Climate ECV Inventory and Report from UNFCCC/COP

1. Climate ECV Inventory and Report from UNFCCC/COP Mark Dowell European Commission – Joint Research CentreCEOS SIT-28 Meeting Hampton , Virginia, USA14th March 2013

2. CEOS Response • Responds to the GCOS Actions • Reinforces the needs called out by the GCOS Satellite Supplement • Provides more detail on the deliverables, coordination, activities and who will lead the effort. • Calls out agency activities • Calls out international coordination • Can include additional activities not called out by GCOS but may be considered important by CEOS. 47 Actions addressed

3. 2012 CEOS-GEO Actions Status Update

4. Text relevant to CEOS in SBSTA-37 conclusions “The SBSTA expressed its appreciation to CEOS for its update on progress made by space agencies providing global observations in their coordinated response to relevant needs of the Convention. It noted the importance of continuing and sustaining satellite observations on a long-term basis, and the role of CEOS in promoting full and open data sharing, in order to support the work under the Convention. It invited CEOS to provide, by SBSTA 41, an updated report on progress made by space agencies providing global observations in their coordinated response to relevant needs of the Convention.”

5. From WGClimate ToR • Review and assess, on behalf of CEOS, the generation of Fundamental Climate Data Records (FCDRs) and derived Essential Climate Variable (ECV) climate products supported by Member space agencies, complementary with existing entities and roles, • … • Undertake an analysis, of the extent to which the current status of production of satellite climate records meets the GCOS requirements, including an analysis of the consistency of definitions of ECVs

6. Strategy Report on a Climate Monitoring Architecture • Executive Summary and recommendations • Introduction, Objectives & Targets • Climate Monitoring Principles, Requirements & Guidelines • State of the Art • Beyond research to operations • Climate Architecture definition • Mechanisms for Interaction • Roadmap for way forward • Recommendations This strategy document is also seen as a foundations for the GFCS Monitoring and Observation Pillar

7. Logical representation Traceable to GCOS Guidelines and GCOS Climate Monitoring Principles Traceable from ECV Inventory and physical representation of Climate Monitoring Architecture

8. Way Forward Define, Validate and Obtain Consensus on Overall Approach Describe Current and Planned Implementation Arrangements (ECV-by-ECV) within the Physical Architecture Use the Physical Architecture to Develop a Coordinated Action Plan to Address Identified Gaps/Shortfalls Short-term (within 2 years) Current status Medium-term (2-4 years)

9. ECV Inventory Questionnaire • Joint activity CEOS and CGMS • Call released with CEOS MIM in May 2012, responses were due October 5th – extended to January 2013 • Questionnaire form – through a web interface. • 45 total questions based on 5 topics (General, Usage, Stewardship, Properties, Access). • Many questions use menu selections (12 menus). Some example menus are: Agency, Project, ECV, Satellite, Data Format. • Responses were requested at the dataset level • Addresses both existing/past missions and future/planned mission in two separate questionnaires • Each single entry takes on average 25 minutes to complete

10. ECV Inventory – http://www.ecvinventory.com

11. ECV Inventory Statistics: Records per TCDR, Part I

12. ECV Inventory Statistics – Responsible Org • Number of records per responsible organization

13. ECV Inventory Statistics – In-situ Cal Network • Number of records that use an in-situ calibration network

14. ECV Inventory Statistics – TCDR Timelines

15. ECV Inventory response received so far • ~220 entries so far good representation across domains • 163 past/current records 53 planned/future • We are satisfied with this level of response received in this first iteration of the Inventory, & believe this is a acceptable basis for a first analysis • Initial quality control underway assessing completeness, consistency checks (incl. with MIM), domain experts broad overview

16. ECV Inventory data analysis - ideas • Spatial temporal resolution vs. GCOS requirements check - justify our existence • Comparative gap analysis for ECV products and sensors - missed opportunities • Histograms comparison of length of ECV timeseries for “operational” and “research” agencies - myth buster • Shared responsibilities pre-launch cal, post-launch cal, validation – stewardship • Cluster climate application field on GFCS Priorities & WCRP grand challenges - justify our existence

17. ECV Inventory data analysis - ideas contd. • Identify number of agencies per ECV, comparison existing VCs – missed opportunities • Number of citations of product references provided - stewardship • Coverage analysis global vs. regional – match making • Combining polar and geostationary missions: possible examples SST, precipitation, clouds, LST, albedo – missed opportunities • Take two ECV products COVE analysis for intercalibration – match making

18. Links to WCRP/GCOS inventory initiatives • There is an opportunity to consider a central “database” of ECV product metadata • CEOS-CGMS-WMO maybe the the best “resourced” opportunity for this – BUT this should not negate the potential for multiple interfaces to this database • CEOS-CGMS-WMO Inventory needs to: • Verify consistency of GCOS/WCRP questionnaire with ECV Inventory • Evaluate feasibility of extending to in-situ data – This would then have to be accepted by CEOS and CGMS • On in-situ ultimately CEOS & CGMS could provide the infrastructure/database but GCOS/WCRP Panels, WCRP & WMO would be responsible for soliciting in-situ contributions (i.e. handholding)