UPDATE ON THE INTEGRATED GLOBAL WATER CYCLE OBSERVATIONS (IGWCO)

THEME OF IGOS-P

WOAP MEETINGISPRA, ITALY

AUGUST 29, 2006

IGWCOOCEANS CARBON IGACO COASTAL

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LAND COVERCRYOSPHEREUNDERDEVELOPMENT

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IGBPWCRP

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IGFACEOSCEOS(JAXA)

WCRP(GEWEX)

WMO(HWR)

IGWCOLEADERSHIP

1. Provide a framework for guiding decisions on priorities and strategies regarding water cycle observations for: - Monitoring climate variability and change, - Effective water management and sustainable development of the world’s water resources, - Societal applications for resource development and environmental management, - Specification of initial conditions for weather and climate forecasts, - Research directed at priority water cycle questions

2. Promote strategies that facilitate the processing, archiving and distribution of water cycle data products

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THE IGWCO“BEST EFFORT” UMBRELLA

ELEMENTS OF THE EVALUATION- Regional comparisons- High time resolution comparisons- Very high quality field programs- "Big picture" comparisons

STATUS OF THE PRECIPITATION PLANS

PLANS FOR AN INTEGRATEDPRECIPITATION PRODUCT AREBEING DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTIONWITH GEWEX AND THE INTERNATIONALPRECIPITATION WORKING GROUP.

AS A FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR AN OVERALL INTEGRATED PRODUCT ANEVALUATION OF HIGH RESOLUTIONPRECIPITATION PRODUCTS IS BEINGUNDERTAKEN.

HIGH RESOLUTION MAP PRODUCED BY THE PERSIANN SYSTEM(SOROOSHIAN ET AL.)

AMSR – EPRODUCTS?

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FOR NEAR-SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE“REAL-TIME” DATA PRODUCT

HYDROS (NASA)

SMOS (ESA)

LAND DATAASSIMILATION

CAPABILITY

SOIL MOISTURE PRODUCTSFOR USERS

SOIL MOISTURE: AN “EMERGINGESSENTIAL CLIMATE VARIABLE” INTHE GCOS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

IN-SITUMEASUREMENTS

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Development of Global Real-Time Drought Monitoring

1) Retrospective Simulation -- DONE

2) Calculate Soil Moisture Index -- DONE

3) Historical Drought Analysis -- DONE

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LATIN AMERICA CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP

LOCATION: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

DATES: OCTOBER 26 - 28, 2005

PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE WATER MANAGERS THROUGHOUT LATINAMERICA (SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA) WITH INFORMATIONAND ACCESS TO EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES TOSUPPORT IMPROVED WATER MANAGEMENT.

PARTICIPANTS: WATER MANAGERS, POLICY MAKERS INWATER RESOURCES, OPERATIONAL HYDROLOGISTS ANDHYDROLOGICAL RESEACHERS IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

CONCLUSION: A PROGRAM IS NEEDED IN LATIN AMERICA TO ENCOURAGEINTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS AND INFORMATION PROVIDERS. IGWCOAND CONAE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FORSUCH A RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS PROGRAM.

FUNDERS: CONAE, NOAA, NASA, WMO (HWR), UNESCO, INA, GEO

• The Digital Water Atlas & Water Indicators

• Theme 1: Change and Attribution (e.g. regional case studies, watermanagement, groundwater overuse)

• Theme 3: Adaptability and Resilience (e.g. global study of environmentalflows)

• Operationalizing Geophysical/Socioeconomic/Applications Links

Initial “Fast-Track“ GWSP Activities(Contributions to/interactions with IGWCO/CEOP)

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• Specific near-term proposal: Join forces (IGWCO, GEWEX-GSWP/HAP, ICSU-IGOS ): Workshop on End-to-End Data Evaluation:Geophysical Information-to-Water Resources Applications

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PhilArkin

CharlesVorosmarty

Tom Jackson

CoordinationOngoing

Phase IIplan underreview

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Pilar Cornejo,Steve Greb

WorkshopProposals underDevelopment

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Toshio KoikeSam Benedict

SOME GWC TARGETSIN THE GEO TYIPP:-PRECIPITATION- WATER STORAGE MEASURED FROM SPACE- NETWORKS OF SUPERSITES- NETWORK PLANNING- DATA SHARING- CAPACITY BUILDING

IDEAS TRANSFERRED INTO GEOTYIPP AS TARGETS AND NOW 2006 AND2007-2009 WORK PLAN ITEMS

EXAMPLES OF IGWCO CONTRIBUTIONS

IGWCO (ALONG WITH GEWEX, ETC) WAS PART OFTHE SUCCESSFUL EFFORT IN ADVOCATING THECONTINUATION OF TRMM.

A GEO WORK PLAN ITEM TO DEVELOP AN ON-GOINGCAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITY FOR LATIN AMERICA BUILTON THE TIGER MODEL RESULTED FROM THEBUENOS AIRES CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP.

COLLABORATION DEVELOPED BETWEEN IGWCO,IPWG AND GEWEX IN THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION.

IGWCO HAS HELPED INCREASE THE REGIONAL AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF SATELLITE DATA

WHAT’S NEW FOR IGWCO IN 2006-WMO IS THE NEW LEAD FOR THE IGWCO EXECUTIVE. WMO IS WORKING ON THEIR PROMISE TO HIRE A CONSULTANT FOR A YEAR ON A PART-TIME BASIS.

-A JOINT GARS-UNESCO-IGWCO GROUNDWATER WORKINGGROUP IS BEING LAUNCHED.

- TWO SESSIONS WERE HELD AT WORLD WATER FORUM IV: INCLUDING A SIDE EVENT ON MEASURING WATER FROMSPACE (IN RESPONSE TO A GEO TASK).

- A JAXA-LED JOINT IGWCO/ GEO CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON THE WATER CYCLE AND WATER MANAGEMENTIN SE ASIA WILL BE HELD IN BANKOK, THAILAND IN SEPTMEBER.

- COORDINATION WITH GEO ON SEVERAL WORK PLAN GOALS INCLUDING ONE OR TWO WATER CYCLE WORKSHOPS.

-DEVELOPMENT OF A PROPOSAL FOR A GEO ”COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE” FOR THE WATER CYCLE