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Barbara J. RyanDirector, WMO Space Programme

Progress Report on Development of a Space-based Architecture for Climate Monitoring

CM-11, Item 6

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Motivation

• Policy framework in place (UNFCCC, IPCC reports) -- expectations are high

• Emerging national and international efforts for climate services will bring additional demands

• Space-agency investments have been considerable, and need to be leveraged

• There are still observational gaps and risks of gaps• Contingency measures exist for weather observations -- still relatively

lacking for climate observations• Greater coordination is needed in a resource-constrained environment• Long-term and sustained observations will require additional resources

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Space-based Global Observing System Schematic

Modified from GEO Secretariat

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Satellite Missions in the Vision for the GOS in 2025

Transition from R&D to operational status

GEO: imager, HS IR sounder, lightning Sun-synchronous: imager, IR/MW sounders

Ocean surface topography constellation Radio-Occultation Sounding constellation Ocean Surface Wind constellation Global Precipitation constellation Earth Radiation Budget (incl. GEO) Atmospheric Composition (incl. GEO) Ocean colour and vegetation imaging Dual-angle view IR imagery Synthetic Aperture Radar Land Surface Imaging Space Weather

VIS/IR imagers in HEO Doppler wind LIDAR, Low-frequency MW GEO MW GEO High-resolution narrow-band imagers Gravimetric sensors

Heritage operational missions

Operational pathfinders and demonstrators

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GCOSrequirements

Otherrequirements(e.g. GFCS)

Requirements and gap analysis

ECV related climate

products and climate

analysis

Climate data and products

management and access

User uptake

and feedback

Transition planning

Research/Demo missions

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Climate System

Monitoring

Climate prediction

and services

UNFCCC and

IPCC reports

Building Blocks for an Architecture

RequirementsObservational CapabilitiesProduct GenerationActivities

User Interfaces

Drivers

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Great Advances in Global and Regional Weather Forecasts

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And will the end-to-end system exist to generate the measurements for a climate analog?

• Anomaly correlation of seasonal forecasts?

• Correlation of sea-level rise?

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Will There be a Climate Analog?

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CM-11 is Invited to:

• Note development of an initial WMO concept document (v.1.1) for an architecture for climate monitoring from space

• Note progress on collaborative efforts to prepare a report describing a coordinated strategy for an architecture for climate monitoring from space

• Review draft Resolution (3.7/1) for consideration by the Sixteenth Session of the WMO Congress (Cg-XVI)