Facilitating Access to Global Observing Systems Data and Information
GCOS Scientific Panels
The requirements of the GCOS for climate observations are specified by the following scientific panels:
Surface, upper air, and atmospheric chemistry observations - Atmospheric Observations Panel for Climate (AOPC)
Ocean climate observations - Ocean Observing Panel for Climate (OOPC) which is joint with GCOS
Terrestrial climate observations - Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC) which is joint with GTOS
Copyright GOSIC 2006
GOSIC is supported and hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), and the U.S. GCOS Program on behalf of the global observing community.