1. Space Climate Observatory
Presentation
Dr. Selma Cherchali
CNES

2. Space Climate Observatory
An international program On the way towards common objectives, a shared vision…
SCO - Presentation V1.3 - Selma Cherchali
April 2018

3. Space Climate Observatory
International framework
Paris Declaration “Towards a space Climate Observatory”
“The heads of the world’s space agencies have proposed the creation of a Space Climate Observatory (SCO) to act as a hub between space agencies and the international scientific community.”
One Planet Summit – Paris, December 11th, 2017
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4. Space Climate Observatory
Scope
“Space Climate Observatory”
A world observatory of
the climate change and its impacts
from Earth Observation data
Satellite data
Earth Observations at global, national and local level
With in-situ data and models
Climate change and its impacts
Humankind, both as cause and as the victim of climate change impacts
a joint Observatory
A World Heritage system
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5. Space Climate Observatory
Sustainable Development Goals
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6. Space Climate Observatory
Scope
Monitoring climate change
Atmospheric CO2 concentration,
Global temperature, Clouds and Precipitation change,
Sea level rise, Droughts and floods…
Tracking the impacts of climate change
Environmental impacts
Social and human impacts
Biodiversity reduction
Economical costs
Mitigating and Adapting to climate change
Resources: land use, agricultural practices, relocation, water use…
Population: Migration of people, food security…
Socio-economic development paths
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April 2018

7. Space Climate Observatory
Scope
Architecture for Climate Monitoring from Space in the context of WIGOS and GFCS
Feedback
ECVs
Adapted from WIGOS-ICG 18/03/2013
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8. Space Climate Observatory
Country, sub-national / Territorial Stakes
Climate change impacts are worldwide but there are also specific impacts at national, sub-national and territory levels
Need to implement attenuation and adaptation policies
Decision Making
Meaningful stakeholder involvement
Public access to data, tools and knowledge products
Countries level involvement
A need for indicators and derived space products: specific needs
Need to marshal our forces through collaboration, partnerships, knowledge networks
Co-construction (bilateral and / or multilateral cooperation)
Continental scale
Climate Change Impacts
Country scale
Territorial scale
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9. Space Climate Observatory
Principles
Building on the exiting capabilities and programs
Aimed to be inclusive
International coordination is mandatory
Transparency
Open to any organization (beyond the space agencies 'declaration in Paris)
Collaborations / Partnerships
Complementary to the existing programs / initiatives
WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU/GCOS (ECV), CEOS, CGMS, WG-Climate, Copernicus-C3S…
Reference Document: “Implementation of the climate monitoring architecture from space”, 2013
Focus on Pillars 3 and 4
“Best effort”
Joint efforts
Sharing of capabilities (expertise, computing)
Open and free access
At international but also national level
Across sectors, institutions, research community, and sub-national area (territories)
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10. Space Climate Observatory
Objectives
Feedback
Satellite data 2 1 3
Information, Outreach
Communication, Learn
Products & Services
ECV
Quality Control and Validation
Improve data access
(unified web interface)
Indicators, maps
(past, present & future)
In-situ data
Toolkits and computing capacities
Research
&
Education
Government
&
Society
Traditional
&
New Medias
Socio-economic data
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11. Space Climate Observatory
1 – Information, Outreach Communication, Learn
Objectives
An easy access to public information related to climate change and its impacts (content curation)
A qualified and controlled information
Improve the dialogue between scientists, policies and Society
Solution(s)
Centralized Information
Specialized “Wikipedia”
Collaborative
Up to date
Other means …
Information, Outreach
Communication, Learn
Quality Control and Validation
Research
&
Education
Government
&
Society
Traditional
&
New Medias
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12. Space Climate Observatory
2 – Data access
Findings
A lot of data accumulated, but not always known (aimed to reach larger communities)
Complex data access
Multiple identification needed
Spatial selection not always available and to be repeated
“Classic” search engines are not suitable (non-thematic / semantic) (data curation)
Solution
Central access
API to download data from each server
Unified spatial selection
Specialized meta search engine
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13. Space Climate Observatory
3 – Products & Services
C3S
Products & Services Access
Feedback
End Users
Feedback
Request
“New” developments
Adapted at the scale of countries / sub-national areas
Co-construction
Communities of development
Make available to others, freely
Exchange of use, best practices
Scenario, future projections
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14. Space Climate Observatory
3 – Products & Services
Earth Observation Data
Spatial Products & ECV
(e.g. Global or Local Products:
land cover, sea level rise, soil moisture, ice thickness, atmospheric concentration, gridded precipitation, etc.)
(e.g. Data: Landsat images, SWH, ASTER, Radarsat, Copernicus data, etc.)
Products
&
Services
National, Regional and
Local datasets
Model outputs
(e.g. Research: physics,
statistics, economics, socials, etc.)
(e.g. In-Situ measurements: weather, discharge, crop production, etc.)
(e.g. Statistical information: administrative areas, environmental, social and economic indicators)
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15. Space Climate Observatory
Access
National SCO
Data Center
Space Agencies
International
Climate Organization
National SCO
Products & Services … …
SCO – Front Office
Data access, Information, Products & Services
but always
but always
End Users
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16. Space Climate Observatory
Schedule
11 Dec. 2017
Paris Declaration “Towards a space Climate Observatory” Space Agencies
12 Dec. 2017
One Planet Submit “Creation of a Space Climate Observatory” French Government – Commitments N°5
2 Feb
2018
Nomination of a Head of SCO Program and Project Manager CNES
May 2018
Definition of international dimension of SCO Space Agencies, Organizations
Jun. 2018
Toulouse Space Show (TSS) - Public demonstration, use cases CNES, CNSA, CRTS... (open to international partners)
Phase 1
Until Nov.
CNES will call for a series of workshops with international partners to define an inclusive international dimension for SCO
From CEOS-WGClimate, others agency, organization…
First stone to build SCO
Dec. 2018 …
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17. THANK YOU for YOUR ATTENTION
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Dr. Selma CHERCHALI