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World Meteorological OrganizationWorking
together in weather, climate and water
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• CIMO/TECO
• Future Directions
• C. Bruce Baker NOAA
• Vice President CIMO

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THANK YOU !!
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We have had a very productive and stimulating
meeting!! Intercomparisons - Instruments -
Algorithms Only through CIMO and TECO continued
commitment to this will we be able to determine
the quality of the measurements but also assess
new technology to better understand the
earth-atmosphere system.
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Metrology and Standardization - This is the
fundamental basis for all of our work. This is
the first building block necessary for
understanding our Physical environment. Extends
to not only instruments but also networks and
assimilating data from different networks both
in-situ and remote sensing
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Climate Observations - Many Challenges to have
a truly global documented Climate observing
system. All of the pieces to do this can be
found in the fundamental work being done by all
of us. - Defining High Quality Data -
Standardization - Capacity Building Biggest
challenge - Maintaining our networks to some
standard
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1. Management of Network Change 2. Parallel
Testing 3. Meta Data 4. Data Quality and
Continuity 5. Integrated Environmental Assessment
6. Historical Significance 7. Complementary
Data 8. Climate Requirements 9. Continuity of
Purpose 10. Data and Meta Data Access 11.
Redundant Measurements
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What can we do over the next few years??? How do
we improve our measurement capability?? How do
we continue to incorporate standards for
siting, Instruments, and algorithms?? How do we
continue to communicate and deliver our
expertise in quality measurements and
observations to Promote capacity building??
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• CIMO GUIDE
• This is truly the world standard
• Need to continue what Dr. Calpini has started
  and that is a
• rolling review to keep up with changes in
  our community
• Necessary to stay up to date and provide the
  community with
• uniform guidance and sound principles for
  standardizing, and
• maintaining high quality measurements on a global
  scale

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Continue our lead role in international
Intercomparisons - CIMO Testbeds and Lead
Centers - SPICE - Site Classification -
Algorithms - Instruments and Algorithms -
Others ?? Continue to examine how CIMO
activities can better integrate Into WIGOS
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Finally How do we take what we do with
technology and observations to enhance capacity
building, promote standardization and improve the
quality of our network observations and
measurements.
THANK YOU!!
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