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Implementation Activities within the WMO Space Programme

Implementation Activities within the WMO Space Programme. Dr Donald E. Hinsman Head WMO Space Programme World Meteorological Organization. Outline. Status of the WWW’s space-based component GOS Towards an integrated WMO GOS WMO Space Programme Implementation Plan

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Implementation Activities within the WMO Space Programme

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  1. Implementation Activities within the WMO Space Programme Dr Donald E. Hinsman Head WMO Space Programme World Meteorological Organization

  2. Outline • Status of the WWW’s space-based component GOS • Towards an integrated WMO GOS • WMO Space Programme Implementation Plan • New CBS OPAG IOS Expert Team • “The Role of Satellites in WMO Programmes in the 2010s”

  3. On April 1, 1960 the first U.S. • weather satellite was • launched from • Cape Canaveral, FL Satellites were the genesis On April 1, 1960 the first U.S. weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL • SATELLITES AND THE WWW • UN Resolution No. 1721 for “international co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space” approved 20 December 1961 • Advent of satellites offered substantial opportunities for improvements in meteorological services • Called on WMO to lead a study and report on recommendations of the UN Resolution • Report delivered in June 1962 • “First report on the advancement of atmospheric sciences and their application in the light of developments in outer space” • Birth of World Weather Watch

  4. WMO space-based component of the WWW’s Global Observing System (2004) Unparalleled international cooperation has been achieved in satellite activities*

  5. Status of the WWW’s space-based component GOS • Newest members • NASA – Aqua, Terra, NPP, TRMM, QuickScat • JAXA – ADEOS-II, GCOM series • ESA – ERS 1 and 2, ENVISAT • RASA –METEOR 3M N1 (R&D inst), OKEAN series • CNES – Jason-1, SPOT-5 • IMD – INSAT series • Possible future members • {Republic of Korea} • {JAXA – GOSAT}

  6. Towards an integrated WMO GOS • CM-4 recommendation for EC-XLVI (June 2004) consideration • Space-based sub-system of an integrated WMO global observing system • operational meteorological polar orbiting satellites • operational meteorological geostationary satellites • environmental Research and Development satellite constellations • Three Earth-system domains and two cross-cutting sets of requirements for atmosphere, ocean, land, climate and natural disaster reduction

  7. Towards an integrated WMO GOS (continued) • Three Earth-system domains • Atmosphere meeting the needs of • operational WWW, aviation meteorology (CAeM) and agricultural meteorology (CAgM) • weather research WWRP (CAS) • atmospheric chemistry, GAW – CAS • Ocean meeting the needs of • Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) • JCOMM

  8. Towards an integrated WMO GOS (continued) • Three Earth-system domains (continued) • Land surface and fresh water meeting the needs of • World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHyCOS) • Hydrology and Water Resource Programme (HWR) as articulated through CHy • WMO-co-sponsored Global terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) • CAgM

  9. Towards an integrated WMO GOS (continued) • Two cross-cutting sets of requirements • Climate, incremental to, and integrating across, the domain-based observing systems meeting the needs of • climate research, (WCRP) • climate policy, articulated through SBSTA, COP, based on information from IPCC etc. • climate monitoring and services, articulated through CCl, CAgM, CHy • Natural disaster reduction, incremental to, and integrating across, the domain-based observing systems to support WMO Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme

  10. WMO Space Programme • Fourteenth WMO Congress (May 2003): • Recognized critical and fast growing importance of data, products and services provided by WWW’s expanding space-based component of the GOS to WMO Programmes and supported Programmes • Decided to initiate a new major WMO Space Programme as a cross-cutting programme to increase the effectiveness and contributions from satellite systems • CBS lead Technical Commission

  11. International coordination • CGMS (Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites) • CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites) • IGOS (Integrated Global Observing Strategy) Partnership • COPUOS (UNISPACE III) • GEO and its GEOSS (WWW’s space-based GOS, a major GEOSS component)

  12. WMO Space Programme Implementation Plan • Annex III to CM-4 report, includes • Integrated global data dissemination service, e.g. EUMETCast • Assimilation of data from present and future R&D environmental missions • Reanalyses related to retrospective data from all satellite missions • Space agencies contributions • WMO Space Programme Trust Fund • Seconded experts – Dr Paul Menzel (NOAA)

  13. New CBS OPAG IOS Expert Team • To provide institutional WMO constituent body support with appropriate satellite expertise • Retained CBS OPAG IOS Expert Team on Satellite Utilization and Products • Established new CBS OPAG IOS Expert Team on Satellite Systems • Provide the necessary satellite expertise to ensure an integrated WMO global observing system • Comprised solely of representatives from space agencies contributing to the space-based component of the GOS

  14. THE ROLE OF SATELLITES IN WMO PROGRAMMES IN THE 2010s 2003, WMO Space Programme Technical Document -1 WMO/TD No. 1177 By Dr Ghassem Asrar (NASA), Dr Tillmann Mohr (EUMETSAT) and Mr Greg Withee (NOAA)

  15. Background • 1977 - last authoritative WMO TD describing role of satellite in WMO Programmes • Authored by D.S. Johnson (NOAA) and I.P. Vetlov (USSR) • Mid 1990’s - implementation recommendations for space-based component GOS completed • 2001- EC agrees to expand GOS to include appropriate R&D missions • First sesssion CM agreed to update 1977 TD • Dr Asrar, Dr Mohr and Mr Withee agreed to co-author • Available soonon CD ROM, hard copy and WMO Space Programme web page

  16. Contents • History and development of the space-based component of the Global Observing System • Current capabilities and WMO observational requirements • Challenges for the observing systems • Near-term configuration of the space-based component of the Global Observing System (GOS)

  17. Exciting times for WMO Members • Space-based component of the GOS continues to expand • Provides valuable satellite data, products and services more so than ever before in the history of the World Weather Watch • WMO established a new WMO Space Programme • Efforts towards an integrated WMO GOS • WMO Space Programme Implementation Plan • New CBS OPAG IOS Expert Team on Satellite Systems • “The Role of Satellites in WMO Programmes in the 2010s”

  18. Thank you

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