The WMO/(GEO) Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System ESIP FEDERATION Environmental Decision Making 8 - 9 July 2009 Santa Barbara, CA

The WMO/(GEO) Sand and Dust The WMO/(GEO) Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Storm Warning Advisory and

Assessment SystemAssessment System

ESIP FEDERATIONESIP FEDERATIONEnvironmental Decision Making Environmental Decision Making

8 - 9 July 2009 8 - 9 July 2009 Santa Barbara, CASanta Barbara, CA

http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/faculty/research/dust/dust.html

William A. Sprigg (Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona)

Slobodan Nickovic & Leonard Barrie (World Meteorological Organization)

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]@wmo.int

The WMO GEO Sand & Dust The WMO GEO Sand & Dust Storm Warning Advisory & Storm Warning Advisory &

Assessment SystemAssessment System

NEW TOOLS NEW TOOLS Assisting World Wide Public Health, Assisting World Wide Public Health, Transportation Safety, Food Security, Transportation Safety, Food Security,

Environmental Protection …Environmental Protection …Who Cares?Who Cares?Why Bother?Why Bother?What is the What is the

Objective?Objective?What is the Plan?What is the Plan?

Sprigg, Barrie, Nickovic Sprigg, Barrie, Nickovic

Who Cares?Who Cares?2 billion people live in the arid 34 percent 2 billion people live in the arid 34 percent

of Earth’s land surface. Local exposure to of Earth’s land surface. Local exposure to the region’s airborne dust increases risk the region’s airborne dust increases risk of cardiovascular and respiratory disease. of cardiovascular and respiratory disease.

Phoenix dust storm – 7 June 2006Photo by Robb Schumacher Arizona Republic


Who Cares?Who Cares?

People a continent or ocean away are People a continent or ocean away are exposed to these dusts, along with exposed to these dusts, along with hitchhiking molds, spores, bacteria …. hitchhiking molds, spores, bacteria ….

Air and land transportation safety, Air and land transportation safety, human and veterinary health, food human and veterinary health, food and water security …. threatenedand water security …. threatened

--- and linked to the global economy. --- and linked to the global economy.


Who Cares?Who Cares?Weather and climate are affected by the Weather and climate are affected by the

1500 billion tons of dust suspended in 1500 billion tons of dust suspended in our atmosphere at any given timeour atmosphere at any given time

Satellite-derived Aerosol Optical Depth Several Days in April 2001 (a NASA composite)


MORE THAN 40 NATIONS URGE MORE THAN 40 NATIONS URGE WMO ACTION TO:WMO ACTION TO:

• better understand dust storms, dust entrainment & dispersion

• operate a world-wide system to detect, monitor and predict sand & dust storms


AbstractAbstract

An Implementation Plan for an International An Implementation Plan for an International Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System is under review at and Assessment System is under review at WMO. The Plan calls for research, WMO. The Plan calls for research, observations, and advisories observations, and advisories to supportto support national weather services and others national weather services and others worldwide. A federated system of regional worldwide. A federated system of regional centres form the core of the SDS-WAS, centres form the core of the SDS-WAS, providing nodes for state-of-the-science providing nodes for state-of-the-science information on sand and dust storms information on sand and dust storms around the globe. around the globe. http://www.wmo.int/sdswashttp://www.wmo.int/sdswas


Objective:Objective: Deliver products useful in reducing adverse Deliver products useful in reducing adverse

effects of sand and dust stormseffects of sand and dust storms__________________________________________________________

•World-Wide Sand & Dust Storm DetectionWorld-Wide Sand & Dust Storm Detection

•Model-Based Simulations & ForecastsModel-Based Simulations & Forecasts

•Verification: Models, Measurements & Verification: Models, Measurements & MonitoringMonitoring

•Source Characteristics: Mapping & Source Characteristics: Mapping & Monitoring Monitoring

•Information Access & DisseminationInformation Access & Dissemination

•Training & Technology TransferTraining & Technology TransferSprigg, Barrie, Nickovic Sprigg, Barrie, Nickovic

