Establishing a UK OCO/GOSAT expert

groupPaul Palmer, Hartmut Bösch, Paul

Monks, Peter Bernath et al

White paperExpert Group: Why? What?

Who?OCO Project status

OCO/GOSAT white paperMain purposes:

1) Brief UK community on status of OCO and GOSAT and associated activities

2) Match gaps in current OCO/GOSAT science plan with strengths of UK science community

3) Put forward research recommendations to fill gaps

4) Outline a coherent research programme in support of OCO and GOSAT

Text based on Lake District meeting in October 2007

Currently distributed for private consultation

Plan: Publicly available before NCEO starts

Atmostransport

Calibration/Validation

Satellite XCO2

vsModels

Flasks/aircraftGround XCO2

Satellite XCO2

Biomass burning

Fossil fuels

Terrestrial biosphere

Ocean fluxes

Model intercomparison

AssimilationFlux analysis

Error/biascharacterisation

MODIS

Fire

Sciencequestions

Model X

CO

2

Global C fluxes

Sciencequestions

Aircraft/ground XCO2

UK has a role to play in most aspects of OCO/GOSAT

UK Workplan for OCO/GOSAT, Carbonfusion

White paper science recommendations

1) Build on UK FTS strengths to establish FTS measurements at one or more sites within the UK and possibly at the NERC-funded Cape Verde atmospheric observatory

2) Integrate OCO and GOSAT cal/val in NCAS activities and identify EU-wide opportunities (EUFAR)

3) Develop an atmospheric transport simulation capability to support OCO and GOSAT.

4) Establish (or help develop) a NRT nested-grid simulation of CO2 mole fraction and column over Europe that complements the US CarbonTracker [consortium bid?]

5) Establish a programme to improve CO2 source attribution using co-emitted trace gases and complementary EO products (NCEO C and Atmospheric Composition Themes).

White paper science recommendations

1) Build on UK FTS strengths to establish FTS measurements at one or more sites within the UK and possibly at the NERC-funded Cape Verde atmospheric observatory

2) Integrate OCO and GOSAT cal/val in NCAS activities and identify EU-wide opportunities (EUFAR)

3) Develop an atmospheric transport simulation capability to support OCO and GOSAT.

4) Establish (or help develop) a NRT nested-grid simulation of CO2 mole fraction and column over Europe that complements the US CarbonTracker [consortium bid?]

5) Establish a programme to improve CO2 source attribution using co-emitted trace gases and complementary EO products (NCEO C and Atmospheric Composition Themes).

White paper science recommendations

1) Build on UK FTS strengths to establish FTS measurements at one or more sites within the UK and possibly at the NERC-funded Cape Verde atmospheric observatory

2) Integrate OCO and GOSAT cal/val in NCAS activities and identify EU-wide opportunities (EUFAR)

3) Develop an atmospheric transport simulation capability to support OCO and GOSAT.

4) Establish (or help develop) a NRT nested-grid simulation of CO2 mole fraction and column over Europe that complements the US CarbonTracker [consortium bid?]

5) Establish a programme to improve CO2 source attribution using co-emitted trace gases and complementary EO products (NCEO C and Atmospheric Composition Themes).

White paper science recommendations

1) Build on UK FTS strengths to establish FTS measurements at one or more sites within the UK and possibly at the NERC-funded Cape Verde atmospheric observatory

2) Integrate OCO and GOSAT cal/val in NCAS activities and identify EU-wide opportunities (EUFAR)

3) Develop an atmospheric transport simulation capability to support OCO and GOSAT.

4) Establish (or help develop) a NRT nested-grid simulation of CO2 mole fraction and column over Europe that complements the US CarbonTracker [consortium bid?]

5) Establish a programme to improve CO2 source attribution using co-emitted trace gases and complementary EO products (NCEO C and Atmospheric Composition Themes).

