In his presentation, Dr M. Bittner, Rapporteur on Satellite Measurements of Atmospheric Consituents, first reviewed the GAW activities in Germany. These include supporting both Global and Regional stations. Also Germany hosts the QA/SAC for Europe and Africa and has sponsored GAW training courses at a number of locations in the country. He also explained the activities of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and strongly endorsed the importance of coordinating ground- and space-based atmospheric chemistry measurements. He then proposed that the new World Data Centre for the Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, which his organization is.
