1. Update on CGMS action and EUMETSAT Microwave Activities
Tim Hewison
GSICS Microwave Sub-Group
24 Oct 2018

2. At CGMS-46
Draft list of plenary actions resulting from CGMS-46 discussions (11 June 2018):
WGI actions open from previous plenary sessions (at CGMS-46)
Actionee
AGN item
Action #
Description
Action feedback/closing document
Deadline
Status
HLPP ref
GSICS F
A46.xx
On passive microwave observations: GSICS is requested to organise an expert meeting on the intercalibration of operational PMW sensors to meet the WIGOS 2040 targets for a coordinated effort to share information on current and future PMW instruments and report to CGMS-47 (19-24 May 2019) (CGMS-46-EUM-WP-14)
CGMS-47
OPEN
Can we close this with a specialist discussion on MWI inter-cal at 2019 GRWG?
Who to report to CGMS?
A.GMW : Tim and Qifeng to develop circulate strawman for MW imager NRT products and will present this at CEOS WGCV meeting at EUMETSAT in late August.
Done
A.GMW : Ralph to follow up with Mitch Goldberg (NOAA rep on CGMS and also GSICS EP chair) about expectations for the MW imager gap meeting.

3. Proposed Agenda Items for 2019 MWSG Meeting
An expert meeting on the intercalibration of operational PMW sensors
to meet the WIGOS 2040 targets
for a coordinated effort to share information on current and future PMW instruments and
(e.g. NRTC for MWI)
How to report to CGMS-47
Full day?
WebEx access
Attendees? Invitees?

4. Update on EUMETSAT Contribution to MWSG
Tim Hewison to act as Point of Contact for MWSG
to attend meetings, present briefs on EUM microwave activities and feedback developments
Others EUMETSAT members of MWSG:
Jörg Ackermann, Sabatino DiMichele, Vinia Mattioli, Christophe Accadia – EPS-SG
Viju John, Timo Hanschmann – Climate Apps – represented by Rob Roebeling
Karsten Fennig – CM-SAF
Sreerekha Thonipparambil - moved projects
All are on gsics-dev mailing list, so will receive web meeting invitations.
EUM still in development of Cal/Val plans and tools (may include inter-cal)
Internal delivery in June/July 2019
After that we can make statement , after
Seeking programme approval to discussion cal/val plans with GSICS
E.g. Plans for calibration monitoring
Vinia may also share ICI cal/val plan ideas in parallel with SAG review for ideas
Meanwhile EUM role more as observers with contributions on best effort basis