1. Calibration Event Logging Status and Plans Presented to: CGMS-43 WGII/8 Paper: CGMS-43-EUMETSAT-WP-10

2. Task Team on Calibration Event Logging
Outline
Introduction
Task Team on Calibration Event Logging
Status WMO-OSCAR landing pages
Towards common nomenclature and database standards

3. Introduction

4. Background – Actions from CGMS-41 & CGMS-42
[CGMS-41 WGII/ ]
GSICS to take on calibration event monitoring activities following the recent work on calibration event monitoring. Such information should be included in the next update of the WMO OSCAR database.
[CGMS-42: WGII/3 Action 42.01] EUM/NOAA/NASA/JMA/CMA/WMO and others to provide names for a task team on calibration events logging.
[CGMS-42: WGII/3 Action 42.02]
The new task team on calibration events logging to identify a common set of parameters to be monitored as part of the calibration events logging and sensor performance monitoring.

5. CGMS Task Team on Calibration Events Logging

6. Nominated representatives CGMS Task Team on Calibration Events Logging
Name
Organization
Country
Dr. Li, Yaun
CMA
China
Mr. Miu, Peter
EUMETSAT
Germany
Dr. Bojkov, Bojan
ESA
Italy
Dr. Takahashi, Masaya
MSC-JMA
Japan
Dr. Lee, Byung-Il
KMA
Korea
Mrs. Yuhas, Cheryl
NASA
USA
Mr. Bail, Manik
NOAA
Dr. Lafeulle, Jerome
WMO
Switzerland
This table lists the members of the Task Team on Calibration Events as nominated by the different space agencies

7. Status WMO-OSCAR landing pages

8. Status on linking calibration event information to WMO OSCAR
WMO OSCAR is a central data base that provides information on satellites and instruments operated by different space agencies.
The status on action [CGMS-41 WGII/ ] is:
CGMS Task Team members recognise WMO OSCAR as suitable infrastructure to provide access to calibration information at different space agencies.
[ongoing] WMO OSCAR is being be updated to allow linking to calibration landing pages at the space agencies
[ongoing] CGMS Task Team members are asked to coordinate the preparation of stable landing pages, including information on:
Instrument Specifications,
Calibration Events,
Calibration Monitoring,
Data Outages.
[ongoing] CGMS Task Team members are asked to provide WMO OSCAR with addresses of stable landing pages.

9. JMA HIMAWARI EUMETSAT METEOSAT-9
Examples of Landing Pages
JMA HIMAWARI
EUMETSAT METEOSAT-9
Examples of two space agencies that prepared separate landing pages, one per satellite per instrument. On each landing page 4 main categories appear:
Instrument Specifications
Calibration Events
Data Outages
Instrument Monitoring

10. Towards common Nomenclature and Data Standards

11. Adopting Common Nomenclature and Data Standards
The calibration events task team is asked to identify a common set of parameters to be monitored as part of the calibration events logging and sensor performance monitoring [CGMS-42: WGII/3 Action 42.02]
EUMETSAT made an assessment of the nomenclature used for calibration events across space agencies. This assessment revealed similarities in the type of events, but large difference in the nomenclature used.
To further harmonize the manner of reporting on instrument calibration the next step of Calibration Events Task Team is to seek consensus on:
Using common nomenclature of calibration events;
Using common metrological SI standards for calibration monitoring;
Using common data formats (e.g. NCDF, ..);
Attuning to standards used in the GSICS CGMS program.

12. Proposed Recommendations and Actions

13. Recommendations/Actions
To coordinate the preparation of stable landing pages, including information on: Instrument Specifications, Calibration Events, Calibration Monitoring, and Data Outages.
To prepare a white paper outlining the set of parameters, the nomenclature, and the standards to be used for reporting on instrument calibration across space agencies to be presented at CGMS-44.

14. Thank You