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Welcome to the National Centre for Earth Observation UKSA/ISRO Joint Working Group Andy Shaw Director of Knowledge Exchange. University of Reading 29 March 2011. Mission statement.
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Welcome to the National Centre for Earth ObservationUKSA/ISRO Joint Working GroupAndy ShawDirector of Knowledge Exchange University of Reading 29 March 2011
Mission statement • To be a world leading centre in exploiting Earth Observation (EO) to address the challenges of climate and environmental change.
Introducing NCEO - key roles: Network of 100+ UK researchers ... ~£6M per annum investment ... to develop UK national capability in EO science and applications: - directed research programme - informatics - EO services and facilities - training and outreach ... focal point for international collaboration Directorate at University of Reading
NCEO Science: the big picture Core challenge: using EO to test Earth system models stringently so that we can help develop them to make better predictions Cryosphere Cryosphere Cryosphere EO for Climate (Earth system) Diagnosis & Prediction Dynamic Earth Geohazards Atmospheric Composition Data Assimilation Carbon, Hazardous Weather & Flooding Carbon Cycles & flooding s
Christchurch Earthquake • Improving our understanding of earthquake dynamics
Monitoring Polar Oceans • Ocean topography from Cryosat-2 OBSERVATIONS MODEL PREDICTION
ESA Climate change initiative - €75million programme - Major UK leadership
International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) at Harwell • - £40m investment • focus for international collaboration • major focus on EO and climate monitoring
Thank you ... andy.shaw@nceo.ac.uk www.nceo.ac.uk