KlimaCampus Kolloquium: GAIA-CLIM: Improving the usefulness and utility of non-satellite data for satellite characterisation
The aim of the Gap Analysis for Integrated Atmospheric ECV CLImate Monitoring (GAIA-CLIM) project is to improve our ability to use ground-based and sub-orbital observations to characterise satellite observations for a number of atmospheric Essential Climate Variables (ECVs). The key outcomes will be a "Virtual Observatory" facility of co-locations and their uncertainties and a report on gaps in capabilities or understanding, which shall be used to inform subsequent Horizon 2020 activities.
Key activities under GAIA-CLIM are to:
- Define data quality by assessable attributes, such as traceability, documentation, metadata retention, uncertainty quantification.
- Map observational capabilities.
- Improve understanding and uncertainty quantification of selected in-situ, ground-based, and sub-orbital measurements.
- Better quantify the impacts of inevitable measurement mismatches between satellite observations and the non-satellite measurements.
- Use Data Assimilation to improve the usefulness of high-quality measurements in characterising satellite performance.
- Provide useable and actionable both satellite and non-satellite data and tools to end users to improve their value for a broad range of applications.
This talk shall provide the scientific rationale, very initial results, and future plans for the project.
Datum
03.12.2015
Uhrzeit
16:15 Uhr
Ort
- Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
- Seminar Room 022/023, Ground Floor, Bundesstrasse 53, 20146 Hamburg, Hamburg
ReferentIn
Peter Thorne, Maynooth University, Ireland