Establishment of a Global Hydrological Observation Network for Climate

Global Terrestrial Observing System
Report of the GCOS/GTOS/HWRP Expert Meeting
J. Cihlar, W. Grabs, and J. Landwehr (Editors)

Geisenheim, Germany, 26-30 June 2000

Report GCOS 63
Report GTOS 26
WMO /TD - No. 1047

Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization - Geneva - Switzerland 2000

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Goals and Expectations

3. Presentations on Requirements for Hydrologic Data and Information

4. Synthesis of Information and Observation Requirements

5. Existing International Sources of Hydrologic Data

6. Required Hydrological Observations and their Availability

7. Toward a Global Hydrological Network

8. Recommendations

9. References

Annex I List of Participants

Annex II Meeting Agenda

Annex III Invited Contributions

Annex IV Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate Terms of Reference

Annex V List of Acronyms