CCl report to ICG-WIGOS

1. CCl report to ICG-WIGOS Dr William Wright Co-chair OPACE1 on Data Management Commission for Climatology E-mail: w.wright@bom.gov.au

2. Main activities of relevance to WIGOS • Technical Commission guidance on WIGOS Implementation – CCl representatives • CCl technical requirements and guidance • Quality management – best-practice framework for practices and procedures • Standardisation - CDMS • Data discoverability, metadata and interoperability • Capacity development • Other developments of interest • CCl Issues • Requested actions.

3. CCl participation in WIGOS-related teams • CCl is active on WIGOS Task Teams and Expert Teams (refer para (2)) • These provide strong links between the CCl and WIGOS • CCl looking to nominate a representative for the IPET-WIFI

4. CCl Guidance – written sources, guidance docs and technical regulations • CCl developed a Statement of Guidance for ET-EGOS (2011). • It emphasises best-practice rather than quantitative requirements • CCl regularly participates in GCOS-AOPC meetings • Various other sources of written guidance are available from CCl (refer para 5) • Guidance documents on AWS standards for climate and data quality control under preparation • CCl plans to expand its number of technical regulations

5. Advancing best-practice climate data management • Recent (Mar 4-8 2013) climate data management Workshop in Nanjing, China • Workshop recommended development of an HQ GDMFC • Recommended establishment of an IPET-Climate Data Management Framework, involving at least CCl, CBS and WCRP

6. Standardisation and interoperability • ET-CDMS is finalising a specifications document for CDMS to, inter alia, encourage standardisation of functionality (Mandatory, Recommended, Optional) • ET-CDMS also tasked with defining Climate Version of WMO Core Metadata Profile • WMO Core profile is adequate for DAR, but not WIGOS metadata • ET-CDMS looking at data interoperabilty through open spatial standards, and will work through IPET-MDRD (late IPET-MDI)

8. Capacity development • Best practice guidance and training in climate data management, and CDMS implementation/Data Rescue.

9. Other developments of interest • Mechanism for recognising Centennial Climate Stations involving CCl, CIMO and other relevant Technical Commissions • Workshops linking data rescue to climate change detection indices in various Regions, most recently West Africa and RA II • TT-DARE tasked with international data rescue portal (I-DARE) to coordinate disparate activities • Redefining Climate Normals

10. Issues and challenges • Distinguishing GCOS from non-GCOS • Automating observations • Continuity and sustainability • Measurement of solid precipitation (suggest cross-program) • Data from non-NMHS providers • Data exchange, esp of historical data • (Resource mobilisation)

11. Requested actions • Consider the incorporation of CCl references in its suite of WIGOS Reference material • Agree on establishment of a cross-Commission IPET-CDMF • Comment on mechanism for Centennial Climate Station designation • Towards measurement of solid precipitation – other TC involvement

12. Other points • The implementation of GFCS strengthens the need for climate systems, and observations, to meet the requirements of users (see also QMS)