Space-Based Activities in Canada

www.ec.gc.ca

APSDEU-8MontrealOctober 10-12, 2007

Mike ManoreMike ManoreEnvironment CanadaEnvironment Canada

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Outline

• EC Space-Based Monitoring Project

• MSC Satellite Reception and Processing

• Other satellite activities

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Space-Based Monitoring Project

• New Environment Canada project1. understanding satellite data requirements

• Environment Canada wide - meteorological, climate, ice, marine oil spill, wildlife habitat, etc,….

2. ensuring data access

• coordination/arrangements with satellite operators and other users– gov’t-to-gov’t, gov’t-to-agency, commercial– all relevant missions and sensors

• operation of EC satellite data reception and processing system– within Gov’t of Canada ‘Shared Federal Infrastructure’– EC leadership for operational meteorological missions

• future missions– influence and prepare for future missions – Canada and international

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MSC Direct Satellite Reception

Dartmouth

Toronto

Vancouver

WinnipegCMC (3)

Edmonton

Ottawa

Resolute

GOES

HRPT

DOMSAT

EARS

Wallops, Virginia

Gilmore Creek, Alaska

EARS - Eumetsat

Dartmouth HRPT site moved to Gander

Gander

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Recent Activities

• GOES Processor Upgrades - 2007– support to new Ninjo forecaster workstation

• HRPT system replacement – 2006/07– hardware life-cycle replacement– MetOp readiness

• Arctic HRPT – Resolute - 2008– Cdn. International Polar Year - Legacy Network Project

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Canada-EUMETSAT Cooperation Agreement• Objectives

– establish regular forum for communication– familiarization

• formalize and encourage new relationships• consideration of a long-term arrangement

• Government of Canada– Environment Canada, Canadian Space Agency, Fisheries and

Oceans

• Status– EUMETSAT Council Approval – July 2007 - ‘non-controversial’– Kick-off Meeting – Montreal, October 17-18

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Canada-EUMETSAT Cooperation Agreement• 8 areas of cooperation

– science and product development

– optimize data acquisition and exchange of satellite data and products

– define requirements and opportunities to improve high-latitude observations

– explore options for Canada to contribute to EUMETSAT mission instruments

– share training experience and materials

– cooperation in GEO, including projects in developing countries

– exchange views on matters of satellites and satellite meteorology

– explore possibilities for longer term cooperation

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Other Activities

• Canadian Space Agency– EC as a major user

• RADARSAT-1– Launch - Nov. 1995– C-band SAR– Sea ice, oil spill detection, coastal wind applications, ship detection– Envisat ASAR (operational backup), ALOS PALSAR (science)

• RADARSAT-2– Launch – Dec 2007– RADARSAT-1 continuity and enhanced modes

• RADAR Constellation Mission– Launch 2011-13– 3 satellites

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Other Activities

• SCISAT-1– Launch Aug. 2003– Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) with stratospheric ozone focus– Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) + spectrophotomter (MAESTRO) – Solar occultation technique - temp., pressure, chemistry profiles

• Chinook– Launch 2010– SWIFT – Stratospheric Wind Interferometer – winds, ozone transport

• Polar Communications and Weather (PCW) Mission– Phase 0 – in progress June 2008– Quasi-stationary polar imaging – 50°N - 90°N

• highly-elliptical Molniya orbit– Subject of WMO IGEOLAB FG-2