This document summarizes the 60-year history of successful scientific collaboration on weather, climate and water through the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Key points include:
- WMO has 189 member states and coordinates collective efforts in weather, water and climate through structures that engage members and enable free exchange of data.
- Achievements over 60 years were only possible through WMO's effective governance, standardized observation networks, and ability to deliver real-time information and services.
- WMO priorities include improving weather, climate and hydrological services; informing disaster risk reduction; and implementing observing systems and climate services framework.
- WMO has structures and programs relevant to the Arctic, including the Executive Committee Expert Panel on
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60 Years of Successful Scientific Collaboration on Weather, Climate and Water: World Meteorological Organization
1. 60 Years of Successful Scientific Collaboration on Weather, Climate and Water: World Meteorological Organization SAON Workshop for Government Agency Officials, Miami, USA March 18-19, 2010 David Grimes Co-chair, WMO EC Polar Observations, Research and Services, WMO Representative, SAON Steering Committee Assistant-Deputy Minister, Meteorological Service of Canada
4. Monitoring is Central to the WMO Mission Understanding Models Predictions Consequences Validation Assimilation Initialization Monitoring Analysis Observations The availability of new observations strongly motivates advances in understanding, prediction,and application.
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8. And now the Opportunities… A Monitoring Perspective
11. Coordinated System of Arctic Observing Networks - Global Atmospheric Watch/International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere A Basis for Integrated Environmental Monitoring (Supersites)
14. And now the Opportunities… A Science Perspective
15. A Seamless “Earth” Prediction Framework Warnings & Alert Coordination Watches Forecasts Threats Assessments Guidance Outlook Prediction Transportation Protection of Life & Property Space Applications Recreation Ecosystem State/Local Planning Environment Water Management A griculture Water Resource Planning Energy Commerce Hydropower Fire Weather Health Initial Conditions Boundary Conditions Minutes Hours Days 1 Week 2 Weeks Months Seasons Years Weather Climate Variability Scenarios Anthropogenic Forcing Climate Change . Decades Centuries Forecast Lead Time Applications Forecast Uncertainty
16. Need an Integrated Global Observing System Going Beyond the World Weather Watch (WWW)
17. And now the Opportunities… An Information Management Perspective
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20. And now a Way Forward… WMO Putting an emphasis on the Poles
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27. The Arctic provides great challenges for observation, research and provision of services. WMO (and SAON) need to meet the challenge – partnership and collaboration are essential.
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Presentation Objective Context Key Partnerships Opportunities Next Steps
IPY is the most recent example of international co-operation – a success of which WMO and ICSU are very pleased and proud
These atmospheric observatories could be the core for broader environmental monitoring. Many of these are part of the GAW network for measuring atmospheric composition.
WIGOS will: Enable the evolution and integration of WMO observing systems & enhance collaboration with its partner organizations WIGOS will: Better enable WMO Members to meet expanding national mandates and achieve higher national visibility with other environment related agencies. Provide a mechanism for enhanced integration between its surface and space based components. Integration will lead to efficiencies and cost savings that can be reinvested to overcome known deficiencies and gaps in the observing system.
Slide 6 Thus the goal of WIS is to bring all the WMO systems under one interoperable framework and at the same time, make the high quality GTS available to all programs so they too can reliably exchange time critical information. Similarly the WIS should incorporate the internet, especially for less critical information. This new system WIS should sustain the continuous improvement approach of the GTS without disrupting or detuning the GTS. WIS should be open to all programs allowing collaborative partners and other specialist centres outside of WMO to be a part of WIS. However, one of the key new functions of WIS is to bring back the ability to discover and retrieve information from WMO. This DAR will allow interoperability with other systems and will be an exemplar component of GEOSS.
So how has WMO responded to IPY needs and WMO’s own programme interests in the high latitudes? Created EC-PORS to address observations, research and services in an integrated fashion
PPS emerged from this meeting and is gaining widespread traction – WCRP, CAS, IPD….. Could it help SAON provide a scientific focus for Arctic Council activities as well as a collaborative IPD?
