© Crown copyright Met Office WINPROF-II. Tim Oakley, WINPROF II Programme Manager, May 2008.

© Crown copyright Met Office

WINPROF-II. Tim Oakley, WINPROF II Programme Manager, May 2008


Introduction

• Background

• Current Status of WINPROF-II

• Data Quality

• Plans for 2008


What is EUMETNET?

•EUMETNET is a network grouping 24 National Met. Services.

•Provides a framework to organise co-operative programmes.

•Members aim to develop their collective capabilities to serve environment

management & climate monitoring.

•Bring to all European users the best available quality of meteorological

information.

•Make more efficient the management of their collective resources


Aims of WINPROF?

• Operation of a network hub.

• Expansion of hub (wind profilers and weather radars).

• Maintain technical expertise.

• Evaluate new developments (hardware and software).

• Maintain the data exchange standards (BUFR).

• Liaise with other Programmes EUCOS, COST & WMO

• To liaise with EUMETFREQ on the protection of frequencies for wind profiler radars operating near 1.29 GHz (GALILEO issue).

• To integrate operational wind profilers into EUCOS.


WINPROF-II Current Status

• Final year ( 3 year Programme ) ending 30th April 2008 but extension to 31st Dec 2008

• Responsible Member – UK Met Office

• Programme Manager – Tim Oakley

• Technical Officer (Hub) – Myles Turp


CURRENT WIND PROFILER NETWORK


CURRENT WRWP NETWORK


Wind Profiler UK Assimilation

Wind Profiler Sites Assimilated in UK Met Office Model

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Jul-04

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Jul-05

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WRWP UK Assimilation

Weather Radar Wind sites being Assimilated in UK Met Office Model

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WIND PROFILER Real-Time Data Averages

Wind Profiler Data received in real-time - 1/3/07 - 29/02/08

98% 99% 99% 99% 97%95%

90%86%

52%

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94%

47%

95% 93%

71%

81%

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65%

94%

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79%

63%

50%54%

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92%

73%

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120%

ABWW

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IM1W

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CAMW

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DUNWP

SU1WP

WATW

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BY1WP

LB1W

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LB2W

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LB0S

W

ZG1WP

NR1WP

CLFWP

LFVW

P

LANW

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MA0W

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NI1W

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VIEW

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PAYWP

FRAWP

BUDWP

SG1WP

CABWP

KIRW

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TORWP

BILW

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WRWP Real-Time Data Averages – part1

WRWP Received in Real-Time - Ireland, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands and Belgium - 1/3/07 - 29/02/08

94%98% 97% 96%

93%

77%

70% 69%

93%

76%

83%

62% 60%64% 64%

69%

54%

95% 96% 96% 96% 95% 96% 96% 94%

51%

57%

77%

86%

0%

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120%

DUBWR

VIEW

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PATWR

SZBWR

ZIRW

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ANGWR

ARLWR

HEMW

R

HUDWR

KIRW

R

KKRWR

LEKW

R

LULW

R

NKPWR

OSUWR

OVIWR

VARWR

ANJWR

IKAW

R

KORWR

KUOWR

LUOW

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UTAWR

VANWR

VIMW

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DBEWR

DHLWR

WID

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ZAVWR

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WRWP Data received in real-time - Germany, Spain(Excluding messages with no winds) - 1/3/07 - 29/02/08

96%98% 97% 98% 97% 96%

33%

98%95%

49%

98% 98% 99% 98% 99%

15%

39%

60%

52%

0%

24%

46% 48%

29%

68%

54%

45%43%

12%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

BERWR

DREWR

EMDW

R

EISW

R

FELWR

FLEW

R

FRAWR

HAMW

R

HANWR

MUNW

R

NARWR

NEUWR

ROSW

R

TUEWR

UMM

WR

ALMW

R

BADWR

BARWR

CORW

R

MADW

R

MALW

R

MURW

R

SANWR

SEVWR

SSEWR

VALWR

ZARWR

LPAW

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LIDW

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WRWP Received in Real-Time - Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, UK, Norway, Hungary,Poland,UK - 1/3/07 - 29/02/08

81%

72%

57%

98% 97% 97% 98%94% 96% 95% 94% 96%

0%

94%90%

79%

25%

95%92%

94% 96% 95%

89% 88% 86%90%

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QUALITY

• Data Quality.

• Identification of quality issue(s) [Workshops + CWINDE ]

• Implementation [ Action(s) from workshops & Expert team]

• Monitoring [ CWINDE & Expert team ]

• Defining an operational ‘standard’ before systems can be integrated.

(Availability, Quality, Maintenance & support)

• Agree network of Wind Profilers & Weather Radars for OSE studies & EUCOS Integration.

• Working with OSE studies team(s)

• Working with team defining new Programme.


Quality ( Before and After )


Not all good……..

10° Direction Bias


Plans for 2008

• Ongoing Hub operations

• Approval for E-WINPROF (Summer 08)

• Improved QC implementation (end 2008)

• Improved Quality Monitoring (via EUCOS portal)


Questions & answers

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