WMO
WIGOS from a CAS Perspective
Sandro Fuzzi
National Research Council
Bologna, Italy
WIGOS
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WIGOS is an integrated, comprehensive, and coordinated
system which is comprised of the present WMO global
observing systems
WIGOS is not in itself a new observing system, but a new
framework to enable the existing observing systems to
provide more efficiently and effectively the data required
for delivery of services across WMO's 12 application areas,
and for all regions of the world.
ICG-WIGOS is an Inter-Commission Task Teams formed
to address WIGOS standardization process, WMO
regulatory material issues, and improvement of WIGOS
observing components.
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My actions so far...
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Sept. 2012 – Requested to represent CAS in
WIGOS-ICG
Mar. 2013 – Participated in 2nd WIGOS-ICG
Feb. 2014 – Participated in 3rd WIGOS-ICG
Feb 2014 – Requested input to the CAS President
April 2014 – Webex call with SAG Chairs and CAS
Representatives within WIGOS Task teams
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How/where GAW provides input to
WIGOS
1) ICG-WIGOS (Sandro Fuzzi)
2) Harmonization of network regulations, TTWRM (Ann R. Webb)
3) Metadata compatibility, TT-WMD (Joerg
Klausen)
4) WIGOS Quality Management, TT-WQM
(Rainer Steinbrecher)
5) WIGOS Implementation Plan, TT-WIP
(Emilio Cuevas)
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“Special” features of GAW
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In several WMO domains is considered a sort of “alien
activity”
A major fraction of GAW stations is managed by
Institutions other than NMHS
The different Organizations are in most cases
disconnected and in many cases directly competing for
national resources
GAW station operators in some case cannot access
meteorological data from co-located stations
Rather often, the station coordinates are insufficiently
known to match up stations correctly
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Rolling Review of Requirements (RRR)
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Coordinated strategic planning at all levels will be based
on the RRR process, and will be supported by the WIGOS
regulatory material
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The RRR process involves regularly reviewing the
observational data requirements for each of the defined
WMO Application Areas and all required variables
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Actions proposed (input required from MG)
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Atmospheric Composition is too broad to have a single set
of requirements for each variable
Sub-application areas must be defined before establishing
requirements. TT on Metadata is already working on this
In principle GAW observations should become more
operational to be more “attractive” for support by NMHSs.
Is this realistic?
There is a need for an integrated activity from all SAGs
related to RRR
SAG Chairs requested endorsement from MG and GAW
SSC for organising an inter-SAG workshop for this purpose
However, a confrontation with stakeholders should be
organised first, before the workshop. Time is strict!
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Future needs
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Need for recognition and support of GAW stations by
NMHSs for observational network to be sustainable (longterm “cultural” and “political” improvement)
WMO assumes that communicating with National
Representatives is enough to correspond with the whole
national Institutions involved (not always true!)
Direct involvement of Institutions other than NMHSs
needed for rationale and positive GAW contribution to
WIGOS (procedures needed)
SAGs now operate by thematic areas, inter-SAG operation
required to confront with applications that cut across
thematics
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Opportunities for GAW within WIGOS
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Improved visibility of observational requirements to
Members (as requirements for all application areas are
summarized in WIGOS requirements database)
Promotion of the GAW observational network extension
(encouraging Members to perform atmospheric
composition measurements at meteorological & synoptic
stations)
Promotion of harmonized approach to Quality Assurance
(e.g. reporting of harmonized quality flags)
Promotion of exchange of meteorological information for
the stations performing atmospheric chemistry
measurements (through cross-reference table of code)
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A final personal request...
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In order for me to effectively represent CAS within
WIGOS I need contacts with and input from GAW
SSC and CAS MG
Ways to implement these contacts need to be
decided and arranged
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Thank you for your attention
Sandro Fuzzi
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
National Research Council
Bologna, Italy
s.fuzzi@isac.cnr.it
www.wmo.int