3rd International Surface Working Group (ISWG)

The aim of the International Surface Working Group (ISWG) is to gather requirements specific to surface observations to enhance both our understanding and ability to monitor the components of the Earth system including land, vegetation, snow, ice, and coastal and open waters. The GCW Snow Watch is an effort to provide authoritative, clear, and useable data, information, and analyses on the past, current and future state of the cryosphere. One of the target applications of the GCW Snow Watch is to assess and improve the quality of land surface models.

This workshop aims at reviewing capabilities of existing technology and the capacity for their use in surface monitoring, data assimilation and modelling applications.