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Omar Baddour Chief, Division of Climate Data Management Applications Observing and Information System Department- Geneva, WMO

WMO Climate System MonitoringPerspective of the Commission for

Climatology (CCL)

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The World Meteorological Organization

An authoritative international scientific voice on

The Earth’s Climate System and on Climate Change.

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Goals of the WMO CSM

Analysis of inter-annual variability of the global climate system

Detection of Climate Change

Implementation of methods to rescue, preserve and manage climate data

Preparation and distribution of global and regional data sets, including metadata

Preparation and dissemination of the WMO climate statements and reviews

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Key areas of CSM

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Climate change

Warming of the climate system is unequivocal (increase in global average air/ocean temperatures, rising global average sea level, widespread melting of snow and ice,, …)

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Long term climate projectionsThe pattern of future warming where land warms more that the oceans and more in northern high latitudes is seen in all scenarios. The maps show the multi-AOGCM average projection for the A2, A1B, B1 SRES scenarios for three periods over the 21st century. Temperatures are relative to the period 1980-1999.

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Date Killed (no. of people)

Italy 2003 20,089

France 2003 19,490

Spain 2003 15,090

Germany 2003 9,355

Portugal 2003 2,696

India 1998 2,541

France 2006 1,388

United States

1980 1,260

India 2003 1,210

Belgium 2003 1,175

Extreme climate events

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Projects relevant to WMO CSM

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International Project onClimate Change Detection and Indices

• CCl/CLIVAR/JCOMM Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices

– Provide International Coordination for Climate change detection and climate indices

– Develop tools and material including software to calculate indices

– Organize training workshops

– Peer reviewed publications for contribution to the IPCC assessment reports

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Congo Workshop, Brazzaville, April 2007

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Contributions from countries and international Programmes

Highlights the annual Surface Temperature Globally and regionally

Describe major extreme weather and climate events in the year

In 6 languages

WMO annual assessment of the status of the Global Climate System

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Recent show-case WMO OMM

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Climate Watch SystemsWMO OMM

- To monitor climate anomalies and related

extremes

- To produce and disseminate climate advisories (climate alert bulletins) on significant ongoing or foreseen climate anomalies

- To heighten awareness among relevant users to initiate preparedness measures

- To interact with the users prior, during and after the Alert episode

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3 Workshops: 2008-2010

2008

2009

2010

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Key challenges

Climate data coverage remains limited in some regions and there is a notable lack of geographic balance in data with marked scarcity in developing countries;

Monitoring changes in extreme events, including drought, tropical cyclones, extreme temperatures and the frequency and intensity of precipitation, is more difficult than for climatic averages as longer data time-series of higher spatial and temporal resolutions are required;

Need to address the new requirements in climate System Monitoring which are emerging as a response to the demand for climate services, especially to deal with high impact weather and climate extremes, and climate of mountainous areas, low populated areas and polar regions;

Climate information is expected to have and expanded market at all level of decision-making

Specialized climate monitoring products – Must become user centric Downscaling global climate information to regional and national level

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Key relevant CCL decisions

Alignment of the Commission work to respond to emerging priorities of the Global Framework for Climate Services

Integrate and exchange climate data from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services and data from other sources such as remote-sensing data, Geographical Information Systems, and data from applications sectors;

Liaise with other technical commissions (CBS, JCOMM, CHy, CAgm), and the WMO Space Programme on relevant issues related to climate data and related systems;

Further develop indicators on climate variability and change from the surface and subsurface ocean to the stratosphere;

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WMO COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY (CCl)

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Members1. Ren Fumen (China) (Lead)2. Pattanaik Dushmenda (India) (Co-Lead)3. Randall Cerveny (USA)4. Blair Trewin (Asutralia)5. Boris Sherstyukov (Russia)6. Jurq Rapp (Germany)7. Diallo Aissatou (Guinea)

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CCL-XV OPACE-2 Task Team on National Climate Monitoring Products

Members1. John Kennedy (UK) (Lead) 2. Ladislaus B. Chang'a (Tanzania) (Co-lead)3. Andrew Watkins (Australia) 4. Xiaolan Wang (Canada) 5. Olga Bulygina (Russia) 6. Mesut Demircan (Turkey) 7. Raj Booneeday (Mauritius) 8. Mohamed Semawi (Jordan)

CCL-XV OPACE-2 Task Team on extreme climate events

Key CCl Task Teams for CSM

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Joint CCl/WCRP-Clivar/JCOMM Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ET-CCDI)

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THANK YOU

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