Nodes & Centre System Nodes & Centre System ArchitectureArchitectureWMO SDS-WASWMO SDS-WAS

Regional Node 2Regional Node 3

Regional Node 4

Partner 3Partner 2

Partner n

Partner 1Regional Center 1

Regional Node 1


Beijing:Beijing: Asia/Central PacificAsia/Central PacificBarcelona: Barcelona: N. Africa, Middle East, Europe

Web-based portals into regional research & Web-based portals into regional research & forecast servicesforecast services

Value-added Observations & ForecastsValue-added Observations & Forecasts Neutral ground for operations, research, Neutral ground for operations, research,

capacity building & building partnershipscapacity building & building partnerships Cooperative operational services: Warnings Cooperative operational services: Warnings

related to SDS-WAS are the responsibility of related to SDS-WAS are the responsibility of National Meteorological and Hydrological National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs). SDS-WAS input for Services (NMHSs). SDS-WAS input for decision makingdecision making

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Regional NodeRegional Node

Regional Centre

Partner 1

Partner 2Partner 3 Partner 4

Partner 5

Partner n

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Partner (Federated) SystemPartner (Federated) System

Example: N.Africa, Middle East & Example: N.Africa, Middle East & EuropeEurope

Regional Centre/NodeRegional Centre/Node--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Regional Center: BSC-CNS (Spain)

Partners Include:Meteo-France, UK Met Office, ECMWF, LISA, LSCE, IFT, EUMETSAT, CNR, AERONET/PHOTONS …..

…. Tunisian Met Service, University of Athens, University of Tel Aviv, Egyptian Meteorological Agency, METU


FORECASTS AND REANALYSISPM2.5, PM10, AOD, deposition,visibility, vertical distribution

BSC/DREAMCHIMERE-dust

SKIRON

NAAPS

MOCAGE-dust GEMS-ECMWF

TAU

LMDZ-INCA

GLOBAL

REGIONAL

OBSERVATIONS AND VERIFICATIONNear real-time quantitative and qualitative common verification system for all participating forecast models

AERONETAODSize distribution

SYNOP - METAR Visibility

PM10 NetworkIn Southern Europeand EMEP

SeaWifs and Modis MSG

OMI

GROUND-BASED

SATELLITES

Also off-line verification through AEROCOM platform including POLDER, MISR, AVHHR, SEAWIFS, TOMS, AERONET, EARLINET, surface concentrations

Implementation StatusImplementation Status

A SYSTEM for a SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS?A SYSTEM for a SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS?

Executive Committee Endorsed (With Caution) Executive Committee Endorsed (With Caution) Prospectus in April 2009:Prospectus in April 2009:Centres must fit:Centres must fit:

Global Data and Forecast SystemGlobal Data and Forecast System Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre

StructureStructure

Commission for Atmospheric Sciences – Approval in Commission for Atmospheric Sciences – Approval in November 2009? November 2009?

Commission for Basic Systems – Final Approval in Commission for Basic Systems – Final Approval in 2010?2010?


Thank You!Thank You!.. and to NASA Earth Science Applications

… and my “observations to models to health services” collaborators at UNM EDAC

http://phairs.unm.edu/

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A ReminderA ReminderFIRST STEPS TO DESIGN, TEST AND IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM FOR SEAMLESS COUPLING OF DATA AND INFORMATION BETWEEN THE WMO/GEO SDS-WAS AND THE GEOSS GEOPortal and GEONETCast ESIP FEDERATION WORKSHOPThursday July 9, 20093:30-5:30Sycamore RoomW. A. Sprigg, M. Kafatos, K. Benedict, S. Morain Motive: Turn space-based observations into information … into societal benefitOpportunity: GEOSS and SDS-WASMeans: ESIP, GEO, Pan-Am Centre

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The WMO/(GEO) Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System ESIP FEDERATION Environmental Decision Making 8 - 9 July 2009 Santa Barbara, CA