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Future ECMWF Contributions to GEO. Main contributions to GEO offered by ECMWF: Long-standing expertise in numerical weather prediction Observing System Experiments (OSEs) TIGGE MACC Reanalysis work Participation: Ministerial meetings Plenary meetings GEO HLWG
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Future ECMWF Contributions to GEO • Main contributions to GEO offered by ECMWF: • Long-standing expertise in numerical weather prediction • Observing System Experiments (OSEs) • TIGGE • MACC • Reanalysis work • Participation: • Ministerial meetings • Plenary meetings • GEO HLWG • User Interface Committee (UIC) • Science and Technology Committee (STC) GEPW-5, London, February 2011
Floods in Pakistan GEPW-5, London, February 2011
Climate forcing by gases and aerosols Long-range pollutant transport European air quality Dust outbreaks Solar energy UV radiation • •• Weather services Atmospheric environmental services provide data & information on Environmental agencies GMES Atmosphere Services related to the chemical and particulate content of the atmosphere GEPW-5, London, February 2011
MACC Daily Service Provision Air quality Global Pollution Biomass burning Aerosol UV index GEPW-5, London, February 2011
Implications of coverage differences on trends Temperature anomaly (K) relative to 1989-1998, averaged over all land areas ERA sampled to have same coverage as CRUTEM3 ERA-40 for 1973-1988 ERA-Interim from 1989 Full ERA coverage 12months running means GEPW-5, London, February 2011
Reanalysesprovide a complete picture of recent trendsexample: temperatureDeg C/decade, 1979-2001 GEPW-5, London, February 2011