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GLOBAL CRYOSPHERE WATCH (GCW)
CryoNet Team Meeting

First Session

 

Reykjavik, Iceland

20-22 January 2014

 

 

GCW-CNT-1 / Doc. 1.2.1

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Date: 10 January 2014

 

AGENDA ITEM: 1.2

 

Original:  ENGLISH

 

 

 

AGENDA

 

 

VENUE: Reykjavik, Iceland

 

Monday, January 20 (0930-1745)

 

1 ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING

                1.1 Welcome and Opening of the session

                1.2 Adoption of the Agenda         

                1.3 Working Arrangements

                1.4 Participant introductions

 

2 REPORT OF THE CRYONET TEAM

                2.1 Overview on activities and current status of CryoNet (W. Sch�ner)

                2.2 Report from Asia CryoNet Meeting (R. Le Bris)

                2.3 Status of CryoNet Guide (W. Sch�ner)

                                   

3 CRYONET BACKGROUND

                3.1 CryoNet within GCW Implementation Plan (J. Key)

                3.2 Role of satellite data within GCW observations and linkages to CryoNet (J. Key)

                3.3 Report from the Snow Watch workshop (B. Goodison)

                3.4 Status of cryospheric observations in South America (G. Cacassa)

                 

4 STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR CRYONET

                4.1 The WMO concept of standards and guidelines (M. Ondras)

                4.2 Overview on existing Cryosphere guidelines (W. Sch�ner)

                4.3 Evaluation of the Tiered Network Strategy (C. Fierz)                                      

                4.4 Definition of criteria for inclusion of existing stations in CryoNet (W. Sch�ner)

                4.5 Formal procedure of station inclusion (S. Starkweather)

                4.6 Discussion on implementation of Guideline Working Group (All)

                                 

END OF DAY (1745)

 

19:00 GROUP DINNER (own expense, place to be determined)

 

Tuesday, January 21 (0930-1745)

 

5 ESTABLISHEMENT OF CRYONET

                5.1 Summary of the CryoNet Sites Questionnaire (W. Sch�ner)

                5.2 Principles for a design of CryoNet (T. Ohata)                              

                5.3 Review of potential sites (W. Sch�ner)                                             

                5.4 Break-out session on establishment of CryoNet (Chair: A. Snorrason)

                5.5 Report and Summary of Break-out session

                5.6 Selection of sites for CryoNet (W. Sch�ner)

                5.7 Interaction with other networks: CryoNet-IASOA-INTERACT (S. Starkweather)

               

6 CRYONET TEAM

                6.1 Review of Terms of Reference (J. Key)                                      

                6.2 Development of the Work Plan (W. Sch�ner)

                6.3 CryoNet Team membership                                                                              

 

END OF DAY (1745)

 

Wednesday, January 22 (0930-1745)

                                   

7 CRYONET DATA POLICY

                7.1 Data vs. meta-data (W. Sch�ner)

                7.2 Potential CryoNet data policy/IASOA experiences (S. Starkweather)

                7.3 Breakout Session (C. Fierz)

                7.4 Report and Summary of Break-out session

 

8 GCW WEBSITE, CRYONET SERVICE AND CAPACITY BUILDING

                8.1 Web platform to demonstrate the development of CryoNet (J. Key)

                8.2 How to better include sea-ice community (V. Smolyanitzky)

                8.3 Experience from capacity building within IASOA (S. Starkweather)

                8.4 Discussion on CryoNet services (C. Genthon)

                                   

9 THE WAY FORWARD FOR CRYONET

                9.1 Discussion on:                                                                            

                                  9.1.1 Further building of CryoNet (W. Sch�ner)                     

                                  9.1.2 Management of CryoNet (W. Sch�ner)

                9.2 Need for a South American CryoNet Workshop (G. Cacassa, W. Sch�ner)             

9.3 Recommendations to GCW Advisory Team and EC-PORS 5, including CryoNet establishment & CryoNet Team membership (J. Key)

                9.4 All other business

                                 

10 CLOSURE OF MEETING