World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water WMO OMM WMO Jérôme Lafeuille WMO Space Programme Geneva WMO Space Programme

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference2 Improving availability of & access to satellite data and products Strengthening users’ capability to benefit from satellites Satellite operators Users: WMO Members and Programmes Enhancing the space-based Global Observing System WMO Space Programme Objectives

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference3 Space-based Global Observing System Schematic

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference4 Challenges and responses (1) Space-based observing system Coordinating and optimizing the space-based GOS –Requirements and Gap Analysis –Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) Building up a sustainable climate observing system –Gaps on observation of ECVs require broad collaboration –« Architecture » concept being developed with CEOS, CGMS Continuity and upgrade of operational meteorological missions –Radio-occultation, scatterometers, hyperspectral IR LEO & GEO –Higher resolution of GEO and LEO Interoperability and consistency of global system –Intercalibration with reference sensors

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference5 LEO-LEO intercalibration More on: Routine IR inter-calibration against IASI and AIRS on simultaneous overpass VIS and MW calibration under development GEO versus LEO Global Space-based Inter-calibration System (GSICS) NOAA-CMA-CNES-EUMETSAT-IMD-ISRO-JAXA-JMA-KMA-NASA-NIST-USGS-WMO

6 NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference Applications Products From Satellite data

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference7 Challenges and responses (2) Data/products availability and accessibility Moving from data to products –Sharing development and validation efforts –Encourage responsibilities for regional/global products –Validated, documented, quality controlled Data & products accessibility –Direct Broadcast on agreed standards and frequencies –Integrated dissemination systems (e.g GEONETCast) –Searchable in catalogues (metadata) in WMO Information System

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference8 IGDDS – GEONETCast footprint DVB-S Dissemination of products or data

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference9 Challenges and responses (3) Supporting new missions/priorities Emphasis on climate services Air quality Volcano ash plume monitoring Space Weather ……

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference10 Monitoring volcanic ash plumes WMO ETR SYMPOSIUM XI, Citeko, Oct 2010 Meteosat-9 ETNA eruption 4-channel MODIS Courtesy: D. Rosenfeld Eyjafjallajoekull 15 April 2010 ENVISAT (ESA)

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference11 Space Weather More vulnerability to Space Weather effects with increased use of satellites and cross-polar flights New solar cycle Emerging Space Weather operations can benefit from experience of weather community 13 countries and 6 international organizations currently participating in this effort with WMO

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference12 Challenges and responses (4) Getting closer to the users Regional initiatives –Americas: RA III/ RA IV Satellite Data Requirements Task Team –Africa: RA I EUMETCast Group –Asia: RA II Pilot Project Virtual Laboratory for Education and Training –12 Centres of Excellence world wide Regional user conferences – Satellite Direct Readout Conference, GOES Users Conference –Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Conference –EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference

WMO OMM NOAA 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference13 As a conclusion… The Space Programme: a privileged framework for collaboration among satellite operators and user communities Improves the benefit to all through sharing best practices Relies on WMO Members and their space agencies –Thank NOAA for SDRO : interaction with users is a key for the success

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