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The '''Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS)''' is an international organization created in 1972<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-24|title=Coordination Group on Meteorological Satellites meets|url=https://wmo.int/media/news/coordination-group-meteorological-satellites-meets-0|access-date=2021-07-30|website=World Meteorological Organization|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2019|title=Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites |url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1122277035 |publisher=Union of International Associations |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref> to coordinate the satellite systems that support global operational [[Physics:Meteorology|meteorology]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites {{!}} Knowledge for policy|url=https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/organisation/coordination-group-meteorological-satellites_en|access-date=2021-07-30|website=knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu}}</ref>

== Description ==
CGMS came into being on 19 September 1972, when representatives of the [[Organization:European Space Research Organisation|European Space Research Organisation]] (since 1975 the European Space Agency), Japan, the United States of America, and observers from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the Joint Planning Staff for the [[Organization:Global Atmospheric Research Program|Global Atmospheric Research Programme]], met in [[Place:Washington, D.C.|Washington]] to discuss questions of compatibility among [[Astronomy:Geostationary|geostationary]] [[Engineering:Weather satellite|meteorological satellites]]. Since the formation the mandate of CGMS has been extended to include [[Engineering:Low Earth Orbit|Low Earth Orbit]] meteorological satellites and to cover other areas of operational space-based environmental monitoring as well as [[Astronomy:Space weather|space weather]] observations from satellites.<ref> {{cite web |access-date=9 August 2021|title=Progress report on the work of the Expert Group on Space Weather at the 58th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space |url=https://www.unoosa.org/res/oosadoc/data/documents/2021/aac_105c_12021crp/aac_105c_12021crp_23_0_html/AC105_C1_2021_CRP23E.pdf |publisher=UNOOSA}}</ref>

The objectives of CGMS are formally laid down in its charter<ref>{{cite web |title=CGMS charter |url=https://www.cgms-info.org/documents/CGMS_Charter_2015.pdf |publisher=CGMS |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref>

As of 2021 CGMS has as members 14 national and intergovernmental space agencies, as well as the World Meteorological Organisation and the [[Organization:Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission|Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission]]:<ref>{{cite web|title=CGMS Members and Observers|url=https://www.cgms-info.org/index_.php/cgms/members_observers|publisher=CGMS|access-date=2021-08-09|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809091817/https://www.cgms-info.org/index_.php/cgms/members_observers|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+CGMS Members
!Organisation
!Full Name
!Year of Accession
|-
|CMA
|China Meteorological Administration
|1989
|-
|CNES
|Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales
|2004
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|CNSA
|[[Organization:China National Space Administration|China National Space Administration]]
|2006
|-
|ESA
|The European Space Agency
|2003
|-
|EUMETSAT
|European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
|1987
|-
|IMD
|India Meteorological Department
|1979
|-
|IOC-UNESCO
|[[Organization:Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission|Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission - UNESCO]]
|2001
|-
|ISRO
|[[Astronomy:Indian Space Research Organisation|Indian Space Research Organisation]]
|2015
|-
|JAXA
|Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
|2003
|-
|JMA
|Japan Meteorological Agency
|1972
|-
|KMA
|Korea Meteorological Administration
|2005
|-
|NASA
|[[Organization:National Aeronautics and Space Administration|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]
|2003
|-
|NOAA
|[[Organization:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|1972
|-
|ROSCOSMOS
|Russian Federal Space Agency
|2003
|-
|ROSHYDROMET
|Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of Russia
|1973
|-
|WMO
|[[Organization:World Meteorological Organization|World Meteorological Organization]]
|1973
|}

== CGMS activities ==

CGMS coordinates the operational satellite systems of its members in an end-to-end fashion as required to facilitate and develop shared access to and use of satellite data and products in various application area, including operational meteorology. The activities cover: 

* Operational Continuity and Contingency Planning
* Coordination of Satellite Systems, Frequencies and Operations
* Coordination of Data Access and End User Support
* Enhancement of the quality of satellite-derived data and Products
* Monitoring of Climate including Greenhouse Gases
* Space Weather Monitoring
* Outreach and training activities

The medium term targets of CGMS are reflected in the CGMS High-Level Priority Plan.<ref>{{cite web |title=CGMS High Level Priority Plan (HLPP) |url=https://www.cgms-info.org/Docs/HLPP |publisher=CGMS |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> The HLPP is a rolling 5-year plan, revised annually by the CGMS plenary session. 

== References ==

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==External links==

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