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WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION___________________

The WMO GAW Programme

Presented to theINTER-COMMISSION TASK TEAM ON

QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKICTC-QMF

byVolker A. Mohnen and Leonard Barrie

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 25-27 APRIL 2006

ICTC-QMF, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 25-27 APRIL 2006

The GAW MissionThe GAW Programme is carried out within the

Environment Division (ENV) of theAtmspheric Research and Environment Programme (AREP)

Systematic Global Monitoring Of Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere.

Analysis and Assessment in Support of

International Conventions.

Development Of Air Pollution and Climate Predictive Capability


MotivationBetter Understanding of:

Climate, Climate Change and Climate Prediction

Improved Weather Forecasting: By Including Aerosols, Ozone and Reactive Gas Observations

Air Pollution Forecasting, Effects, Long Range Transport and Deposition

Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Surface UV Enhancement: Are Halocarbon controls working?

Oxidizing Power:The Atmosphere As A Waste Processor


Monitoring Themes

Stratospheric OzoneTropospheric OzoneUV RadiationGreenhouse Gases (CO2, CH4, N2O)Synthetic Greenhouse Gases(CFCs, SF6 etc)Aerosols (optical, chemical, physical)Reactive Gases (CO, VOC, NOy, SO2)Precipitation Chemistry(Natural Radionuclides, Rn222, Be7, 14CO)


The GAW Strategic Plan

80. Strategy for the implementation of comprehensive Quality Assurance Procedures and establishments of QA/SACs and WCCs (WMO TD No. 513, March 1992).

142. Strategy for the Implementation of the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (2001-2007), A Contribution to the Implementation of the Long-Term Plan (WMO TD No.1077)

156. Addendum for the period 2005-2007 to the Strategy for the implementation of the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (2001-2007), GAW Report No. 142, (WMO TD No. 1209)

Development of “The Strategic Plan for 2008-2015” will be initiated by CAS WG-Environmental Pollution and Atmospheric Chemistry (EPAC).


Quality Assurance and Quality Management Related Documentation covering all

Parameters/Operations of GAW (1992 –Present)

(QA-Plans and Assessments, SOPs, Intercomparisons, Training, etc.)

WMO Technical Documents No. 513, 550, 553, 555, 669, 580, 581, 603, 625, 634, 645, 636, 659, 658, 679, 689, 718, 777, 733, 755, 756, 781, 802, 787, 806, 828, 894, 821, 898, 1066, 884, 921, 918, 907, 926, 956, 1002, 1008, 1019, 1046, 1051, 1077, 1209,1235,1251,1275, 1287, 1289, 1302, 1312.


Quality Assurance Goal for GAW:Produce data of known quality

and adequate for their intended use

GAW Secretariat Environment Division, AREP

GAW Community and Partners


Quality ManagementQuality Assurance

A WIDELY ACCEPTED AND CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING

TOP DOWN PLANHAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED

TO SUPPORTBOTTOM UP

INITITIVES AND ACTIVITIES


Quality Assurance is an integral part of (and applied to) all Components of the GAW System

Quality Assurance Chain of CommandSCIENTIFIC ADVISORY

GROUPS:AEROSOL OZONE GHGs

PRECIP-CHEM UVREACTIVE GASES

QUALITY ASSURANCE-SCIENCE ACTIVITY CENTRES

WCCs, RCCs, Projects

CENTRALCALIBRATION LABORATORIES

(World Reference Standard)

GAW STATIONS & GAWSIS

Global Regional

GAW WORLD DATA CENTRES:OZONE/UV GHGs(& Related Gases) AEROSOL PRECIP-CHEM

RADIATION

Analysis

TwinningWorkshops

Calibration, Training Site Visits, Comparisons

SynthesisIGACO

ContributingNetworks

SatelliteObservations

CAS/WG Environmental Pollution

And Atmospheric Chemistry(EPAC)

WMO/GAW Secretariat

AREP

Quality Assurance

Linking Measurements to PS

PSPrimary

Standard

GAW Parameter

An Observational Network With Global Coverage

A World Data Archive/Analysis Centre

Oversight Advisory Groups Of Experts (SAG’s)

For All Aspects (especially QA) of the Network

For each GAW Target Variable: Strive to Maintain a Hierarchy of Quality Assurance and Data Management.

