Review of EC-PORS activities since EC-PORS4: Research

Thomas Jung

Alfred Wegener InstituteHelmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine ResearchGermany

WWRP Polar Prediction Project (PPP) Joint ECMWF-WWRP/THORPEX workshop on polar

prediction (24-27 June 2013) Special QJ issue (deadline 28 February 2014) First YOPP planning meeting (28 June 2014) New steering group members: Francesco Doblas-Reyes, Phil

Reid, Don Perovich and Jonny Day Launch of International Coordination Office for Polar Prediction

(hosted by AWI) with associated website: polarprediction.net ICO support through Neil Gordon and Stefanie Klebe 4th Meeting of the PPP steering group (1-3 October 2013) Development of a draft YOPP Implementation Plan Trust Fund contributions from different WMO member states

Progress: GIPPS

WCRP Polar Climate Predictability Initiative (PCPI) Cecilia Bitz is new co-leader Ted Shepherd participated in Reading Polar Workshop June

2013 Cecilia participated in SG4 meeting October 2013 Six different initiatives have been identified Three initiatives are joint with PPP Cooperation agreement with PPP Pan PCPI meeting in April 2014

Progress: GIPPS

Note – IPPI much wider than just research/GIPPS

Will be covered in detail on a later agenda item

Progress: IPPI

• Regular feedback on progress• Coordination between PPP and PCPI, and role of ICO for

Polar Prediction at AWI• Coordination with other organisations• Promote GIPPS with

• Member states (Trust Fund) • Funding agencies

• Consider GIPPS funding from regular WMO budget

Future Considerations