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JAXA’s Initiative to Accelerate
Implementation of the GCOS/GEOSS
JAXA
G8 and CEOS, GEOSS
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G7 and CEOS
 CEOS was established in 1984 by recommendation of a
Panel of Experts on Remote Sensing from Space, under
aegis of G7
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G8 and GEOSS
 G8 Evian Summit, 2004, agreed to strengthening int’l
cooperation on global observations
 Three EO Summits in 2004, 2005 and 2006 established
GEOSS 10 year IP
 G8 Gleneagle Summit, 2006, welcomed the adoption of
GEOSS 10 year IP
 G8 Heiligendamm Summit, 2007, agreed to exercise
leadership for building GEOSS
 G8 Toyako Summit, 2008, agreed to accelerate the GEOSS
activities in priority areas of climate change and water
resource management
G8 Toyako Summit
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G8 Toyako Summit, July 7-9, agreed:
Climate Change
“30. To respond to the growing demand for Earth
observation data, we will accelerate efforts within the
Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS),
which builds on the work of UN specialized agencies
and programs, in priority areas, inter alia, climate
change and water resources management, by
strengthening observation, prediction and data sharing.
We also support capacity building for developing
countries in earth observations and promote
interoperability and linkage with other partners. “
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Activities for disaster risk mitigation, reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions from
deforestation and forest degradation (REDD),
integrated water resource management were
also agreed.
1st Seminar on Space-based Earth
Observations for Climate Change
•Held at the National Academy of Sciences Keck Center,
Washington DC on April 18, 2008
•Organized by JAXA, NASA, NOAA and NAS
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Objectives were:
 to discuss international
cooperation among US, Japan and
Europe in space-based Earth
observations for climate change
 to promote strategic dialogue to
accelerate and strengthen GEOSS
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More than 150 people from
government, congress, embassies,
media and academia attended.
1st Seminar on Space-based Earth
Observations for Climate Change (con’d)
Highlights
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Space agencies presented their contributions to
climate change monitoring
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JAXA: proposed acceleration of GEOSS in
global observation systems for forest, water
cycle, greenhouse gases and disaster
NOAA: CEOS response to GEOSS and
GCOS incl. CEOS constellations
NASA: Decadal Survey Missions
ESA: Climate change initiative for ECVs
EUMETSAT: GSICS and R/SSC-CM
“The panel on future role of space-based Earth
observations and international cooperation”
discussed long-term data record needs for
climate change monitoring and variety of
approaches to meet the challenges.
Opportunities and benefits of international
cooperation were emphasized.
GSICS: Global Satellite Inter-Calibration System
R/SSC-CM: Regional Specialized Satellite Centers for
Climate Monitoring
Proposed Cooperative Actions for Climate Change
METOP
Sentinels
Earth Watch
Earth Explore
…..
GMES
(ESA,EC)
North/South America
Asia
GCOM
Disaster
Monitoring
satellites
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Sentinel Asia
(JAXA)
EOS
NPOESS
Decadal Survey
Missions
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SERVIR
(NOAA, NASA, DOD)
CEOS, GCOS
Climate Change
CO2
emission
CO2
concentration
increasing
heating
Water
cycle
variability
Aerosol
Greenhouse Gases
Monitoring System
Global Water Cycle
Monitoring System
Water
vapor
cooling
adsorption
Vegetation
Global
warming
Global Forest
Monitoring System
Concrete global
observation systems
Europe/Africa
Ocean
Cloud
Rain
Global Disaster
Monitoring System
2nd Seminar, Sep 18, 2008
Following-up the 1st seminar discussion and G8 Toyako Summit
agreement for the acceleration of GEOSS activities, the 2nd seminar
discussed:
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GEOSS Climate SBA and GCOS requirements
latest status of space-based observations for
climate change
seek to identify concrete high-level actions for
space agencies to progress GEOSS
implementation
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CEOS-GEO actions including CEOS virtual
constellations
European Climate Initiative proposed by ESA
International cooperation framework for spacebased GHG observations proposed by JAXA
The panel agreed that GEO play a key role for
coordination of space-based Earth
observations and support JAXA proposal on
the international GHG observation group.
