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EUMETNET WG-ENV Activities to support
Network of Atmospheric Services in GMES
Sylvain Joffre
Finnish Meteorological Institute
POB 503 Helsinki, Finland
EIONET- LaRochelle, 26-27.10.2006
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EUMETNET / WG-ENV (1997)Objectives:
- To improve understanding and co-operation between Members in the
environmental area;
- To develop proactive co-ordinated relations with the EEA and other
environmental organisations.
Implementing Activities:
• Organise exchange of information and know-how between Members related to measurements and forecast in the environmental domain;
• Recommend practices and propose EUMETNET Programmes that would allow all European citizens to benefit from the best possible meteorological information pertaining to the environment (e.g., AQ forecasting);
• Maintain liaison with the EEA to serve its meteorological needs, and promote the European NMSs as providers of information and services to EEA
• Enlist the support of EEA for EUMETNET actions in favour of the environment;
• Maintain liaison with relevant COST Actions and other international activities.
EUMETNET - EEA MoU signed on 4 September 1998.
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WG-ENV Support to GMES Atmospheric Service
• WG-ENV activities in support of the GAS
• Workshop with EEA (April 2005): indication of substantial interest in collaboration of NEA’s and NMS’s in creating a real-time service
• Cooperation with GEMS and PROMOTE in identifying needs, challenges, partners, etc.
• Recommendation of EUMETNET Council (Oct 2005) that WG-ENV be involved closely with ECMWF in drafting background papers for making a case for the GAS.
• Interactions with other stakeholders: ECMWF, EUMETSAT, DLR, EEA, ….
• Stimulating the preparation of a COST Action for complementing GEMS and PROMOTE activities towards a European Network of AQFISs (ENAQFIS).
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GMES Status• GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) is an ESA-EC
initiative and was launched in 1998;
• 2005: for practical reasons GMES Programme Office (GPO) concluded that only a few initial services can be launched as a start
• Three “pilot services” were selected and “fast-tracked”:
• Land Monitoring
• Marine (Core) Services
• Emergency Response
• Gradually, following these 3 fast-track pilot services, further services shall be implemented, based on user´s needs as identified and acknowledged by Member States and by the EC.
• EC R&D FP7 will provide funding for GMES.
• June 2005, GMES Advisory Council (GAC): several delegations desired to start looking into the possibility of an atmosphere-related service.
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GMES Atmosphere Services (GAS)
• There is strong interest within the environmental and meteorological communities to address such a service.
• Preparation of an operational transition of GEMS in 2009
• Scoping paper (May 2006) to build a case that “fully operational services” could be implemented by 2008-09
• Sept. 2006; GAC: Workshop to be held in Dec. 2006 involving relevant stake-holders.
• Preparation of an orientation paper for the workshop.
• Building on conclusions of Workshop => Implementation of respective operational services will
then be prepared => pilot GAS in 2009.
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Questions & Issues• What shall be the scope of GAS ?
- O3, Surface UV , Air Quality, Global & Regional Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases, Reactive Gases and Aerosols
• Find consensus on what the operational services can and shall be ?
• To be based on a Core Service architecture to produce basic global to European data sets.
• To feed a set of Downstream Services providing specific information at regional to local levels.
• Initially a subset of these services will constitute the GAS (should start their operational delivery by 2009) and from then onwards should be gradually complemented by additional services.
• Involvement & coordination of relevant players: EEA, ECMWF, GEMS, PROMOTE, ESA, O3-SAF, CM-SAF, NEAs, NMSs (WG-ENV), ….
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AQFIS: Air Quality Forecasting & Information System
i) Acquiring observational data (met+chem);
ii) Processing and assimilating data into useful inputs/fields;
iii) Forecasting the evolution of the dynamical and chemical state of the atmosphere (incl. emissions);
iv) Post-processing and assessing models’ outputs;
v) Exchanging, disseminating, and archiving shared data, metadata, and products;
vi) Monitoring the performance against the defined requirements and intended benefits (mainly from users).
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Structure of AQ Forecasting System
AQ Model(s)
Meteodata
Emission
Physiography
Remote sensingproducts
AQ observations
AQforecast
NMSs
NEA, EEA
ESA, EUMETSAT,proc.centres
Initial chemistry.fields
Verification
AQ products
UsersUsersUsersUsers
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Motivation• Legislation: to inform the public on AQ throughout the territory of MSs
• forecasting the AQ and exceedances of limit and target values, • assess possible measures to abate exceedances using modelling tools
• Exists today: various national systems in terms of model tools, monitoring data and institutional arrangements
• EEA: data compilation for annual assessment through NRCs, near-real-time “Ozone on the Web”
• NMSs: weather data and modelling, development of tools and models, sometimes AQ forecast
• NEAs: dissemination of AQ information. Often AQ monitoring, sometimes AQ forecasts
• Extra complexity:• AQ is an essentially trans-boundary phenomenon limitation to a national
approaches• forecasting the AQ is more difficult and less accurate than e.g. weather prediction
single-model forecasts are uncertain
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Motivation for ENAQFIS• Today: patchwork of players: national systems in terms of
model tools, monitoring data and institutional arrangements
• EEA/EIONET: coordination, AQ data exchange, compilation
• NMSs: weather data and modelling, development of tools and models. Infra. Data assimilation; Sometimes AQ forecast
• NEAs: dissemination of AQ information. Often AQ monitoring, sometimes AQ forecasts
• Legislation: inform the public on AQ throughout European MSs
• Forecasting the AQ and exceedances of limit and target values,
• Assess possible measures to abate exceedances using modelling tools
• Extra complexity:
• AQ is an essentially trans-boundary phenomenon: limitations from national approaches, ongoing international projects (GEMS, PROMOTE, SAFs,
• Forecasting AQ is more difficult and less accurate than e.g. weather prediction single-model forecasts are uncertain.
