Overview of the European Space Agency Storm …...STORM SURGES CONGRESS 2010« Risk and Management of current and future Storm Surges 13 -17 September, 2010 Hamburg Overview of the

»STORM SURGES CONGRESS 2010«

Risk and Management of current and future Storm Surges

13 -17 September, 2010

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Overview of the European Space Agency Storm Surge Demonstration Project (eSurge)Craig Donlon1, Boram Lee2 and Olivier Arino11European Space Agency2UNESCO IOC




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Overview

• Introduction• ESA Data User Element (DUE)• User Consultation and Requirements• Project Scope• Project Timeline




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ESA’s Earth Observation Toolkit




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ESA Data User Element• The mission of the Data User Element (DUE) is

– “…to encourage the establishment of a long-term relationship between user communities and Earth Observation...”

– DUE runs user driven projects to transfer research to applications

• DUE projects are run in close collaboration with users:– User Requirements are defined prior to the issue of an

Invitation to Tender– Collection of letters of commitment from Champion

Users– Users involved as advisors during the project (annual

user consultation workshop)– Users assess the project results

• We MUST have user requirements to conduct any project




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The Storm Surge User Consultation Meeting

• The purpose of the User Consultation Meeting, supported by IOC and WMO, was to bring users and experts together to:

– define the detailed set of user requirements for the project, including identifying the priority Earth Observation information, EO Services and priority regions of interest.

• A set of templates were used to collect feedback on what Users need from the Storm Surge project

• A number of Champion Users agreed to help guide the project, review the project outcomes and, advise ESA during the project

• All information (PPT, feedback forms (you can still submit requirements)) is available at http://dup.esrin.esa.it/news/news192.asp




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UCM Attendance & Outcomes• 42 people attended the meeting • 15 International countries represented including

NL, UK, IE, NO, DK, IT, DE, FR, Canada, USA, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Australia, (with contributions form India and Mozambique)

Hurricane Katrina — August 2005 — Intensification (Scharroo and Lillibridge)




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ESA Storm Surge Project: eSurge• A new ESA Data User Element project

for 2011• €1 Million available for a 30 month

project

• Aim:– To support Storm Surge systems, their

services, engineers and scientists by facilitating the global user uptake and application of advanced information products from ESA's Earth Observation missions.




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eSurge: Objectives

• To develop (based on mature and existing altimeter retracking systems), validate and provide dedicated coastal altimeter products.

• To develop, validate and, provide dedicated coastal products derived from SAR, passive microwave and optical satellite products.

• To provide and maintain an extensive historical archive data products derived from satellite, in situ, model systems and socio-economic data for the purpose of improved storm surge modelling and re-analysis.

• To provide a near real time service of specific satellite products in support of storm surge forecasting and warning services.

• To encourage and assist (training, documentation, tools, services) the storm surge community to fully exploit the potential of satellite data for storm surge applications.

• To increase user uptake of coastal altimeter and other satellite data products by demonstrating their value in storm surge applications.




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Satellite Measurement Requirements• Key measurement

requirements for improved storm surge applications and services include:– TWLE in coastal zone– Storm track and intensity,– Nearshore wind fields,– Wave heights,– Surface water levels (at least 1-

minute average values),– Surface pressure fields, at least

pressure drop– Surface currents,– Sea surface temperature,

vertical temperature profiles, sea surface height anomalies.

– High resolution satellite images of inundated regions.

• Satellite data:– Satellite altimeter (winds,

waves, water levels including a direct measurement of TWLE),

– Satellite scatterometer (wind),– Satellite Synthetic Aperture

Radar (winds and waves, swell, coastal inundation),

– Satellite passive microwave radiometers (winds, SST, sea ice),

– Satellite thermal infrared radiometers (SST, storm track),

– Satellite visible imagers (storm track, coastal inundation)




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eSurge Service Requirements

1. Satellite data products processed in the coastal zone tuned to storm surge applications with uncertainty estimates

2. Standardisation of EO data for Storm Surges3. Documentation of data and system tuned to Storm surge users4. Easy access to EO data5. Database of historical case studies over several areas of interest6. NRT Service of EO data for operational systems7. Tropical and Extra-Tropical Cyclone areas are both included8. Build on existing capabilities – develop only as required (e.g. ESA

