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EUMETNET Presentation for Regional Meeting for Strengthening Regional Cooperation in Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Services for Disaster Risk Management

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina28 – 29 March 2011

Christophe Jacob

EUMETRep programme Manager

The Network of European Meteorological Services

What is the EuropeanMeteorological Infrastructure?

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EMI – an Organisational View

– NM(H)Ss• National Meteorological or

Hydrometeorological services– EUMETNET

• A range of R&D programmes& operational infrastructure

– EUMETSAT• Satellite observations

– ECMWF• Global numerical weather forecasts

The European Meteorological Infrastructure:

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Member and cooperating member States of EUMETNET, ECMWF and EUMETSAT

Members &

Cooperating Members

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Constitution

• An Economic Interest Grouping registered under Belgian Law

• Members are the National Meteorological Services of European states

• Provides for internal and external cooperation and collaboration

• The primary governing body is the Assembly of Members

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Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Rep. Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy

Latvia Luxemburg Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden The FYROM Switzerland United Kingdom

29 EUMETNET MembersThe National Met Services of:

Strategy

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EUMETNET Mission

To help its Members to develop and share their individual and joint capabilities through cooperation programmes that enable enhanced networking, interoperability, optimisation and integration within Europe; and also to enable collective representation with European bodies in order that these capabilities can be exploited effectively.

From EUMETNET Strategy

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EUMETNET Vision

By 2020 EUMETNET will have enabled its Members to provide a cost efficient, world-class, shared infrastructure that is significantly more interoperable and integrated with shared basic services. These improvements will enable Members to better fulfil their official duties, enhance their individual capabilities and provide a basis for Members to deliver, collectively, joint public information services at the level of the EU and the EEA.

From EUMETNET Strategy

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EUMETNET Strategic GoalsThe following are the 3 strategic goals of EUMETNET over the next 10 years:

– Improving efficiency of EUMETNET elements of the EMI through EUMETNET programme activity and by moving towards shared services, where appropriate.

– Investing collectively through EUMETNET in science, technology and skills for the future.

– To be an essential partner for EU/EC and its bodies, whenever the implementation of EU policies require capabilities and services from the meteorological community.

Delivery

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EUMETNET programmes• Primary means of delivering

EUMETNET mission and goals• Focus on delivery• 2 types:• Mandatory and Optional• 3 Categories:

– Operational– R&D– Coordination and networking

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Observations 1/2• EUCOS (EUMETNET Composite Observing System)Framework for EUMETNET activities in the field of Observing systems

• E-AMDAR(Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay)Vertical profiles of wind and temperature over airports and en route measurements

• E-ASAP(Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme)Vertical profiles of wind temperature and humidity from ships

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Observation 2/2

• E-SURFMAR (Surface Marine observation programme)Optional element of EUCOS for integration of surface marine observations

• E-WINPROF (Wind Profilers)Provides vertical profiles on wind measurements

• E-GVAP (The GNSS water vapour programme)European GPS delays and water vapour measurements for operational meteorology

• OPERA (Operational Programme for the Exchange of Weather Radar Information)

Operational exchange of weather radar information between NMHSs

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Climate• ECSN (European Climate Support Network)Supports its 25 members in their climate practices

• PEP 725 (Phenological Database)COST action prototype database of European phenological records

• EUMETGRIDDevelop and maintain sustainable pan-European data infrastructure for accessing and

distributing gridded climate information

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Forecasting and training

• C-SRNWP (Coordination - Short Range Numerical Weather Prediction)Ensures coordination between 5 European modelling consortia

• SRNWP Verification

• EUMETCal : European Virtual Organisation for Meteorological training

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EMMA

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EUMETNET EIG active in EU funded projects• SESAR: Joint Undertaking (SJU) will bring meteorology

into the SESAR Work Programmes through Work Package (WP) 11– Meteorology will be a ‘transversal’ activity, delivering

meteorological R&D and consultancy to all relevant SESAR work packages and projects

– Discussions currently ongoing with EUMETNET led consortium

• Wezard: through a consortium led by Airbus– FP7 aeronautic Research dedicated to high impact

weather including volcanic ash– Proposal just been selected last week – Contract negotiations start soon

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Contact Details

Steve NoyesExecutive Director

GIE/EIG EUMETNET European Meteorological Services' Network

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GIE EUMETNET Secretariatc/o L’Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique

Avenue Circulaire 31180 Bruxelles, Belgique

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Tel:      +32 (0)2 373 05 18Fax:     +32 (0)2 890 98 58

Email: steve.noyes@eumetnet.eu