Climate Data Management System (CDMS) appears to exclude important communities and does not align with the WMO Earth Systems Approach.
However, CDMS is a well-established and recognised term. There is the additional risk that changing the name could cause greater harm to the project (or not fully resolve the issue - e.g. simply adding a letter ‘H’ to the acronym to better represent hydrology)
Mitigation
COMMS-WG to consider options and report to PAT with recommendations by end of 2021.
Description
Climate Data Management System (CDMS) appears to exclude important communities and does not align with the WMO Earth Systems Approach.
However, CDMS is a well-established and recognised term. There is the additional risk that changing the name could cause greater harm to the project (or not fully resolve the issue - e.g. simply adding a letter ‘H’ to the acronym to better represent hydrology)
Mitigation
COMMS-WG to consider options and report to PAT with recommendations by end of 2021.