ICM-5 in De Bilt (NL), 2013

Location

KNMI, De Bilt, The Netherlands

Date

25^th February - 1^st March 2013

Hosts

• KNMI
• GRUAN Lead Centre
• GCOS Secretatiat
• U.S. GCOS Program Office at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) [financial support]
• NOAA Office Global Programs [financial support]

Organizers

• Greg Bodeker (Co-Chair, WG-GRUAN)
• Peter Thorne (Co-Chair, WG-GRUAN)
• Holger Vömel, (Head, GRUAN Lead Centre)
• Bill Murray, Howard Diamond, Christopher Miller (NOAA)
• Arnoud Apituley (local organizer, KNMI)
• Anna Mikalsen (GCOS Secretariat)

Theme

The focus theme for ICM-5 will be a consideration of new and potential GRUAN data streams to include in coming years. This will include both established measurement techniques and potential novel techniques that could be of use to GRUAN sites in future with a focus on priority 1 and priority 2 variables. The idea is to start to prioritize efforts for their inclusion and provide both practical support structures and support for funding to aid their development in future.

Documentation

• Report of the Fifth GCOS Reference Upper Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-5) (GCOS-167)
• GRUAN Implementation Plan 2009-2013 (GCOS-134)
• Report of the GRUAN ICM-4 (GCOS-161)
• GRUAN Work Plan 2012-2013
• Local Information
• Hotel Reservation Form