Gap Analysis for Integrated Atmospheric ECV CLImate Monitoring

Project Information

GAIA-CLIM

Grant agreement ID: 640276

DOI

10.3030/640276

Project closed

EC signature date 17 November 2014

Start date 1 March 2015

End date 28 February 2018

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space

Total cost

€ 5 999 726,25

EU contribution

€ 5 999 726,25

Coordinated by

STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER FOR MILJOOG FJERNMALING
Norway

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (49)

First complete draft of recommendations document available for participants of final external users workshop
Final review of and update to the GAID from the perspective of WP2
Report on the collection of metadata from existing network and on the proposed protocol for a common metadata format
Report on the scientific assessment of gaps based on forward, inverse, and data assimilation modelling frameworks
Individual reports on validation of satellites v2

Individual reports on validation of satellites version 2

Final review of and update to the GAID from the perspective of WP3
Review of and input to Gap Analysis and impacts document aspects relevant to WP1
Summary of first workshop with external users
Review of and input to Gap Analysis and impacts document aspects relevant to WP5
Final report on measurement uncertainty gap analysis and possible peer reviewed publication(s) from each subtask under task 2.1
Report on the scientific assessment of gaps using a statistical approach based on heteroskedastic functional regression
Uncertainty assessment for the measurement capabilities provided to WP5
Final review of and update to the GAID from the perspective of WP5
Initial input from WP5 to the gap analysis and impacts document
Paper/TN describing generic metrology aspects of an atmospheric composition measurement and of data comparisons

Paper/TN describing generic metrology aspects (individual errors from WP2 plus smoothing and sampling issues) of an atmospheric composition measurement and of data comparisons, with a view to feeding the Virtual Observatory characterisation/visualisation developed in other WPs

Review of and input to Gap Analysis and impacts document aspects relevant to WP3
Living Gap Assessment Document v5

Living Gap Assessment Document version 5

Living Gap Assessment Document v1

Living Gap Assessment Document version 1

Report on data capabilities by ECV and by system of systems layer for ECVs measurable from space
Initial input from WP4 to the gap analysis and impacts document
Report on system of systems approach adopted and rationale
Summary of second workshop with external users
Individual reports on validation of satellites v1

Individual reports on validation of satellites version 1

Living Gap Assessment Document v4

Living Gap Assessment Document version 4

Report on the evaluation of the Virtual Observatory
Recommendations document to address gaps in observing capabilities
Report detailing approach to the calibration and validation of (atmospheric state variable) EO data, and detailing proposed approach to other ECVs and associated EO data
Intermediate report on measurement uncertainty gap analysis
Virtual Observatory Product User Guide and Implementation Description
Living Gap Assessment Document v3

Living Gap Assessment Document version 3

Final review of and update to the GAID from the perspective of WP6
Final review of, and update to, the GAID from the perspective of WP4
Initial input from WP1 to the gap analysis and impacts document
Initial report on measurement uncertainty gap analysis
Modelling studies of the impacts of gaps - experimental design
Report on results of user survey
Living Gap Assessment Document v2

Living Gap Assessment Document version 2

Progress report on the uncertainty estimates for the ECVs identified in task 2.2
Final review of and update to the GAID from the perspective of WP1
Progress report on development of best practices under Task 2.3
Transition roadmap for the Virtual Observatory
Initial input from WP3 to the gap analysis and impacts document
Review of, and input to, Gap Analysis and impacts document aspects relevant to WP4
Report on external stakeholder consultation exercise
Paper/TN reporting on measurement mismatch studies (Task 3.2) and their impact on data comparisons, for all ECVs
Individual reports on validation of satellites v3

Individual reports on validation of satellites version 3

A best-practice document including the resulting uncertainty quantification
Report summarizing the uncertainty estimates for the ECVs identified in task 2.2
Summary of initial model-based study results and plans for remainder of project

Other (9)

Beta version of a 3D tool for the online visualization of existing measurements
Final version of tools for quantification of collocation mismatch and smoothing uncertainties and associated documentation for integration in the virtual observatory

Final version of tools for quantification of collocation mismatch and smoothing uncertainties and associated documentation for integration in the virtual observatory that reflects any subsequent updates arising as a result of a. feedback from WP5 and b. any subsequent finessing in Tasks 3.1 and 3.2

Workshop, to be organised through relevant global agency/initiative (e.g. WMO, GSICS), to disseminate findings of WP4; and training material and practical sessions to induct future training providers
Graphical user interface
Library of (1) smoothing/sampling error estimates for key atmospheric composition measurement systems, and (2) smoothing/sampling error estimates for key data comparisons
Technological platform for collocation database
Final version of a 3D tool for the online visualization of existing measurements
Final version of the Virtual Observatory’ visualization and data access facility
Beta set of tools for quantification of collocation mismatch and smoothing uncertainties and associated documentation for integration in the development of the virtual observatory

Open Research Data Pilot (3)

Data management plan commensurate with Pilot on Open Research Data v3

Final data management plan commensurate with Pilot on Open Research Data version 3

Data management plan commensurate with Pilot on Open Research Data v2

Data management plan commensurate with Pilot on Open Research Data version 2

Data management plan commensurate with Pilot on Open Research Data v1

Data management plan commensurate with Pilot on Open Research Data version 1

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Publicly available web-based monitoring pages showing a comparison of GRUAN observations with MO and ECMWF data assimilation systems as an input to the virtual observatory

