GSICS EXECUTIVE PANELAgenda item: 6

TWELFTH SESSION

College Park, 30 May – 1 June 2012

DRAFT GSICS DOCUMENTATION PLAN

and

draft outline of the GSICS Concept of Operations

This draft documentation plan is submitted to the EP for review and approval in response to action 8.3. It takes into account the need to update or replace the Implementation Plan, which is largely focused on initial implementation (now outdated). The objective is to ensure that, ultimately, GSICS has the documentation necessary to support: clear commitments of its member; activity planning and monitoring; strategic decision; user outreach andtechnical guidance.

Document / How large? / Diffusion / Goal / Who maintains? / How often? / Comment
Introduction to GSICS / 2 p / flyer
web
workshop / Outreach / GCC/WMO with EP review / As needed, typically 2 years / Includes:
scope,
Principles
Members
Concept of operations
(see details in next table) / 12 p / Upon request / Basis for commitments of member agencies / WMO and GCC / As needed, typically 5 years / Would replace the Implementation plan
Terms of Reference of EP, GDWG, GRWG / 1 p
per group / With the CONOPS / Basis for commitments of EP, WG members / WMO / As needed, typically 5 years / Possibly an annex to the CONOPS
Science plan / 10 p / WMO Technical Document? / For scientific community in/outside GSICS / GRWG / As needed, typically 5 years / See BAMS article
Science Progress Report / 3-4 p / wiki
workshop / Basis for policy guidance / GRWG / annual / Should include a table of relevant research actions by members
Operations Plan / 3-4 p / wiki / Reference for activity planning and monitoring / GCC / Semi-annual / Living document, updated after WG and before/after EP meeting
Procedures, best practices / As needed / wiki / Technical reference / GCC / As needed / Includes GPPA, etc
“Product roster”
/ As needed / web / Reference for users / GCC / As needed
at least annual / catalogue, plus explanations
Quarterly newsletter / Current format / Web+ mailing list / Link across the GSICS community / GCC / Quarterly / Current contents is excellent

OUTLINE OF THE GSICS CONOPS

(Draft 1)

  1. Scope of the document
  2. Scope and outline
  3. Definitions
  4. Documentation plan
  1. Background
  1. Overarching goal of GSICS
  2. Scope of GSICS
  3. Expected benefits
  4. GSICS user relationship
  1. GSICS Approach
  2. Calibration challenges
  3. GSICS principles
  4. GSICS data flows
  5. Reference standards, practices and procedures

(Details not included)

  1. GSICS functional components
  2. GCC
  3. GPRCs
  4. CSS (??)
  5. GSICS information resources
  6. portal
  7. wiki
  8. data server structure
  9. documentation management
  10. Technical resources
  11. Calibration ground-based references
  12. Natural space-based references
  13. On-orbit references
  14. Radiative transfer modeling
  1. GSICS governance
  2. Executive Panel (ToRs in annex)
  3. GDWG (ToRs in annex)
  4. GRWG (ToRs in annex)
  5. Reporting to CGMS
  6. Reporting to WMO
  7. Peer-review mechanism
  1. GSICS Membership
  2. Commitments of members
  3. Procedure for joining/leaving GSICS

Annexes

-TOR of EP

-TOR of GDWG

-TOR of GRWG

-Documentation control