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Calibration: The process of quantitatively defining the system responses to known, controlled signal inputs.
Validation: The process of assessing, by independent means, the quality of the data products derived from the system outputs.
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The 31st WGCV plenary was hosted by the USA's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from 2-5 March 2010 in the Bolger Center, Potomac, Maryland, USA. For more information on this meeting visit the WGCV-31 page.
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WGCV-32 will be a joint meeting with WGISS and will be hosted by the Canadian Space Agency at the CSA headquaters in Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada from 13th to 17th September 2010. Visit the WGCV-32 page for further information and details on how to register.
Visit the Event page for more diary dates. 
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The WGCV are addressing the GCOS Implementation Plan and the CEOS response. Supporting documentation include:
- CEOS-GCOS Action List
- The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Response to the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Implementation Plan (IP), September 2006
- Updated report by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites on progress by space agencies involved in global observations in implementing actions in response to the Global Climate Observing System implementation plan, October 2008
- Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC, 2010 update, draft v1.0, November 2009
- Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC, October 2004, GCOS-92
- Guideline for the Generation of Satellite-based Datasets and Products meeting GCOS Requirements, March 2009, GCOS-128
- Systematic Observation requirements for satellite-based products for climate, September 2006, GCOS-107
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Visit the subgroup pages for details on specifc topic or sensor related activities:
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