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WMO Priority Areas of next Financial
Period (2012-2015)
--Key issues for CIMO community
Wenjian ZHANG
Director, Observing and Information Systems Department (OBS)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
CIMO TECO, Helsinki, Finland, 30th August, 2010
Outline
I.
WMO Priority Areas of 2012-2015
II.
WIGOS&WIS: Priority of Priorities
III. Summary
EC LXII Decision
• The Council recommended that the SecretaryGeneral prepares for consideration by Sixteenth
Congress a budget for the sixteenth financial
period (2012-2015) that provides adequate
resources within the range of proposals presented
by the Secretary-General to the Executive Council.
• The budget will address effectively the priority
areas which Council agreed should be the
– Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS),
– Capacity Building
– WMO Integrated Observations and Information
Systems
– Disaster Risk Reduction, and
– Aviation Meteorology.
WMO Priority Area
Global Framework for Climate Services
GFCS
World Climate Conference-3
Aug 31 – Sept 4, 2009, GENEVA
Components of
Global Framework for Climate Services
Government
Water
Agriculture
Agriculture
Water
Health
Health
Transport
Energy
Transport
Sectoral
Users
Users
Energy
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
Tourism
Private
Tourism
sector
User
User
Interface
Interface
Programme
Programme
Climate
ServicesServices
Information
System
Climate
Information
Research &
Observations
Modeling
and
and
Prediction
Monitoring
System
Research &
Modeling and
Prediction
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WMO Priority Area
Disaster Risk Reduction
DRR
New Challenges: Climate Change and severe
disaster under this background. Ever-complex
society need improved services.
Hot & cold spells
Climate Change
Tropical cyclones
Dust storms
Hail&Lightning
Flash floods
Avalanches
Tornadoes
Storm (winds)
Wildland fires
& haze
Mud & landslides
River basin flooding
Heavy precipitations
(rain or snow)
Storm surges
Ice Storms
Droughts
Socio-economic Impacts of Climate-Related Extremes
are on the Rise !
Energy
Disasters impacts
many sectors!
Aral Sea
Transportation
Water Resource
Management
Intensity
Strong Wind
People
Heavy rainfall / Flood
Agriculture
Urban areas
Hazard, vulnerability and
exposure on the rise !
Drought
Heatwaves
Frequency
Need for
Multi-sectoral risk
management
Global Distribution of Disasters Caused by
Natural Hazards and their Impacts (1980-2007)
Extreme
Temp.
4%
Extreme
Temp.
5%
Drought
5%
Earthquake
16%
Earthquake
8%
Volcano
1,6%
Windstorm
15%
Flood
33%
Epidemic,
insects
13%
Tsunami
0,4%
Flood
10%
Windstorm
27%
Drought
30%
Slides
5%
Wild Fires
3%
Number of
events
Tsunami
1%
Earthquake
22%
70% of casualties
75% of economic losses
Windstorm
43%
Volcano
1%
Loss of life
Drought
5%
Flood
25%
90% of events
Tsunami
12%
Epidemic,
insects
10%
Extreme
Temp.
2%
Economic
losses
Wild Fires
2%
are related to hydro-meteorological hazards and conditions.
Source: EM-DAT:
The OFDA/CRED
International
Disaster Database www.em-dat.net Université
Catholique de
Louvain - Brussels Belgiumc
Global Challenges We Share
As society becomes more complex we become more
sensitive to natural and human induced variability.
Global Hotspot study (World Bank with ProVention Consortium)
Risk levels: Top 30%:Red; Middle 30%:yellow; Lowest 40%: Blue:
35 countries have more than 5% pop in areas at risk from three or more hazards
96 countries have more than 10% pop in areas at risk from two or more hazards
160 countries have more than 25% pop in areas at risk from one or more hazards
WMO Priority Area: Aviation Meteorology
• Aviation Meteorological Services is a priority
area of focus under this ER 1.
• The economic and social benefits that can be
derived from air transport make it one of the
world’s most important industries.
• Expand the provision of weather information
needed to improve aviation safety and air traffic
management;
WMO Priority Area
Capacity Building
CB
Observation: GAPS
WMO Priority Area
WMO Integrated Global Observing System
(WIGOS) and WMO Information System (WIS)
WIGOS & WIS
What is WIGOS ?
WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (WIGOS)
• WMO Congress XV (2007) decision that integration in the
context of WMO global observing systems defined as:
– Establishment of a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable
system of observing systems, ensuring interoperability between its
component systems;
– Address, in the most cost-effective way, all of WMO Programme
(weather, climate, water and environment) requirements with a view to
reducing the financial load on Members and maximizing administrative
and operational efficiencies;
• WIGOS Framework major components:
–
–
–
–
Global Observing System (GOS)
Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW)
WMO Hydrological Global Observing System (WHYGOS)
Facilitate the access to observations of WMO co-sponsored
programmes (GCOS, GOOS, GTOS, etc)
WMO Global Observing Systems
• World Weather Watch - Global
Observing System (GOS, 1963), WMO
backbone system
– Surface & Ocean in situ
observing networks
– Upper-air networks
– Surface remote sensing
(Radar) networks
– Airborne and observations
– Satellite constellations
Annual Global Monitoring
GOS Space-based development
1961
1990
1978
2009
Historic Evolution of Weather Prediction Skills
Source: Martin Miller, ECMWF
GOSAT
OCO2
Global Atmosphere
Watch (GAW)
SCIAMACHY
AIRS, IASI
WMO Hydrological Cycle Observing System
Assessment of the
quantity and quality of
water resources in order
to meet the needs of
society, mitigation of
water-related hazards
global environment
quality
WMO Co-sponsored Global Observing Systems
--Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) for Climate
IOC, UNEP, WMO and ICSU
Total in situ networks
61%
March 2009
87%
100%
66%
81%
100%
54%
48%
79%
59%
Milestones
Drifters 2005
Argo 2007
Status against JCOMM targets
Outline
I.
WMO Priority Areas of 2012-2015
II.
WIGOS: Priority of Priorities
III. Summary
Importance of observations : From Observations to Consequences
Understanding
Analysis
WIGOS
Consequences
(DRR,AM,GFCS)
Monitoring
Validation
Assimilation
Models
Initialization
Predictions
The availability of new observations strongly motivates advances in understanding,
prediction, and application.
GFCS, what are the key challenges
to observation and information
Systems
GFCS: Earth as a Complex System
Atmosphere
Surface Winds
Precipitation
Reflection and Transmission
Evaporation
Transpiration
Surface Temperature
Circulation
Surface Winds
Precipitation
Reflection and Transmission
Surface Temperature
Evaporation
Currents
Upwelling
Land
Infiltration
Runoff
Nutrient Loading
Surface Temperature
Currents
Ocean
A Seamless Prediction and Services Framework
Climate Change.
Scenarios
Forecast
Uncertainty
Centuries
Decades
Years
Months
Boundary
Conditions
2 Weeks
Weather
1 Week
Initial
Conditions
Days
Watches
Hours
Warnings & Alert
Coordination
Adapted from: NOAA
Minutes
Environment
State/Local
Planning
Commerce
Health
Energy
Ecosystem
Recreation
Fire Weather
Transportation
Space
Applications
Water
Management
Protection of
Life & Property
Applications
Water Resource
Planning
Forecasts
Seasons
Agriculture
Threats
Assessments
Climate Variability
Hydropower
Guidance
Forecast Lead Time
Outlook
Prediction
Anthropogenic
Forcing
Overview of Weather and Climate Models and the
Required Observations
Mid-1970s
Atmosphere
Mid-1980s
Early 1990s
Late 1990s
Present Day
Early 2000s?
