WMO

Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space

Update for ICG WIGOS

Jérôme Lafeuille (OBS/SAT/C/SBOS)

Stephan Bojinski (OBS/SAT/SO/SUP)

WMO; OBS/SAT (SBOS)

WMO

Two actions in the WIGOS Implementation Plan

Collaboration 2.1.2: Develop collaboration framework for the

Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space

Design, planning and evolution 3.1.2: Develop the Architecture for Climate

Monitoring from Space, focusing on 4 GFCS priorities

2.1.2 Collaboration

Ad-hoc working team established in 2012

Strategy document published in Feb 2013

Joint CEOS-CGMS Working Group on Climate approved by CGMS (July 2013) and CEOS (Nov. 2013)

WMO as both CGMS Member and CEOS Associate is an active member of the Joint WG (W. Zhang, J. Lafeuille/S. Bojinski)

First meeting planned on 5-7 March 2014

CEOS: Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

CGMS: Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites

Strategy towards an Architecture

for Climate Monitoring from Space

CEOS, CGMS, WMO

The ToR of the joint CEOS-CGMS Climate WG include (in summary):

Maintain a view of available Climate Data Records from satellite obs Foster best use of available data to deliver further CDRs

• e.g. through calibration, reprocessing initiatives Optimize planning of future satellite missions and constellations

Expected outcomes: Definition/implementation of Climate Monitoring Architecture for space obs Review and assessment of CDR generation, compliance to GCOS… Advice to CEOS and CGMS on response to UNFCCC, IPCC, GFCS

2.1.2 Collaboration (continued)

Conceptual stage: Architecture Pillarswith logical representation of data flows and dependencies

Traceable to GCOS Guidelines and GCOS Climate Monitoring Principles

3.1.2 Design, planning and evolution

WMO contribution adresses both ends:

Space Segment analysis building on OSCAR/Space and related assessments

• Identify CGMS missions to support FCDRs and derived ECVs in a sustained manner (with ET/SAT)

• Encourage CGMS commitment on these missions

• Highlight gaps and prompt actions

Satellite data use scenarios in GFCS priority areas

• Identify user requirements for climate services and infer product requirements (with ET-SUP)

• Use case studies in GFCS literature (“Climate ExChange”)

• Highlight gaps and prompt actions

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Thank you for your attentionjlafeuille@wmo.int

sbojinski@wmo.int