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The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Regional Networks
Updated March 31, 2011
- US GCOS to improve global atmospheric climate observing through a diverse and integrated set of global, regional, and bi-lateral observing activities.
- GCOS Regional Workshop Programme
- Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev Africa) The African Development Bank (AfDB) Governing Board has approved, at its 17 November 2009 meeting, a grant of US$ 30 million to the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD), the InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Drought Monitoring Centre (DMC), and the Agrometeorological and Hydrometeorological Programme (AGRHYMET) Regional Centre, for "Institutional support to the African Climate Institutions Projects” within the Climate for Development in Africa Programme (ClimDev Africa) initiative. ACMAD will administer the funds on behalf of the other involved institutions. On the occasion of the 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen, a formal agreement was signed between the AfDB and ACMAD. (from the GCOS 1/2010 Newsletter)
- IASOA > International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere The main mission of IASOAis coordination of atmospheric data collection at existing and newly established intensive Arctic atmospheric observatories. This effort supports the International Polar Year (www.ipy.org) but is intended to establish a continuing network consortium into the foreseeable future. Data of interest to the IASOA consortium include measurements of standard meteorology, greenhouse gases, atmospheric radiation, clouds, pollutants, chemistry, aerosols, and surface energy balances.
- Pacific Islands GCOS (PI-GCOS.org) (The GOSIC developed the PI-GCOS web site and turned in over to SPREP in January of 2009)
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