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− | ===Draft Letter to Len Barrie, June 4, 2006
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− | Hi Len,
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− | This is a heads-up on a 'virtual workgroup' activity focusing on the interoperability of air chemistry/aerosol data systems. The boundaries of the WG activities and its affiliations are yet to be established. The thread linking the members is a common goal to improve the interoperability of air chemistry/aerosol data systems through international standards, protocols and conventions.
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− | Following a suggestions from Martin Schultz and Terry Keating, this is an informal note simply to make you aware of this activity. The virtual workgroup is still not a stable entity, but we thought that you might be interested in having a look at this near-spontaneous group-cluster formation (nucleation?) process, as mirrored through the [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Air_Quality/Chemistry_Naming_Conventions open collaborative website].
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− | The WG was initially formed in the context of the Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollutants Task Force headed by Terry Keating and André Zuber. The first area of focus was to improve interoperability of hemispheric chemical model outputs for purposes of inter-comparisons and evaluations. An area of early work group activity is on [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Air_Quality/Chemistry_Naming_Conventions Standard Naming for Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols], spearheaded by Christiane Textor. The group has agreed to pursue the model-standardization through the use of netCDF-CF Conventions for formatting and naming the model outputs. In pursuing this goal our ad hoc group is benefiting from the active participation of two of the CF convention custodians, Jonathan Gregory and Brian Lawernce.
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− | The interoperability group's current work space is at an open interactive wiki, where any participant can add/modify the content. The base activity is the collective maintenance of information resources on interoperability. You may note a few [http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Talk:Wiki%20Workspace discussion items] on the wiki are referring to WMO as (1) a neutral agency and (2) that might be interested in facilitating the promotion/proliferation of interoperability standards.
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− | We know that this is both premature and pretentious, but the stars seem to be well-aligned to make a quantum jump in the interoperability of our IT systems. An effective IT and a collaborative spirit could significantly increase our overall effectiveness through the sharing of information resources and ideas. Based on the initial enthusiasm and evidence, there may be tangible interoperability advances by the end of Summer, possibly ready for presentation/demonstration by the January HTAP meeting in Geneva and other international fora.
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− | Best regards,
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− | Rudy ?, Martin Schultz ?, Michael Schulz? , Christiane Textor?, Jonathan Gregory?, Brian Lawerence?
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− | [[User:Rhusar|Rhusar]] 10:43, 4 June 2006 (EDT)
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