AREP GAW Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course 1 Environmental Prediction into the Next Decade: Weather, Climate and the Air We Breathe (Day 2 Summary) Weather/Climate services Environmental Services (Atmosphere ) Climate forcing by gases and aerosols Long-range pollutant transport Air quality Dust outbreaks Solar energy UV radiation Flooding/high impact precip ……. Environmental agencies provide data & information on

AREP GAW Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course 2 Environmental Prediction into the Next Decade: Weather, Climate and the Air We Breathe (Day 2 Summary) CLOSER INTEGRATION –radiation –temperatures –precipitation –climate-forcing gases –aerosols Observations (direct, proxies) Models –global –trans-boundary –regional Scenarios –global –trans-boundary –regional Policy Action –governmental –enterprise level –individual Operational Services Integration of Weather/Climate/Env

AREP GAW Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course 3 Environmental Prediction into the Next Decade: Weather, Climate and the Air We Breathe (Day 2 Summary) Air Quality Weather Climate But larger geographic extents Common Challenges NRT data flows

AREP GAW Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course 4 Regional Workshop (WS) on Air Quality Forecasting (AQF), August 2000, Kuching, Malaysia Expert Workshop on AQF, October 2002, Cuernavaca, Mexico Expert WS on AQF for Latin American project, October 2003, Santiago de Chile Training WS on AQF WRF Chem and Satellites, January 2006, Sao Paulo, Brazil Training WS on (Basic) AQF for Latin American Countries, July 2006, Lima, Peru Training Course on Air Quality Forecasting for India and South Asia, December 2008, Pune, India Training Course on AQ Modelling for Latin American, Cities project, 10 – 14 August 2009, Mexico City International Workshop on Air Quality Forecasting Research, December 2009 in Boulder (Joint Canada/USA) EXPO 2010 Shanghai China WMO (GURME) Pilot Project MHWS Better City, Better Life WMO-GURME Air Quality Workshops & Pilot Projects (Examples)

AREP GAW Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course 5 AQ regional or city network #i AQ regional or city network #... AQ regional or city network #N AQ site #1AQ site #... AQ site #N National Environment Institute or Ministery NRT Any Insitute worldwide having been granted access to the data DCPC NC/ DCPC NC NC/ DCPC NC GISC Satellite Two-Way Systems Satellite Disseminati on (IGDDS) NC DCPC GISC DCPC NRT Future NRT data flow (using the WIS) WMO/GAW ET-NRTCDT (together with US, Asia,…). Europe : collaboration with EEA, EMEP, NILU,…

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AREP GAW Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course 7 Questions? 7 Carbon Weather January (net CO 2 emission) July (net CO 2 uptake) Long-term Observations CarbonTracker TM

AREP GAW Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course 8 Improved Weather and Seasonal Climate prediction Why a Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System? Human Health (Asthma, infections, Meningitis in Africa, Valley Fever in the Americas) Agriculture (negative & positive impacts) Industry (Semi-conductor, etc.) Energy (Thermal solar energy) Aviation (air disasters) Ground Transportation Marine productivity (negative & positive impacts)

AREP GAW Section 3 – Introduction and Overview of Course 9 ~800,000 excess deaths per year globally no region immune! & Weather A Major Challenge: Characterizing The Interactions Between Air Pollution, Weather And Climate That Are Many And Complex

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