Forest Carbon Monitoring System
• CO2 emission by deforestation
is 1.6B ton; equally 1/5 of total
CO2 emission (8B ton).
• Especially in tropical rainforest
areas covered by cloud
• COP13 recommended a new
accounting method to reduce
emission from deforestation &
forest degradation (REDD).
October 1996 （JERS-1)
June 2006 (ALOS)
• REDD needs a new accounting
system to monitor quantitative
CO2 emission
100km
• SIT22 (Sep 2008) discussed
CEOS cooperation for the
Forest Carbon Monitoring
System
Amazon Deforestation using JERS & ALOS
(Red: 10yrs deforestation)
Global Forest Monitoring System
DESDynI Sentinel 1 DiMOS Radarsat,
(US)
(Europe) (Japan) TerraSAR, etc
Greenhouse Gases Monitoring System
OCO by U.S.A
GOSAT by Japan
Simulated CO2 distribution as observed by GOSAT
by National Institute for Environmental Studies
Two observatories will be launched
early 2009
Greenhouse Gases Monitoring System
ASCENDS
A-SCOPE
GOSAT F/O
(US)
(Europe)
(Japan)
Moderate resolution inverse model estimation of
the 64 regional monthly fluxes for 1988-2002
by S. Maksyutov et al.
International Cooperation Group for
Greenhouse Gas Observations from Space
(ICGGO-Space)
CEOS-ACC
ICGGO
Data use
plans
Next space
missions
<<Activities>>
Data use promotion
Next carbon space mission generation
<<Membership>>
Data provider: NOAA,NASA,ESA,JAXA,…
User representatives: GEOSS/COP, ECMWF,
WMO, NOAA, …
NOAA
JAXA
Joint Secretariat
ESA
GEOSS/COP
Highlight the observational
requests for improving the
understanding the global
carbon cycle
Mission
requirement
NASA
Satellite data
OCO
GOSAT
IASI
SCHIAMACHY
Strategy advice
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Global Water Cycle Monitoring System
GPM Core Satellite
Dual-frequency precipitation radar (DPR)
Microwave radiometer (GMI)
•Precipitation with high precision
•Discrimination between rain and snow
US and Japan will launch in 2013
Constellation Satellites
Microwave radiometer
•Global precipitation every 3 hours
International cooperation
(US, Europe, Japan, India,
and others) will be
achieved around 2013
Regional
WRM Programs
- Tiger
- AWCI
- SERVIR
Global Precipitation Map every 3 hours
Global Disaster Monitoring System
Disaster Charter
UNOOSA
UN-SPIDER
Promotion
Feed Back
Sentinel Asia
UNESCAP
Disaster Authority
@ Bangkok
APRSAF
Community
JAXA ISRO GISTDA
End user
Workshop
We are happy if
Sentinel Asia will
be followed
in Europe
or Africa, etc.....
SA System Promotion
Feed Back
Disaster Authority
End user
New
Agency
Summary
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G8 Toyako Summit agreed on acceleration of GEOSS activities
which provide a solid basis for CEOS activities in support of GEOSS.
CEOS Agencies should consider high level actions in response to
G8 Summit agreement such as REDD, integrated water resource
management.
CEOS Agencies should consider reporting back to G8 via GEO.
JAXA is going to contribute to acceleration of GEOSS activities with
its Earth observation satellite programs, such as ALOS, GCOM,
GOSAT GPM/DPR and their associated projects including Sentinel
Asia, AWCI..
Proposed international cooperation group on greenhouse gas
observation from space has a great potential to contribute to CEOS
Atmospheric Composition constellation and the GEOSS Global
Carbon Community of Practice, thereby contributing to acceleration
of GEOSS.
Reaching for the skies
and exploring space