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Status of the CCI Programme

Pascal LecomteCCI TO MeetingOxford, 25 March 2019

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cci.esa.int | @esaclimate

Climate Change Initiative - objective

Realise the full potential of the long-term global EO archives

that ESA, together with its Member states, has established

over the last thirty years.

... as a significant and timely contribution to the ECV

databases required by the United Nations Framework Convention

on Climate Change

Our Success Measuresà ECV products accessible to operational environments (C3S etc.) à Generation of peer-reviewed publications cited in IPCC reports

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CCI achievements to date

178

100+

22

133 4.2

635 2815

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450

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CSAB Terms of Reference

The Climate Science Advisory Body (CSAB) shall ensure scientific liaison with the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) during the implementation of the ESA Initiative on Climate Change as described in the programme proposal ESA/PBEO( 2008)37, rev. 1.

The Executive will seek advice concerning: • Critical objectives, scientific challenges, major undertakings and key milestones of international

climate research programmes, that are salient to this programme• Potential impact and relative importance, for climate research and modelling programmes, of the

satellite-based ECV data products and Fundamental Climate Data records that fall within the scope of this programme

• Mechanisms by which the feedback loops necessary to achieve the GCOS objectives can be implemented and improved through this programme

• Mechanisms by which this programme can further enhance interactions between EO data communities and climate research communities

• How best to facilitate the use of the programme results within the IPCC process• Ensuring the scientific integrity of climate-related information for the general public and decision

makers via programme outreach activities

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CSAB Membership

As defined in the Terms of Reference• Dr. Michel Rixen WCRP Chair• Dr. Olivier Boucher LMD Secretary

• Dr. Andy Brown ECMWF• Prof. Konrad Steffen TOPC

• Dr. Kenneth Holmlund AOPC / Eumetsat• Dr. Stephen Briggs GCOS• Dr. Fabio Rocca ACEO

ESA Participation• Maurice Borgeaud H/EOP-S

• Pascal Lecomte EOP-SC Programme Manager• Simon Pinnock EOP-SC• Stephen Plummer EOP-SC

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CCI+ Objectives & ScopeCCI+ Objectives:• research, development, qualification and delivery to users of pre-operational ECV products• definition, sizing and demonstration of ECV processing systems• transfer of ECV production to operational entities outside ESADriven by climate user requirements defined by GCOS, under authoritative advice from CSAB, and strong coordination with the international Space Agencies response to GCOS via the Joint CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate (WGClimate).

CCI+ Scope:1. Development of new ECVs (i.e. ECVs that were not started in CCI so far)2. New R&D on Existing ECVs (started in CCI)3. Cross-ECV scientific exploitation4. Knowledge exchange (outreach and communication)

NB: CCI+ will not build operational processing systems è Coordination with ECMWF / C3S is essential

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(ii) New R&D on ECVs already started in CCIFurther R&D on ECVs is needed in CCI+ to:

• Improve quality of ECV products closer to meeting GCOS goals (e.g. accuracy, spatial resolution, long term stability), and improve cross-ECV consistency.

• Develop algorithms for "difficult" ECV variables required by GCOS,e.g. regional sea-level, coastal ocean colour, aerosol absorption, sea-ice drift, ...

• Extend ECV length by developing methods to bring older less well-calibrated satellite instruments into the time series (e.g. ATSR-1, AVHRR), and develop corrections for future instrument degradation.

• Fully exploit the new capabilities of Sentinel and Earth Explorer instruments,e.g. new types of measurement, new spectral bands, wider swaths, higher resolution.

• Develop climate-quality methods to join-up multi-mission time series, especially where there are gaps, e.g. Envisat to Sentinel-1 & -3.

• Increase maturity of ECV product uncertainty estimates.

• Develop better merged ECV products (e.g. polar + geostationary)

• Perform algorithm round-robins to objectively assess promising new ECV retrieval techniques.

