International Data Centre
on Hydrology
of Lakes and Reservoirs

NEWS. New second meeting

HYDROLARE
2^nd Meeting of the Steering Committee
St. Petersburg, 15-17 July 2009
Provisional Agenda

Status: 25/06/2009

Wednesday, 15 July

• Welcome

• Introduction and adoption of the agenda

• Objectives and expected outcomes of the meeting

• Status report of HYDROLARE – summary of activities and milestones (SHI, Russia)

• Invited lecture from host institution – The system of observations on lakes and eservoirs in the Russian Federation (SHI, Russia)

• Invited lecture: Role of lakes and reservoirs in the global hydrological cycle (SHI,Russia)

• Space-based observation systems for the monitoring of lakes and reservoirs (Jean-Francois Cretaux, France)

• Observing the Essential Climate Variable: Lakes (GCOS)

• Presentations by collaborating partners (GRDC, ILEC, GEMS)

• Collaboration with related centres (SHI and related centres)

• Experience of the development an Internet - reference book "Lakes of the Earth" with electronic database (Institute of limnology RAS, Russia).

• Institutional framework of HYDROLARE (ROSHYDROMET/SHI)

Thursday, 16 July

• Liaison with national and international providers of data and information (SHI and partners)

• Data acquisition - activities and strategies: An outlook (SHI and partners)

• Development of a Science and Applications Plan for HYDROLARE 2010-2015 (All)

• Integration of terrestrial and space-based observations (ALL)

• Generation of data products and reports (SHI, All)

• HYDROLARE Web-site.

Friday, 17 July (morning session only)

• Summary of agreed actions (WMO)

• Work plan and milestones 2009-2010 (All)

• Governance issues (All)

• Adoption of work plan, recommendations and conclusions (All)

• Any other business (All)

• Closure of the meeting (SHI and partners)