Mg holds 3 inter-sessional meetings Guides the Commission, involves strategic planning, evaluates the progress, Members

WMO Commission for Climatology (CCl) and its Activities by Pierre Bessemoulin President of WMO Commission for Climatology Email: [e-mail] CCl website: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/wcp/ccl/index_en.html

The Vision of CCl

• To stimulate, understand and coordinate international technical activity to obtain and apply climate information and knowledge in support of sustainable development and socio-economic protection.

CCl President

• Pierre Bessemoulin (France)

• Preside over sessions of the Commission

• Guide and coordinate the activities

• Carry out specific duties (PTC, EC-AGCE, EC-AG-Evolving Role, POC-WCC3, etc.)

• Reports to the Congress and EC

• He is CCl’s public face

• Leads the Management Group

CCl Vice President

• Wang Shourong (China)

• Assists the president

• Leads special projects at the president’s request

• Chairs the Implementation and Coordination Team (ICT)

Management Group (MG)

• MG holds 3 inter-sessional meetings

• Guides the Commission, involves strategic planning, evaluates the progress,

• Members:

• President& Vice-president

• OPAG Chairs

• Regional Representatives

Implementation Coordination Team (ICT)

• ICT Coordinates implementation of proposals

• Liaise between CCl, RAs and the roles of Developing countries

• Holds at least 1 meeting

• Members:

• Vice-President

• Co-Chair of OPAGs

• Chairs of RA WGs on Climate Matters

Members

• Members

• Lead: Radim Tolasz (Czech Republic)

• Experts:

• Alexander Besprozvannykh, Russian Federation

• An Yan Xiong, China

• F.O. Adefuye, Nigeria

• Jeff Arnfield, USA

• B.S. Lim, Malaysia

• J. Quintana, Chile

• Denis Stuber, France

• John Shortridge, Australia

Priorities include:

• Priorities include:

• Identify new requirements for CDMSs,

• Utilize computer/manual "in-service" systems

• Evaluate and install the next generation of CDMSs

• Determine the needs for migration from CLICOM system;

• (e) Develop guidance on the management of climate data

• Provide guidance on the requirements for metadata,

• Establish standards for the exchange of metadata particularly WMO Information System (WIS);

• Coordinate and collaborate with other OPAG members, CBS, JCOMM, CIMO, GEOSS, GCOS, WCRP

• Explore the needs for capacity building

Members

• Members

• Lead: William Wright (Australia)

• Experts:

• Brian Howe (Canada)

• Reda Ali Hassan (Egypt)

• Hidehiko Isobe (Japan)

• Constanta Boroneant (Romania)

• Mesut Demircan (Turkey)

• Chris Reason (South Africa)

Expert Team 1.2 on Observing Requirements and Standards for Climate

• Priorities include:

• (a) Ensure adequacy of observing instruments to meet in situ climate observation needs

• (b) Recommend procedures climate data homogeneity

• (c) Set basic standards of national and regional climate networks

• (d) Improve data exchange, particularly Reference Climate Stations, RBCN and the relevant GCOS networks;

• (e) Collaborate with the OPAG Rapporteurs, CBS, JCOMM, CIMO, GEOSS, GCOS and WCRP

• (f) Capacity building

Expert Team 1.3 on the Rescue, Preservation and Digitization of Climate Records

• Members

• Lead: Thomas F. Ross (USA)

• Experts:

• M.A. Diallo, Mali

• Ricardo Cisneros Pinto, Peru

• R. Hutchinson, Australia

• Aryan F. Van Engelen, The Netherlands

• C. Xiao, China

• M.N. Rajeevan, India

• Tiziano Colombo, Italy

Expert Team 1.3 on the Rescue, Preservation and Digitization of Climate Records

• Priorities include:

• Meet the needs of data users and data centres for data rescue

• Investigate and document not digitized records in NMHSs

• Explore synergies on climate data management across different regions;

• (d) Incorporate rescued data into long-term datasets;

• (f) Capacity building in each region, pertinent to data rescue

Expert Team 2.1 Joint CCl/Clivar/JCOMM on climate change detection and indices

• Members

• Lead:

• Albert M.G. Klein Tank (Netherlands) (CCl co-lead)

• Francis Zwiers (Canada) (CLIVAR co-lead)

• Experts:

• CCl: Xuebin Zhang (Canada), Blair Trewin (Australia), Brad Garaganga (Zimbabwe)

• CLIVAR: Gabriele Hegerl (USA), Phil D. Jones (IK), David Karoly (USA), David Parker (UK)

• JCOMM: Chris Folland (UK), Elisabeth C. Kent (UK), Val Swail (Canada), Scott Woodruff (USA)

Expert Team 2.1 Joint CCl/Clivar/JCOMM on climate change detection and indices

• Priorities include:

