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A Member’s Perspective of WIGOS

This article outlines the objectives and challenges of implementing the World Meteorological Organization Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) from a member's perspective. It discusses the Australian WIGOS Demonstration Project and the building of WIGOS across global, regional, and national constituencies.

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A Member’s Perspective of WIGOS

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  1. A Member’s Perspective of WIGOS Sue Barrell Bureau of Meteorology, Australia Vice-President CBS

  2. Outline • Objectives • Australian WIGOS Demonstration Project • Building WIGOS - the constituencies; • Global • Regional • National • And their challenges

  3. Objectives • Based on Australian Demonstration Project and participation in EC WG & CBS WIGOS concept activities:  To outline some challenges Members will face in implementing WIGOS at a national level and as part of the extended WMO community; • To assist in the communication of the WIGOS concept. Global Regional National

  4. Australian Demonstration Project • Plan/implement a Composite Observing System strategy • Plan - assess current/future user needs; review existing systems and future opportunities; assess adequacy against needs; prioritise; develop strategy; fit to resources • Implementation – from plan to reality; document progress; lessons learnt • Building on Basic Observing Systems Study 2005 (BOSS05) • Comprehensive user-needs based observations strategy • Evolution and evaluation of technologies • Implemented against background of budget realities • Progress, outcomes and legacy - refer WMO/WIGOS webpage • Focus now on strategic themes, esp. surface network-of-networks

  5. Australian Demonstration Project

  6. WIGOS Constituencies G: Global M: Member S1: NMHS Observing System S2: NMHS Observing System etc P1: Partner Observing System P2: Partner Observing System etc

  7. WIGOS Constituencies G: Global Other Regions R: Region M: Member Member S1: NMHS Observing System S2: NMHS Observing System etc P1: Partner Observing System P2: Partner Observing System etc Other Members

  8. WIGOS Constituencies WMO Other Regions R: Region M: Member Member S1: NMHS Observing System S2: NMHS Observing System etc P1: Partner Observing System P2: Partner Observing System etc Other Members

  9. WIGOS Constituencies G: Global WMO Other Regions R: Region M: Member Member S1: NMHS Observing System S2: NMHS Observing System etc P1: Partner Observing System P2: Partner Observing System etc Other Members Global Partners

  10. Global Perspective • Global WIGOS community • Members + Secretariat + technical commissions + regional associations + partners/cosponsors • Challenges • Gaining the commitment of Members to WIGOS • Experts through Congress/Exec Council • An effective Secretariat • Leadership by Technical Commissions • Engaging partners/co-sponsoring agencies • Eg GCOS, GOOS, GTOS • GEO and GEOSS

  11. Regional Perspective • Coordinate and assist Members to implement WIGOS • Challenges • WIS implementation • Vision for the GOS in 2025 • Identifying Regional Support Needs • RA-V • Infrastructure Working Group

  12. National Perspective • Implement and operate WIGOS • National implementation plan consistent with WIGOS Implementation Plan • Sustained contribution of the component systems • Challenges • Best practice in observations and observing systems • WIS • Integration • Plan and design

  13. National Perspective • Most observations are sourced nationally, through NMHS and associated agencies, including space agencies • Australia makes/sources some 10 billion observations/year

  14. Best practice in observations/systems • Standards in instruments and methods of observation • Quality • All aspects of observations and observing systems • installation and establishment; • management and operation; • maintenance and inspection; and • delivery and sharing of observations.

  15. WMO Information System • Participation in WIS • National role – GISC, DCPS, NCs • Need to understand technical requirements and resource implications • Source and utilise technical and capacity building support • Eg JumpStart

  16. Integration • Composite systems, ‘network of networks’ • Integration through various aspects • Support for diverse user needs • Systems optimised for efficiency and effectiveness • Integration of data through NWP • End-to-end service delivery model

  17. Integration (2) • Network of networks • Owned ‘core’ and contributed ‘third party’ networks • Policy and management framework • Tiered approach to quality, observations, networks, data management, operational support, replacement, etc • Partnership and/or collaboration mechanisms • End-to-end data framework – principles, policies, processes • Integration NOT ‘one size first all’ • Coordination  communicating, sharing, optimising • Interoperability  key to turning observations into effective data that meets real needs

  18. Plan and Design • Data impact assessment, OSE/OSSE’s (regional or national) • National Rolling Review of Requirements

  19. Member commitment • Commitment is key to WIGOS implementation • Sustained operation of national systems and partnerships • Experts to Technical Commissions • Capacity building • National alignment with related/other initiatives • GCOS • GEOSS • GFCS • Members need to understand tangible actions, costs and benefits • Rationale for change effort required

  20. Conclusions • WIGOS will not work without Members’ commitment • To implementation and sustained operations • At national, regional and global levels • Communication strategy essential • Understand and address challenges faced by all constituents • Link national, regional and global WIGOS plans • At its simplest, WIGOS is about • Implementing best practice in making and sharing observations • Coordination and collaboration for efficiency and effectiveness • Sustainably delivering Vision for the GOS/WIGOS in 2025 • Delivering observations that meet user needs in a way they can use them

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