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Page 1: THE IGOS-P GLOBAL WATER CYCLE OBSERVATIONS THEME (IGWCO) AND ITS POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO GEOSS PRESENTED BY RICK LAWFORD (lawford@umbc.edu) GEO SIDE.

THE IGOS-P GLOBAL WATER CYCLE OBSERVATIONS THEME (IGWCO)

AND ITS POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO GEOSS

PRESENTED BY RICK LAWFORD([email protected])GEO SIDE MEETING

TOKYO JAPANAPRIL 23, 2004

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THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETY AND MEASUREMENTS OFTHE WATER CYCLE ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED. THE PHYSICAL HUMAN CONDITION COULD BE IMPROVED BY THE IMPLEMENTATIONOF AN EFFECTIVE GLOBAL INTEGRATED WATER CYCLEOBSERVATIONAL SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS.

BASIC TENANT OF THE IGWCO:

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EPOCH #1: WATER: A GIFT TO MANKIND(DAWN OF CIVILIZATION TO THE LAST CENTURY)

WATER IS ESSENITAL FOR LIFE

WHEN WATER WAS NOT AVAILABLENOMADIC PEOPLE MOVED TO ANOTHERLOCATION. THOSE WHO WANTEDPERMANENCE SETTLED CLOSETO A RIVER OR A WATER SOURCE.

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EPOCH #2: WATER AND DEVELOPMENT(LATE 1800’S TO PRESENT)

WATER IS ESSENTIAL FORPROSPERITY

TECHNOLOGY ALLOWED FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF WATER FLOWS ANDPRECIPITATION. THIS INFORMATION WASUSED TO DESIGN DAMS AND RESERVOIRS THAT COULD STABILIZE THE MONTH TO MONTH AND YEAR TO YEAR VARIABILITY IN SUPPLY. THESE ACTIONS OFTEN HADIMPLICATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

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EPOCH #3: WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT(APPROX. MID-1960’S TO THE PRESENT)

WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTH (FOR HUMANSAND ECOSYSTEMS)

NOT ALL WATER IS SAFE OR USEABLE. A CAPABILITY TO ANALYZE WATER SAMPLES CHEMICALLY SHOWED SOME WATER CONTAINED DANGEROUS LEVELS OF PATHOGENS, BACTERIA, CONTAMINANTS AND TOXICS. MEASUREMENTS BECAME A BASIS FOR STANDARDS AND LEGAL ACTION AGAINSTPOLLUTERS. DURING THE PAST 3 DECADES A NUMBER OF OTHER ENVIRONMENTALCONCERNS SUCH AS LAND USE CHANGE HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS LIST OF CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION.

DEATHS DUE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASESUNSAFE WATERS ARE RESPONSIBLEFOR >2 MILLION DEATHS PER YEAR ANDFOR EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ECOSYSTEMS,

DEATHS FROM INTERNAL DISEASES

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Terra

TRMM

SORCE^

SeaWiFS

Aura

GRACE*

ICESat^

Cloudsat

Jason*

CALIPSO

EO-3: GIFTS

Landsat

NOAA/POES*

The Earth Observing System -- systematic measurement of interactions among land, oceans, atmosphere, ice & life

Exploratory missions to probe key Earth system processes globally for the first time

Operational weather services missions for NOAA

NOAA/GOES

Operational precursor / Technology demos

EO-1: ALI & Hyperion

TODAY, SATELLITES PROVIDE A NEW GLOBAL TODAY, SATELLITES PROVIDE A NEW GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE WATER CYCLEPERSPECTIVE ON THE WATER CYCLE

Aqua*

*FY02 launch (+ SAGE III)^FY03 launch (+SeaWinds)

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IT IS OUR VIEW THAT WE ARE ON THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW EPOCHIN WATER MANAGEMENT PROVIDED WE CAN MOBILIZE OUR CAPAB ILITIES TO OBSERVE TOGETHER WITH OUR UNDERSTANDING ANDABILITY TO MODEL THE GLOBAL WATER CYCLE.

