Bureau of Meteorology Update Anthony Rea National Manager Composite Operations (with kind assistance from Gary Dietachmeyer, Christopher Down and Kelvin Wong)

Outline External environment Operations update NWP update RTH Melbourne update

External Environment Government investment in space –Formed a Space Policy Unit in Department of Industry, Innovation, Science and Research –Intention to formulate a Space Policy covering multiple areas including Earth Observations from Space Tight budgetary position –Modest cutbacks

Direct Reception Geo network –Fixed antennae –Bureau-developed digital receiver and ingestor L-band network –Tracking 2.4m antennae –Bureau-developed digital receiver and ingestor X-band (dual-band) network –Tracking 2.4m antennae –ES&S proprietary receiver and ingestor

Geostationary L-band Polar X/L-band (dual) Polar Australian Institute of Marine Science WASTAC

Coverage from Bureau Receiving Stations

Direct Reception Capability and Status X-band network –Now in a mature phase –MODIS/AIRS product for forecasters –Real-time AIRS for NWP –Townsville X-band (AIMS) –Future plans L-band –COMS reception plans –MetOp reception development and plans –Consolidation of GEO reception sites in medium term

X-band Processing Chain Ingestor (COTS) Processing Machine (COTS) B-machine (IMAPP) Pre-packaged products NASA algorithms Black box HDF Products Standard IMAPP algorithms Web-based products BUFR products Customisable

Bureau X-band Quick-Look Web Page

Selecting a satellite gives a list of the most recent passes We will randomly choose the second AQUA pass as an example

MODIS Imagery IMAPP Band 31 – Surface Cloud Temperature

MODIS Imagery IMAPP Composite Imagery – Cloud Mask

MODIS Imagery Bureau-Derived Composite Imagery – Convective Storms

MODIS Imagery Bureau Derived Composite Imagery – Dust RGB

MODIS Imagery Bureau Derived Composite Imagery – Volcanic RGB

MODIS Imagery Composite Imagery – RGB Scale km

MODIS Imagery 2x Scale km

MODIS Imagery 4x Scale km

MODIS Imagery 8x Scale km

AIRS Temperature Profiles are derived for cloud free areas.

AIRS Temperature Profiles Displays a thumb nail image from each point

AIRS Temperature Profiles Clicking the thumb nail produces a high resolution profile

AIRS Temperature Profiles RED – Temperature with error bars (typically +- 1 degree) GREEN – derived dew point temperature

AIRS Radiosonde Validation Campaign Sonde launch sites Example sonde/AIRS comparison Average differences for two stations

Real-time AIRS data for NWP Australian contribution to IMAPP –Addition of AMSU to BUFR encoder –Excellent collaborative work by Zhihong Li (Bureau) and Nigel Atkinson (UKMO) Real-time data available –300-channel subset –BUFR format –Interoperable with global AIRS data –In real-time database now, impact experiment will commence soon, followed by operational use

Challenges and Issues Data backhaul is costly –Research network AARNET used for Perth and Hobart –Internet used for Townsville –Darwin is not possible with current network capacity COTS Supplier –Ensuring they are ready for NPP, JPSS, Fengyun-3 and MetOp Internal technical expertise –Maintaining a sustainable core of satellite engineering expertise

ET-OI Meeting September Melbourne RTH Update Improvement of MTN and regional circuits in RA V Network migration of WMC Melbourne WIS implementation WIS components WIS centres nominated in Australia WIS Jump Start Visit OpenWIS

ET-OI Meeting September Continued improvement on MTN and regional circuits in RA V WMC Melbourne joined the RMDCN IP-VPN MPLS (operated by OBS) in Nov 2009 (Potentially connected to 16 RMDCN member states, 19 ECMWF member states and 11 cooperating states, a total of 46 members) Melbourne is connected to MTN centres in Tokyo, Exeter and Washington on the RMDCN Frame Relay circuits with Singapore and Jakarta also migrated to IPVPN MPLS (operated by SingTel) in Nov 2009 Frame Relay circuits to Nadi and Noumea remain due to the reluctance of Fiji and New Caledonia joining RA V IP-VPN

ET-OI Meeting September Network migration of WMC Melbourne Singapore Melbourne Tokyo Washington Exeter Indonesia NadiNoumea BT Frame Relay Global Frame Relay DRS 256k 64k 1.5M 256k 64k RMDCN IP VPN MPLS 3M 2M TokyoExeter 2m SingaporeIndonesia NoumeaNadi Frame Relay Washington 256k 1M 2M 1M 3M 2M 64 k RA V IP-VPN 64 k

ET-OI Meeting September 2010 BT Frame Relay Migration to OBS and SingTel MPLS IP-VPN Melbourne Tokyo Exeter Washington Singapore Jakarta OBS MPLS (MDCN) IP VPN (SingTel, Acasia) Internet Bangkok Manila Kuala Lumpur Canberra Internet Backup for internet, MDCN and RAV MPLS 1M/1M 128K

ET-OI Meeting September 2010 Source: ECMWF 19 ECMWF States, 10 ECMWF Cooperating States, 16 RMDCN states

