EUMETSAT s Network of Satellite Application Facilities SAFs

1. EUMETSAT�s Network of Satellite Application Facilities SAFs

3. EUMETSAT�s Network of Satellite Application Facilities SAFs

4. Outline

5. Deployment of the EUMETSAT SAF Concept

6. New generation of Meteorological Satellites (like MSG and MetOp) have much wider areas of application Specific expertise available in EUMETSAT's Member and Cooperating States Objectives: SAF concept encourage the utilisation of existing skills and infrastructure in Member- and Cooperating States for developing geophysical data products and services Facilitating cost-effective exploitation by ensuring services are distributed in the most appropriate way SAFs improve the ability of EUMETSAT Member States to exploit satellite data Fostering development of cooperation with non-Member States and other organisations SAF objectives and benefits

7. SAF Objectives and Benefits (2)

8. Distributed Application Ground Segment

9. SAFs Role To undertake on a distributed basis such necessary R&D and operational activities that can be carried out in a more effective way than at the EUMETSAT central facility. To develop and deliver services/products aimed at enhancing the value and use of data for applications considered to be a common need of all, or the least a majority, of Member States. EUMETSAT�s role The Secretariat of EUMETSAT coordinates and monitors the development and operations of the entire SAF Network The EUMETSAT STG (Science and Technical Group) and AFG (Administrative and Financial Group) review as appropriate the progress of the SAF development and operational phases. SAF Organisation: Roles of SAFs and EUMETSAT

10. SAF organisation: Life Cycle and Funding

11. SAF organisation: Life Cycle and Funding

12. Life Cycle and Funding (3)

13. Data Sources and Dissemination SAFs use inputs from meteorological (and other) satellites in both geostationary and polar orbits during Development phase: use of data from any suitable satellite system including research missions during Operations phases: focus on operational satellites, and in particular EUMETSAT Geostationary and Polar systems EUMETSAT SAF products are distributed via The Global Telecommunication System GTS/ Regional Meteorological Data Communication Network RMDCN EUMETCast Internet (FTP)

14. Data Sources and Dissemination (2)

15. Data Sources and Dissemination (2)

16. Distribution of Software to Users NWC SAF Software Packages NWP SAF Software Libraries elements of the GRAS SAF Software Near-real-time Products services LSA SAF, OSI SAF, O3M SAF, GRAS SAF, H-SAF Off-line Products services LSA SAF, CM SAF, OSI SAF, O3M SAF, GRAS SAF, H-SAF Data Sources and Dissemination (3)

17. Current SAF themes and projects SAF in Initial Operations Phase Ocean & Sea Ice SAF Support to Nowcasting & Very short range forecasts SAF Climate Monitoring SAF NWP SAF Land Surface Analysis SAF SAF under Development Ozone Monitoring SAF GRAS Meteorology SAF Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management SAF

18. SAF locations

19. Nowcasting SAF �Support to Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting� (NWC SAF) established to utilise the new data from MSG and the future EPS for enhancing Nowcasting Development of Software packages for the operational extraction of products relevant to Nowcasting and for local installation Leading Entity is the Spanish Meteorological Institute INM in Madrid NWC SAF is in its Initial Operation Phase since March 2002 First official software versions released in October 2004

20. Ocean and Sea Ice SAF Ocean and Sea Ice (OSI) SAF routinely produces and disseminates products characterising the ocean surface and the energy fluxes across the sea surface Operational produces information on the sea ice characteristics (extend, concentration, �) Leading Entity is M�t�o-France in Lannion OSI SAF distributes near real-time products based on NOAA, MSG, Seawinds, DMSP and GOES data OSI SAF is in its Initial Operational Phase since July 2002

21. Ozone SAF SAF on Ozone Monitoring (O3M SAF) developed for the processing of data on ozone, other trace gases, aerosols and ultraviolet radiation Emphasis on preparation of the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME-2) on EPS (MetOp) Host Institute is the Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI, Helsinki The O3M SAF is scheduled to be operational in 2007

22. Climate Monitoring SAF SAF on Climate Monitoring generates and archives high-quality data-set for specific climate application areas Currently concentrates on: cloud parameters radiation budget parameters atmospheric humidity Leading Entity is the German Weather Service DWD, Offenbach In Initial Operational Phase since January 2004 NOAA-AVHRR based data pre- operationally produced since November 2004, MSG based data from October 2005

23. NWP SAF SAF on Numerical Weather Prediction aims at increasing the benefits to Met.-Services from Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) develops advanced techniques for the effective use of satellite data Leading Entity is the UK MetOffice, Exeter The NWP SAF is in its Initial Operations Phase since March 2004

24. GRAS SAF SAF on GRAS Meteorology GRAS: Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding to be flown on EPS Will provide near real-time and offline: sounding data (temperature, pressure, humidity) corresponding validation products, and assimilation software The Host Institute is the Danish Meteorological Institute DMI, Copenhagen The GRAS SAF will start its Operations Phase in 2007

25. Land Surface Analysis SAF SAF on Land Surface Analysis established to increase the benefit from MSG and EPS data related to land, land-atmosphere interaction and biospheric applications Leading entity is the Portuguese Institute for Meteorology IM, Lisbon The Initial Operations phase of the LSA SAF started in January 2005

26. Hydrology SAF SAF on Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management Host institute: Italian Meteorological Service (UGM), involving Member States and 4 Cooperating States SAF products focuses on precipitation soil moisture snow parameters utilisation of these parameters in hydrological models and NWP The H-SAF started Development Phase in September 2005

27. Current SAF Themes, Projects and Products

28. Establishment of the WMO Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) in 1992, to Ensure the data needs for climate system monitoring Improve the observing capabilities Integrate observation into useful products GCOS focus on Essential Climate Variables The SAF Network is involved in related discussions and workshops and already contribute to prototyping addressing GCOS requirements SAF Network contribution to GCOS

29. Global Monitoring of Environment and Security (GMES) establish a European capacity for the provision and use of operational information for Global Monitoring of Environment and Security SAF Network contribution to GMES

30. SAF Network contribution to GMES

31. Conclusions SAFs are dedicated centres of excellence for processing application specific satellite data form an integral component of EUMETSAT�s distributed application ground segment located at National Meteorological Services in Member States use expertise of the EUMETSAT community use geostationary and polar orbiting satellite data have generated new products and services for the meteorological and climate user communities Already provide a relevant contribution to GMES and GCOS 7 SAFs will enter the new Continuous Development and Operations Phase (CDOP) in March 2007