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(ii) New R&D on ECVs already started in CCIExisting ECVs

1. Cloud DWD DE Martin Steingel2. Ozone (#) BIRA BE Michel van Roozendael3. Aerosol (*) DLR DE Thomas Popp4. Green House Gases (*) Univ. Bremen DE Michael Buchwitz5. Sea Ice (*) MetNo NO Thomas Lavergne6. Sea Level (*) CLS FR Annie Cazenave7. Sea Surface Temperature (*) Univ. Reading UK Chris Merchant8. Ocean Colour (#) PML UK Shubha Sathyendranath9. Glaciers Univ. Zurich CH Frank Paul10. Land Cover (#) Univ. Cath. Louvain BE Pierre Defourny11. Fire (#) Univ. Alcalà ES Emilio Chuvieco12. Soil Moisture (#) EODC AU Wouter Dorigo13. Ice Sheet – Greenland (#) DTU DK René Forsberg14. Ice Sheet – Antarctica (#) Univ. Leeds UK Andy Shepherd

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(iii) Cross-ECV Activities

Cross-ECV activities are a key strength of CCI and CCI+CCI has succeeded to build an active multi-disciplinary community fostering dialogue and cooperation between the EO and climate science – as recommended by both CSAB and ESAC.

1. CCI+ CMUG-type activity providing • an integrated climate user perspective across all ECVs• demonstration exploitation of the CCI+ ECV products • feedback to the CCI+ teams on ECV quality and consistency• outreach to the wider climate modelling community

2. CCI+ Cross-ECV targeted scientific studies• Demonstrate the value of the CCI and CCI+ ECVs and to strengthen uptake by the wider climate community.• Permafrost ECV building on combined & tailored data sets from Snow, Land Cover, Lakes, LST, and other ECV projects.• E.g. Analysis of multiple ECVs for IMBIE, sea-level budget closure, carbon-cycle research, etc.

3. CCI+ Young Scientist Research Fellowship Scheme• To stimulate exploitation by the next generation of climate scientists.

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(iii) Cross-ECV Activities

Climate Modelling User Group1. CMUG UK Met Office UK Richard Jones

CCI+ Cross-ECV targeted scientific studies1. Sea Level Budget Univ. Dresden DE Martin Horwath2. RECCAP-2 LSCE-IPSL FR Ana Bastos3. Other cross ECV studies to be defined later in the programme

CCI+ Young Scientist Research Fellowship Scheme1. Grants to be awarded in 2019, 2021 and 2023

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(iv) Knowledge ExchangeOpen Data Portal... to provide open, free, and easy access to theCCI+ ECVs via multiple standard climate community interfaces.

Visualisation Tool... to provide interactive visualisations of the ECVs tohelp communicate the types of climate information satellites can provide.

Software Toolbox... to equip users at all levels with the tools they requireto visualise, analyse and manipulate the ECV data.

EducationLeverage the new availability of CCI's consistent multi-ECV database to buildthe user community among young scientists in the making.

Data Module Logic Module Presentation Module

Control Module

ECVCDR Data Sources

GUI & Command Line

Data Output

Plugin Plugin Plugin

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CCI programme status

CCI+ Phase 1:i) New ECV projectsii) R&D on existing ECVsiii) Cross-ECV exploitationiv) Knowledge Exchange

CCI

CCI+

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Coordination with C3S

• 13 CCI ECVs have transferred to C3S for operational use !

• Joint CCI/C3S document “Cooperation between the ESA Climate Change Initiative and the EC Copernicus Climate Change Service”

Future coordination

• now moving to practicalities

• joint participation at meetings, tender definition/evaluation• more standardised reporting between CCI/C3S

• feasibility of dataset mapping/links between CCI dashboard and CDS is ongoing to

• facilitate access to up-to-date C3S data

• allow access to CCI datasets and reflects heritage

Proof of concept tested i.e. CCI/C3S systems can communicate C3S Climate Data Store (CDS)

CCI Dashboard

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Coordination with C3S

Takes place at programme management level with the following objectives:

• complementarity of CCI/C3S technical activities regarding ECV R&D and Operational Production• CCI responds to C3S requirements for ECV data products and responds to relevant user feedback

collected by C3S

• optimal use and value for money in the separate procurements made by CCI and C3S from the common (but limited) pool European science and technological expertise

• maximise interoperability between data standards, data portals and toolboxes, for the benefit of users

