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GCOS  

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  • The Global Climate Observing System was established in 1992 by four international organizations: the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). The objectives of the Global Climate Observing System, GCOS, are to insure the acquisition of data to meet the data for: Climate system monitoring, climate change detection and response monitoring especially in terrestrial ecosystems Application of climate information to national economic development Research toward improved understanding, modelling, and prediction of the climate system For more information visit the GCOS Home Page at: "http://www.wmo.ch/web/gcos/gcoshome.html" or contact: gcosjpo@gateway.wmo.ch IDN_Node: USA/NASA (en)

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/4c7bae8a-3697-4a18-adba-f69878321dc3

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