Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) 
(German Weather Service) 
DWD-P2 Operation and further development of data centres and information systems relating to GOOS 
GOOS related activity 
Module 
Research / 
operational 
Measuring data / products 
Users 
Measuring techniques 
(a) 
Global Collecting Centre (GCC) 
5,1 
Operational 
Collection, archiving, distribution of 
marine meteorological data sets, 
world-wide; minimum quality control 
Meteorol. and 
oceanographic 
services, scientific 
institutions 
(b) 
Marine meteorological data archives 
5,1 
Operational 
Collection, checking, archiving, 
distribution of marine meteorol. data sets, 
worldwide; information, provision of data, 
advice 
Meteorol. and 
oceanographic 
services, scientific 
institutions 
(c) Global Precipitation Climatology 
Centre (GPCC) and GCOS Surface Network 
Monitoring Centre for Precipitation 
5,1 
Operational, 
research 
Collection of global precipitation data, in- 
situ, remote sensing, and model data. 
Monthly analyses: station data, 
gridpoints, area data; 
data compilations, charts, graphs, reports 
World Data Centres 
Meteorology, 
scientific 
institutions 
(d) 
Climate information system (KLIS) 
1-5 
Operational 
Information on national, regional, and 
global climate-related data 
All users needing 
climate-related 
data 
(e) 
German GCOS secretariat 
1 
Operational 
Information, co-ordinating function 
DWD, WMO, 
national climate 
related institutions 
0-8