

                  3.1 Review of Actions from previous meetings (WMO Secretariat)

                  3.2 Review of the Portal Team Work Plan (Ø. Godøy)

                  3.3 Status of GCW Data Portal (Ø. Godøy)

3.3.1    Dataset inventory (Ø. Godøy)

3.3.2    WIS DCPC status (Ø. Godøy)

3.3.3    GCW Portal Interoperability guidelines (Ø. Godøy)

3.3.4    GCW Portal Operations Manual (Ø. Godøy)

3.3.4    Accessibility of data from CryoNet sites (Ø. Godøy)

3.3.4    Plan to develop interfaces with CryoNet Sites, including bilateral agreements          (Ø. Godøy)

 

4. WEBSITE ISSUES

                  4.1 Review of Actions from previous meetings (WMO Secretariat)

                  4.2 Review of the Website Team Work Plan (J. Key)

                  4.3 Documented practices on GCW Website (J. Key)

                  4.4 Snow Watch Product Inventory (J. Key)

                  4.5 Trackers (J. Key)

                  4.6 Glossary (J. Key)

 

5. FUTURE ACTIVITIES

                  5.1 Next meetings and/or workshops (W. Schöner/J. Key/ Ø. Godøy/WMO Secretariat)

                 

6. REPORT TO GCW STEERING GROUP

6.1 Draft report to GSG (W. Schöner/J. Key/ Ø. Godøy/WMO Secretariat)

 

7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS (W. Schöner/J. Key/ Ø. Godøy/WMO Secretariat)

                                 

8. CLOSURE OF MEETING (15h00) (W. Schöner/J. Key/ Ø. Godøy/WMO Secretariat)