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70 BALTEX Phase II Science Framework and Implementation Strategy the decadal variability of the water and energy budget. For future periods, the systems can be used to dynamically downscale global climate change effects to investigate possible changes in means and extremes in the Baltic Sea region. The systems can also be used as intelligent interpolators to create climate information on the budgets in times and regions were observations are sparse. The new working group can be seen as a core groups to initiate, collect and synthesise studies of budgets like water and energy in BALTEX. A first focus can be attributed to the analyses and understanding of the variability of the water and energy budgets on different time periods: 1999-2003, 1980-2005, 1960-2000, and 1900-2100. Besides this activity, the new WG could establish close links to GEWEX/GHP and contribute to the global assessment of the water and energy budgets with results from BALTEX. Here, one topic could be to identify the role of the process understanding, which has been achieved within BALTEX, in the GEWEX activities. Additional activities of the WG could be to stimulate proposals and to actively look to research funding within the BALTEX area. 9.5. Working Group on BALTIC GRID At the 18 th BSSG Meeting in Lindenberg, October 2005, the establishment of a new Working Group on BALTIC GRID was decided. Terms of reference and membership still have to be finalized. Given here is a general description of the scope of the new working group: The main task of the Working Group on BALTIC GRID will be the initiation and conduction of the pilot study. Members will be the leading scientists of the different subprojects plus one representative of the BALTEX Secretariat. The draft terms of reference are as follows: ● To conduct the BALTIC GRID Pilot study, ● to set up international collaborations, ● to initiate and conduct interdisciplinary research within BALTEX Phase II, ● to initiate resources sharing (expertise, observations including satellite and model data), and ● to promote scientific core groups for the initiation of projects funded by the EU and national funding agencies. For details on BALTIC GRID see also Chapter 7.2. 9.6. Working Group on BALTEX Web Site Content At the 18 th BSSG Meeting in Lindenberg, October 2005, the establishment of a new Working Group on Web Site Content was decided. Terms of reference and membership still have to be finalized. Given here is a general description of the scope of the new working group: A new objective of BALTEX Phase II under the headline „Education and Outreach“, is the dissemination of information to stakeholders, students and the general public (see Chapter 6). The internet as a basic information platform is of particular relevance in this aspect. The main challenge for a new BALTEX web site for the general public will be the „translation“ of hard science talk into a language the average educated laymen can understand and relate to. Draft terms of reference for the new BALTEX Working group on BALTEX Web Site content are: • To provide the technical basis for a new BALTEX web site with easily accessible different sections for scientists and the general interested public; • to process and present scientific BALTEX results in illustrated articles so they are comprehensible and of interest for the general public, • to propose topics of relevance to BALTEX to be presented on the web site, and • to make provisions for the translation of the public section of the web site into the BALTEX languages.
BALTEX Phase II Science Framework and Implementation Strategy 71 9.7. The International BALTEX Secretariat The International BALTEX Secretariat (IBS) as a focal support point for BALTEX is located at the GKSS Research Center in Geesthacht, Germany. The BALTEX Secretariat´s tasks cover in particular: • To support the BALTEX Science Steering Group and all Working Groups and Panels in their activities, and to provide preliminary reviews of their work, • to maintain connections with all participating research groups and with all operational data and numerical modelling centres for BALTEX, • to cooperate closely with the BALTEX Data Centres in order to coordinate aspects of data storage and exchange, content of data bases, and the data exchange policy within the BALTEX research community, • to prepare for international BALTEX meetings and provide assistance for reports to the GEWEX Science Steering Group, the JSC of WCRP and other relevant international groups, and • to inform all participants about ongoing activities which may be of relevance to their work. Since January 2002, GKSS is the only sponsor of the IBS, covering not only salaries for the IBS staff members (see Annex II), but also substantial infrastructure and travel support.
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