Session: Global environmental observing systems including, but not limited to, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) (89th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting )

Thursday, 15 January 2009: 8:30 AM-9:45 AM

Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC and John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant

Papers:

8:30 AM

J4.1

GCOS progress and plans

John W. Zillman, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM

J4.2

John H. Dunnigan, NOAA/NOS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

J4.3

Paul Mason, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. Bojinski

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

J4.4

Helen M. Wood, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Withee

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 4: Global environmental observing systems including, but not limited to, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)