1. Towards the WIGOS Vision 2040: the surface-based component
John Eyre
WIGOS Vision 2040 Surface Workshop; Geneva; Oct 2016
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2. 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
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3. WMO “Vision for global observing systems
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. RRR process: documentation
OSCAR (Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool) User requirements: Space-based capabilities: Surface-based observing (under development): Gap Analyses (Statements of Guidance, SoGs) VISION: Implementation Plan, EGOS-IP:
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7. 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)
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8. Vision 2025 - space-based component
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9. 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
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10. Vision 2025 - surface-based component

11. 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.
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12. Vision 2025 - surface-based component
Land – hydrology
Hydrological reference stations
National hydrological network stations
Ground water stations
Land – weather radar
Weather radar station
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13. 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
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14. Vision 2025 - surface-based component
R&D and Operational pathfinders – examples
UAVs
Gondolas
GRUAN stations
Aircraft
Instrumented marine animals
Ocean gliders
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15. 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 …
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16. 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
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17. 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
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18. 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
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19. 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
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20. Vision 2040 - surface-based component
Section 2. The surface-based component - Table
Instrument / observation type
Geophysical variables and phenomena
Evolution and trends
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21. 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
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22. 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
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23. 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
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24. 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
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25. 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
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26. 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
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27. 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 ?
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28. 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]
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29. WIGOS Vision 2040: Plan for review and approval
Draft Vision 2040 Space developed
Nov Vision 2040 Space Workshop, Geneva
Apr Vision 2040 Surface initiated
Aug Draft group meeting, Offenbach
Sep Progress reported to CIMO TECO
Oct Vision 2040 Surface Workshop, Geneva
Nov Draft Visions (surface and space)  CBS
Jan-Feb 2017 Combined surface/space Vision drafted
Mar Progress considered by ICG-WIGOS-16
May Progress noted by WMO/EC-69
Consultation – all stakeholders
2018 Endorsed by WMO/EC-70
2018 Endorsed by CBS-Ext
2019 Approved by WMO Congress-18
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30. Thank you! Questions?
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