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RA-IV WIGOS Implementation Workshop
1 - 3 December, Willemstad Curaçao
WIGOS Implementation
Canada
Alexander Zucconi, Manager – Network Design Unit
Meteorological Service of Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada
[email protected]
Outline of the presentation
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Mission of the NMHS
National Observing Issues or Needs
Plans for the observing networks
WIGOS Implementation Status
Summary
Meteorological Service of Canada
• Primary supplier of meteorological and water resource
information in Canada
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Core Business - Provide weather forecasts and severe weather warnings
Forecast ice and wave conditions on navigable oceans and inland waters
Provide the UV Index and Air Quality Health Index forecasts
Monitor atmospheric conditions and the quantity of water in Canadian
lakes and rivers
• Includes the operation of numerical weather and environmental prediction models,
support to Canadian aviation, navigation and military operations, and climate services
• MSC primary employer of technical meteorologists and
hydrologists, scientists, technicians in the country.
– Over 1300 employees across Canada.
• Monitoring ~ 610 employees
Canadian Meteorological
Disaster Events
• Floods/Droughts
– Southern Alberta, June, 2014*
• Heavy rainfall -> flash flooding -> 29 States of Emergency
• 4 fatalities, 100 000 evacuated, reduced GDP by $550 M
• Estimated Total Cost ~$2.2 Billion
• Winter Storms
– Ontario/Quebec/NB Ice Storm (Jan. 1998)
• 28 fatalities, 17 800 evacuated, ETC ~ $4.6 Billion
– Toronto Ice Storm (Dec. 21, 2013)
• 2 fatalities, ETC ~ $164 Million
• Tornadoes (~80/year)
– Southern Ontario outbreak (Aug. 19, 2005), ETC ~ $500 Million
• Hurricanes/Tropical Storms
– Hurricane Juan (Cat 2), 2003 – Nova Scotia, PEI
• Estimated Total Cost - $30 Million
Our Challenge
Monitoring the 9,093,507 km2 of
Canada, and its adjacent waters
Weather, Water, Climate
Surface and Aviation Networks:
MSC Auto Station Network: Federally operated + partners
• ~550 MSC core auto
stations
• 580 MSC daily
climate (volunteer)
• Aviation plus partner
stations account for
an additional ~1000
sites
MSC Auto Station Network
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Common national configuration (physical and data)
Network of ~550 core stations, of which 300 are Reference Climate
Stations, remainder support public and marine weather.
Stations configured to monitor the following on 24/7/365 basis:
– Temperature
– Humidity
– Wind
– Precipitation (amount and rate)
– Snowfall and snow on ground.
– Some sites provide additional variables (i.e. radiation, soil
temperature/moisture)
All stations are unattended with annual, or bi-annual proactive
maintenance, and utilize common data logger configuration and data
acquisition systems.
Typical
Surface
Installations
Atmospheric Monitoring
Some key challenges
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Harsh Environments – some sites difficult/expensive to
access
Budget constraints – while foundational for the MSC,
Monitoring budgets have been eroded over time. Renewal
funding helping to bridge the gap.
New Government Policies and Systems sometimes a challenge
for operational met service , i.e.
– Procurement (complex and lengthy)
– Real Estate Services – land use agreements
– IM/IT enabling functions – budget reductions and
consolidation of IT functions has impacted our ability to
deliver
Training, retention, and renewal of monitoring work force.
Challenges for Atmospheric
Monitoring…
Plans for the National Observing
Networks
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Major Government funding received (2011 & 2014) to improve quality of
weather forecasts and warnings to Canadians
$107.5 million for modernizing Environment and Climate Change Canada’s
monitoring networks
– Surface Weather, Climate and Marine Networks
• upgrade 150 existing land-based weather and climate monitoring stations
• upgrade 125 existing marine monitoring stations
• add 40 land-based weather and climate monitoring stations to fill existing observational
gaps and improve coverage, particularly in growing population centres
– Weather Radar Network
• Renew and ensure long-term sustainability of EC’s radar network by replacing aging
radar and adding Dual—Polarization Technology\
– Upper Air Network
• Funding will allow EC to design a new upper air network that includes/incorporates
newer technologies such as ground-based remote sensing and space-based techniques to
complement existing technology
Standardization of MSC Auto Stations
Common, documented and repeatable standards
Design
Installation
Maintenance
Calibration
Performance (data quality)
- Accuracy (measurement – true value)
- Precision (variability)
- Reliability (up-time)
Engineering
- Performance, experience, design, standards...
Requirements
Technicians
- Experience, installation, maintenance...
Other sources of knowledge
- WMO/ CIMO, research, materials…
WIGOS Implementation Status
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Status of the WMO-reported national observing networks
– 87 GSN Stations
– 5 GUAN Stations
– 140 RBSN Stations
– 133 RBSN/RBCN Stations
Is there an existing national or regional database that catalogues your observing networks? YES
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The MSC manages an extensive relational database of station and instrument records/metadata for all
networks/stations nationally using an SAP asset lifecycle management module.
