Three expert panels have been established by the GCOS Steering Committee<ref>{{cite news |title= GCOS Steering Committee |publisher=GCOS |year= 2013 |url= http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=SteeringCommittee|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref> to define the observations needed in each of the main global domains - [[Atmosphere]], oceans, and land - to prepare specific programme elements and to make recommendations for implementation. GCOS is both supported by and supports the international scientific community, and therefore the three expert panels are co-sponsored by the [[World Climate Research Programme]] (WCRP). The Atmospheric, Ocean, and Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate gather scientific and technical experts in the respective areas to generate inputs from these fields to the climate observing community. Those expert panels report to the GCOS Steering Committee, and have been established to define the observations needed in each of the main global domains to prepare scientific programme-elements and to make recommendations for implementation. | Three expert panels have been established by the GCOS Steering Committee<ref>{{cite news |title= GCOS Steering Committee |publisher=GCOS |year= 2013 |url= http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=SteeringCommittee|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref> to define the observations needed in each of the main global domains - [[Atmosphere]], oceans, and land - to prepare specific programme elements and to make recommendations for implementation. GCOS is both supported by and supports the international scientific community, and therefore the three expert panels are co-sponsored by the [[World Climate Research Programme]] (WCRP). The Atmospheric, Ocean, and Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate gather scientific and technical experts in the respective areas to generate inputs from these fields to the climate observing community. Those expert panels report to the GCOS Steering Committee, and have been established to define the observations needed in each of the main global domains to prepare scientific programme-elements and to make recommendations for implementation. |