Coordination occurs via the following mechanisms:• Participation in tender definition and proposal evaluation activities

• Participation in annual C3S General Assembly and CCI Collocation meetings

• Ad-hoc bilateral meetings on specific issues, as required• Participation in ECV project review, as required

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GCOS Climate Indicators

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Colocation 2019: objectives

• Programme Status & plans update ✅

• Science Leaders meeting: e.g. GCOS response, consistency paper etc. ✅• CCI contribution and impacts to IPCC - AR6 and Special Reports• Project updates, share lessons learned & best practice • Coordination with C3S

The Future

• New EO approaches e.g. AI• Cross-ECV opportunities & the future Global Stocktake, Cycles/Budgets

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Day 1 agenda – 26th March Session 111:00-

CCI programme (cont)• Do’s and Don’ts of ESA-P for proper financial management of ESA contracts | Massimo Canese• Knowledge Exchange Activities• Art for Climate | Shane Sutton• Science Leaders meeting – issues arising

12:30- Lunch

Session 213:30-

Theme ii Project presentations• Aerosol, cloud, GHG, Ozone, Land Cover,

Fire, Soil Moisture

13:30-17:30 ESA-P Support Kiosk 1-2-1 discussion & support relating to ESA-P system

15:15- Tea & Biscuits

15:45- • SST, Sea Level, Ocean Colour, Sea Ice, Ice Sheets Greenland, Ice Sheets Antarctica, Glaciers

17:30-19:00 • Poster Session & RefreshmentsTheme I ECV projects, CMUG & App demos

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Session 309:00-

AI for CCI• AI in ESA f-lab (Keynote) | Sveinung Loekken• AI in Climate – Applying State-of-the-Art for Good | Simon Jackman• AI in Fire_cci | Emilio Chuvieco• AI in Ocean Colour_cci | Carsten Brockmann• AI from formula One and Financial Services to Climate Change | G.Connolly & S.Ferretti

10:30- Coffee & Biscuits

Session 411:00-

GCOS and CCI Impacts on IPCC• GCOS Update | Stephen Briggs• IPCC AR6 & Special Report• Discussion

12:30- Lunch

Session 513:30-

Cross-ECV activities & future opportunities

15:00- Tea & Biscuits

15:30-17:30

18:00-

Session 6aDEWG

Dinner in St Hugh’s

Session 6b Carbon Cycle

Session 6c Water Cycle

Session 6d Energy/Radiation Budget

Day 2 agenda – 27th March

Find your Seminar Rooms

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Day 3 agenda – 28th March Session 7 09:00-

Wrap up• Breakout reports: DEWG, Carbon cycle, Water cycle, Energy/Radiation Budget• LPS 2019 ESA Climate Office & CCI activity• CCI Conference idea discussion

10:30- Coffee

11:00- Wrap up (cont.)• C3S Update and ERA5 presentation | Jean Nöel Thépaut, C3S• Discussion: synergy between CCI and C3S• How to handle overlapping documents, datasets on Portal vs CDS, acknowledgements etc.• Concluding remarks

12:30 End of meeting

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ESA CCI who’s whoPascal Lecomte Head of ESA Climate Office, CCI programme managerSimon Pinnock CMUG, Water Vapour, Cloud AerosolStephen Plummer CCI Knowledge Exchange, Fellowships, Fire, Lakes, LST, CSWG, RECCAP-2

Anna Maria Trofaier Glaciers, Sea Ice, Snow, Soil Moisture Christian Retscher Greenhouse Gases, Ozone

Olivier Arino MR Land Cover, HR Land CoverJérome Benveniste Sea Level, Sea Level Budget ClosureMarcus Engdahl AntarctiIce Sheets, Greenland Ice Sheets

C. Donlon, P. Cipollini Ocean Colour, Permafrost, Salinity, Sea State, SSTFrank Martin Seifert BiomassMichael Eisinger EarthCare

Paul Fisher Communications, Website, Visualisation, Education Ed Pechorro Open Data Portal, Toolbox, CCI Data StandardsRomy Schlögel ESA Research Fellow

Nele Reyniers Young Graduate TraineeVacant Future Earth Research Coordinator