The metadata database is used and accessible by the national monitoring networks and regional
technicians (for data entry, life-cycle management, etc.)
The MSC is currently developing a new metadata system for storage, handling and automatic updating
metadata from internal MSC and partner monitoring networks. The Metadata Repository (MR) will
function to replace existing software and hardware components within the current metadata framework
at the MSC. Metadata stored on the MR will be accessible to all data users through an
Environment Canada server.
Are your data and metadata are accessible and shared?
– The public can access general station metadata (e.g. lat/long, etc.) via the Climate Data
Online website http://climate.weather.gc.ca/.
WIGOS Implementation Status
• Is there an operational Quality Management System for the National
Observing system Network or specific component observing system? YES
– MSC is fully ISO certified and compliant
– The MSC has implemented a Data Management System (DMS). The primary
purpose of the DMS is to improve the life-cycle management of its operational
weather, climate and hydrometric observations. Features of this system include
improved quality assurance/control, consistent approaches to the handling
of data and metadata, retention of histories of any and all data
transformations, interoperability of datasets, and extensibility to new data
types and streams
• Are operational and/or maintenance processes for observing systems
documented and their implementation monitored? YES
– The MSC’s national networks are well established and follow well-defined operating
standards and procedures consistent with WMO regulations to the maximum extent
possible
WIGOS Implementation Status
• Can partners discover and access your data? YES
– Constraints and barriers that may prevent non-NMHS organization
from contributing and/or accessing observations via GTS and/or
WIS
– Currently, data from a limited number of surface stations operated by non-NMHS
organizations (e.g. NavCanada) are made available internationally via the GTS
– Metadata management standards of some non-NMHS organizations vary considerably
– Free and open exchange of data from networks operated by private organizations (e.g. IP
rights) is a barrier for some organizations
– Currently in order to transmit observational data via the GTS, non-EC organizations have
to collaborate with the MSC
– It is unknown if non-NHMS organizations are broadly accessing international data via the
GTS
– MSC will rely on WIGOS to define standards/recommendations for the transmission of
non-NHMS data via the GTS
WIGOS Implementation Status
Partner Networks
Network of Networks Initiative - Phased Approach:
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Initial focus
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public sector data providers
access to data to support MSC mission
stable, operational networks with real-time data
atmospheric meteorological data at the surface
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Pilot projects: BC (prov) and ON (prov + CAs)
– Enhance the access, exchange and quality of data for mutual benefit towards more
effectively fulfilling respective mandates and service delivery
– validate expectations and business impact
– develop processes and best practices
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Future
– hydrometric (NAT Data Group workshop), other parameters
(e.g., AQ)
– other F/P/T, North, academia
– facilitate broad public data access and discovery
WIGOS Implementation Status
• Draft Canadian WIGOS Implementation Plan Developed
• Introductory WIGOS Meeting – November, 2015
– Enhance program awareness
– Introduced priority areas for action
– Initiate WIGOS work planning
• Establishing Task-Teams to address priority implementation
actions
– Migration to WIGOS Station Identifiers
– Implementation of WIGOS Metadata Standard
What are your training needs?
• Clear and concise documentation - guidance and reference materials
• Examples of other NMHS approaches
WIGOS Implementation Status
Summary
• Majority of WIGOS principles are well aligned with activities
already being undertaken by MSC
(e.g. Network Ops, LCM, QMS, Renewal, NoN, DMS, etc.)
• Adaptations to new WIGOS regulations (2016-2019):
– WIGOS metadata standard
– maintenance of metadata in OSCAR/Surface database
(manual, + automated)
– new WMO Station IDs
– data quality monitoring system
• Improved effort to coordinate WMO co-sponsored observing
systems in Canada (e.g. GOS/WWW, HYCOS, GAW, GCW,
etc.)
Needs index model approach integrates scientific and socioeconomic drivers to identify/prioritize data service gaps…
Mapping Data
/ Factors
Points, lines,
polygons,
grids, raster
Weather
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Social
Impact
Surface
Area
Discrete
(gridded)
surface
Normalization
Process
Importance/
Weighting
Reclassify
Aggregated
Index Map
Relative
Weighting
Economic /
Infrastructure
Analysis
Users /
Program
Requirements
Integrated Needs Index
Scenarios
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Summer Convective
SWCN Needs Index highlights key regions for
monitoring and could help inform operations
(e.g. prioritization of maintenance activities)…
Winter Storm
Energy & Resources
Transportation
Population &
Communities
Drought & Agriculture
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Projected T
Projected P
Permafrost
Prioritization ranking was completed assuming a station spacing
of 200km (100km radius)…for network expansion consideration…
Radius = 100km
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