GTOS would like to thank all the scientists who attended the meeting and contributed to its successful outcome.
Special appreciation goes to Francis Ahern, Francis Bretherton, Jing Chen, Craig Dobson, Christopher Gerbig, Roy Gibson, Rene Gommes, Tom Gower, Kathy Hibbard, Tamotsu Igarashi, Dick Olson, Christopher Potter, Michael Raupach, Steve Running, John Townshend, Diane Wickland, Yoshifumi Yasuoka who have all contributed to the preparation of this report.
Particular gratitude goes to Josef Cihlar for preparing the workshop and the final report.
Support for the workshop was provided by the GTOS sponsors - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Council for Science (ICSU), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Jeff Tschirley
GTOSProgramme Director
