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GAW 2009

5 - 7 May, 2009

WMO Secretariat, Salle A

Geneva, Switzerland

Tuesday, 5 May

Opening of Workshop

Chair Øystein Hov

09.00	Opening of the workshop Dr Len Barrie, Director, Atmospheric Research and Environment Branch, Research Department Chairman of WMO Open Programme Area Group (OPAG) on Environmental Pollution and Atmospheric Chemistry (EPAC), Prof Øystein Hov Chairman of UN ECE CLRTAP EMEP Steering Body, Ms Sonja Vidic
09.20	The historical development of the GAW programme (John Miller)
09.50	Overview of WMO activities in context of GAW (Len Barrie)
10.05	Overview of GAW and Workshop objectives (Liisa Jalkanen)
10.20	GAW in the light of the Strategic Plan (Gerhard Müller)
Coffee break and group photo 10.35 – 11.10
*Long range transport of air pollution and related observations*
11.10	Long range transport of air pollution (Øystein Hov)
11.25	Trained personnel basis for observations: GAWTEC (Till Rehm)
*Overviews of GAW Scientific Advisory Group activities*
11.40	Aerosols (John Ogren)
11.55	Greenhouse gases (Ed Dlugokencky)
12.10	Ozone (Johannes Stähelin)
Lunch 12.25 – 13.45
13.45	Precipitation chemistry (Rick Artz)
14.00	UV Radiation (Jay Herman for Ann Webb)
14.15	GURME (Greg Carmichael)
14.30	Reactive gases (Stuart Penkett)
*Programmes and Observations* Chair Urs Baltensperger
14.45	The GAW Swiss programme, a link between operational and research activities (Dominique Ruffieux)
14.57	Global Atmosphere Watch in China (Zhang Xiaoye)
15.10	GAW activities at the Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (Emilio Cuevas)
Coffee break 15.22 – 15.50
15.30	Environmental monitoring in India (Shiv Dev Attri)
16.02	Current activities and future plans for GAW in the Korea Meteorological Administration (Ji-Young Oh)
16.15	The Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory (CVAO) (Katie Read)
16.27	Results of measurements at GAW station Tamanrasset/Assekrem (Mohamed Mimouni)
16.40	Summary of last 10 years work at Giordan Lighthouse GAW station, Gozo; the way forward (Raymond Ellul)
16.53	Bukit Kototabang Global GAW Station: Progress and Challenge (Herizal)
*Poster Session and reception*
17.05	Introduction of posters
17.40	Poster session and reception
20.00	End of the day

Wednesday, 6 May

*Data exchange, delivery and analysis session*
09.00	GAWSIS and interoperability of data centres in GAW (Joerg Klausen)
09.15	WMO WDC for Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere – architecture, data and information products (Beate Hildebrand)
09.30	WDC for Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation (Ed Hare)
09.45	WDC for Greenhouse Gases (Kazuto Suda)
10.00	WDC for Radiation (Anatoly Tsvetkov)
10.15	WDC for Aerosols (Julian Wilson/Kjetil Torseth)
Coffee break 10.30 – 11.00
11.00	Non-CO2 greenhouse gases @ Jungfraujoch (Brigitte Buchmann)
11.15	More than 30 years of South African Weather Service (SAWS) GAW monitoring and research: past, present and future (Lucky Ntsangwane)
11.30	WMO WIS (David Thomas)
11.45	WIGOS-WIS Pilot projects: NRT Observations in GAWPFR network (Christoph Wehrli)
12.00	Measurements of reactive nitrogen compounds in GAW: status and further needs (Stefan Gilge)
Lunch 12.15 – 13.30
13.30	Break-out groups on: To what extent does GAW contribute to, and how should the activities be enhanced, on the issues of Ozone depletion, UV radiation and the Vienna Convention Atmospheric chemistry and climate change interaction (including greenhouse gases, aerosols, connection between different scales) Globalization of air pollution (including deposition and reactive gases) Network coverage and quality, role of supersites for testing new methodologies and techniques Links to other initiatives Integration of ground-based, aircraft and satellite measurements
Coffee break 15.30 – 16.00
16.00	Poster session continued
16.30	Plenary on WG items, each group to report to plenary with 10 min presentation
17.45	Adjourn for the day

Thursday, 7 May

*Satellite and aircraft measurements*
09.00	CARIBIC as a GAW platform: results for 2006-2009 (Carl Brenninkmeijer)
09.15	From MOZAIC to IAGOS - scientific issues and perspectives (Andreas Volz-Thomas and Jean-Pierre Cammas)
09.30	Introduction to EUFAR (EUropean Facility for Airborne Research): Integrating Activity of the EC FP7 (Herman Smit for Jean-Luis Brenguier)
09.45	Use of unmanned aircraft for atmospheric chemistry measurements (Betsy Weatherhead)
10.00	Using ground based solar absorption FTIR-spectrometry for the integration of satellite and in situ measurements of CO2 and CH4 (Thorsten Warneke and Justus Notholt)
10.15	ET NRT CDT (Vincent-Henri Peuch)
10.30	High Precision Detection of NO2 and other Trace Gases using small spectrometer systems, Pandora and Cleo (Jay Herman)
10.45	The development of the Antarctic Ozone Hole from 2003-2008: The importance of combining ground based, balloon borne and satellite observations (Geir Braathen)
Coffee break 11.00 – 11.15
11.15	Break-out groups on: Past, current and future role and challenges of WDCs; co-ordination among various data providers and portals; increasing NRT data delivery; practicalities of WIS Quality aspects of observations, data and information flow Scientific use and analysis of data; roles of WDCs and SAG chairs and the GAW community in strengthening ties between providers and users of data
Lunch 12.00 – 13.30
13.30	Break-out groups continued from morning
Coffee break 14.45 – 15.15 Posters to be taken down
15.15	Plenary on WG items, each group to report to plenary with 10 min presentation Group 1, Group 2, Group 3
16.15	Summary and recommendations of meeting (Øystein Hov)
16.45	Closure of meeting