Water Cycle Conference Makes A Big Splash
Nearly 200 scientists from more than 30 countries gathered at the Water Cycle Science Conference organized by by GEWEX, ESA, the European Geosciences Union and ISPRS. The meeting was held at ESA's Earth Observation Centre (ESRIN) in Frascati, Italy, 18-20 November, to assess the state-of-the-art instruments and scientific developments used in characterising global water cycle variability and to identify the main needs in modelling and data assimilation to improve our knowledge of water cycle science and our ability to quantify future changes in water cycle variables. Read more.

30 Years of Global Precipitation Estimates Completed -- A Major Milestone in Creating Long-Term Observational Data Sets for the Water and Energy Cycle

Global Precipitation and Climatology Project (GPCP) Version 2.1 precipitation climatology for 1979 - 2008.

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The 22nd Session of the GEWEX SSG is scheduled for 25-29 January 2010 in New Delhi, India.

 

 

Highlights of the November 2009 Issue of GEWEX News
 

GPCP Celebrates 30 Years of Global Precipitation Estimates with a New Update

 

Highlights of the 6th International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle. Also, see the final program with links to presentations for the Plenary, GEWEX, iLEAPS, and Joint Sessions.
 

GEWEX LandFlux Initiative to provide a global data set of products of land-surface turbulent fluxes of heat and water needed for a better understanding of climate scale interactions within the Earth system.
 

Plans for Phase 2 of the AMMA Land-Surface Model Intercomparison (ALMIP-2) and request for participation.

Results from AMMA field campaigns show advances in knowledge of monsoon mechanisms.

  WCRP Drought Interest Group (DIG) -- Coordinating Research for Better Regional Drought Prediction
 

WCRP Implementation Plan (2010-2015) addresses regional climate assessments and climate information for decision-makers while continuing to support climate observations and research.
  10 Years of the Radiative transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI): Overview, Achievements, and Outlook.