1. Components of a regional climate monitoring in WMO RA VI
Rainer Hollmann
Peer Hechler
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Meeting of the CCl Expert Team on Climate Monitoring, September 2006, Tarragona/Spain
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2. Content (1/1) Scenario (1) Components RA VI Bulletin (1)
GCMP / EuCLIS / EuroCLIS (3)
RCC function on climate monitoring (4)
Further relevant initiatives and activities (1)
Outlook (1)
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3. Scenario (1/1)
Via a single Web Portal, an user */each NMHS gets an quick
access to consistent operational climate monitoring products,
covering RA VI, based on the requirements and dedicated
know-how of the 49 RA VI Members.
*depending on the „data policy“
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4. Components The RA VI Bulletin (1/1) annual publication, issued
since 1994 by DWD with
support of WMO and ECSN
approximately 40 out of 49
RA VI Members contribute
the Bulletin summarizes the Members‘ reviews of their
territories‘ climate last year
brochure (approx. 80 pages) +
electronic access through  GCMP
challenges: the language problem,
the deadline
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5. Components GCMP / EuCLIS / EuroCLIS (1/3) http://www.gcmp.dwd.de
Web Platform in quasi-
operational mode providing
access to national and European
climate monitoring products
Implemented in the context
of an ECSN project, meanwhile
18 NMHSs contribute
Challenges: harmonisation of
national products, the language
problem, data policy
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6. Components GCMP / EuCLIS / EuroCLIS (2/3) Successor platform of GCMP,
currently in test mode,
expected to be operational
up from January 2007
The EuCLIS system allows
all 49 RA VI Members to
contribute
Plans for 2007: raise the number
of contributing institutions as well as
of data, products and services
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7. Components GCMP / EuCLIS / EuroCLIS (3/3)
scheduled to be tackled from 2008 onwards
aims at a co-ordinated climate monitoring in RA VI
on the basis of EuCLIS
addresses:
further European monitoring products
integration of remote-sensing and model output data
harmonisation of national monitoring products
(presentation/visualisation, methods, input data, …)
etc.
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8. Components RCC-function on climate monitoring (1/4)
1. The general concept
global service provision:
e.g. GPCs
national service provision:
e.g. NMHSs
regional service provision:
e.g. RSMCs, RCCs
The primary users of RCCs will be the NMHSs!!
RCCs should not duplicate or replace
NMHSs’ responsibilities
The primary function of RCCs is to ensure, that Members
within the Region have an understanding of, and full access
to, climate forecasts, products and information.
RCC products and services, regional in nature should be
those, the NMHSs are not able to produce themselves!
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9. Provision of LRF products
Components
RCC-function on climate monitoring (2/4)
2. The RA VI approach
Provision of LRF products
RA VI RCC
Requirements
RA VI RCC – related
Capabilities
Start implementation of a network of multiple multifunctional
centres and specialised centres on a pilot basis
iterative approach: starting with existing capabilities offered on a voluntary basis
aim: formal designation of RA VI RCC functions by RA VI – XV (~ 2009)
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10. Components Components RCC-function on climate monitoring (3/4)
3. A potential RCC function on climate monitoring
Products
RA VI Bulletin
RA VI Members‘ national
and European products
CM-SAF product suite
SAT-KLIM product suite
GPCC products
Reports an extreme events
…….
Infrastructure
Web Portal
EuCLIS
Co-ordination
International
co-ordination
GPCs
WMO /-Members
EUMETSAT/-Members
EUMETNET/-Members …
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11. Components RCC-function on climate monitoring (4/4)
4. Products examples
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12. Components Further relevant initiatives and activities (1/1) etc. pp.
ESWD
Inspire
Mace
EUROGRID
WIS
ECA/D
EURRA
WMO CSM
etc. pp.
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13. Outlook (1/1) Main challenge: Co-ordination of Deadlines
GCMP / EuCLIS
RA VI Bulletin
2006
WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2006
European input
to….
BAMS Article on the State of the Climate in 2006
(… step by step starting in 2006…)
Main challenge: Co-ordination of Deadlines
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