Climate Information Portal
for Copernicus
CLIPC
WHY CLIPC IS IMPORTANT FOR EIONET
EIONET meeting 24 June 2014 Copenhagen Denmark
Rob Swart, Alterra, Netherlands
What is CLIP-C?
The EU’s one-stop shop for
climate and climate impacts data
Harmonised access
to climate data from
many sources (incl.
impacts, statistics)
Authoritative
information including
uncertainty and data
limitations
A toolkit to update and extend a collection
of climate and climate impacts indicators.
CLIPC and ClimateADAPT on a path to
convergence
Temperature change
Flooding change
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Economic
impact
ESA J.Huart
CLIPC USERS
EIONET COMMUNITY
CLIMATE-ADAPT USERS
CLIPC added value
(adapted from EEA-CLIPC workshop 13-14 May)
• Predefined maps/graphs of specific indicators with explanations and
interpretations of plots provided.
• Predefined time slices (with possibilities for users to easily adjust them
to their own preferences; or with time sliders to view changes over
time)
• Possibilities to zoom different geographical levels: Regional (NUTS3),
national, European wide aggregation
• Predefined aggregations of indicators developed by experts; possibly
allowing users to define weights by users;
• Some (limited) possibilities for developing “indicators on the fly” to
allow exploratory work with respect to relationships between indicators.
• Vivid examples based on/linked with the indicators, narratives and
success stories and interesting cases
• Access to new data (CMIP5-6, EUROCORDEX, etc.)
• Availability of statistics, post-processing toolsmodular framework of
standards for addressing CCA and DRR in an integrated manner
WHY SHOULD YOU
BECOME INVOLVED?
• CLIPC will become THE climate and climate impacts
information portal for Europe
• Complementarity and consistency between EU and
national portals is needed
• Consistency and convergence with Climate-ADAPT is
to be ensured
• Your involvement will improve portal quality and
accelerate convergence with Climate-ADAPT
WHEN AND HOW IS HELP NEEDED?
1. June 2014: survey of interested users
2. From September 2014: capturing user needs –
questionnaire and interviews (skype/tel)
3. February 2015: workshop on consolidating user
needs and presentation beta-version portal
4. From October 2015: user panel periodically provides
feedback on evolving portal
Please contact: annemarie.groot@wur.nl
CLIPC will provide:
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One-stop-shop for climate data access
Data discovery and download
Integrating data access protocols
User registration and authorisation
Visualisation services
Efficiency through temporal & geo-spatial data selection of large data collections
Structured quantified information in data limitations
A knowledge base for current information on climate data
A review of climate impact indicators
Impact indicators based on new data sets and new approaches
Guidance on different approaches to defining indicators of impact on human
health and society
• Aggregation of impact indicators
• Scenario-based exploration and integrated uncertainty assessment of impact
indicators
• Interactive climate impact indicator interface
Adapted from the ETC/CCA workplan:
• Describe the interface between the Copernicus climate change
service and the Climate-ADAPT Platform in terms of content,
linkages, functions, involved organisations and how such
linkages might be implemented and developed.
• Develop an understanding of, and engagement with,
Copernicus and Climate-ADAPT users.
• Prepare a proposal how to provide access to Copernicus
climate change information services through Climate-ADAPT.
• Identify those features in Climate-ADAPT which Copernicus is
relevant to and should consider securing outreach of
appropriate Copernicus material through Climate-ADAPT
• Align content and messaging between Copernicus and
Climate-ADAPT.
THREE TIERS OF CLIMATE INDICATORS
Dominated by
human systems
Relevance
for
decisionmaking importance
human
drivers
increasing
“Third tier” climate
impacts indicators –
requires model – output
in economic/social
terms
Examples:
• flood damage cost estimates
• loss of human lives, well-being
• hydropower production changes
•tourism comfort index
• food trade losses
• biodiversity loss
Examples:
• Flood risks
• Days with water temperature above
threshold
• Crop yield losses
• Niches space for certain species
• Plant/animal phenology
• Soil erosion by water
“First tier” climate impacts
indicators = composite/
selected climate indicators
relevant for other impacts tiers
“Second tier” impacts
indicators – requires
impact model –
biophysical output
Confidence
scale
Examples:
• Days with temperature above/below
threshold
• Length of growing season
• Nr. consecutive dry days
• Snow cover
• Mountain permafrost
• Sea level rise
Dominated by
natural systems
Temporal and spatial
coverage
Who will be the users?
3.6) Schematic overview
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Project coordination, scientific lead, dissemination,
Copernicus service integration.
Climate data
access
services
5
User
consultation
6
Value added
climate data
products
2
7
Environmental
and societal
impacts
3,4
Portal and
service
integration
8
Ranking and
aggregation of
impacts
Delivering products to target users
Uncertainty and limitations
Thematic integration
Not yet involved
Involved
in related projects
Involved
in CLIP-C
Societal
end users
Climate
scientists
Boundary
workers
Impact
researchers
EIONET COMMUNITY
Copernicus – The
European Earth
Observation
Programme
Copernicus consists of a complex set of systems which collect
data from multiple sources: earth observation satellites and in
situ sensors such as ground stations, airborne and sea-borne
sensors. It processes these data and provides users with
reliable and up-to-date information through a set of services
related to environmental and security issues...
The Copernicus Climate Change Service will support adaptation and
mitigation policies, and provide: reanalysis datasets, climate change
analyses, projections based on scenarios, and tailored indicator
datasets for different societal sectors.
The European Meteorological Community is currently discussing options
to develop the Service Operator role.