COASTALT, GlobWave projects)9. Perform data assimilation experiments with the eSurge system10. Impact assessments of new data on storm surge models11.Training and education tools for Users12.Web portal as a central access point for all resources13.Develop and maintain good international collaboration




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International Collaboration

• We cannot do everything!• Local knowledge is required for

effective Storm Surge management

• We want to link to active communities in the Tropical Cyclone cases

• Satellite data may have a major impact in these regions

• Exchange of ideas, models, experiences (operational and scientific), testing of eSurge products, participation in User Feedback, training and education etc

• We wish to collaborate openly and transparently in the eSurge project

2009 Activity: IIT2009 Activity: IIT--D workshopD workshop

http://www.jcomm.info/SSindia




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Use eSurge for EO Impacts on

Storm Surge

ProvideSEARS DB,

Servicesand Tools

Prepare Dataand System

Task-2:Develop ReferenceBaseline of eSurgeUser and system

Requirements

Task-8: TrainingDesign, develop,Implement and

provide EO trainingfor eSurge products

and services

Task-7: Impact Analysis

Re-run Storm surgemodels making full

use of SEARS(Assimilation, Validation etc) Historical Case Studies and NRT

Task-5: Implement Prototype eSurge

Surge EventAnalysis and

Repository Service (SEARS), Test and Validate the system

Task-3: Develop eSurge Technical

Specification (Products, system, Processing, data,

Interfaces etc)

AssembleData

Task-9:Final Reporting

Task-1: eSurge Cross cutting issues:Web Portal, User Requirements Engineering, International Collaboration, data access,

results publication, outreach and education…

Phase-1 (50%) Phase-2 (50%)

Task-6: Populate and Operate

the Storm Surge Event Analysis And RepositoryService (SEARS)

NRT product Delivery &

Historical CaseStudy Events

WWW interface,applications, Tools, data,

EO handbooks,and catalogue of

eSurge Events

Storm surgeImpact data

Storm SurgeModel system

outputs

Satellite DataProducts: e.gScat, Alt, SAR,

Optical, Hs,Winds, Waves

NWP &NOPsystem outputs

In situ data

Other data

Task-4:

ESA DUE eSurge Project: Work Logic and Tasks




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eSurge: Key Regions of interest

Other areas can be defined based on Letters of user commitment




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eSurge Input Data

• Altimeter (ERS, ENVISAT, GEOSAT, TOPEX, JASON, CryoSAT)

• Passive Microwave (SSM/I, AMSRE, TMI, WindSat)

• Scatterometer (ERS, QuickScat, ASCAT, NSCAT, OceanSat)

• SAR (ERS, ENVISAT, RADARSAT, COSMO SkyMed, TerraSAR-X…)

• Optical data (MERIS, AATSR, AVHRR, SeaWiFs…)

• NWP and NOP model outputs• Storm Surge model output and forcing• In situ measurements




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Coastal Altimeter Data: The Great Challenge

• Measures TWLE!!• Prototype retracking & Wet

tropo. processors available• Ideally needs referencing to

an orthometric height system together with in situ data

• Coastal Geophysical Data (CGDR) already developed

• Need to run the systems in a sustained manner

• New altimeters (CryosatSIRAL) to work with (~300m along track data) from November 2010

Vignudelli et al (2010)




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Timeline for ESA Storm Surge Project: eSurge

• eSurge ITT released early November 2010• Bids in by end of December 2010• Selection January/February 2011• Project Start March/April 2011 for 30

months

METOP AVHRR RGBTC Sidr Bangladesh (15 November 2007)

ENVISAT ASAR –Ganges Delta

ENVISAT MERIS –mapping The River Plate

GOCE – GEOID andunification of tide gauges

ASCAT winds overTC Nargis




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Summary and Conclusions

• eSurge ITT is expected in October 2010• Focus on coastal altimetry, SAR, Scatterometers, NRT

and historical case studies, impact assessment and training

• Venice eSurge User Consultation presentations and conclusions available at http://dup.esrin.esa.it/news/news192.asp

• Please fill in your user requirements and return to me as soon as possible

• Link to the User Requirements template:• http://dup.esrin.esa.it/Files/News/User_Requirements.doc

• Link to the Letter of Commitment template:• http://dup.esrin.esa.it/Files/News/Letter_of_Commitment.doc




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Thank YouFor more information please contact:[email protected]

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