THEME[ENV.2011.4.1.3-1]: Inter-operable integration of shared Earth Observation in the Global ContextDuration: Sept. 1, 2011 – Aug. 31, 2014Total EC funding: 6,399,098.00 €Project Web Site: www.geowow.eu

EC Grant Agreement no. 282915

GEOSS interoperability for Weather, Ocean and Water

A. Fischer, S. Grimes, B. CombalIOC/UNESCO

European Speaker’s cornerGEO-X Summit

GEOWOW’s support to marine

assessments for policy-makers

Global networks coordinated through GOOS panels

Input(Requirements)

Output(Data &

Products)

Process(Observations)

GOOS Framework for Ocean Observing

A simple system

Defining requirements for ecosystemEssential Ocean Variables

Expanding theGEOSS Data CORE

Creating infrastructurefor indicator-basedmarine assessments• repeatable• open / shared

Using GEO/GEOSS to support marine assessment Global ocean – local vulnerability

• Focus on themes where a global commons / global environmental issues related to the oceans exist

• Through indicators/mapping, identify local impact to ecosystem vulnerability or human vulnerability, with future projections where possible

• Assess the relevant thematic governance architecture: pointing to where action is needed

• Scientific assessment of peer-reviewed literature– Necessary for long-timescale, high-uncertainty, potentially high-impact

environmental problems

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

GEOWOW WP Ocean Ecosystems

The Challenge: developing ocean information for policy decision• human well-being is connected to ocean ecosystem services• ocean ecosystems are under-observed, but under threat from human

impacts• scientific information can influence decision points with provision of

information specifically for policy• decisions about human behaviour and global environmental governance

continue in an absence of information

Actors/communitiesWide range of stakeholders including ocean scientists (data providers & users) and marine policy/decision-makers.

GEO/GEOSS challenge is to assist link these together• Data discoverability, access and analysis

Adding functionalities to the GCI forbridging the gap between scientific communities

• Such assessment requires combining the various areas of expertise, from different fields (ex. Sea level rise and socio-economic projections)

• Collaboration between expert communities is still limited by data interoperability, specific practices and usage related to data, and high expertise in data processing for some data (typically for climate change and ocean models)

Use case: Ocean Acidification impact on pteropodsCarbon cycle: Atmospheric CO2 dissolves into water, pH and Aragonite CaCO3 saturation decreases.

Pteropods are affected by Aragonite saturation state:shell growth, thickness (calcification), excretion,respiration, etc…

Data and expertise

Opisthobranchia(155 631 records)

20 models, ran for IPCC scenarios, for different input parameters sets.1 3-D model output per month

4D datasets, Extremely large volumes (hundreds of GB)Stored in ESGF federation portal

+ scientific experts defining data processing

Select IPCC scenario

Projections of Ω, temperature, salinity

Map current species density

Impact of acidification on shell calcificationDepends on Aragonite, temperature and salintyProjection of populations

Data portal (onesharedocean.org)

Data referenced with a DOI

Select taxonChoose area

Regrid and

average models outputs

Web serviceReferenced with a DOI

“Open Science” • repeatable• shareable

From multi-disciplinary expertise to policy

BRIDGING THE GAP

Thank you!

EC Grant Agreement no. 282915