Use Cases for Climate Monitoring from Space

Background

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the joint CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate have decided to collect and publish use cases of the architecture for climate monitoring from space (see Resolution 51 (Cg-18) Implementation of the Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space).

It is planned to compile a publication of uses case following the example of the publication “Case Studies for Establishing an Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space” (WMO-No.1162).

You are kindly invited to submit use cases describing operational as well as scientific applications using the form below.

(It is suggested that you pre-prepare your input in a separate document (submission template) and once you have compiled all data complete and submit the form. This could help to avoid/mitigate possible data loss. For technical assistance or support with this form please contact Dr. Guangxin He "ghe@wmo.int".)

Submission of Use Case

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* 1. Organization/entity proposing the Use Case:

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* 2. Name and email contact details of focal point for the Use Case:

Name

Country

Email Address

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* 3. Title and Short Abstract/Summary of the Use Case (100-200 words):

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* 4. Please indicate the Service/Thematic Area(s) of the Use Case:

Adaptation

Agriculture

Coastal management

Disaster risk reduction (DRR)

Energy

Fisheries

Flood management

Food security

Health

Marine ecosystems

Mitigation

Protocol monitoring

Tourism

Urban

Other (Explain)

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* 5. Please indicate the end user(s) category of the Use Case. Select “Other (describe)” if none of the listed categories is applicable:

Government agencies

General Public

Industry

Local communities

Policymakers

Reef managers

Researchers

Other (describe)

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* 6. Please list the intermediate user(s) (specify):

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* 7. Please briefly describe the Use Case application(s) (specify):

8. Please indicate the GCOS Essential Climate Variables used in your Use Case:

A detailed description of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables can be found here.

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* Essential Climate Variables---Atmosphere

Precipitation

Pressure

Radiation budget

Temperature

Water vapour

Wind speed and direction

Earth radiation budget

Lightning

Temperature

Water vapor

Wind speed and direction

Aerosols

Carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases

Clouds

Ozone

Precursors for aerosols and ozone

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* Essential Climate Variables---Land

Groundwater

Lakes

River discharge

Glaciers

Ice sheets and ice shelves

Permafrost

Snow

Above-ground biomass

Albedo

Evaporation from land

Fire

Fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR)

Land cover

Land surface temperature

Leaf area index

Soil carbon

Soil moisture

Anthropogenic Greenhouse gas fluxes

Anthropogenic water use

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* Essential Climate Variables---Ocean

Ocean surface heat flux

Sea ice

Sea level

Sea state

Sea surface currents

Sea surface salinity

Sea surface stress

Sea surface temperature

Subsurface currents

Subsurface salinity

Subsurface temperature

Inorganic carbon

Nitrous oxide

Nutrients

Ocean colour

Oxygen

Transient tracers

Marine habitats

Plankton

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* 9. Please briefly list any models used in your use case. Provide references and links as may be applicable, otherwise leave empty:

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* 10a. Are the climate data records used in your use case already listed in the ECV Inventory?

Yes

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* 10b. Please list the climate data records used in your use case. Provide DOI’s and/or RecordID of the relevant climate data records in the ECV Inventory where applicable:

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* 11. Please indicate the agencies/organizations that produce the relevant Essential Climate Data records used in your Use Case:

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* 12. Please list the satellite observations (e.g. NOAA AVHRR, Sentinel 1..) used in your use case：

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* 13. Please briefly comment on the sustainability of your service/use case (demonstration, operational, …):

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* 14. Please copy below the full description of your Use Case (600-1000 words) (for past examples see WMO-No.1162 )

15. Each Use Case will be described using a graphical depiction of the Information Flow in line with the Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space (see ) , please provide text for the text boxes in accordance with the graphical examples depicted below:

Use Cases for Climate Monitoring from Space

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* 1. Organization/entity proposing the Use Case:

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* 2. Name and email contact details of focal point for the Use Case:

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* 3. Title and Short Abstract/Summary of the Use Case (100-200 words):

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* 4. Please indicate the Service/Thematic Area(s) of the Use Case:

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* 5. Please indicate the end user(s) category of the Use Case. Select “Other (describe)” if none of the listed categories is applicable:

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* 6. Please list the intermediate user(s) (specify):

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* 7. Please briefly describe the Use Case application(s) (specify):

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* Essential Climate Variables---Atmosphere

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* Essential Climate Variables---Land

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* Essential Climate Variables---Ocean

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* 9. Please briefly list any models used in your use case. Provide references and links as may be applicable, otherwise leave empty:

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* 10a. Are the climate data records used in your use case already listed in the ECV Inventory?

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* 10b. Please list the climate data records used in your use case. Provide DOI’s and/or RecordID of the relevant climate data records in the ECV Inventory where applicable:

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* 11. Please indicate the agencies/organizations that produce the relevant Essential Climate Data records used in your Use Case:

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* 12. Please list the satellite observations (e.g. NOAA AVHRR, Sentinel 1..) used in your use case：

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* 13. Please briefly comment on the sustainability of your service/use case (demonstration, operational, …):

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* 14. Please copy below the full description of your Use Case (600-1000 words) (for past examples see WMO-No.1162 )

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* 15a. Sensing - describe the sensing component (Pillar I): (free text field, up to 100 words)

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* 15b. Climate Data Records- describe the climate data records used (Pillar II): (free text field, up to 100 words)

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* 15c. Application - describe the application/products (Pillar III): (free text field, up to 100 words)

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* 15d. Decision making - describe the decisions that can be taken based on the application (Pillar IV): (free text field, up to 100 words)

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* 15e. Additional data/information used: (free text field, up to 100 words)

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* 16. Indicate how the case study could be improved and what data/tools could help in this regard:

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* 17. Provide/Upload 1-4 high quality images, supporting the Case Study description:(please upload image here)

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* 18. Please use this box to provide any additional information:

* 17. Provide/Upload 1-4 high quality images, supporting the Case Study description:

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