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Wind Profilers: Transitioning to Operations in Europe

(Operational Acceptance) 

Tim OakleyMet Office, Exeter, UK

Transition to Operations

• Ring-fencing.

System is always being developed!

Not quite the final version!

Can you just change this?

Transition to Operations

• throwing it over the fence.

Proved it works now its yours!

Can’t stop that! We’re using it operationally!

Wind Profiler in Europe 1995-2000

Wind Profiler in Europe (1997)

All in R&DDiverse systemsDifferent applicationsCollaboration(COST76)Limited resources

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Demonstration Network (End to End process)

• Continuous, reliable operations of systems

• Data coding

• Using both GTS & FTP for data transfer

• Desktop Unix system for Hub (scripts and 24/7 operations)

• Quality Evaluation

• Reluctance from data users, poor quality data.

• Communication/Collaboration/Trial & Error

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Demonstration Network (Challenges)

• Software on systems to code and transmit automatically

• BUFR code was new

• Communications

• Dedicated Hub at Met Office

• Monitoring Data Availability & Timeliness

• Quality Evaluation: New concepts for hourly profile winds

• (Engaged with data users)

• CWINDE (Cost Wind Initiative Network Development in Europe)

Wind Profiler in Europe 2001 - 2012

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Operational Network (Transition to full operations)

• All systems encouraged to use standard configuration

• BUFR code meeting requirement of all NWP centres

• Standard method of communication

• CWINDE Hub with 24/7 support in IT Halls

• Quality Evaluation – external monitoring

• Performance targets on Availability, Timeliness & Quality

• Operational classification

• CWINDE (Co-ordinated WIND profiler network in Europe)

2005 - ( 29 Systems in real-time)

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OPERATIONAL ASPECTS

Operational Classification

Classification.

Green - Operational

Yellow - Quality good but

timeliness/support issues.

Red - Data Quality poor

Operational Monitoring Availability & Timeliness (EUCOS

Portal)

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Operational Monitoring Quality

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Technical Support - Wiki

Challenges

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2012 – 28 Systems in real-time

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E-WINPROF HUB

Pre-Operational licence – end of 2011

Operational licence – end of 2012

Incident and Change Management

Met Office uses ITIL (Information Technology Information Library)

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Wind Profiler in Europe 2013+

E-PROFILE

E-PROFILE (proposed)

• Continue with what we are doing

• Improved Quality

• System redundancy and ‘standard’ practices for Hub.

• Extended support to operators

• Exploit & promote additional capabilities of systems

• Updated BUFR message (consulted with users, additional metadata and uncertainty)

• Integrate ‘other’ systems into Hub (European ALC network) – subject to agreement of the business case.

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Summary (Authors View)

• Consider the End to End processes

• Applies to all systems, however big or small

• Early engagement with the user is highly recommended

• Resourcing and Timing is critical

• Ongoing process

• CWINDE has demonstrated that there can be a balance between Research and Operations BUT in the end we on the operational side of the fence are looking for routine, reliability and documented practices & change, to ensure we meet the User Requirements yet is affordable.

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To be continuedQuestion?