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Weather
Land Surface
Land Surface
Land Surface
Land Surface
Land Surface
Climate
Variability
Ocean & Sea IceOcean & Sea Ice Ocean & Sea IceOcean & Sea Ice
Sulphate
Aerosol
Need an Integrated
Global Observing
System meet all
requirements
Sulphate
Aerosol
Sulphate
Aerosol
Non-sulphate
Aerosol
Non-sulphate
Aerosol
Carbon Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Dynamic
Vegetation
Atmospheric
Chemistry
Climate
Change
WIGOS Priorities: Fill-in observing gaps
• Key Areas: Sustained observations on
operational basis
– Ocean (Surface, subsurface and atmosphere
above ocean) observations
– Land (including Polar Regions and Cryosphere,
solid precipitation, etc)
– Chemical components of atmosphere
• How: by integration of research and
operational networks both In-situ and space
Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the
mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in
anthropogenic (human) greenhouse gas concentrations (IPCC AR4)
The ENSO
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The predictability rely on sub-surface data
Satellite can not observe sub-surface now
TOGA, WOCE, CLIVAR, Argo: Global Ocean Observations
Improved basis for an ocean prediction system
Current coverage
Key issues for CIMO: Ocean Observing Systems
NDBC’s Ocean Observing Systems
111 met/ocean buoys
4 ocean/waves buoys
49 C-MAN stations
39 DART stations
55 TAO buoys + 4 current profiler moorings
1000+ Voluntary Observing Ship vessels
Growth of NDBC Observing Systems
1999 to 2009 - The Era of Explosive Growth
300
Katrina
250
Tsunami
200
Weather
& Hurric.
150
TAO
100
DART
50
C-MAN
0
1980
1990
2000
2002
• 51 CMAN Stations
• 50 Weather Buoys
101 Observing Systems
2 system Types with similar sensors
~ 12 % in Severe Environments
• USCG Provided all Ship Days
2004
2006
2008
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•
•
•
•
2010
49 CMAN Stations
96 Weather Buoys
15 Supplemental Hurricane Buoys
55 TAO Climate Buoy Systems
39 DART Tsunami Systems
254 Observing Systems
5 system Types with diverse sensors
~ 25 % in Severe Environments
• Challenge Obtaining Ship Days
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The Arctic
Ocean ice has
been there for
2 million years.
1979
CCl Management Group meeting, Geneva 18-21 May 2010
2003
CCl Management Group meeting, Geneva 18-21 May 2010
Barrow,
Alaska
Tiksi, Russia
Ny-Alesund,
Svalbard
Eureka, Canada
Summit, Greenland
Alert, Canada
Establishing Intensive
Atmospheric Observatories
In the Arctic is the component
of NOAA/SEARCH being
directed by ESRL
Temperature-salinity
observations under ice
Key issue for CIMO: Polar & cryosphere obs.
Temperature-salinity
observations under ice
• Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) and International
Polar Decade (IPD) –EC-PORS
• Solid precipitation observing instruments and
methods
• Cold region observation systems ( Atmosphere,
Ocean, Ice, Land, chemical, etc)
Key issue for CIMO: Chemical observing instruments
EC-LXII Doc.3.4 Para 3.4.16
•
The Council recalled that the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano
had a huge impact on air traffic across Northern Europe during April
and May 2010, and expressed it’s appreciation to those Members who
shared specialized ground and airborne observational data in support
of the activities of the London VAAC.
• The Council further noted that a sustainable volcanic ash observational
capability is a high priority activity. It urged the relevant technical
commissions (CIMO) to work closely with ICAO and other relevant
organizations to develop and implement such a capability, to promote
development of appropriate Regional Volcanic Ash Monitoring
Networks and related instrument development and also to assist in the
strengthening and enhancement of the capabilities of the International
Airways Volcano Watch volcano observatories.
• The Council further emphasized that WIGOS should be designed and
implemented in a way that can respond to emerging and high priority
requirements such as the observation of volcanic ash.
WIGOS Priority: Ensure the quality of the observations
to meet climate & environmental requirements
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Accuracy, Precision
Representativeness
Measurement traceability
Long-time series stability
Reducing uncertainty
.............
Sea level Observations: 100 fold
improvement in 30 years
WIGOS Priority: Long-term stability
The longest available instrumental record of Temperature
WMO / CCl Guidelines on:
“Climate Observation Networks & Systems”
“Metadata and Homogeneity“
“Climate Data Rescue”
“Climate Data Management”
Guidelines on maintaining national climate networks
Length (>>10 years) and homogeneity of
data records
change of sensors
Climate scenarios….
