GEWEX SSG-31

The GEWEX Global Energy Water cycle Exchanges - Scientific Steering Group had its 31st edition (SSG-31) meeting at WMO Geneva (25 February to 1 March 2019). Here the SSG-31 agenda with talks contributions and panels' reports:

https://www.gewexevents.org/events/ssg-31-by-invitation-only/

The highlights (a personal view) of the 31st edition of the GEWEX Scientific Steering Group meeting included:

• Presentation and vision of the WCRP strategy and the WCRP review by Pavel Kabat (WMO Chief Scientist) and Detlef Stammer (WCRP-JSC-Leadership).
• Presentation of the SSG agenda by Peter van Oevelen (IGPO-Leadership) and Co-Chairs Graeme Stephens and Jan Polcher (GEWEX SSG-Leadership)
• Review of the Earth Observations programmes (Europe's ESA/EUMETSAT, USA NASA/NOAA, Japan's JAXA space agencies representatives).
• Presentations and Discussions of the GEWEX Panels achievements and plans in GDAP, GASS, GLASS, GHP and links with WMO panels (e.g. WWRP, WGNE, GCOS, GAW, ...).
• Presentations and Discussions on the strategic partnerships between GEWEX and other ongoing efforts (FutureEarth, CLIVAR, CLiC, SPARC, High Mountain Summit, ...).
• Presentations of new SSG members Prof. Christian Jacob (Monash University) and Prof. Bob Su (University of Twente).
• Discussions on the importance of cross-connecting activities to mitigate stove-piping, and foster young scientists involvement.
• Discussions on a new GEWEX Science and Application Traceability Matrix (SATM) to structure GEWEX actions, objectives (living document).

Upcoming events:

• 3-14 June 2019 WMO-Cg-18 to present the new structure of WCRP-SP 2019-2028.
• 2-5 September 2019 ECMWF Annual Seminar dedicated to S2S prediction.
• 9-13 December 2019 AGU-2019-WCRP-40th to present a more consolidated WCRP-SP.