Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
GEO Coordination and GEO-relevant projects at the Austrian Meteorological Service
Dr. Gerhard Wotawa, MADivision Data, Methods and Modelling
GEO Coordinator, Austria
Presented at the EU Side event at the GEO-IX Assembly, 21 November 2012,Foz do Iguacu, Brazil
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Outline
• GEO structures in Austria
• Responsibilities of the Austrian GEO Secretariat
• Related projects and activities
• Phenology
• Sonnblick Observatory/Histalp
• Conrad Observatory/Space weather
• Soil moisture and agricultural modelling Eastern Africa
• EODC Water
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History
Austria participated in GEO as observer since the GEO-II Assembly in Geneva (December 2005)
2008: Feasibility study regarding possible Austrian membership in GEO (by ZAMG and Austrian Environmental Protection Agency): GEO considered as a useful process
April 2009: Decision to join GEO as member
August 2009: Establishment of a GEO Secretariat at ZAMG
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GEO Structures in Austria
• Responsible Ministry: Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF)
• BMWF has appointed ZAMG to coordinate GEO in Austria
• GEO Secretariat has been established at ZAMG in August 2009
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Responsibilities of GEO Secretariat
• Participation in the GEO Assembly and the meetings of the European HLWG
• National Point of contact for persons and institutions interested and/or involved in GEO activities
• Coordination of the Austrian involvement in specific GEO tasks and Implementation Boards
• Identification of needs for research and development related to GEO, and channeling these needs to the Federal Ministry
• Public information related to GEO
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Responsibilities of GEO Secretariat (2)
• Communication with the GEO Secretariat in Geneva
• Organization of national workshops and information events
• Analysis of the GEO-relevant data in Austria, and assessment of the data needs
• Establishment of a GEO Web site in Austria
• Organizing meetings of the Austrian GEO group (GEO principal, Ministry of Science and Research, GEO coordinator and various partners) twice a year
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Inter-ministerial coordination
Different ministries in charge of GEO, GMES and INSPIRE
Geo-Portal of the Austrian Provinces
IMG Weltraumpolitik(Inter-Ministerial Group Space Politics) E-Government PG Umweltinformation
(E-Government Project Group for Environmental Data and Information)
Existing Coordination
Policy area
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Public Web Site
http://www.zamg.ac.at/geo_office/ (English)http://www.zamg.ac.at/geo-sekretariat/ (German)
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GEO Workshop 2012, Vienna
BMWF & ZAMG co-organize a GEO Workshop on 10 December 2012 in Vienna
• Information on GEO process and GEO-IX outcome
• Information on European initiatives (GMES)
• Oral and poster sessions – bringing together data providers and users
• Engagement of private sector: cooperation with Austrian Chamber of Commerce
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GEO & GCOS
The GEO Secretariat at ZAMG is also involved in the Austrian GCOS process (GCOS Web site, GCOS data survey)
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GEO related projects and activities
Examples for GEO related activities and projects
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PHENOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF THE TIMING OF RECURRING BIOLOGICAL EVENTS IN THE ANIMAL AND PLANT WORLD
EXAMPLES:LEAF UNFOLDING AND FLOWERING OF PLANTS IN SPRING, FRUIT RIPENING, COLOUR CHANGING AND LEAF FALL IN AUTUMN, AS WELL AS THE APPEARANCE AND DEPARTURE OF MIGRATING BIRDS AND THE TIMING OF ANIMAL BREEDING
Phenology
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• NECESSARY FOR UNDERSTANDING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ATMOSPHERE AND BIOSPHERE
• INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CRITICAL CHANGES IN THE GLOBAL CARBON BALANCE
• ARE CLIMATE CHANGE INDICATORS
WHAT ARE PHENOLOGICAL DATA GOOD FOR?
Purpose of Phenological data
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• CLIMATE CHANGE INDICATOR2 WEEKS EARLIER FRUIT RIPENINGOF ELDER IN THE ALPS SINCE 1970S
y-axes left: summer temperature deviation from the meany-axes right: entry date right of fruit ripeness of elder (Sambucus nigra)
Phenological data shows climate change
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GREEN WAVE IN SPRING
Phenology shows Seasonal variability
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Sonnblick Observatory
Sonnblick, Goldberggruppe, Hohe Tauern, 3106 m
• The only summit observatory world-wide above 3000 m asl
• Highest continuously inhabited building of Austria
• Continuously active for more than 125 years
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Measurement of air quality and CO2
Environmental Protection Agency (UBA) Vienna measures the following parameters at Sonnblick:
• Air quality: CO, NOy and O3
• Greenhouse gases: CO2
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Aerosol measurements (ZAMG)
• New Aerosol inlet was installed in September 2011
• PM10 monitor (Sharp) was installed in 2012
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125 YEARS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND TRENDS AT SONNBLICK
http://www.zamg.ac.at/histalp
125 years of monitoring show:
It gets continuously warmer and brighter in the Alps
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Meteorological records over the centuries
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GEOSAF
Using GEO for Early Warning and Food Security in East AfricaUsing GEO for Early Warning and Food Security in
East Africa
•Investigate the influence of high impact weather (flood, drought) on African agriculture and water management.
•Improve monitoring and long range forecasting of soil moisture• Use of space-borne sensors for monitoring and validation• Seasonal, ensemble based weather forecasts and crop modeling
•Set up an early warning system for local farmers and international organisations
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Soil moisture data are derived from different space-borne microwave sensors:
•Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) on METOP
•Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission
•Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) on ENVISAT
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EODC Water 10.04.23
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Earth Observation Data Centrefor Water Resources Monitoring
a cooperation of
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Proposal for an Earth Observation Data Centre 10.04.23
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Following the example of other countries• e.g. CEMS in the UK
Thematic focus on water resources (instead of an “Austrian EODC”) Strategic goals
• Establish Austria as a key player in the operational EO ground segment and service market
• Strengthen its academic, institutional and commercial organisations by coordinating, focusing, and reinforcing their expertise and capabilities
• Be a focal point for water-related programmes Overall aims
• Provide unique EO products for improved monitoring of water resources • Operate Collaborative Ground Segment components for the Sentinel satellites• Apply service standards as commonly employed by NWP centres• Focus on fully automatic and continental to global scale products• Establish the logistics and seamless ITC infrastructure system
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Product Portfolio 10.04.23
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Water resources management requires an integrated view of the complete water cycle
• Potential product portfolio is relatively broad
• Room for diversification
Satellite Temporal ProductWater Bodies Forest / Non Forest Rice Water Bodies Rice and growing statusSoil Moisture Soil Water IndexStart of Soil Water Season Drought / Wet IndicesFlooding SnowFreeze Forest / Non Forest Biomass IndicesLandcoverGlacier area Forest Functional parameters Evapotranspitation
static Glacier area dynamic Snow
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Sentinel 2
Sentinel 3
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Space Weather 10.04.23
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