Towards the WIGOS Vision 2040: the surface-based component John Eyre WIGOS Vision 2040 Surface Workshop; Geneva; 18-20 Oct 2016 © Crown copyright 2007

Towards the WIGOS Vision 2040: the surface-based component The role of the “Vision” within WIGOS The Vision for 2025 Preparing the Vision for 2040 Space-based component Surface-based component Plan for review and approval © Crown copyright 2007

WMO “Vision for global observing systems © Crown copyright 2007

The WIGOS RRR process: Rolling Review of Requirements Observing capabilities User requirements for observations User requirements for observations User requirements for observations   User requirements for observations Gap Analyses (Statements of Guidance) Implementation Plan Long-term Vision for global observing systems Programmes of Members and Agencies © Crown copyright 2007

RRR process: Application Areas Global NWP High-resolution NWP Nowcasting Sub-seasonal to Longer-range Forecasting Forecasting Atmospheric Composition Monitoring Atmospheric Composition Atmospheric Composition info  services in urban and populated areas Ocean Applications Aeronautical Meteorology Agricultural Meteorology Hydrology Climate Monitoring (GCOS) [now including GFCS requirements] Climate Applications Space Weather © Crown copyright 2007

RRR process: documentation OSCAR (Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool) User requirements: http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/requirements Space-based capabilities: http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/spacecapabilities Surface-based observing (under development): https://oscar.wmo.int/OSCAR/index.html#/ Gap Analyses (Statements of Guidance, SoGs) http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/GOS-RRR.html#SOG VISION: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/gos-vision.html Implementation Plan, EGOS-IP: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/gos-vision.html#egos-ip © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2025 (approved 2009) General themes and issues Response to user needs Integration Expansion Automation Consistency and homogeneity Space-based component Surface-based component System-specific trends and issues (7 pages) © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2025 - space-based component © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2025 - space-based component Operational geostationary satellites Operational polar-orbiting sun-synchronous satellites Additional operational missions in appropriate orbits Operational pathfinders and technology demonstrators Polar and geo platforms/instruments for space weather © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2025 - surface-based component  

Vision 2025 - surface-based component Land – upper-air Upper-air synoptic and reference stations Remote sensing upper-air profiling remote stations Aircraft Atmospheric composition stations GNSS receiver stations Land – surface Surface synoptic and climate reference stations Lightning detection system stations Application specific stations (road weather, airport/heliport weather stations, agrometstations, urban meteorology, etc. © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2025 - surface-based component Land – hydrology Hydrological reference stations National hydrological network stations Ground water stations Land – weather radar Weather radar station © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2025 - surface-based component Ocean – upper air Automated Shipboard Aerological Platform (ASAP) ships Ocean – surface HF coastal radars Synoptic sea stations (ocean, island, coastal and fixed platform) Ships Buoys – moored and drifting Ice buoys Tide stations Ocean – sub-surface Profiling floats Ice tethered platforms Ships of opportunity © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2025 - surface-based component R&D and Operational pathfinders – examples UAVs Gondolas GRUAN stations Aircraft Instrumented marine animals Ocean gliders © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2025 - surface-based component For each instrument type – list of variables observed System specific trends and issues “The surface-based GOS will provide: …” Radiosonde networks … Aircraft observing systems … Land-surface observations systems … Surface marine observations … Ocean sub-surface observing technology … Remote-Sensing observing systems … Lightning detection systems … Surface-based observations of atmospheric composition … … Nowcasting and very short-range forecasting … © Crown copyright 2007

WIGOS - what will it deliver? Observing systems “Applications” Services sondes NWP Weather Water Climate aircraft climate monitoring sat.rads. other other strong links and “clean” observational data sets © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Preamble Section 1. General trends and issues Section 2. The surface-based component - a table listing: instrument/observations types, the geophysical variables that they measure, their expected trends and evolution Section 3. Application-specific and other issues © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Preamble High level goals to guide evolution of WIGOS Link to WMO Strategic Plan Using existing, new and emerging technologies Leading to better data, products and services from NHMSs WMO, working with partners Major changes  science, IT, products, training, … Rapid changes in implementation agents … … but principles of sharing observations remain Supersedes Vision 2025 – reflects broader scope of WIGOS; updates on observing technologies and their development To be combined with Vision 2040 Space © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 1. General trends and issues Response to user needs Integration Expansion Automation and technology trends Consistency, continuity and homogeneity © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 2. The surface-based component - Table Instrument / observation type Geophysical variables and phenomena Evolution and trends © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 2. The surface-based component (1) Upper-air observations Upper-air weather and climate observations Aircraft-based observations Remote sensing upper-air observations Atmospheric composition upper-air observations GNSS receiver observations Lightning detection systems Weather radars Automated Shipboard Aerological Platform (ASAP) observations Drone-based observations © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 2. The surface-based component (2) Near-surface observations over land Surface weather and climate observations Atmospheric composition surface observations Applications-specific observations (road weather, airport/heliport weather stations, agromet stations, urban meteorology, etc.) Carbon observations: above ground and soil Near-surface observations over rivers and lakes Hydrological observing stations Ground water observations © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 2. The surface-based component (3) Near-surface observations over ocean Ground-based observing stations at sea (ocean, island, coastal and fixed platform/station locations) Ship observations Buoy observations – moored and drifting Sea-level observations Autonomous ocean surface vehicles © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 2. The surface-based component (4) Ocean underwater observations Profiling floats Autonomous underwater vehicles (e.g. gliders) Sub-surface observations from drifting and moored buoys Ships of opportunity Observations from platforms at submarine telecommunication cables Ice-tethered platform observations © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 2. The surface-based component (5) Cryospheric observations over sea-ice Ice buoy observations … Cryospheric observations over ice sheets and glaciers Ice buoys observations Other cryospheric observations Permafrost observations © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 2. The surface-based component (6) Space weather observations Solar optical observations Solar radio observations Ionospheric observations – ionosonde Ionospheric observations – riometer Ionospheric observations – GNSS Geomagnetic observations Cosmic ray observations © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 2. The surface-based component (7) R&D and operational pathfinders - examples Unmanned aeronautical vehicles (UAVs) Aircraft-based observing systems and airborne platforms Observations from gondolas [Chemistry] ? … Ionospheric observations – GNSS More ? © Crown copyright 2007

Vision 2040 - surface-based component Section 3. Application-specific and other issues Retaining expertise on instrument specification and design Open access to observational data pre-processing info RFI issues … Application-specific key points NWP Nowcasting Climate monitoring [potentially all Application Areas within RRR] © Crown copyright 2007

WIGOS Vision 2040: Plan for review and approval 2014-16 Draft Vision 2040 Space developed Nov 2015 Vision 2040 Space Workshop, Geneva Apr 2016 Vision 2040 Surface initiated Aug 2016 Draft group meeting, Offenbach Sep 2016 Progress reported to CIMO TECO Oct 2016 Vision 2040 Surface Workshop, Geneva Nov 2016 Draft Visions (surface and space)  CBS Jan-Feb 2017 Combined surface/space Vision drafted Mar 2017 Progress considered by ICG-WIGOS-16 May 2017 Progress noted by WMO/EC-69 2017-18 Consultation – all stakeholders 2018 Endorsed by WMO/EC-70 2018 Endorsed by CBS-Ext 2019 Approved by WMO Congress-18 © Crown copyright 2007

Thank you! Questions? © Crown copyright 2007