CCl report to ICG-WIGOS – 3 11 Feb 2014 Dr William Wright Co-chair OPACE1 on Data Management

Main activities of relevance to WIGOS CCl guidance on WIGOS Implementation and observing system needs - relevant representation on ET’s - conveying requirements to observation system planning - relevant reference materials Quality management guidance, practices and procedures - Progressing HQ-GDMFC Standardisation and data management – ET-CDMS activities Data discoverability, metadata and interoperability Capacity development Other developments of interest - CCl plans for IP - Centennial stations, Climate DCPCs, climate normals

Technical Commission Guidance – (1) CCl has contributed to work by a number of WIGOS Task Teams and Expert Teams (refer paper) Conveying observational requirements - Statement of Guidance - Ongoing participation in GCOS/AOPC meetings - CCl intention to establish pool of rapporteurs Published sources of guidance - Guide to Climatological Practice updates - WCDMP 60 thru 73

Quality management and best practice EC-65 requested CCl to progress establishment of a High Quality Global Data Management Framework for Climate (HQ-GDMFC) CCl MG proposed IPET-CDMF chaired by CCl be established to progress this. Purpose of HQ-GDMFC is to establish best-practice guidance for data management in support of climate We see scope for integrating CCl’s data management activities with those of other Technical Commissions

Integrating GDMFC with broader WMO data management needs How can experience/issues of other TCs and interested Programs best inform CCl’s development of a GDMFC? How should the guidelines, requirements and recommended procedures be reflected in the WIS/WIGOS regulatory material? How can Commissions work together to progress a longer term vision for integrated data management across WMO programs?

Standardisation and interoperability ET-CDMS completed and analysed survey of CDMS capability in Member NMHSs. Reveals significant gaps in data management capability ET-CDMS completed draft specifications document for CDMS setting out required, recommended and optional functionality. An updateable register of CDMS compliance is planned. ET-CDMS plans in future include: – developing an Opensource CDMS strategy – establish a sustainability strategy for CDMS and Data Rescue

Discoverability, delivery and Interoperability ET-CDMS are collaborating with TT-WMD on developing a climate-specific definition of metadata requirements “Metadata” encompasses Discoverability, Observations and Provenance metadata ET-CDMS and IPET-MDRD collaboration on developing combined climate observations data and observations metadata logical data model

Capacity development Best practice guidance required on: - CDMS implementation, especially in D & LDCs; - Data Rescue, as part of an International Data Rescue portal Both activities are incorporated in draft plans for IP

Other developments of interest - (1) Proposed CCl structure

Other developments of interest - (2) Other developments and issues Centennial stations - criteria have been defined WIS Climate DCPC designation Climatological standard normals - proposal to amend Technical Regulations has been drafted Increasing use by climate of remotely-sensed data - TT on use of remotely sensed data in climate monitoring proposed in OPACE 2