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Terrestrial Observing Panel for Climate (TOPC)
Program Overview
Terrestrial Observing Panel for Climate (TOPC) is a group of scientists with expertise in climate change issues. The TOPC supports the work of the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) and the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) which jointly carry out activities aimed at improving the understanding of climate change processes in terrestrial systems and potential impacts on mankind.
The TOPC focuses on the identification of terrestrial observation requirements, assisting the establishment of observing networks for climate, providing guidance on observation standards and norms, facilitating access to climate data and information and its assimilation, and promoting climate studies and assessments.
TOPC Identified Data Sets
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The TOPC Panel
The TOPC is a group of scientists with expertise in climate change issues. The TOPC supports the work of the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) and the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) which jointly carry out activities aimed at improving the understanding of climate change processes in terrestrial systems and potential impacts on mankind.
The TOPC focuses on the identification of terrestrial observation requirements, assisting the establishment of observing networks for climate, providing guidance on observation standards and norms, facilitating access to climate data and information and its assimilation, and promoting climate studies and assessments.
The chair of the TOPC is a subsidiary member of the steering committee's for GTOS and GCOS and reports the results of the TOPC deliberations and work directly to those bodies.
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Terms Of Reference and TOPC Strategy for 2007-2011
Background Information
UNFCCCC Terrestial
Contact Information
Han DOLMAN
Panel Chair (appointed January 2007)
Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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