Working groups have been a key element to propel MAP forward during its phase I and to prepare for phase II, the field measurement campaign in fall of 1999. Now, in phase III, people are so busy working with the SOP data that there might not be enough time nor an immediately seen reason to keep on with the working groups. However, working groups will again become crucial for the coordinated and comprehensive exploitation of the SOP data set. This need was recognized in the latest CIG/SSC meeting and further action will be taken. In the meantime a big thank you to all working group members and their chairpersons! The following list gives the current status of the working groups.
Two new working groups have formed resulting from the need to coordinate measurements and their interpretation in the target areas Rhine Valley and Brenner:
