An Overview of the ESA Storm Surge Demonstration Projects (eSurge and eSurge-Venice)

Craig DonlonEuropean Space AgencyESTEC, The Netherlands

Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier Eastern Scheldt ASAR wave mode swell tracking

UCM Attendance & Outcomes

– 42 people attended the meeting – 15 International countries represented including NL, UK, IE, NO,

DK, IT, DE, FR, Canada, USA, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Australia, (with contributions form India and Mozambique)

Hurricane Katrina — August 2005 — Intensification (Scharroo and Lillibridge)

ESA Storm Surge: Objectives

To support storm surge systems, their services, engineers and scientists by facilitating the widespread user uptake and application of

advanced information products from ESA and other Earth Observation missions.

SEARS – Historical caseStudies of SurgeEvents in AOI

Web portalData accessData toolsMulti-param. visualizationTrainingHandbooksRead Code

EO Impact Assessment

Documentation

SpaceAgency

eSurge-live!NRT service

Data in in diverse formats and locations…

VIS/IR ALT SCAT NWP Flood Others…

Common Processing to agreed format(s)

eSurgeUsers

Task-2Requirements Baseline

Analysis (RB)

Task-P1: Cross Cutting User Management, Coordination and Outreach (WWW, Newsletter etc)

Task-3Develop TechnicalSpecification (TS)

Task-4: Assemble Test Data Set (TDS)

Task-5: Implement, Test and Validate the Prototype eSurge systems

Task-6: Develop a Full Product Data Set (FPS-v1)

Task-7: Operate all eSurge services, perform Impact Assessment Studies & process FPS-v2

Task-8: Develop eSurge Training Course and provide training to users

KO+12KO+6KO+0

KO+12 KO+14 KO+30KO+20

KO+2

Task-1-P2: Cross Cutting User Management, Coordination and Outreach (WWW, Newsletter etc)

PM-2 & CDR

PM-1 & SRR

UCM-1 & PM-3

UCM-2 & PM-5

PM-4

AR

QR

UCM-3 & FM

Phase-1 (KO – KO+12): Prepare and Qualify the eSurge system

Phase-2 (KO+12 – KO+30): Provide eSurge Services and run Impact Assessments

KO+25

Task-9Final

Report &Future work

KO+9 KO+10

KO+16

Task-2Requirements Baseline

Analysis (RB)

Task-P1: Cross Cutting User Management, Coordination and Outreach (WWW)

Task-3Develop TechnicalSpecification (TS)

Task-4: Assemble SEV Test Data Set (TDS)

Task-5: Implement, Test and Validate the Prototype eSurge Venice systems

Task-6: Develop a Full SEV Data Set (FPS-v1)

Task-7: Operate all eSurge-Venice services, perform Impact Assessment Studies & process FPS-v2

KO+12KO+6KO+0

KO+12 KO+15 KO+30KO+20

KO+2

Task-1-P2: Cross Cutting User Management, Coordination and Outreach (WWW)

PM-2 & CDR

PM-1 & SRR

MTR

PM-6 FM

Phase-1 (KO – KO+12): Prepare and test the eSurge-Venice system

Phase-2 (KO+12 – KO+30): Full SEV production & Impact Assessment experiments

KO+25

Task-8Final

Report &Future work

KO+9 KO+10

KO+18

PM-4 PM-5

KO PM-3

Outcomes

– To develop, demonstrate and validate the latest advanced techniques for retrieving high-resolution information on TWLE, wind speed, and waves in the coastal zone from EO measurements that address storm surge user requirements.

– To further develop and provide validated coastal altimetry products (based on mature and existing altimeter retracking systems) tuned to storm surge events in a number of user defined Areas of Interest (AOI).

Outcomes

– To provide access to other more general EO data products (e.g., SST, microwave wind and wave products, and moderate resolution optical data for coastal inundation mapping) together with NWP, NOP and other socio-economic data that characterise ETC and TC storm surge case study events in a number of user defined Areas of Interest (AOI).

– To develop an extensive and open-access database (called the eSurge Event Analysis and Repository Service (SEARS ) of EO and other data for historical and contemporary storm Surge EVent (SEV) case studies (with interface tools to access and use eSurge data products) in a number of user defined AOI.

Outcomes

– To provide a demonstration NRT service of user defined EO data products and eSurge services in support of operational and experimental storm surge forecasting and warning services.

– To design and implement, together with the eSurge user community, a number of re-analysis data assimilation and validation experiments for historical and contemporary storm surge events that demonstrate the impact of EO data on storm surge applications.

– To encourage and assist the storm surge community to fully exploit the potential of satellite data for storm surge applications through dedicated training activities.

Future

– The emphasis on the eSurge projects is to connect with real users and

– to “make it happen” in terms of getting the right EO data and support to the user community

– Some aspects of the eSurge project will change direction in the coming months to support this requirement.

– Please talk to Phil about how as user YOU can get more involved and what support you need.

Summary

– ESA has, through the DUE eSurge and eSurge-Venice activities provided a focus for the EO community to develop a better relationship with Storm Surge Users

– Progress has been made in many areas to develop new products and services

– The on-going challenge is to:1. Consolidate and improve the relationship with end users2. To deliver R&D demonstration outputs (journal papers) based

on the activities of eSurge and eSurge-Venice3. To support the operational communities to provide enhanced

EO inputs that improve their serviceLooking forward to a great workshop!!

2nd Workshop on Storm Surge Forecasting, IIT, New Delhi, India, 11-15 th February 2011

Thank YouFor more information please contact:Craig.Donlon@esa.int

http://due.esrin.esa.int/