Global Terrestrial Observing System
Fourth session
26- 29 May 1998, Corvallis, USA
August 1998
GCOS - 46
GTOS - 15
1. ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING
1.1 OPENING AND CONDUCT OF THE MEETING
1.2 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
2. REPORTS ON CURRENT STATUS AND UPDATES
2.1 GCOS ACTIVITIES
2.2 GTOS ACTIVITIES
2.3 REPORT OF RECENT JDIMP AND AOPC MEETING
2.4 REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE EXTREMES
2.5 INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVATION STRATEGY
3. REVIEW OF TOPC GOALS AND STRATEGY
5.1 GLOBAL NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY
5.2 GLOBAL OBSERVATION OF FOREST COVER
6. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS MONITORING SITES
7.1 COMMENTS ON TEMS
7.2 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
7.3 BIOME COVERAGE
7.4 OTHER COVERAGES
7.5 DISCUSSION
8. FCCC SUBSIDIARY BODY ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ADVICE (SBSTA)
9.1 PRESENTATIONS OF EXISTING DATA SETS
9.2 COMMENTS ON THE SELECTION METHODOLOGY AND PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
9.3 FUTURE ACTIONS BY TOPC
10. COORDINATION WITH JDIMP AND GOSIC
11. REVIEW AND REVISE TOPC SATELLITE DATA REQUIREMENTS
12. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND FUTURE TOPC ACTIVITIES
12.1 WORK PLAN FOR THE NEXT YEAR
12.2 COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS
12.3 SOIL WETNESS PROJECT
12.4 IGBP SPONSORSHIP
12.5 RATES OF CHANGE
12.6 INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
ANNEX 1: PARTICIPANTS
ANNEX 2: MEETING AGENDA
ANNEX 3: REVIEW OF DATA SETS
ANNEX 4: TOPC KEY QUESTIONS
ANNEX 5: SBSTA INPUT (PRELIMINARY DRAFT)
ANNEX 6: SATELLITE DATA REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS
ANNEX 7: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR THE GT-NET BY THE U.S. LTER NETWORK OFFICE
ANNEX 8: WORK PLAN FOR 1998/99
ANNEX 9: SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEX 10: PROJECT ON NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY (NPP)
ANNEX 11: ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ANNEX 12: REFERENCES