Transcript An Overview of the ESA Storm Surge Demonstration Projects

An Overview of the ESA Storm Surge
Demonstration Projects (eSurge and
eSurge-Venice)
Craig Donlon
European Space Agency
ESTEC, The Netherlands
Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier
Eastern Scheldt
ASAR wave mode swell tracking
UCM Attendance & Outcomes
– 42 people attended the meeting
– 15 International countries represented including NL, UK, IE, NO,
DK, IT, DE, FR, Canada, USA, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Australia,
(with contributions form India and Mozambique)
Hurricane Katrina — August 2005 — Intensification (Scharroo and Lillibridge)
ESA Storm Surge: Objectives
To support storm surge systems, their services,
engineers and scientists by facilitating the
widespread user uptake and application of
advanced information products from ESA and
other Earth Observation missions.
Data in in diverse formats and locations…
VIS/IR ALT
SCAT
NWP Flood Others…
Space
Agency
Common Processing to agreed format(s)
SEARS –
Historical case
Studies of Surge
Events in AOI
Documentation
Web portal
Data access
Data tools
Multi-param.
visualization
Training
Handbooks
Read Code
eSurge
Users
EO Impact
Assessment
eSurge-live!
NRT service
Phase-1 (KO – KO+12): Prepare and Qualify the eSurge system
KO+0
KO+6
KO+2
KO+9
KO+10
KO+12
Task-P1: Cross Cutting User Management, Coordination and Outreach (WWW, Newsletter etc)
Task-2
Requirements Baseline
Analysis (RB)
Task-4: Assemble
Test Data Set (TDS)
Task-3
Develop Technical
Specification (TS)
Task-5: Implement, Test and Validate the
Prototype eSurge systems
UCM-1 &
PM-3
PM-2
& CDR
PM-1
& SRR
QR
AR
Phase-2 (KO+12 – KO+30): Provide eSurge Services and run Impact Assessments
KO+12
KO+14
KO+16
KO+20
KO+25
KO+30
Task-1-P2: Cross Cutting User Management, Coordination and Outreach (WWW, Newsletter etc)
Task-8: Develop eSurge Training Course and provide training to users
Task-7: Operate all eSurge services, perform Impact Assessment Studies & process FPS-v2
Task-6: Develop a Full
Product Data Set (FPS-v1)
PM-4
UCM-2 &
PM-5
Task-9
Final
Report &
Future
work
UCM-3
& FM
Phase-1 (KO – KO+12): Prepare and test the eSurge-Venice system
KO+6
KO+2
KO+0
KO+9
KO+10
KO+12
Task-P1: Cross Cutting User Management, Coordination and Outreach (WWW)
Task-2
Requirements Baseline
Analysis (RB)
KO
Task-4: Assemble
SEV Test Data Set (TDS)
Task-3
Develop Technical
Specification (TS)
Task-5: Implement, Test and Validate the
Prototype eSurge Venice systems
PM-2
& CDR
PM-1
& SRR
PM-3
MTR
Phase-2 (KO+12 – KO+30): Full SEV production & Impact Assessment experiments
KO+12
KO+15
KO+18
KO+20
KO+25
KO+30
Task-1-P2: Cross Cutting User Management, Coordination and Outreach (WWW)
Task-6: Develop a Full
SEV Data Set (FPS-v1)
Task-7: Operate all eSurge-Venice services, perform Impact Assessment Studies & process FPS-v2
PM-4
PM-5
PM-6
Task-8
Final
Report &
Future
work
FM
Outcomes
– To develop, demonstrate and validate the latest
advanced techniques for retrieving high-resolution
information on TWLE, wind speed, and waves in the coastal
zone from EO measurements that address storm surge user
requirements.
– To further develop and provide validated coastal
altimetry products (based on mature and existing
altimeter retracking systems) tuned to storm surge events
in a number of user defined Areas of Interest (AOI).
Outcomes
– To provide access to other more general EO data
products (e.g., SST, microwave wind and wave products,
and moderate resolution optical data for coastal inundation
mapping) together with NWP, NOP and other socioeconomic data that characterise ETC and TC storm surge
case study events in a number of user defined Areas of
Interest (AOI).
– To develop an extensive and open-access database
(called the eSurge Event Analysis and Repository
Service (SEARS ) of EO and other data for historical
and contemporary storm Surge EVent (SEV) case
studies (with interface tools to access and use eSurge data
products) in a number of user defined AOI.
Outcomes
– To provide a demonstration NRT service of user
defined EO data products and eSurge services in
support of operational and experimental storm surge
forecasting and warning services.
– To design and implement, together with the eSurge
user community, a number of re-analysis data
assimilation and validation experiments for historical
and contemporary storm surge events that demonstrate the
impact of EO data on storm surge applications.
– To encourage and assist the storm surge community to fully
exploit the potential of satellite data for storm surge
applications through dedicated training activities.
Future
– The emphasis on the eSurge projects is to connect with
real users and
– to “make it happen” in terms of getting the right
EO data and support to the user community
– Some aspects of the eSurge project will change
direction in the coming months to support this
requirement.
– Please talk to Phil about how as user YOU can get
more involved and what support you need.
Summary
– ESA has, through the DUE eSurge and eSurge-Venice
activities provided a focus for the EO community to
develop a better relationship with Storm Surge Users
– Progress has been made in many areas to develop new
products and services
– The on-going challenge is to:
1. Consolidate and improve the relationship with end
users
2. To deliver R&D demonstration outputs (journal papers)
based on the activities of eSurge and eSurge-Venice
3. To support the operational communities to provide
enhanced EO inputs that improve their service
Looking forward to a great workshop!!
Thank You
For more information please
contact:
[email protected]
http://due.esrin.esa.int/
2nd Workshop on Storm Surge Forecasting, IIT, New Delhi, India, 11-15th February 2011