1. Regional WIGOS Center in RA VI
TECO Focus session
Guangzhou, China, Nov 2016
Dr. Dieter Schröder
Chair WG TDI in RA VI
Dr. Jochen Dibbern
Chair CBS OPAG-IOS

2. WIGOS Component Systems
Global Observing System (WWW/GOS)
Observing component of Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW)
WMO Hydrological Observations (including WHOS)
Observing component of Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW)

3. Why do we need WIGOS?
I. NMHS mandate typically broader now than when the World Weather Watch and the GOS were created, including e.g.
Climate monitoring, climate change, mitigation
Air quality, atmospheric composition from urban to planetary scales
Oceans
Cryosphere
Water resources
II. Technical and scientific advances:
Observing technology
Telecommunications
Numerical modeling and data assimilation
Increased user demand to access and use observations in decision making

4. Why do we need WIGOS?
III. Economic realities
Budgetary pressure on many NMHS, in spite of growing mandate and increasing demand for services
Efficiency by exploiting synergies
Integration of observing networks across disciplines (e.g. weather and climate)
Integration across organizational boundaries, e.g. between different national ministries/departments operating observing systems
Integration across technological boundaries, e.g. between surface- and space-based systems
Basic principle: One observation, many applications, many users

5. Regional WIGOS Centers (RWC)
Why?
Many WMO Members requesting support from Secretariat for national implementation efforts
This can be addressed more efficiently and effectively at regional level
What?
Initial role of RWC will be to support national WIGOS Implementation efforts, in particular as concerns
OSCAR/Surface; ensuring metadata input and QC
WDQMS; especially fault management component
How will this be implemented?
To be decided by individual WMO Regions
Initial prototype implementation in RA-VI based on activities of the members in TT WIGOS (WG-TDI)

6. Regional WIGOS Centers – Discussions within RA-VI
Unique characteristic of Region VI: EUMETNET, which encompasses more than half the WMO RA-VI Members, is already actively pursuing several elements of WIGOS implementation
A strawman concept for a Regional WIGOS Centre for Region VI entered around existing EUMETNET activities currently hosted by DWD has been developed through a series of consultations:
RA-VI Workshop on WIGOS (Belgrade, Nov 2015)
WMO-DWD meeting (Offenbach, Jan 2016)
ICG-WIGOS-5 (Geneva, Jan 2016)
EUMETNET STAC/PFAC (Bratislava, March 2016)
RA-VI MG (Lisbon, May 2016)
EUMETNET Assembly (Prague, May 2016)
RA-VI Task Team on WIGOS (Belgrade, June 2016)

7. Possible implementation of RWCs in RA VI (following RA-VI Workshop on WIGOS, Belgrade, November 2015)
Difficult for most NMHSs to identify new resources for such entities
However, it is felt that it would be attractive for many Members to take on responsibility for one or more functionalities
Networking between these active members will motivate and strengthen the cooperation
Virtual RWC concept in RA VI

8. Possible implementation of RWCs in RA VI
RWCs could be implemented as virtual centers, where a group of NMHSs would share the relevant tasks between them under the overall coordination of one of them (illustrated in the next slide)
RWCs need not cover the Region as a whole; tasks could be shared between Regional WIGOS Centers covering subregions, with areas of responsibilty aligned with existing geographic or linguistic boundaries within the Region
In RA-VI, the existing EUMETNET activities could be strengthened and broadened to encompass several intended RWC functionalities at the WMO level

9. Proposed functionalities of RWC
Coordination (if implemented as Virtual Center involving more than one NMHSs)
Overarching coordination and communication with all RWCs in the Region, WMO Regional Office, relevant RA Working Groups and Task Teams RA, WMO Secretariat
Communication … and more (Problem Management).
Act as Regional information resource for Members concerning various aspects of WIGOS implementation
Collect and document regional experience with WIGOS implementation and its benefits
Support for education & training in WIGOS implementation, especially concerning
Establishment of partnerships
WIGOS metadata management (OSCAR/Surface)

10. Proposed functionalities of RWC (continued)
Technical Support
Regional network management (network design and coordination)
Regional data monitoring & data quality management (WDQMS)
Regional metadata management (OSCAR/Surface)
(Support concerning national data management)*
Linking WIGOS to external entities/ establishing partnerships
Establishing and maintaining links with Regional Oceanographic Groups
Establishing and maintaining links with Regional Climate Centres
Establishing and maintaining links with Regional Instrument Centres
Establishing and maintaining links with Regional Hydrological Groups
Establishing and maintaining links with Regional Training Centres

11. Structure of (virtual) RWC in RA VI
WMO
Example in 2. part of the talk
(link to JCOMM; DCPC Adriatic sea)

12. RA VI RWC “in a nutshell” – preliminary operation til summer 2017
The roles of the RWC are assign to voluntary TT members. This group forms a “RWC in a nutshell”
Currently involved: TSMS, EUMETNET, DWD, UKMO, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Lebanon
“RWC in a nutshell” operate and “experiment” like a real RWC would do it.
Foreseen operational and “experimental” tasks:
Filling “OSCAR/Surface” (data base) with metadata of RA VI (task from RA VI WIP)
WIGOS Quality monitoring
Extent the AMDAR Program to aircrafts of Turkish Airlines (task from RA VI-WIP)

13. Process diagram: Filling OSCAR surface data base

14. Process diagram: WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System

15. Next steps foreseen …
“RWC in a nutshell” will operate until next RA VI plenary
The nutshell experiment will finish before next RA VI plenary
Progress report at the next RA VI management group meeting
Presentation of the results at the next RA VI plenary
Decision for the RA VI plenary will be prepared
Depending on the decision a RWC designation process for RWC in RA VI could be established

16. Part 2: WIGOS activities with JCOMM presented by Ivan Cacic
End of part 1
Thank you 谢谢
Part 2: WIGOS activities with JCOMM presented by Ivan Cacic