swiss gcos programme

Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern EDIBundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie MeteoSchweiz

Swiss GCOS Programme

Dr. Gabriela Seiz, gabriela.seiz@meteoswiss.ch

16th GCOS Steering Committee MeetingGeneva, 14-17 October 2008

2 Swiss GCOS Programme | GCOS Steering Committee Meeting, 14-17 October 2008Dr. Gabriela Seiz

Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern EDIBundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie MeteoSchweiz

• Report “National Climate Observing System (GCOS Switzerland)” First inventory of climate measurement series and international data centres in Switzerland Press release 26 November 2007 Over 20 articles in the Swiss newspapers Report available in German, French and English

• 5th National GCOS Round Table: 23 January 2008

• Swiss GCOS Website: www.gcos.ch

National Activities

4 Swiss GCOS Programme | GCOS Steering Committee Meeting, 14-17 October 2008Dr. Gabriela Seiz

Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern EDIBundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie MeteoSchweiz

National Activities (2)• Request to the Federal Council

Positive decision on 6 June 2008 Sustainable funding for: (a) important climate measurement series (CO2, Lakes, Snow cover, Glaciers, Permafrost, Phenology) (b) international data centres: WGMS, Euro-Climhist

• Submission of historical daily values of precipitation, minimum and maximum temperature of Säntis and Grand St. Bernard (Jan 1864 - Dec 2006) to NCDC

• Representativeness analysis of temperature and precipitation stations in Switzerland (Begert, 2008) temperature: 28 NBCN stations are sufficient precipitation: additional 46 stations NBCN-P

5 Swiss GCOS Programme | GCOS Steering Committee Meeting, 14-17 October 2008Dr. Gabriela Seiz

Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern EDIBundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie MeteoSchweiz

NBCN-P

6 Swiss GCOS Programme | GCOS Steering Committee Meeting, 14-17 October 2008Dr. Gabriela Seiz

Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern EDIBundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie MeteoSchweiz

• WMO News and WMO MeteoWorld Article on GCOS Switzerland (April 2008)

• GCOS Cooperation Mechanism (GCM) Board Meeting, Bonn, 12 June 2008 Proposal to Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for funding in 2008 and 2009

• Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth (ACRE) Workshop, 23-25 June 2008, at MeteoSwiss

• Eumetsat Conference, Darmstadt, 8-12 September 2008 Poster about role of satellite data within GCOS Switzerland

• National progress report to UNFCCC (by 15 September)

International Activities

7 Swiss GCOS Programme | GCOS Steering Committee Meeting, 14-17 October 2008Dr. Gabriela Seiz

Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern EDIBundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie MeteoSchweiz

• GCOS Information Day Zurich, 21 October 2008 Brochure „GCOS Switzerland“ “Local observations… for global understanding” (in German, French and English)

• COP14/SBSTA29, Poznan, 1-12 Dec 2008

• 6th National GCOS Round Table

28 January 2009

Outlook

Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern EDIBundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie MeteoSchweiz

Thank you for your attention !

Swiss GCOS Office

Dr. Gabriela Seiz, Dr. Nando Foppa, Julia Walterspiel

gcos@meteoschweiz.ch ; www.gcos.ch