• International collaboration on climate change detection

• Use of indices of climate variability and change

• (c) Identify observations needs for climate change detection

• Guide on the provision of WMO climate System monitoring
• Contribute to generation of of optimized integrated satellite and in situ datasets in support of climate monitoring
• Identify needs in reanalysis data for monitoring climate variability and change
• Coordinate global extreme data records

Expert Team 2.2 Climate Monitoring including the use of satellite and marine data and products

• Members

• Lead: Zuqiang Zhang (China)

• Experts:

• Jay Lawrimore, USA

• Chris Donlon, UK

• Xiaolan Wang, Canada

• Rainer Hollmann, Germany

• Expedito Rebello, Brazil

• W.A. Wan Hassan, Malaysia

• Fatima Driouech, Morocco

• Randall S. Cerveny, USA

2.2: ET Climate Monitoring including the use of satellite and marine data and products

• Priorities include:

• Advise on WMO annual Statement of the Climate

• Contribute to optimized Satellite and in situ datasets

• Coordinate with GCOS, GEOSS and WMO Space Programme

• Identify global and regional needs for monitoring of climate variability

• Create guidelines on verification of climate extremes

• Establish feedback mechanism with satellite data

Expert Team 3.1 on Research Needs for Intraseasonal, Seasonal and Interannual Prediction, including the Application of these Predictions

• Members

• Lead: Jean-Pierre Céron (France)

• Experts:

• Subramaniam Moten, Malaysia
• Paulo Nobre, Brazil
• Wassila Thiaw, U.S.A.
• Cherif Diop, Senegal
• Yun Wan-Tae, Korea
• Jim Renwick, New Zealand
• Tomoaki Ose, Japan

Expert Team 3.1 on Research Needs for Intraseasonal, Seasonal and Interannual Prediction, including the Application of these Predictions

• Priorities include:

• (a) Appraise current and future prediction systems

• (b) Review and improve methodologies for creation, and presentation to users, of prediction products

• (c) Assess relative value of dynamical downscaling methods against empirical methods

• (d) Promote IRI’s Climate Predictability Tool for applications

• (e) Recommend R&D activities for forecast systems, product presentation, applications and decision process support

• (f) Coordinate research needs with WCRP

• (g) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)

Expert Team 3.2 on CLIPS Operations, Verification and Application Services

• Members

• Operations co-lead: Philbert Tibaijuka (Tanzania)

• Verification co-lead: Simon Mason (USA)

• User Liaison co-lead: Jaakko Helminen (Finland)

• Overall ET coordinator: Philbert Tibaijuka (Tanzania)

• Experts:

• Holger Meinke, Netherlands
• Matilde Rusticucci, Argentina
• Hui Gao, China
• Vyacheslav Razuvaev, Russian Federation
• M. Massoukina-Kountima, Congo 

Expert Team 3.2 on CLIPS Operations, Verification and Application Services

• Priorities include:

• (a) Develop a strategy for implementation of research achievements for predictions, downscaling, multi-model ensembles

• (b) Develop a Guide on best operational practices in generation of climate information and prediction products

• (c) Develop verification techniques, run intercomparisons, and identify the requirements for RCCs, NMHSs and users for verifying information on climate predictions (deterministic and probabilistic)

• (d) Develop guidance on design and conduct of demonstration projects on cost/benefit analyses and value of climate information

• (e) Develop a Guide on best practices in user liaison

• (f) Complete update of TN 145 on ‘Socio-economic benefits of climatological Services’

• (g) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)

Expert Team 3.3 on El Niño and La Niña

• Members

• Lead: Luc Maitrepierre (New Caledonia) 

• Experts:

• Ben Kirtman, USA

• Chet Ropelewski, USA

• Ravind Kumar, Fiji

• P. Booneeady, Mauritius

• Panmao Zhai, China

• Gonzalo Ontaneda, Ecuador

• Brett Mullan, New Zealand

• This ET supports development of WMO El Niño La Niña Updates

Expert Team 3.3 on El Niño and La Niña

• Priorities include:

• (a) Develop strategy and common language for public communiqués on ENSO and develop Guidelines on improving collaboration on Predictions

• (b) Collaborate with WCRP WGSIP, GPCs, research institutes and the ET on research needs on the potential for development of an internationally uniform approach to communication on ENSO

• (c) Develop Guidelines on the interoperability between various definitions on El Niño and La Niña and their monitoring and impacts for EWS

• (d) Develop maps of El Niño and La Niña impacts for decision and policy makers

• (e) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)

Rapporteur 3.4 on Climate and Water Rapporteur 3.5 on Climate and Agriculture

• Rapporteur 3.4: Nakaegawa Tosiyuki (Japan)

• (+ CCl Representative to WCP-Water Steering Committee)

• Rapporteur 3.5: Roger Stone, Australia

• Priorities include:

• (a) Build strong collaboration between CCl and CHy and CAgM

• (b) Develop joint training, workshops, publications

• (c) Assess the applicability of climate prediction and projection to water resource management and into agricultural production and food security systems