TACEABILITY & CHAIN

of COMMAND


Elements of Quality Assurance

Data Quality Objectives, DQO

Quality Control, QC

Quality Assessment, QA


INTENDED USE: A central function of GAW is to serve as the global long-term network for monitoring the atmosphere providinghigh quality observations for the scientific community, Governments and international organizations, and scientific assessments for formulating environment protection policies.

Data Quality Objectives, DQO

Accuracy (Trueness)PrecisionCompletenessComparabilityRepresentativeness


To be defined by GAW Secretariate in close consultation with the data user community, SAG and data producers.

Quality Control, QC

The Data Producer (station personnel)has the primary reponsibilty for thequality (defined by DQO) of the data.

Calibration and Data Validation Checks (Cal/Val) as Descibed in QA-Plans,Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),Data Management, Documentation, Training, etc...


Quality Assessment, QA

External, independent review.

Document the data quality and overall performance: System-andPerformance Audit (QA/SACs and Calibration Centres)

Demonstrate that the Programproduces „data of known qualityand adequate for their intendeduse“

AUDIT


The Role of Quality Assurance/Science Activity Centres (QA/SAC‘s)

WMO Report No. 80

Globally Shared Responsibilities for QASPECIES QA/SAC WORLD CALIBRATION

CENTRE REFERENCE STANDARD

WORLD DATA

CENTRE

CO2 JMA (As/O) CMDL CMDL JMA

CH4 EMPA(Am,E/Af),JMA(A/O) EMPA(Am,E/Af),JMA(As/O) JMA

N2O UBA(EU&AF) IFU5 JMA

CFCs JMA

Total Ozone JMA (As/O) CMDL1,MSC2,MGO3 CMDL1,MSC2 MSC

Ozone Sondes FZ-Jülich5 FZ-Jülich FZ-Jülich MSC

Surface Ozone EMPA EMPA NIST JMA Precipitation Chemistry ASRC-SUNY ASRC-SUNY ISWS ASRC-

SUNY CO EMPA (E/Af) EMPA CMDL JMA

VOC UBA (E/Af) IFU5 JMA

SO2 JMA

NOx JMA Aerosol Physical Characteristics

UBA (E/Af) LITP-Leipzig JRC-Ispra

Optical Depth PMOD/WRC PMOD/WRC4 JRC

UV Radiation ASRC-SUNY(Am) SRRB (Am)5 MSC Solar Radiation PMOD/WRC PMOD/WRC MGO

85Kr,222Rn EML JMA

7Be, 210Pb EML EML

Examples:GAW Global Calibration Centers (WCC‘s)

The NOAA/CMDL Central Calibration Laboratory

forDobson Ozone Spectrophotometers


The Dobson ozone spectrophotometer is one of the primaryinstruments in the WMO-GAW network reporting total ozone values.The measurement time series from this instrument extends back to the1920’s. The calibration scheme for the instruments in the WMO/GAWnetwork is designed to allow the ozone values from the various stationsto be comparable over space and time.

The term calibration refers to thedetermination of the instrumentalextraterrestrial constant (ETC) for acorrectly characterized DobsonInstrument.

