The Committee for Cooperative Research (CCR) shall be the principal means
for effecting continuing coordination on current and programmed activities
within its assigned areas and recommending changes to more efficiently utilize
resources in meeting valid user requirements; and addressing policy matters and
issues as they relate to weather and climate research, including the following:
- Observing and Monitoring Global Change
| Space-Based Measurements--examples include: |
| Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) |
| Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensors (SeaWiFS) |
| Earth Observing System (EOS) |
| Landsat |
| NASA Scatterometer |
| NPOESS |
| Surface-Based Measurements--examples include: |
| Atmospheric Radiation Measurements |
| ENSO Observing System |
| Atlantic Observing System |
| Global Cooperative Air Sampling Network |
| Ameri-Flux |
| Ground and Balloon Based Ozone Measurement Network |
| Surface UV Monitoring Network |
| Atmospheric Chemistry Measurements |
- Global Change Research
- U.S. Weather Research Program
| Mix of Observations |
| Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting |
| Tropical Storms at Landfall |
| Socio-Economic Impact |
The Committee shall be responsible for:
- Collecting and consolidating agency mission needs within the Committee's
focus areas.
- Identifying the high pay-off, cross-cutting issues which will serve as the
basis for prioritizing future interagency efforts.
- Planning and executing strategies for addressing deficiencies in these
cross-cutting issues. Where applicable, Working Groups will serve as the
Committee's executive agents for specific areas of focus.
- Empowering Joint Action Groups (JAG) to work on specific projects of
limited duration. The Committee will develop objectives for a JAG and specify a
well-defined deliverable, such as a Federal plan or report.
- Reporting to ICMSSR periodically on the Committee's activities and
accomplishments and considering other matters as directed by ICMSSR.