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NETWORKING national AQFIS-systems
• Existence of several National AQFIS with differing capacities, modalities, protocols and scientific bases !
=> Need of:
• a European-wide “network of systems”, bringing together all players in the field and allowing for near-real-time (NRT) interactions and data flows, finally leading to an operational CW forecasting network
• Enhanced and structured dialogue, collaboration between the main actors involved.
COST is a suitable neutral forum for the dialogue and for developing the basis of a chemical-weather forecasting “system of systems” in Europe.
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COST Action Objectives To setup a forum for benchmarking, harmonising and developing
approaches and practices for chemical weather forecasting network and near-real-time information systems in Europe.
• Identify needs for the optimisation and harmonization of exchange of AQ data & integration of modelling systems;
• Find out the gaps of existing knowledge and practices;
• Review the potential for and means of multi-model ensemble and chemical data assimilation;
• QA/QC criteria for CW forecasting systems;
• Assess visualisation and dissemination platforms, arrangements, formats and protocols;
• Build up on current systems, enhance cooperation and coordination between providers, operators, and users for improving the science and application of CW forecasting;
• Establish and/or strengthen links with similar ongoing national and international activities and dedicated projects
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Illustration of a possible arrangement in Europeinvolving several NMSs and NEAs projects (dashed blue square)
The double red arrows depict still missing connections.
AQ Data from S/L Agencies
EEA/ETC Data Centre
PollutantForecasts
AQ displays/ Forecasts
Public
ECMWFECMWF
Nation./Reg./Local Air AgenciesNation./Reg./Local Air Agencies
Users &Stake - holders
ENAQFIS Initial ConfigurationENAQFIS Initial Configuration
Media
City - specificAQ forecasts
Emission Emission InventoryInventory
Weather Obs .
Satellite Obs .
NMSi NMSj NMSk
Multi -model forecastsand info
NEAi NEAj NEAk
WG2
WG1,3
WG1,3
COST
GEMS /PROMOTE
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Benefits (1/2)For Information Users
• Full coverage of Europe and continuity between system domains
• Versatile system: flexibility to incorporate emerging uses
• Harmonised and user-friendly products and deliverables
• Information to target groups (elderly, children, sensitive individuals)
For Information Providers and Scientific Community
• Optimised cost-benefit for information/data collection and transfer
• Continuous improvement of products and tools through a continuous, open and coordinated dialogue
• Added-value through sharing R&D work burden between partners
• Improving scientific understanding of processes and situations behind high air pollutant concentrations and deposition
• Contributing to improvement of weather forecasts
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Benefits (2/2)
For Society
• Contribute to reduction of detrimental health effects
• Cost-effective measures to manage transport and energy production
• Improved management and protection of terrestrial, coastal, and marine ecosystems
• Enhanced quality of life
• Decreased overlap and redundancy of national, regional or local activities and arrangements
• Better possibilities to relate the AQ with human health and impacts on ecosystems
• Help countries to fulfil their environmental and sustainable development obligations
• Serve as a model for international coordination and cooperation.
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Scientific ProgrammeAddressing the issues and barriers for the inter-operability of the various
systems (various models, data storing, resolution,…).Towards agreeing on formats, standards and protocols for data and model
result transfer and exchange.• WP1 . Exchange of AQ forecasts and input data:
Requirements on data exchange frequency, formats, existing infras. Combining forecast data and NRT observations in a single system. Provisions for quality checks.
• WP2 . Multi-scale forecasting, multi-model ensemble, boundary data
Multi-model AQ assessments and forecasting. QA/QC issues. Ensemble. Feasibility of emission scenarios (short term abatement). Multi-scale CW forecast and assessment
• WP3 . Dissemination and visualisation:
Dissemination of AQ information to users. What to display, harmonization possibilities: separate pollutants vs. AQ index. Inventory of national systems, other activities and organisations.
Cross-cutting activity: coordinate with other organizations (EEA, WMO, EUMETNET/WG-ENV, etc.) and ongoing activities (GEMS, PROMOTE).
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Participants
Involvement of a large community scattered at various NMSs, NEAs, research centres and universities in Europe
• From each country, 2 delegates to Management Committee:
• one met-service delegate to MC
• one environmental agency (or other AQ forecast provider)
• EEA
• Key ongoing European activities in the field
• GEMS (Global and regional Earth-system Monitoring using Satellite and in-situ data), lead by ECMWF
• involvement of WMO through ECMWF
• PROMOTE (Near-Real-Time delivery of the satellite products of GMES system), project of ESA lead by DLR
• involvement of ESA
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Further INFO:
WG-ENV: http://www.eumetnet.eu.org/
GMES: http://www.gmes.info/
Thank you for your attention