The NOAA/CMDL Central CalibrationLaboratory

for Dobson Ozone Spectrophotometers

The NOAA/CMDL Central Calibration Laboratory for

Dobson Ozone Spectrophotometers

Examples: GAW Regional Calibration Centers

(WCC‘s)

Web oriente database:

rbcc www.rbcc-e.org e.org

RBCC-E at Izaña

EXAMPLES:GAW GLOBAL CALBRATION CENTERS

WCC’s


WORLD CALIBRATION CENTERFOR SURFACE OZONE

(In-Situ Ozone)

Operated by the QA/SAC-Switzerland

In situ Ozone Calibration:A Distributed Reference Standard

Bureau International desPoids et Mesures, BIPM

Natioal Institute for Science & Technology, NIST

© WCC-EMPA

The WMO Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) presented by the

GAW Station Information System (GAWSIS)GAWSIS is a web-based database system that

Describes WMO Member and Contributing partner observatories and their measurement programmes for the global surface-based (in situ, balloon and remote sensing) networks co-ordinated by GAW for the six groups: Ozone, UV, Greenhouse Gases, Aerosols, Selected Reactive Gases (CO, VOCs, NOy, SO2), Precipitation Chemistry as well as meteorological observations.Facilitates data discovery at the 5 GAW World Data CentresAllows access quickly to the GAW observatory information and people responsible by country, WMO region or world wide.Maps GAW stations according to variable measured, type of station, etc.Performance monitoring tool for GAW (see examples on the reverse side)

supported by MeteoSwiss and Empa | contacts: [email protected] and [email protected] comprehensive on-line data-base | www.empa.ch/gaw/gawsis | search | update | inventory | audit |

GAW Station Information System …GAWSIS Online - comprehensive information on all GAW stations

• Database • Search / Update • Inventory / Audit(Supported by Switzerland)

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Point Barrow

Mauna Loa

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Pallas-Sodankylä

MinamitorishimaKenya

Assekrem -Tamanrasset

Arembepe

Ushuaia

Izana

Amsterdam IslandCape Grim

Cape Point

Samoa

Ny Ålesund

Lauder

Mace Head

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Zugspitze-Hohenpeissenberg

Mt Waliguan

Neumayer Station

Bukit Koto Tabang

Jungfraujoch

GLOBAL STATIONS IN GAW

GAW Global Carbon Dioxide Network{Major Partner NOAA/CMDL}

GAW GLOBAL COLUMN OZONE NETWORK: 2003 {Stations with data submitted since at least 1 Jan 1999}

The symbols represent different instrument types.

Compliments of WOUDC, MSC, Toronto {Ed Hare Manager}.

GLOBAL Aerosol Optical Depth NETWORKGAW & Partners

Analysis and Assessment with GAW Members and Partners

(Data User Community)

WMO/UNEP Quadrennial Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion.Co-organize with UNEP the triennial meeting of the Ozone Research Managers of the Parties to the Vienna Convention.WMO/GAW Ozone Bulletin Issued August to November every 2 weeks with many partners in GAW.WMO/GAW Greenhouse Gas Bulletin.Analysis Products of WDCs.Promote Use of Data In Model Evaluation.IGACO strategy (WMO is Lead Agency).


WMO Antarctic Ozone BulletinsAn example of a need for

integrated products in near-real time

Every Two Weeks Aug to Nov + Summary in Dec/Jan

http://www.wmo.int/web/arep/ozone.html

1st WMO Annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin Launched 14 March 2006

Contact: LBarrie [email protected]

WMOGreenhouse Gas Bulletin

The State of Greenhouse Gases in the AtmosphereUsing Global Observations up to December 2004

Executive summaryThe latest analysis of data from the WMO-GAW Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Network shows that the globally averaged atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) have all reached new highs in 2004 with CO2 at 377.1 ppm, CH4 at 1783 ppb, and N2O at 318.6 ppb. These value are higher than those in pre-industrial times by 35%, 155%, and 18% respectively. Atmospheric growth rates of these gases are consistent with previous years, though CH4 growth has slowed during the past decade. The NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) shows that from 1990 to 2004 the total atmosphericradiative forcing by all long-lived greenhouse gases has increased by 20%.

Global Atmosphere Watch

WMO

No. 1

3 Globally averaged CO2 (a) and its instantaneous growth rate (b) from 1983to 2004.

Integrated Global Atmospheric Chemistry Observations IGACO

A Framework For The Next Generation GAW

The IGACO System Components

Example

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