Space-based optimization made great achievements in past years

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OUTER SPACE (UN COPUOS)OUTER SPACE (UN COPUOS)

(Hyderabad, India, 25 September 2007)(Hyderabad, India, 25 September 2007)

byby

Jeremiah LengoasaJeremiah LengoasaAssistant Secretary-GeneralAssistant Secretary-General

on behalf ofon behalf of

M. JarraudM. JarraudSecretary-General of theSecretary-General of the

World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological Organization

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OUTER SPACE (UN COPUOS)OUTER SPACE (UN COPUOS)

(Hyderabad, India, 25 September 2007)(Hyderabad, India, 25 September 2007)

byby

Jeremiah LengoasaJeremiah LengoasaAssistant Secretary-GeneralAssistant Secretary-General

on behalf ofon behalf of

M. JarraudM. JarraudSecretary-General of theSecretary-General of the

World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological Organization

Space-based optimization made great achievements in past years

Even now we have a mixed observing data sets like the following…

Data are used:1) improving forecasting; 2) real time warning 3) satellite rainfall algorithm development,

CAL/VAL; 4) information services to the local information networks

Sand & dust stormsSand & dust storms

WildfiresWildfires

Tropical cyclonesTropical cyclones

Meteorological support also provided during Meteorological support also provided during non-hydrometeorological hazards:non-hydrometeorological hazards:

Meteorological support also provided during Meteorological support also provided during non-hydrometeorological hazards:non-hydrometeorological hazards:Volcanic ash dispersionVolcanic ash dispersionPropagation of radiative & Propagation of radiative &

chemical substanceschemical substancesPest control & Pest control & locust locust

migrationmigrationCrop & food securityCrop & food securityHealth issuesHealth issues

Arctic ice cover 1979

Arctic ice cover 2005

A new factor: climate changeincreases in global average

air and ocean temperatures

widespread melting of snow & ice

rising global mean sea level

Satellite observations are Satellite observations are increasingly essential for disaster increasingly essential for disaster risk reduction risk reduction

Establishment of a composite WMO Establishment of a composite WMO GOS/WIGOSGOS/WIGOS

GEO implementation & GEOSS GEO implementation & GEOSS integrationintegration

IPY 2007-2008 IPY 2007-2008 Climate change: follow-up of Climate change: follow-up of

adaptation & mitigationadaptation & mitigation..........................................For which WMO is proud of its For which WMO is proud of its

partnership with all satellite partnership with all satellite operatorsoperators

data• Satellite data processing

and products/information generation is of great challenge (sciences, technologies, calibration, validation with ground observations, etc..)

• Satellite operators should develop value-added informative products and make them available to worldwide users, especially to developing countries.

products information knowledge

The Earth is a complex system of systems…

…understanding it requiring comprehensive observations

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