Organizational Structure

Our Host: WMO

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) ensures high-quality, consistent, and continuous atmospheric observations, including GHGs. It develops atmospheric transport and data inversion models, providing a solid foundation for weather and climate predictions. WMO has proven to be an effective coordinator of global atmospheric measurements and model improvements, making it the ideal host for IG³IS.

IG³IS Community

IG³IS takes a collaborative “Translation Atmospheric Sciences” approach, delivering science-based services as part of the GAW Programme’s implementation plan. The initiative directly supports the WMO Strategic Plan for 2024-2027, Objective 3.2, “Enhance the science for-service value cycle ensuring scientific and technological advances improve predictive capabilities and analysis”, and the GAW Science and Implementation Plan 2024–2027.

The initiative involves a broad community of scientists and practitioners, coordinated by the Steering Committee and supported by the WMO Secretariat.

WMO Secretariat

The IG3IS Office at the WMO Secretariat supports the activities of the IG3IS initiative and coordinates with the Steering Committee (SC), Stakeholder Groups, and the user community to implement the IG3IS principles and achieve its goals as outlined in the Implementation Plan.

Steering Committee

The IG³IS Steering Committee consists of scientists, experts, and professionals committed to managing the initiative. The committee ensures gender and geographical balance and provides management support for the IG³IS initiative.

Co-Chairs

Phil DeCola (University of Maryland, United States of America)
Jocelyn Turnbull (Earth Sciences New Zealand, New Zealand)
Felix R. Vogel (Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada)

Members

Stephan Henne (Empa, Switzerland)
Luciana Vanni Gatti (National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil)
Sander Houweling (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Yogesh Tiwari (Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), India)
Bo Yao (Fudan University, China)
Jorn Herner (California Air Resources Board, United States of America)
Alistair Manning (Met Office, United Kingdom)
Anita Ganesan (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
Marc Chiappero (Consultant, France)
Thomas Lauvaux (University of Reims Champagne Ardenne (URCA), France)
Tia Scarpelli (Carbon Mapper, United States of America)
Kevin Gurney (Northern Arizona University, United States of America)
Richard Engelen (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF))
Lei Hu (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, United States of America)
Jinkyu Hong (Yonsei University, Republic of Korea )

Functions of the IG3IS SC:

Assess emerging stakeholder and policymaker needs regarding measurement-based greenhouse gas emission estimates to guide scientific development and the future delivery of such information.
Facilitate the establishment of good practice guidelines and research strategies for projects consistent with the IG³IS objectives; support a regular update to these practices in the IG³IS Science Implementation Plan.
Collect and summarize the implementation and accomplishments of projects successfully demonstrating IG³IS principles and, where appropriate, incorporate them into the good practice guidelines and IG³IS Science Implementation Plan.
Advise on scientific and technical matters for potential partners and practitioners seeking to apply IG3IS methods in accordance with IG3IS good practice guidelines, and assist in building the required partnerships for implementation.
Facilitate research and development activities of the IG³IS community, especially in response to national and international funding opportunity announcements.
Promote the use of GAW infrastructure and expertise in implementing IG3IS, and further promote GAW's extension through individual projects.
Support and guide the activities of the IG³IS office.
Collaborate with thematic SAGs on long-lived greenhouse gases, short-lived pollutants, urban dynamics, inverse modelling techniques, and data assimilation.
Work closely with the ET-ACDM to develop the policy and practice for sharing data produced by the IG³IS projects and activities.
Work closely with ET-ACNDE to develop and document the user and technical observational requirements for IG3IS implementation across different scales.
Collaborate on cross-cutting air quality and climate information systems topics with GAFIS.
Collaborate with the WMO and co-sponsored programmes, including relevant groups under the Technical Commission on Services, on the aspects of greenhouse gas fluxes, addressing carbon cycle, agricultural, ecosystems, and ocean research, and climate services.
Promote IG³IS activities to international and national bodies and conventions, including the UNFCCC, the IPCC, stakeholders, WMO members, and sponsoring bodies.
Actively engage stakeholders, policymaker groups, scientific implementation partners, and other interested parties to encourage their support and engagement.

Stakeholder Group

In 2020, a dedicated stakeholder group was formed in collaboration with the IG³IS Steering Committee to enhance the user-focused approach of the IG³IS initiative. This group plays a vital role in maintaining communication with the user community and ensuring that their needs and preferences are integrated into the initiative's development.

This group's primary responsibilities include:

Promoting the IG³IS initiative among potential users and encouraging broader participation
Coordinating stakeholder consultations to provide a platform for users to share insights and experiences
Organize stakeholder summits to facilitate discussion and collaboration among various stakeholders
Strengthening the network and influence of IG³IS.