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Overview of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS)Sue Barrell, Australia, Co-Chair, ICG-WIGOS
Bertrand Calpini, Switzerland, Co-Chair, ICG-WIGOS
The WIGOS Pre-Operational Phase (2016-2019)
• Approved by Cg-17 in 2016• Increased emphasis on regional and national activities• Five main priority areas:
I. WIGOS Regulatory Material, supplemented with necessary guidance material
II. WIGOS Information Resource, including the Observing Systems Capabilities analysis and Review tool (OSCAR), especially OSCAR/Surface
III. WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS)IV. Regional Structure; Regional WIGOS CentersV. National WIGOS Implementation, coordination and
governance mechanisms
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I. WIGOS Regulatory and Guidance Material
• New version of Manual on WIGOS (Cg-18)– Integration of the Manual on the Global
Observing System which will then be retired; this is a very challenging task!
– Revised and updated WIGOS Metadata Standard
– Regional Basic Observing Networks (RBON) replacing current RBSN and RBCN
• Guide to WIGOS (EC-69, EC-70,…)– OSCAR, WDQMS, WIGOS station identifiers,
national partnership development, WIGOS readiness, “how to” on national WIGOS implementation,…
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II. WIGOS Information Resource - OSCAR
• OSCAR/Surface– Operational since 05/2016– Education and training and
development of machine to machine interface are the main challenges
• OSCAR/Space– New version released 06/2016– Resourcing for maintenance and
operations unresolved• OSCAR/Requirements
– Working actively with GAW, GCOS, WCRP on capturing their application areas and requirements
– Workload of main expert team IPET-OSDE keeps increasing
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III. WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System
• Pilot project with NWP centers (ECWMF, NCEP, JMA, DWD) progressing well; near-real time 24/7 monitoring of data flow and data quality
• Demonstration project on incident management underway with involvement of Kenya and Tanzania
• Integration of GAW, GCOS, WHOS and GCW monitoring efforts to be discussed at WDQMS Workshop in June 2017
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IV. Regional WIGOS Centers• Why?
• Many requests for support for national implementation efforts; can be addressed more efficiently and effectively at regional level
• What?• Initial role of RWC will be to support national WIGOS Implementation
efforts, • OSCAR/Surface; ensuring metadata input and QC• WDQMS; especially fault management component
• How?• To be decided by Regions - will likely take place primarily at the sub-
Regional level• Pilot RA-VI (Europe) RWC implemented in pilot mode• Indications of interest from many countries in various Regions• RWC implementation meetings planned to be held in all Regions in
2017-2018• Resourcing the RWC is a challenge
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V. National WIGOS Implementation
• (supported by all other priority areas)• Secretariat support for observing system assessment and
WIGOS implementation on individual basis (Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …)– Many requests for support; limited resources to respond
• TT-WDP: Guidance on WIGOS Data Partnerships– Work is uncovering numerous lingering unresolved issues related to
data policy for WIGOS• ICG-WIGOS and WIGOS Project Office: Guidance on step-by-
step implementation of WIGOS
Thank youMerci