Acknowledgment

Chair ReportOPAG 1 – Climate Data and Data

Management

Neil Plummer

Thank you: OPAG colleagues and several others

CCl Management group and WCP SecretariatAustralian colleagues

Acknowledgment

The inaugural OPAG 1 Chair - Richard Masika’s contribution to national (Kenya) and international climate activities over many years.

OPAG 1

Implementation & Coordination Teamo Some useful contributions but did not function as planned

Expert Teams on:o Observing Requirements and Standards for Climateo Rescue, Preservation and Digitization of Climate Recordso Metadata for Climate Applicationso National Networks and Observations in Support of Climate

Activities Rapporteurs on

o Regional Aspects of Data and Data Managemento Use of Data from Remote Sensing Systems

Activities and outputs:o http://www.bom.gov.au/wmo/climate/ccl/opag1.shtml

Supporting good quality, consistent and homogeneous observations

Key outputs:

o Guidelines on:• Climate observation networks and systems

• Phenological observations (outside OPAG)

• Automated versus manual surface meteorological observations – decision factors

• Managing changes in observation programs

• Calculating normals (an update, OPAGs 1 & 2)

Supporting good quality, consistent and homogeneous observations

Key outputs:

o Brief guidelines on data accessibility and maintaining national climate networks

o Inputs to:• “The Guide…”

• CBS led Statements of Guidance (on future observation systems)

• GCOS related activities (e.g. Adequacy report, implementation plan)

Supporting good quality, consistent and homogeneous observations

Key “misses”:

o From guidelines to knowledge

o Stronger and more coordinated linkages with GEO, GCOS, CBS, CIMO, JCOMM, etc activities

Improving the capacity to manage climate data

Key outputs:o Actively supporting Climate Database

Management System (CDMS) project

o Support for data management training

o Guidelines on:• Climate data management

• Metadata and homogeneity (with OPAG 2)

• Extensible Markup Language (XML): essentials for climatologists

• Quality control/Quality assurance of climate data

Improving the capacity to manage climate data

Key outputs:

o Engagement with the (Future) WMO Information System (WIS), including on metadata

Key “misses”

o National and regional opportunities for capturing resources

o International standards for exchanging (station) metadata

Saving national heritage: climate data rescue

Key outputs:

o Involvement in data rescue activities, including through Regional GCOS initiatives

o Guidelines on climate data rescue (with OPAG 2)

o Brochure for awareness raising

o Support for training

Saving national heritage: climate data rescue

Key “misses”:

o Progress with inventories of available climate records

o Strategy document focussed on planning, developing and implementing data rescue activities

o National and regional opportunities for capturing resources

Facilitating and supporting activities

OPAG 1 web site: o http://www.bom.gov.au/wmo/climate/ccl/opag1.shtml

Training Reviewing GCOS

o Steering committee, Panels, Regional initiatives

Regional Climate Centres Profile raising

o Presentations at conferences/workshops

o Side events at UNFCCC COP

Meeting the challenges: 2006-2009

Making implementation and coordination work more effectively (CDMSs, data rescue)

Guidelines Knowledge Adoption

o Pathway for Quality Management Framework/Development of competencies?

Strengthening links with CBS, JCOMM, GCOS, CIMO, GEO, etc

Managing remotely sensed data and new climate data

Managing the automation of observations

Implementing better quality management

Quality management & metadata

Thank Youand thanks to my colleagues