FACTORS THAT ARE ENCOURAGING THIS DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE:1) EXPANDING CAPABILITIES TO OBSERVE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES FROM SPACE. 2) AN EVOLVING CAPABILITY TO ASSIMILATE AND PREDICT, BASED ON IMPROVED MODELS ON AND ON BETTER DEFINITIONS OF INITIAL AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS,3) DEMANDS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL WATER RESOURCE COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE SEEKING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS FOR SECURITY OF WATER SUPPLY, RELIABLE WATER QUALITY, AND RESPONSIBLE GROUND WATER USE WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,

LEADING TO THE QUESTION:WILL A NEW EPOCH OCCUR IN OURLIFETIMESAND, IF SO, WHAT WILL BE ITS ATTRIBUTES?

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1. Provide a framework for guiding decisions on priorities and strategies regarding water cycle observations for: - Monitoring climate variability and change, - Effective water management and sustainable development of the world’s water resources, - Societal applications for resource development and environmental management, - Specification of initial conditions for weather and climate forecasts, - Research directed at priority water cycle research questions

2. Promote strategies that facilitate the processing, archiving and distribution of water cycle data products

IGWCO OBJECTIVESIGWCO OBJECTIVES“HELPING TO SOLVE THE WORLD’S WATER PROBLEMS WITH INTEGRATED WATER CYCLE OBSERVATIONS AND INFORMATION”

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WATER MANAGEMENT: A PROBLEM IN BUDGETTING WITH INADEQUATE DATA

SUPPLY (INCOME) USE (EXPENDITURE)

PRIMARY SOURCE:PRECIPITATION

DRINKING FORSURVIVAL

IRRIGATION FORFOOD PRODUCTION

RESERVES(SAVINGS)

WATER TO MAINTAINECOSYSTEM HEALTH

IF EXPENDITURES > INCOME + SAVINGSFOR THE LONG TERM THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM!!

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WATER MANAGEMENT: A PROBLEM IN BUDGETTING WITH INADEQUATE DATA

SUPPLY (INCOME) USE (EXPENDITURES)

PRIMARY SOURCE:PRECIPITATION

DRINKING FORSURVIVAL

IRRIGATION FORFOOD PRODUCTION

RESERVES(SAVINGS)

THE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE: ENSURE INCOME + SAVINGS > OR = EXPENDITURES FOR EACH AREA OF

RESPONSIBILITY (E.G., WATER BASIN, STATE. NATION) BY:1) DETERMINING HOW MUCH WATER IS AVAILABLE AT THE SCALE WHERE

DECISIONS ARE MADE2) DETERMINING HOW MUCH WATER IS USED (E.G., BY ECOSYSTEMS,

HUMANS)3) PROVIDING BETTER PREDICTIONS OF WATER SUPPLY4) EVALUATING OPTIONS (E.G. CONSERVATION) AND IMPLEMENTING

POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE REGIONAL OBJECTIVES

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POLICY SUPPORTTO RIO 21, UN

MILLENIUM GOALS,UNFCC, ETC

RESEARCHPROGRAMSUPPORT

DIRECT USERS AND SERVICE

PROVIDERS

IGWCO

USERS DEFINE NEEDS AND INFLUENCE PRIORITIES

WATER QUALITY DEGRADATIONFROM LAND CLEARING

Current Irrigation IntensityPercentage of Irrigated Land

Siebert et al 2001

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SUMMARY: BOTH RESEARCH AND OPERATIONALSATELLITES HAVE A ROLE IN ADDRESSING IGWCO

NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES

1. HIGHER RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS OF NEW VARIABLES.2. STUDIES OF TRENDS AND VARIABILITY DEPEND ON LONG-TERM CONTINUITY IN THE RECORD.3. MANY OPERATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT SERVICES RELY ON SIMPLE DATA INPUTS. SPACE AGENCIES AND DATA SERVICES MUST BE FLEXIBLE AND WORK WITH USERS TO DEVELOP NEW MODELS/ APPLICATIONS/ ROUTINES.4. IGWCO SHOULD ADDRESS SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE ISSUES AT THE HIGHEST POLICY LEVELS.

RECOMMENDATION: ESTABLISH A GROUP OF USERS TO ADVISE THE IGWCO ON PRIORITIES FOR OBSERVATIONS.

