The WGClimate ECV Inventory

Alexandra L. Nunes, Peter Albert, Jörg Schulz (EUMETSAT)

}  Context }  Development Cycle and schedule }  Aims }  Content }  Implementation }  Status

Outline

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Context: response to a need

}  WGClimate: “The Joint CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate is the body of major space agencies responsible for guiding the implementation of the architecture for space-based climate monitoring in response to Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).”

}  ECV Inventory: “In response to the climate monitoring needs as formulated by GCOS the goal of WGClimate is to improve the systematic availability of Climate Data Records [CDRs] through the coordinated implementation, and further development of the architecture for climate monitoring from space.”

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Context: Development cycles and schedule

}  2-years Terms / ECV Inventory Development Cycles: }  Cycle #1 (2013 - 11.2015) (NOAA, ESA) }  Cycle #2 (11.2015 – 11.2017) (ESA, EUMETSAT) }  Cycle #3 (11.2017 – 11.2019) (EUMETSAT, TBD (CEOS-Agency))

¨  4-years ESA/EUMETSAT coordinated work plan for Cycles #2 and #3 (2015 - 2019)

}  ECV Inventory Development Cycle: }  ECV Inventory - data collection and verification, publication of

preliminary version }  Gap Analysis - identification of gaps and opportunities }  Coordinated Action Plan and publication of results - recommendations to

agencies, possible input to GCOS, publication of final version of ECV Inventory

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April - May June - October August - November

Preparation

• Contact with Agencies

• Engagement of WGClimate members / ‘Focal Points’

•  Identification of ‘Responders’

Collection

•  ‘Responders’ given access credentials to web interface

•  Input of information by ‘Responders’ into ECV Inventory

•  Supervision / coordination by ‘Focal Points’, assistance by ‘Support’

Verification

• Pre-check of contents by ‘Support’

•  ‘pre-scheduled’1-to-1 verification meetings between ‘Support’ and ‘Responders’

• Acceptance of entry into preliminary ECV Inventory #2

Aims

}  Capture the largest possible number of quality controlled current* and future** CDRs responding to requirements for GCOS ECVs }  WGClimate members à Focal Points (Agency), Responders

* current: already produced, based on past/present missions ** future: planned and committed, but not yet produced, based on past/present/future missions

}  Get the most accurate information concerning the data records }  Questionnaire + Guide: answers = fields of Inventory

}  Ensure completeness and consistency of information provided }  Individual support to Responders + 1-to-1 verification check

ECV Inventory: thorough and reliable source of information Gap analysis process and coordinated action plan (WGClimate) Agencies (directly and through WGClimate feedback) Users (effective and potential)

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Contents

}  Questionnaire topics: }  Stewardship: CDR curator(s), responsible organisation, data record

identification (DOI, name and version, reference), organisation(s) responsible for collection, calibration, FCDR, inter-calibration, TCDR, peer-review, archiving, user-service and feedback, maintenance, …

}  Generation Process: information on quality assurance, assessment of GCOS requirements and guidelines, use of quantitative maturity matrix, …

}  Record Characteristics: ECV, ECV Product, physical quantity, satellites/instruments, spatial/temporal resolution and coverage, accuracy, stability, (inter-)calibration, …

}  Documentation: regarding generation, calibration, validation, scientific review, …

}  Accessibility: contact, type of access, URL for access, data dissemination, format, …

}  Applications: climate applications, users.

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Contents: guidance

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Implementation: WGClimate website

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Implementation: public access to #1 (Heritage)

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Implementation: web interface for #2

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Implementation: online questionnaire for #2

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}  Globally }  Approaching 300 entries! and still happily growing }  ~ 80% ‘current’, ~ 20% ‘future’ CDRs }  All three domains covered: atmosphere, ocean, land }  ~5% entries verified, ~10% under verification }  Ongoing contributions from EUMETSAT, ESA, NASA, NOAA, UKSA,

USGS, … upcoming from CNES, EC, JAXA, CSA, UK Met Office, KMA, …

}  Over 120 Responders registered (~ 40% active)

Status: overview

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Status: ESA-CCI

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}  Contact made with all Projects (PM, SL) }  Feedback from most projects }  23 Responders registered

}  Contributions: 34 entries so far }  GHG, Aerosol, Sea Level: process almost complete }  Fire, Glaciers, SST, Clouds: ongoing }  Sea Ice, Ocean Colour, Ice Sheets, Soil Moisture: upcoming }  Land Cover, Ozone: TBD