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (11)

Validation practices for satellite-based Earth observation data across communities

Author(s): Alexander Loew, William Bell, Luca Brocca, Claire E. Bulgin, Jörg Burdanowitz, Xavier Calbet, Reik V. Donner, Darren Ghent, Alexander Gruber, Thomas Kaminski, Julian Kinzel, Christian Klepp, Jean-Christopher Lambert, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Marc Schröder, Tijl Verhoelst
Published in: Reviews of Geophysics, Issue 55/3, 2017, Page(s) 779-817, ISSN 8755-1209
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
DOI: 10.1002/2017RG000562

Brominated VSLS and their influence on ozone under a changing climate

Author(s): Stefanie Falk, Björn-Martin Sinnhuber, Gisèle Krysztofiak, Patrick Jöckel, Phoebe Graf, Sinikka T. Lennartz
Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Issue 17/18, 2017, Page(s) 11313-11329, ISSN 1680-7324
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/acp-17-11313-2017

Fluctuations of radio occultation signals in sounding the Earth's atmosphere

Author(s): Valery Kan, Michael E. Gorbunov, Viktoria F. Sofieva
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Issue 11/2, 2018, Page(s) 663-680, ISSN 1867-8548
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/amt-11-663-2018

Evaluation of Temperature and Humidity Profiles of Unified Model and ECMWF Analyses Using GRUAN Radiosonde Observations

Author(s): Young-Chan Noh, Byung-Ju Sohn, Yoonjae Kim, Sangwon Joo, William Bell
Published in: Atmosphere, Issue 7/7, 2016, Page(s) 94, ISSN 2073-4433
Publisher: Rotoweb Cantelli
DOI: 10.3390/atmos7070094

RTTOV-gb – adapting the fast radiative transfer model RTTOV for the assimilation of ground-based microwave radiometer observations

Author(s): Francesco De Angelis, Domenico Cimini, James Hocking, Pauline Martinet, Stefan Kneifel
Published in: Geoscientific Model Development, Issue 9/8, 2016, Page(s) 2721-2739, ISSN 1991-9603
Publisher: European Geosciences Union
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-9-2721-2016

The arctic seasonal cycle of total column CO₂ and CH₄ from ground-based solar and lunar FTIR absorption spectrometry

Author(s): Matthias Buschmann, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Mathias Palm, Thorsten Warneke, Christine Weinzierl, Justus Notholt
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Issue 10/7, 2017, Page(s) 2397-2411, ISSN 1867-8548
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/amt-10-2397-2017

Collocation mismatch uncertainties in satellite aerosol retrieval validation

Author(s): Timo H. Virtanen, Pekka Kolmonen, Larisa Sogacheva, Edith Rodríguez, Giulia Saponaro, Gerrit de Leeuw
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Issue 11/2, 2018, Page(s) 925-938, ISSN 1867-8548
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/amt-11-925-2018

Making better sense of the mosaic of environmental measurement networks: a system-of-systems approach and quantitative assessment

Author(s): Peter W. Thorne, Fabio Madonna, Joerg Schulz, Tim Oakley, Bruce Ingleby, Marco Rosoldi, Emanuele Tramutola, Antti Arola, Matthias Buschmann, Anna C. Mikalsen, Richard Davy, Corinne Voces, Karin Kreher, Martine De Maziere, Gelsomina Pappalardo
Published in: Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, Issue 6/2, 2017, Page(s) 453-472, ISSN 2193-0864
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/gi-6-453-2017

Long-term observations minus background monitoring of ground-based brightness temperatures from a microwave radiometer network

Author(s): Francesco De Angelis, Domenico Cimini, Ulrich Löhnert, Olivier Caumont, Alexander Haefele, Bernhard Pospichal, Pauline Martinet, Francisco Navas-Guzmán, Henk Klein-Baltink, Jean-Charles Dupont, James Hocking
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Issue 10/10, 2017, Page(s) 3947-3961, ISSN 1867-8548
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/amt-10-3947-2017

Metrology of ground-based satellite validation: co-location mismatch and smoothing issues of total ozone comparisons

Author(s): T. Verhoelst, J. Granville, F. Hendrick, U. Köhler, C. Lerot, J.-P. Pommereau, A. Redondas, M. Van Roozendael, J.-C. Lambert
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Issue 8/12, 2015, Page(s) 5039-5062, ISSN 1867-8548
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-5039-2015

A review of sources of systematic errors and uncertainties in observations and simulations at 183 GHz

Author(s): Hélène Brogniez, Stephen English, Jean-François Mahfouf, Andreas Behrendt, Wesley Berg, Sid Boukabara, Stefan Alexander Buehler, Philippe Chambon, Antonia Gambacorta, Alan Geer, William Ingram, E. Robert Kursinski, Marco Matricardi, Tatyana A. Odintsova, Vivienne H. Payne, Peter W. Thorne, Mikhail Yu. Tretyakov, Junhong Wang
Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Issue 9/5, 2016, Page(s) 2207-2221, ISSN 1867-8548
Publisher: Copernicus
DOI: 10.5194/amt-9-2207-2016