CCl report to ICG-WIGOS

Dr William WrightCo-chair OPACE1 on Data Management

Commission for ClimatologyE-mail: w.wright@bom.gov.au

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.

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

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

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

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)

Capacity development

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

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

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)

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

Other points

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