ET-OI Meeting September 2010 MTN Circuit Regional Circuit Interregional Circuit Additional Circuit IP Link Non-IP Link FR Frame Relay CIR Committed Information Rate IPLC Intl Private Leased Circuit DRS Disaster Recovery Site Regional Meteorological Telecommunication Network for Region V (South-West Pacific) Papeete Honiara Noumea Jakarta ASMC Singapore Manila Brunei RTH NMC Centre in other region Port Moresby IPLC 64k RSMC Darwin Apia Pago Majuro RSMC Nadi Port Vila Wellington RSMC Honolulu Guam Moscow FR 6M (CIR:1M) Washington Tokyo New Delhi Kuala Lumpur Exeter Melbourne Bangkok Beijing 10-FEB-2010 Internet Funafuti Rarotonga Niue Tonga Tokelau Internet NI Internet Palau Pohnpei PTWC Malé Kuwait Internet IMTN MDCN MPLS NOAANet MPLS NOAANet MPLS NOAANet MPLS NOAANet MPLS IMTN MDCN MPLS Internet RA V MPLS RMDC N MPLS 64k RA II MPLS 2M Internet 2M 1M 3M 1M 1.5M 3M RA V MPLS 128k 64k RA V MPLS 64k RA V MPLS 64k RA V MPLS 64k Melbourne has implemented backup links over the Internet to Tokyo, Washington and Exeter Tarawa 3M Dilli NI Canberra DRS DRS Backup for internet, MDCN and RAV MPLS Internet FR 64 (CIR:16) AFTN +GTS 4.8k FR 64k (CIR 8) Internet NI Internet MeteoFranc eMPLS via Toulouse 512k 128k

ET-OI Meeting September WIS Centres nominated in Australia GISC Bureau in its current role as WMC and RTH DCPC Darwin RSMC National Climate Centre (NCC) National Tidal Centre (NTC) Ionospheric Prediction Centre (IPC) Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) NC National Climate Centre (NCC) Water Division

ET-OI Meeting September Data Traffic on Managed Networks Network Data Centre IN MB OUT MB Total IN MB OUT MB RMDCNRTHEGRR RMDCNRTHRJTD RMDCNWMCKWBC6617 RA5-VPNNMCWSSS RA5-VPNNMCWIIX0.119 Frame RelayNMCNFFN Frame RelayNMCNWBB130 Total

ET-OI Meeting September GTS data delivered on Internet Regional and inter-regional links implemented on internet, e.g. NZKL, WMKK, BABJ, DEMS, RUMS, OKBK,.. Operational data too big for GTS managed circuits, e.g. NCEP GFS - 5 GB ECMWF MB UKMO – ATOVS, RARS, GPS, IASI, SSMI, satellite files, etc. Data Centre IN MB OUT MB RTHEGRR RTHRJTD34 WMCKWBC5011 DCPCNESDIS450 DCPCPODAAC1000 DCPCESA212 NMCNZKL1290 DCPCGNS1 NMCWMKK0.321 DCPCNASA 4 DCPCCMC163 DCPCECMWF814 RTHBABJ2933 WMCRUMS383 RTHDEMS112 NMCOKBK 72 NMCVRMM27 Total

ET-OI Meeting September Comparison with UK Met Office MelbourneExeter INOUTINOUT Managed Network Internet Total (GB) Network Data Centre IN MB OUT MB Total IN MB OUT MB RMDCNRTHEGRR RMDCNRTHRJTD RMDCNWMCKWBC6617 RA5-VPNNMCWSSS RA5-VPNNMCWIIX0.119 Frame RelayNMCNFFN Frame RelayNMCNWBB130 Total

ET-OI Meeting September Comparison with other centres

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research A partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology WGNE-26, Tokyo, October 2010 Supercomputer Combined bid with BoM and CSIRO/ANU/NCI ‘Solar’ (BoM-HO) and ‘vayu’ (ANU)

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research A partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology WGNE-26, Tokyo, October 2010 Supercomputer (NEC SX6 – Solar)

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research A partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology WGNE-26, Tokyo, October 2010 ACCESS-NWP (APS0 timelines) “APS0”: Replicates legacy domains G – Global (80km) R – Regional (38km) T – Tropical (38km) A – Australian Meso (12km) C – City (5km) TC – Tropical Cyclone (12km) G, R, T went operational Sept/Oct 2009 on NEC-SX6 Solar declared operational June G, R, T, A – June-29 C operational – August-12 Last forecasts from GASP, LAPS, TXLAPS, MesoLAPS, MALAPS – August-17 NEC-SX6 shutdown – August-31 Not yet operational – TC, UM-based-Ozone

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research A partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology WGNE-26, Tokyo, October 2010 ACCESS-NWP (APS0 G Verification)

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research A partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology WGNE-26, Tokyo, October 2010 ACCESS-NWP (ACCESS-TC) ACCESS-TC close to complete Assim/Forecast components in place, number of promising studies for NH and SH TCs Post-processing/diagnostic tools being finalised Addition of TC-bogus to other ACCESS systems Should be ready for Aus TC season

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research A partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology WGNE-26, Tokyo, October 2010 ACCESS-NWP (APS1 - Domains) APS0: Replicates legacy domains APS1: No o equivalent N320 global, some experimentation with N512 Meso domain now focussed on ACCESS-R replacement No TXLAPS equivalent ?? L50 -> L70

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research A partnership between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology WGNE-26, Tokyo, October 2010 NWP SystemDomainTypeAPS0APS1APS2 ResearchMid 2011Late 2011 Operational Vertical levels L50L70 ACCESS-GGlobalNWPN144 (80km)N320 (40km)N512 (25km) ACCESS-RRegionalNWP37.5km12km XD ACCESS-TTropicalNWP37.5km-- ACCESS-AAustraliaNWP12km-- ACCESS-CCities5km 2-5km ACCESS-TCTCNWP15km12km8km AGREPS/GGlobal EPSETKF24 x N144 (??) AGREPS/RRegional EPS ETKF24 x 24km (??)

Thank You Questions?