• (d) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)

ET 4.1: Expert Team on Climate and Health

• ET 4.1: Expert Team on Climate and Health

• ET 4.2: Expert Team on Climate and Energy

• ET 4.3: Expert Team on Climate and Tourism

• ET 4.4: Expert Team on Urban and Building Climatology

Expert Team 4.1 on Climate and Health

• Members

• Lead: Glenn McGregor (UK)

• Experts:

• Wing-Mo Leung, Hong Kong, China
• Robin Hicks, Australia
• C. Paulo L. Ortiz Bulto, Cuba
• Ulisses Confalonieri, Brazil
• Lawrence Kalkstein, USA
• Abdelaziz Ouldbba, Morocco

Expert Team 4.1 on Climate and Health

• Priorities include:

• (a) Investigate human reaction to environmental factors

• (b) WMO/WHO Guidelines on HHWS

• (c) Integrate HHWS into CLIPS operations, Climate Watch and DPM systems

• (d) ID health sector needs for climate information relevant to spread of infectious disease (e.g. malaria, avian influenza)

• (e) Develop tailored climate products for application to health

• (f) Build relevant partnerships (WHO, ISB, IAUC, PWS, GURME, etc.) and develop joint initiatives

• (g) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)

Expert Team 4.2 on Climate and Energy

• Members

• Lead: David Wratt (New Zealand)

• Experts:

• Rong Zhu, China
• Sandra Robles Gil, Mexico
• Samwel Marigi, Kenya
• Franklin Ruiz, Colombia
• Elena Akentyeva, Russian Federation
• Dennis Elliott, USA
• Heather Auld , Canada

Expert Team 4.2 on Climate and Energy

• Priorities include:

• (a) Develop case studies on application of climate information to energy operations

• (b) Improve climate services for energy development and operations

• (c) Report on climate data needs for wind and solar energy applications

• (d) Review training materials

• (e) Develop WMO TN on Meteorological Aspects of Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources (to replace TNs 172 and 175)

• (f) Develop partnerships with UNEP, WCIRP and others and develop joint initiatives

• (g) Develop tailored climate products for application to Energy

• (h) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)

Expert Team 4.3 on Climate and Tourism

• Members

• Lead: Daniel Scott (Canada)

• Experts:

• Tanja Cegnar [alternate lead], Slovenia
• Mamina Kamara, Senegal
• Roger Pulwarty, USA
• Mohammad H. Papoli Yazdi, Iran
• Susanne Becken, New Zealand
• Maximiliano Henriquez, Colombia

Expert Team 4.3 on Climate and Tourism

• Priorities include:

• (a) Investigate statistical relationships between meteorological conditions and touristic frequentation and destination

• (b) Assess the impact of climate variability and climate change on the tourism industry, to support sustainable tourism

• (c) Investigate the impacts of the tourism business (air traffic, energy consumption, etc.) on climate

• (d) Develop, in partnership with the World Tourism Organization (WTO), NMHS climate services programmes, the WMO Regional Associations, and tourism professionals, tailored climate products for application to tourism

• (e) Develop information and methodologies for NMHSs in risk assessment

• (f) Investigate climato-therapy

• (g) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)

Expert Team 4.4 on Urban and Building Climatology

• Members

• Lead: Sue Grimmond (UK)

• Experts:

• Tim Oke, Canada
• Bernard K. Dje, Côte d’Ivoire
• Lian Chun Song, China
• Ena Maria Jaimes Espinoza, Peru
• Bob Bornstein, U.S.A.
• AIldiko Dobi, Hungary

Expert Team 4.4 on Urban and Building Climatology

• Priorities include:

• (a)Develop Guidelines on standardization of scientific communication on urban climate issues

• (b) Improve urban climate models

• (c) Assess the effect of urbanization on climate records

• (d) Build partnerships and improve communication (IAUC, ISB, IPCC, CBS, CAS, CHy, WCRP GEWEX)

• (e) WMO Technical Notes

• (f) Develop a training curriculum, hold regional workshops

• (g) Cost benefit analyses and demonstration projects

• (h) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)

Rapporteurs reporting to the President or Management Group:

• Rapporteur on Climate–related Hazards (Luis Molion, Brazil)

• ET on the Guide to Climatological Practices (Ned Guttman, USA)

• Gender Focal Point (Juliana Ukeje, Nigeria)

• Rapporteur on GEOSS (Stephan Roesner, Germany)

• Implementation/Coordination Team (ICT): CCl VP; Co-Chairs of OPAGs 1, 2, 3, 4; Chairpersons of the Working Groups on Climate-related Matters for RAs I, II, III, IV, V and VI.

Rapporteurs reporting to the President or Management Group:

• CCl addresses the global Agenda

• It involves voluntary experts from deferent part of the globe

• World Climate Programme (WCP) supports its functioning

• The structure is reviewed after every four years.

Thank you for your Attention END