1. EUMETGRID Towards a common European data infrastructure for gridded climate data

2. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles Who is EUMETGRID? An optional programme of EUMETNET 25 participating NMSs Programme Manager: Ole Einar Tveito, met.no Climate scientists, gridding experts, IT experts, users Building on demonstration project (S- EUROGRID)

3. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles Why EUMETGRID? Continental-scale gridded climate data is important to … –understand past climate variations and their origin –improve prediction of climate variations and change –adapt to a changing climate –improve warning against extremes/hazards Huge amount of gridded climate information exists –Distributed, fragmented, many not sustained Increasing needs and requirements for downstream services –S-EUROGRID survey: 99% would use a pan-European, high-resolution Harmonization is needed for making data available and useful for a wider community.

4. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles SEAMLESS ACCESS TO THE BEST AVAILABLE HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED DATA SETS IN EUROPE AND THEIR RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

5. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles High resolution adds value 22. August 2005 daily 1x1 km all available stations quality prooved data

6. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles … should complement on-going re-analysis and observational interpolation initiatives by: Provide access to gridded climate data that already exist. Develop an in-situ based pan-European gridded data set based on tiled national datasets. Establish a sustainable data infrastructure for exchange and distribution of grid data and products: –distributed archives, adapted to different data policies. Cooperate with and take advantage of other relevant initiatives providing gridded data, e.g. the EURO4M FP7 project. EUMETGRID …

7. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles Variables: Atmospheric surface parameters: –air temperature (daily mean, min and max) –precipitation –possibly others (air pressure, snow cover, …) Area: Europe in its entirety. The EUMETNET area, WMO Region VI, Europe as defined by EEA, the African Mediterranean countries and the countries of the Middle East. Period: The past 50-100 years with a focus on 1971 till present.

8. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles EUMETGRID Structure Gridding methods testing comparison User interaction and services User needs data-on-demand vs ready-to-go-data Management Border problem Re-projection & re-sampling Data access & Services portal Data Policy CROSS CUTTING Data access & Exchange Data sets Dataformats ”Dataprocessing” IT

9. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles Compliant to standards/specs of: WIS, INSPIRE, GEO(SS), GMES

10. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles Ascii-files SQL GIS-formats Interpretor Interpretor Interpretor Users & downstreamservices DISTRIBUTED DATASOURCES ACCESS and INTERPRETOR Access Access Access PROCESSING & DISSEMINATION Re-project&re-scale Re-project&re-scale Re-project&re-scale Merge&analyse tmp-storage USERS EUMETGRID Dataflow APPLICATIONS Query builder meta-data Userinterface/dialogue QM NCs & DCPCs (NMHSs & other datacentres)

11. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles Timeline

12. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles Benefits from EUMETGRID Best available data –High resolution –Full climate networks Local knowledge, continental coverage One access point / distributed sources Clearer ownership Added value for users –Downstream services –Coverage –Tiling Re-useable technology

13. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles EUMETGRID <> FP7 call for GCI Concept in accordance with principles GEO Same challenges with interoperability / data sharing Committment for sustainability and unified access Interest in sharing knowledge and experience EUMETGRID is still a concept Not as mature as TIGGE, HARON, GOOS Allocation to SBA unclear

14. G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET, Registered Number 0818.801.249 - RPM Bruxelles Contact Details Ole Einar Tveito EUMETGRID Programme Manager G.I.E./EIG EUMETNET G.I.E. EUMETNET Secretariat c/o L’Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique Avenue Circulaire 3 1180 Bruxelles, Belgique Tel: +32 (0)2 373 05 18 Fax: +32 (0)2 890 98 58 Email: info@eumetnet.eu Web: www.eumetnet.eu EUMETGRID Programme Manager Norwegian Meteorological Institute P.O.Box 43 Blindern NO-0313 OSLO, Norway Tel: + 47 22963375 Fax: + 47 22963380 Email: ole.einar.tveito@met.no Web: www.eumetgrid.eu (soon)www.eumetgrid.eu