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PRECIPITATION: MOISTURE SUPPLIEDBY THE ATMOSPHERE FOR LIFE ON EARTH

TRMM GPM

ISSUE:

PRECIPITATION DETERMINES THE ANNUALAMOUNT OF RENEWABLE WATER, RIVERRUNOFF AND THE LATENT HEAT RELEASED INTHE ATMOSPHERE. IT IS POORLY PREDICTEDON LONGER TIME SCALES AND LONG-TERMRECORDS DO NOT EXIST FOR MUCH OFTHE EARTH’S SURFACE (E.G.OCEANS).

WEBS SYNTHESIS SHOWS THEDIFFICULTY IN SIMULATING RAIN

SPECIFIC SHORTCOMINGS:a. LACK OF ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENT STANDARDS FOR DIFFERENT SPATIAL SCALES.b. INCOMPLETE RADAR COVERAGE (GROUND RADAR, SATELLITE).c. SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT.d. MEASUREMENT IN COMPLEX TERRAIN.e. VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRECIPITATION FOR LATENT HEATING ESTIMATES.

RECOMMENDATIONS:a. IMPROVE COVERAGE OF SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS.b. ENHANCE COVERAGE OF SPACE BORNE RADAR.c. IMPROVE ALGORITHMS TO BLEND OBSERVATIONS FROM ALL SOURCES.d. FIELD CAMPAIGNS FOR VALIDATION.

(ISSUE: WHAT WILL SCIENCE (AND USERS) DO FORDATA CONTINUTIY BETWEEN THE END OF TRMMDATA AND THE LAUNCH OF GPM?)

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USERUSER

NEEDS NEEDS

MISSIONMISSION

PLANNINGPLANNING

SENSORSENSOR

DEVELOP.DEVELOP.

IN-SITUIN-SITU

OBSOBS

PRODUCTPRODUCT

DEVELOPDEVELOP

PRECIP.PRECIP. WELLWELL

DEFINEDDEFINED

GPMGPM SPACESPACE

RADARRADAR

NETWORKNETWORK

ENHANCENHANC

DEVELOP.DEVELOP.

NEEDEDNEEDED

SOILSOIL

MOISTUREMOISTURE

DEFINEDDEFINED HYDROSHYDROS

SMOSSMOS

RES.RES.

NEEDEDNEEDED

NEED GLNEED GL

NETWORKNETWORK

DEVELOP.DEVELOP.

NEEDEDNEEDED

SURFACESURFACE

WATERWATER

QUANTIF.QUANTIF.

NEEDEDNEEDED

OPP AREAOPP AREA

TBDTBD

RES RES

NEEDEDNEEDED

DATA EX.DATA EX.

NET. ENH.NET. ENH.

DEVLOPDEVLOP

NEEDEDNEEDED

SNOW & SNOW & ICEICE

PRIORIT.PRIORIT.

NEEDEDNEEDED

OPP OPP AREA?AREA?

RES RES NEEDEDNEEDED

SFC. NET.SFC. NET.

NEEDEDNEEDED

DEVELOPDEVELOP

NEEDEDNEEDED

WAT VAP &WAT VAP &

CLOUDSCLOUDS

MICROPHYMICROPHY

PROFILESPROFILES

CLDCLD

PROP.PROP.

WV: INCWV: INC

VERT RESVERT RES

IMP RS. IN IMP RS. IN TROPICSTROPICS

INT. A-INT. A-TRAIN PRDTRAIN PRD

EVAPO-EVAPO-TRANSPTRANSP

QUANTIF.QUANTIF.

NEEDEDNEEDED

OPP OPP AREA?AREA?

RES RES NEEDEDNEEDED

FORMAL,FORMAL,

FLUXNETFLUXNET

ASSIM.ASSIM.

PROD. TBDPROD. TBD

ENERGYENERGY

VAR.VAR.

SFCSFC

FLUXESFLUXES

OPPOPP

AREA?AREA?

OPPOPP

AREAAREA

DATADATA

ARCH.ARCH.

L.T. DATAL.T. DATA

FOR CLIM.FOR CLIM.

