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GIFS-TIGGE WG MEETING

AUG. 31 – SEPT. 2 2011, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Richard Swinbank & Zoltan Toth (UK Metoffice & NOAA/OAR/ESRL/GSD)

Acknowledgements:Jim Caughey, IPO

WELCOME TO 9TH GIFS-TIGGE WG MEETING• Thank you all for coming!

• Proposed meeting schedule– Wedn 10 am – Fri ~4 pm

• Who has to leave before Fri mid-afternoon?– Sessions

• Morning 9-12:30, with break around 10:30?• Afternoon 1:30-5, with break around 3 pm?

• Lunch at cafeteria on top floor

• Other local arrangements from Jim

AGENDAWedn1Introduction2Meeting reports3TIGGE4TIGGE-LAM

Thurs5GIFS Developments6Tropical Cyclone Products7Heavy precipitation & other gridded products

Fri8Long term plans for TIGGE & GIFS9GEO10WG membership11Other issues12Review action items & decisions, next meeting

MEETING OBJECTIVES - TIGGE• TIGGE status

– Global ensembles available since Oct 2006– Producing centers keep adding fields to complete list of variables– Periodic updates of ensemble and archive retrieval systems

• And planned interruptions at some centers

– Impact on research

• Discussion topics– Can data provider and archive centers continue TIGGE

• Until end of THORPEX program (2014)• Beyond THORPEX?•

– How can we further increase impact of TIGGE on research?• Are there requests for additional/new data?

– Unified ensemble data access mechanism for• Can data access mechanism / protocol used to retrieve data from archives also be used for real

time access from producing centers?

MEETING OBJECTIVES - GIFS• GIFS status

– Conceptual plan laid down in TIP (2004)– Repeated attempts by WG at fleshing out some details of plan– Issues

• Real time access to ensemble data– Technical approach– Commitment from organizations

• How to facilitate international collaboration for development of new products– Rules for “toolbox”?

• How to support operational production– Distribute effort across existing centers?

– Current approach• Work with SWFDP to identify and test new products• Two focus areas

– TC– Heavy precipitation

– Very slow progress• Planning process dragging out• Lack of dedicated resources / commitments?

• Discussion topics– Develop 2 options for ICSC’s consideration for GIFS?

• 1) Assign high priority to GIFS development– Organizations commit resources

• 2) Change plans in TIP– Make GIFS-TIGGE WG a discussion forum, review related developments but don’t plan on contributing materially

PERSONAL NOTE - ZT• Planning to step down as co-chair at end of this meeting

– Richard & Jim have been aware of this for a while– Will stay on as member until new member is identified from NOAA

• Time for me to move on– Have been member since start of WG (2004-5)

• Reached limit of two consecutive 3 year terms• Served 4+ yrs as co-chair

– Would like others to have the opportunity to serve• Co-chair from other region?• US member from NCEP

– Assumed new THORPEX responsibilities• US Rep on ICSC since 2009

– Changed jobs• At research lab, not with NCEP• More management responsibilities

• Thank you all for your collaboration!– Had a great time on WG– Can discuss changes further Friday under “Membership”