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Environmental Prediction into the Next Decade: Weather, Climate and the Air We Breathe ( Day 2 Summary ). Weather/Climate services. Climate forcing by gases and aerosols Long-range pollutant transport Air quality Dust outbreaks Solar energy UV radiation Flooding/high impact precip …….
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Environmental Prediction into the Next Decade: Weather, Climate and the Air We Breathe (Day 2 Summary) Weather/Climate services Climate forcing by gases and aerosols Long-range pollutant transport Air quality Dust outbreaks Solar energy UV radiation Flooding/high impact precip ……. Environmental Services (Atmosphere ) provide data & information on Environmental agencies Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course
Observations (direct, proxies) • radiation • temperatures • precipitation • climate-forcing gases • aerosols Models • global • trans-boundary • regional Policy Action • governmental • enterprise level • individual Scenarios • global • trans-boundary • regional Environmental Prediction into the Next Decade: Weather, Climate and the Air We Breathe (Day 2 Summary) CLOSER INTEGRATION Integration of Weather/Climate/Env Operational Services Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course
Environmental Prediction into the Next Decade: Weather, Climate and the Air We Breathe (Day 2 Summary) Common Challenges NRT data flows But larger geographic extents Air Quality Weather Climate Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course
WMO-GURME Air Quality Workshops & Pilot Projects (Examples) • Regional Workshop (WS) on Air Quality Forecasting (AQF) , August 2000, Kuching, Malaysia • Expert Workshop on AQF , October 2002, Cuernavaca, Mexico • Expert WS on AQF for Latin American project, October 2003, Santiago de Chile • Training WS on AQF WRF Chem and Satellites, January 2006, Sao Paulo, Brazil • Training WS on (Basic) AQF for Latin American Countries, July 2006, Lima, Peru • Training Course on Air Quality Forecasting for India and South Asia, December 2008, Pune, India • Training Course on AQ Modelling for Latin American , Cities project, 10 – 14 August 2009, Mexico City • International Workshop on Air Quality Forecasting Research, December 2009 in Boulder (Joint Canada/USA) EXPO 2010 Shanghai ChinaWMO (GURME) Pilot Project MHWS Better City, Better Life Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course
DCPC NC NC NC/ DCPC Managed, Regional and Internet NC NC/DCPC Communication Networks NC GISC NC GISC GISC NC DCPC DCPC GISC GISC Satellite Dissemination (IGDDS) NC NC SatelliteTwo-Way Systems NC NC Future NRT data flow (using the WIS) AQ site #1 AQ site #... Any Insitute worldwide having been granted access to the data AQ site #N NRT AQ regional or city network #i AQ regional or city network #... AQ regional or city network #N NRT NRT National Environment Institute or Ministery NRT WMO/GAW ET-NRTCDT (together with US, Asia,…). Europe : collaboration with EEA, EMEP, NILU,… Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course
Questions? “Carbon Weather” January (net CO2emission) Long-term Observations July (net CO2 uptake) CarbonTrackerTM Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course 7
Why a Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System? Human Health (Asthma, infections, Meningitis in Africa, Valley Fever in the America’s) Agriculture (negative & positive impacts) Marine productivity (negative & positive impacts) Industry (Semi-conductor, etc.) Energy (Thermal solar energy) Improved Weather and Seasonal Climate prediction Aviation (air disasters) Ground Transportation Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course
A Major Challenge: Characterizing The Interactions Between Air Pollution, Weather And Climate That Are Many And Complex & Weather Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course ~800,000 excess deaths per year globally no region immune!
