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December 2003
Seventh
session of the Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate of
the Global Climate Observing System and Global Terrestrial
Observing System
Goals
of meeting
THE SECOND REPORT ON THE ADEQUACY OF THE GLOBAL
OBSERVING SYSTEMS FOR CLIMATE IN SUPPORT OF THE UNFCCC prepared
last April by the Global Climate Observing System was well
received by the UNFCCC’s Subsidiary Body for Scientific
and Technical Advice (SBSTA) in July. The conclusions going
to the 9th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (9-12 December
in Milan) include a request that GCOS produces a detailed
implementation plan. The 7th Meeting of the Terrestrial Observing
Panel for Climate will be devoted to this.
For each
of the findings identified in the adequacy report concrete
proposals to improve observations will be made. The Panels
have agreed to examine each Finding and identify what must
be measured in precise terms (e.g., number of observations
required, levels of accuracy, geographic/temporal distribution),
what the outcome would be (in terms of improving our knowledge
of climate change), who should perform the task (National
services identified by name, Space Agencies, etc.), how measurements
should be made, what the indicators of success could be, what
the timeframe for implementation should be and the cost.
Meeting
documents
Provisional
agenda
(106 KB) 20
Nov 2003
Provisional
list of participants (110 KB) 20
Nov 2003
Information
note (129 KB) 20
Nov 2003
Events
To be decided.
Weather
During December the weather in Rome is cool with an average
maximum temperature of 13 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature
of 5 degrees Celsius. The average precipitation is 111mm with
an average 4 hours sunshine a day. Up
to date information
Exchange
rates
Current
exchange rates are approximately 1 Euro = 1.18 USD.
The most up-to-date exchange rate can be obtained from the
following site: http://www.xe.com/ucc/.
It is possible to exchange money at exchange offices which
are located at the airport, train stations and the city center.
Money can also be withdrawn from cash machines using a credit
card (usually the best exchange rate).
Contact Points
GTOS
Secretariat
FAO, SDRN
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
I-00100 Rome Italy
e-mail: GTOS@fao.org
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