White paper science recommendations

1) Build on UK FTS strengths to establish FTS measurements at one or more sites within the UK and possibly at the NERC-funded Cape Verde atmospheric observatory

2) Integrate OCO and GOSAT cal/val in NCAS activities and identify EU-wide opportunities (EUFAR)

3) Develop an atmospheric transport simulation capability to support OCO and GOSAT.

4) Establish (or help develop) a NRT nested-grid simulation of CO2 mole fraction and column over Europe that complements the US CarbonTracker [consortium bid?]

5) Establish a programme to improve CO2 source attribution using co-emitted trace gases and complementary EO products (NCEO C and Atmospheric Composition Themes).

6) Establish a clear link between atmospheric transport modelling and the surface and ocean flux modelling activities in NCEO and elsewhere.

7) Establish a DA working group to consider (a) model error; (b) error covariance for successive measurements and different species; (c) compare DA techniques.

8) Identify funding stream for ongoing OCO and GOSAT DA work.

9) Develop UK expert group: access data, detailed knowledge of data properties (error characteristics)

White paper science recommendations

6) Establish a clear link between atmospheric transport modelling and the surface and ocean flux modelling activities in NCEO and elsewhere.

7) Establish a DA working group to consider (a) model error; (b) error covariance for successive measurements and different species; (c) compare DA techniques.

8) Identify funding stream for ongoing OCO and GOSAT DA work.

9) Develop UK expert group: access data, detailed knowledge of data properties (error characteristics)

White paper science recommendations

6) Establish a clear link between atmospheric transport modelling and the surface and ocean flux modelling activities in NCEO and elsewhere.

7) Establish a DA working group to consider (a) model error; (b) error covariance for successive measurements and different species; (c) compare DA techniques.

8) Identify funding stream for ongoing OCO and GOSAT DA work.

9) Develop UK expert group: access data, detailed knowledge of data properties (error characteristics)

White paper science recommendations

6) Establish a clear link between atmospheric transport modelling and the surface and ocean flux modelling activities in NCEO and elsewhere.

7) Establish a DA working group to consider (a) model error; (b) error covariance for successive measurements and different species; (c) compare DA techniques.

8) Identify funding stream for ongoing OCO and GOSAT DA work.

9) Develop UK expert group: access data, detailed knowledge of data properties (error characteristics)

White paper science recommendations

Expert Group: Why? Already lots of traffic

OCO science team

GOSAT science team

NWP centres Other instrument science teams (e.g.,

NASA A-train)Cal/Val activities external to

science team

Individual national efforts

Current interactions between NERC and STs

OCO science team

GOSAT science team

NERC communi

ty

Little or no crosstalk between communication channels

Expert Group: Proposed streamlined structure

UK expert group:

first (but not only) port of call

OCO science team

GOSAT science team

NERC communi

ty

UK expert group:

first (but not only) port of call

OCO science team

GOSAT science team

NERC communi

ty

Existing interactions with OCO ST

1)Weekly telecons

2)Email list

3)Annual ST meeting

Existing (and agreed) interactions with GOSAT ST

1)Direct (regular?) visits (from April)

2)AO in April (EGU)

Expert Group: Proposed streamlined structure

Atmos .transport

Calibration/Validation

Satellite XCO2

vsModels

Flasks/aircraftGround XCO2

Satellite XCO2

Biomass burning

Fossil fuels

Terrestrial biosphere

Ocean fluxes

Model intercomparison

AssimilationFlux analysis

Error/biascharacterisation

MODIS

Fire

Sciencequestions

Model X

CO

2

Global C fluxes

Sciencequestions

Aircraft/ground XCO2

Expert Group: immediate role

UK Workplan for OCO/GOSAT, Carbonfusion

Expert Group: Who?

*Bernath †Bösch *Monks *†Palme

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L0, L1 processing

L2 OE retrievals (XCO2)

Cal/val

Flux and atm. transport models

AssimilationExp

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* NCEO; †OCO ST associate (=early datastream)