GROUNDGROUND

WATERWATER

WORKWORK

NEEDEDNEEDED

HIGH RES.HIGH RES.

MISSIONMISSION

RES.RES.

NEEDEDNEEDED

EVAL. EVAL. DATA SYSDATA SYS

ASSESSASSESS

SAT PROD.SAT PROD.

WATERWATER

QUALITYQUALITY

QUANT.QUANT.

NEEDEDNEEDED

OPP.OPP.

AREA?AREA?

RESRES

NEEDEDNEEDED

NET. STDSNET. STDS

& ENH.& ENH.

TBDTBD

USER (SE)USER (SE)

DATADATA

QUANTQUANT

NEEDEDNEEDED

RES. RES.

NEEDEDNEEDED

RES. RES.

NEEDEDNEEDED

DATADATA

ARCHIVESARCHIVES

PRODPROD

DEVELOPDEVELOP

REVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IGWCO DEVELOPMENT WORK

SOME REQUIREMENTS:

1) ARE MATURE

2) NEED TO BE QUANTIFIED

3) NEED TO BE SCOPED

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USERUSER

NEEDS NEEDS

MISSIONMISSION

PLANNINGPLANNING

SENSORSENSOR

DEVELOP.DEVELOP.

IN-SITUIN-SITU

OBSOBS

PRODUCTPRODUCT

DEVELOPDEVELOP

PRECIP.PRECIP. WELLWELL

DEFINEDDEFINED

GPMGPM SPACESPACE

RADARRADAR

NETWORKNETWORK

ENHANCENHANC

DEVELOP.DEVELOP.

NEEDEDNEEDED

SOILSOIL

MOISTUREMOISTURE

DEFINEDDEFINED HYDROSHYDROS

SMOSSMOS

RES.RES.

NEEDEDNEEDED

NEED GLNEED GL

NETWORKNETWORK

DEVELOP.DEVELOP.

NEEDEDNEEDED

SURFACESURFACE

WATERWATER

QUANTIF.QUANTIF.

NEEDEDNEEDED

OPP AREAOPP AREA

TBDTBD

RES RES

NEEDEDNEEDED

DATA EX.DATA EX.

NET. ENH.NET. ENH.

DEVLOPDEVLOP

NEEDEDNEEDED

SNOW & SNOW & ICEICE

PRIORIT.PRIORIT.

NEEDEDNEEDED

OPP AREAOPP AREA

TBDTBD

RES RES NEEDEDNEEDED

SFC. NET.SFC. NET.

NEEDEDNEEDED

DEVELOPDEVELOP

NEEDEDNEEDED

WAT VAP &WAT VAP &

CLOUDSCLOUDS

MIC. PHYMIC. PHY

PROFILESPROFILES

CLDCLD

PROP.PROP.

WV: INCWV: INC

VERT RESVERT RES

IMP RS. IN IMP RS. IN TROPICSTROPICS

INT. A-INT. A-TRAIN PRDTRAIN PRD

EVAPO-EVAPO-TRANSPTRANSP

RESOLVERESOLVE

UNCERT.UNCERT.

OPP AREA?OPP AREA? RES RES NEEDEDNEEDED

FORMAL,FORMAL,

FLUXNETFLUXNET

ASSIM.ASSIM.

PROD. TBDPROD. TBD

ENERGYENERGY

VAR.VAR.

SFCSFC

FLUXESFLUXES

OPPOPP

AREA?AREA?

OPPOPP

AREAAREA

DATADATA

ARCH.ARCH.

L.T. DATAL.T. DATA

FOR CLIM.FOR CLIM.

GROUNDGROUND

WATERWATER

WORKWORK

NEEDEDNEEDED

HIGH RES.HIGH RES.

MISSIONMISSION

RES.RES.

NEEDEDNEEDED

EVAL. EVAL. DATA SYSDATA SYS

ASSESSASSESS

SAT PROD.SAT PROD.

WATERWATER

QUALITYQUALITY

QUANT.QUANT.

NEEDEDNEEDED

OPP.OPP.

AREA?AREA?

RESRES

NEEDEDNEEDED

NET. STDSNET. STDS

& ENH.& ENH.