-> baseline
climatologies
with scenarios
Multi-satellite Intercalibration improves MSU time series
Operational Calibration
253
252
NOAA10
NOAA11
251
NOAA12
NOAA14
250
Linear (NOAA10)
Trend:
N10 = - 0.40 K Dec
-1
,
N11 = 0.80 K Dec
Linear (NOAA11)
-1
,
249
N12 =
0.36 K Dec
-1
,
N14 = 0.43 K Dec
Linear (NOAA12)
-1
Linear (NOAA14)
248
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
Improved Calibration
253
NOAA10
252
NOAA11
NOAA12
251
NOAA14
Linear (NOAA10)
250
Trend:
N10 = -0.39 K Dec -1,
N12 = 0.43 K Dec
249
-1
,
N11 = 0.58 K Dec -1
N14 = 0.31 K Dec
Linear (NOAA11)
-1
Linear (NOAA12)
Linear (NOAA14)
248
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
Improved calibrated radiances using SNO- improved
differences between sensors by order of magnitude.
254
Combined
Trend = 0.17 K Dec -1
253
Linear (Combined)
252
0.20 K Decade-1
251
250
1987
Trends for nonlinear calibration
algorithm using SNO cross
calibration
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
WIGOS Priority (remote sensing systems):
Quality Environmental Products : GCOS ECVs
SENSORS
CCSDS (mux, code, frame) &
Encrypt
Delivered Raw
Packetization
Compression
Aux.
Sensor
Data
ENVIRONMENTAL
SOURCE
COMPONENTS
RDR
Production
RDR Level
Filtration
A/D Conversion
Detection
Cal.
Source
Comm
Processing
Flux
Manipulation
C3S
Comm
Receiver
TDR Level
SDR
Production
SDR Level
EDR
Production
EDR Level
IDPS
Comm
Xmitter
Data
Store
OTHER
SUBSYSTEMS
SPACE SEGMENT
NPOESS products delivered at
multiple levels
knowledge
information
products
data
• Satellite data processing and
products/information
generation is of great
challenge (sciences,
technologies, calibration,
validation with ground
observations, etc..)
• Satellite operators should
develop value-added
informative products and make
them available to worldwide
users, especially to developing
countries.
Outline
I.
WMO Priority Areas of 2012-2015
II.
WIGOS: Priority of Priorities
III. Summary
WIGOS: Address three areas of
Integrations/Standardizations
• WIGOS will address improved value and
availability of information via three areas of
integration and standardization:
– At the Instruments and Methods of Observation
Level
– At the Data, Product & Metadata Exchange Level
(WIS)
– At the Data Utilization Level - QMF principles
• WIGOS Success rely on Measurements science
and technology: Great Challenge
Three areas of Integrations/Standardizations
Instruments and methods of
observation standards
QMF Standards
Users
WIS
Observations
for
Weather,
Climate,
Water,
Ocean, …
Data
Processing and
Forecasting
Standards
for
Data & Metadata exchange
&
Discovery, Access and Retrieval
(DAR) Services
Archiving
Active Quality Management
GISC – DAR service
Search Request
marine warnings in area bounded by 40W to 10W and 45N to 70N
Search Results
User searches for
metadata then
retrieves
information from
data custodian
Information request to custodian
http://weather.gmdss.org/I.html
Retrieve information
Centre publishes
metadata to GISC
DAR catalogue
Security/authentication/authorization and
even charging is managed by each service
provider
WIS – New functionality
supporting WIGOS
NC/DCPC information
access service
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WDIS: WIGOS & WIS
•
WIGOS & WIS - a framework enabling the
integration and optimized evolution of WMO
observing and information systems, and WMO’s
contribution to co-sponsored systems.
• Members’ support is critical to provide additional
resources in the form of:
 contributions to the WIGOS Trust Fund and
 secondment services to the Secretariat
during the WIGOS Implementation phase to
ensure successful WIGOS implementation.
4/12/2016
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WIGOS Phases
Testing
(2007-2011)
Implementation
(2012-2015)
Operations
(2015 - … )
WDIP
CONOPS
CONOPS
WDIS
WIP
WMO
Regulatory
Material
WIGOS
Imperative
4/12/2016
WIGOS
Manual
: Reference for
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WIGOS is for everyone!
Everyone can contribute
to WIGOS!
Thanks for your attention !
WIGOS Web Page
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/wigos/index_en.html