TBDTBD

USER (SE)USER (SE)

DATADATA

QUANTQUANT

NEEDEDNEEDED

RES. RES.

NEEDEDNEEDED

RES. RES.

NEEDEDNEEDED

DATADATA

ARCHIVESARCHIVES

PRODPROD

DEVELOPDEVELOP

REVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IGWCO DEVELOPMENT WORK

CRYOSPHERETHEME

PRIORITYFOR IGWCO

REC. GEOPRIORITY

CLIMATEPRIOR.

WATERRES.

PRIOR.

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USER INTEREST IN DATA INTEGRATION

MOTIVATION: MOST USERS WANT THE BEST POSSIBLE PRODUCT – NOT 5 DIFFERENT VALUES FOR THE SAME VARIABLE AT THE SAME POINT IN TIME AND SPACE. THEY ALSO WANT SOME ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCURACY OF THE MEASURMENT.

OPPORTUNITIES: 1. NETWORK OF SUPERSITES (HIGH RESOLUTION POINT DATA – CONTINUOUS IN TIME FOR A FEW POINTS) NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED AND THEIR DATA COMBINED WITH SATELLITE DATA (COARSE DATA – CONTINUOUS IN SPACE).

2.TOOLS FOR DATA INTEGRATION: - GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, - DATA MINING, - REGIONAL AND GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS, - MODELS, - PERIODIC REANALYSES.

3. FOLLOW-ON TO EXPERIENCE IN INTEGRATED DATA SET DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CEOP.

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RV

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AP

PL

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TIO

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GEWEX

UNESCO IHP

RESOURCEAGENCY NETWORKS

SPACEAGENCIES

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM FORSYSTEMS IN WATER MANAGEMENT

IAHS

NATIONAL WATERCYCLE PROGRAMS

WMOHYDROL

NATIONAL SERVICE CAPABILITIES

USERS

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UNESCO IHP

RESOURCEAGENCY NETWORKS

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IGWCO

CEOP I

BUILDING TOWARD THE NEXT EPOCHIN WATER MANAGEMENT (& OTHER

APPLICATION SECTORS)

IAHS PUB

NATIONAL WATERCYCLE PROGRAMS

CEOP II

WMOHYDROL

NATIONAL SERVICE CAPABILITIES

(A POTENTIALROLE FOR THE

GEOSS IMPLEMENTATION?)

USERS

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‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09

THEME REPORTAPPROVAL

CEOP PHASE I

IMPLEMENTATIONPLAN

* *

R

DRAFT IGWCO IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE

R

G

I P

(INTEGRATED OBSERVATIONS ANDANALYSIS OF THE GLOBAL WATER CYCLE)*

CEOP PHASE II

INDICATORS/INDICES

INTEGRATEDPRECIP PRODUCT

UWORKSHOPS

GWSP DATASYSTEM

COPES

+

+

+

+

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IGWCO IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

IGWCO THEME EXECUTIVE

(WCRP, WMO, CEOS)

USER GROUPADVISORY COMMITTEE

CEOS/ WCRPCEOP PROJECT

NEW GWC PROJECTS(GPM, ETC)

DISTRIBUTEDIGWCO

SECRETARIAT

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

IGOS-P

SOIL MOISTUREPRODUCTS GROUP

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WHAT GEOSS CAN PROVIDE FOR IGWCO:

1. AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN A COMPLETE WATER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FRAMEWORK WITH GLOBAL COVERAGE AND NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION.

2. AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE NATIONAL CAPABILITIES, RESOURCES AND LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT THE IGWCO VISION.

3. HELP TO IDENTIFY OR DEVELOP A FORUM FOR COORDINATING THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES FOR IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS (SIMILAR TO THE ROLE CEOS PLAYS FOR SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS).

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WHAT IGWCO CAN PROVIDE FOR GEOSS

1. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS FOR AND LIMITATIONS OF WATER CYCLE OBSERVATIONS.

2. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE WATER SECTOR.

3. A MECHANISM FOR ON-GOING MONITORING OF THE SUCCESS OF GEOSS IMPLEMENTATION IN THE WATER SECTOR.