MyOcean- Overview, gaps and needsMyOcean- Overview, gaps and needs

Nadia Pinardi

University of Bologna

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

OutlineOutline

• The science paradigms and operational oceanography

• The GMES initiative in Europe and the Marine Core Service

• The design of the MCS by the operational oceanography community: MyOcean project

• Gaps and needs• Final considerations

Science ParadigmsScience Paradigms

• Several hundred years ago: science was empirical, describing natural phenomena

• Last hundred years: science was theoretical, using models, generalizations

• Last few decades: science became computational, simulating complex phenomena

• Today: science should be data explorative, unifying experiment, theory and simulations

Operational oceanography and meteorologywill contribute to that

Which problems operational Which problems operational oceanography tries to solve today?oceanography tries to solve today?

• Predict the future state of the oceans and seas for both biotic and abiotic components

• Estimate as accurately as possible the past state of the ocean from all information available

• Understand changes and impacts of human activities on the oceans to manage adaptation and preservation with a ‘science based approach’

• Find an efficient and cost effective way to monitor the marine components of the earth system both in real time as well as in delayed mode

• Develop new applications for the sustainable management of resources using a new approach, the ‘operational approach’

The Operational Oceanography The Operational Oceanography approachapproach

MultidisciplinaryMulti-platformObserving system(permanentand relocatable)

Numerical models of

hydrodynamics and ecosystem,

coupled a/synchronouslyto atmospheric

forecast

Data assimilation for optimal field

estimates and

uncertainty estimates

Continuos production of nowcasts/forecasts of relevant environmental state variables

The operational approach:from large to coastal space scales (NESTING),

weekly to monthly time scales

Operational Meteorology: the results Operational Meteorology: the results after 25 yearsafter 25 years

500 hPa anomaly correlation skill score

‘useful forecast’

Operational oceanography: Operational oceanography: 10 years of quality increase 10 years of quality increase

MOM1.1 +SOFA OPA8.2 +SOFA (sys2b)

OPA8.2 +3DVAR (sys3a2) NEMO+3DVAR (sys4a)

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1999

2009

GMES - Global Monitoring for Environment GMES - Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, an EU and ESA initiative and Security, an EU and ESA initiative

Nomenclature: Core Service = European Public Service with ‘generic

products’ Downstream Service = service which stem out of core

products, tailored information service Definition and setting up phase of services: FP7 Space

program 3 « Fast Tracks Services » :

– Emergency Response Core service : SAFER (Infoterra Fr.)– Land Monitoring Core Service : Geoland-2 (Infoterra Gmbh

– Medias)– Marine Core Service : MyOcean (Mercator-Ocean)

2 « Pilot Services » :– Security : G-Mosaic (Telespazio)– Atmosphere : MACC (ECMWF) + other possible pilots from 2009 calls

The European Marine Core Service (MCS): The European Marine Core Service (MCS): Implementation Plan (P.Ryder et al., 2007)Implementation Plan (P.Ryder et al., 2007)

Purpose & functionality of the MCSPurpose & functionality of the MCS What: to make available & deliver services based on

hindcasts, analyses & forecasts of the common-denominator ocean state variables (Essential Climate Variables, WMO) to aid environmental & security policy-making assessment & implementation – Such variables could be domain-specific; i.e. likely to

vary between the regional seas and global oceans & at high and mid latitudes.

For: intermediate users/downstream service providers How: by creating products based on relevant EO and in

situ monitoring, and other upstream data sources (e.g. bathymetry, atmospheric forcing, fluvial fluxes), directly or through their assimilation in numerical ocean models.

Marine Core Service relationship to upstream and Marine Core Service relationship to upstream and downstream servicesdownstream services

The Marine Core Service will deliver regular and systematic reference information on the state of the oceans and regional seas of known quality and accuracy

The Marine Core Service productsThe Marine Core Service products

MCS implementation: MCS implementation: MyOcean project (2009-2012)MyOcean project (2009-2012)

set up a pan-European capacity for ocean monitoring and forecasting, using nationally-available skills and resources but developing the european framework/network/infrastructure

demonstrate the operationality of the system, based on a « service oriented » organization, according to common European quality standards

design the service for the benefit of intermediate service providers on duty at national or european level.

Project objectivesProject objectives

MyOcean: a service, a team, a MyOcean: a service, a team, a projectproject

• MyOcean is a SERVICE– The main component of the « GMES » Marine Core Service– Global & Regional Ocean monitoring and forecasting– Information based on Analyses and Forecasts– Currents, Temperature, Salinity, Sea level, Ice, ….

• Marine Core Service

• MyOcean is a TEAM of European partners– 61 partners out of 29 countries ; ~350 people involved ; ~150 FTE– 20 core partners committed for operations; european best

monitoring and forecasting systems • Pan-European team

• MyOcean is a PROJECT– An EC/FP7 project, the GMES « Marine Fast Track » project– 3 years ; has started on 1st April 2009, will end 31 March 2012– Budget 18 M€/year, with 11 M€/year EC funding

• 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2012

MyOcean service reponsibility MyOcean service reponsibility O

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downstream to the service:... is done (duty) by a specialized agency or a national center ; usually already in placeExample : NATIONAL AND COASTAL SYSTEMS

The downstreamcut-off

upstream to the service... is done (duty) by an observation agency or centerExample : Eumetsat SAF or Marine Res. Infrastr. MS facility

The upstreamcut-off

Value added Observationaland Model Data

Provider

Provider

EuroARGO,EuroSites

EMSO, EGO, etc

Provider

Marine Core Service

MyOcean will “provide the common denominator data for all users in the marine sector, in other words the information for existing & new downstream services.”

Area 1« MARINE SAFETY »(marine operations,

oil spill combat, ship routing, defense, search & rescue, …)

Area 2« MARINE RESOURCES »(fish stock management,

ICES, FAO, …)

Area 3« MARINE AND

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT »(water quality, pollution,

coastal activities, …)

Area 4« WEATHER, CLIMATE &

SEASONAL FORECASTING »(climate monitoring, ice,seasonal forecasting, ..)

Market Segmentation- Areas of benefit

Marine Core Service

MyOcean targeted users

The Key Users MyOcean will deliver a service to

– EU: The European Union• Users: European agencies

(EEA, EMSA, EDA, ...)

– MS: The Member States • Users: National / Regional

Service Providers (public or private)

– IG: The Intergovernmental bodies• Users: MS and/or exec.bodies

such as OSPAR, UNEP-MAP, HELCOM, ICES, ...

EEA EMSA EDA ...

Met Offices

Oceancenters

Env. agencies

Navies, CoastGuards, ..

Research centers

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UNEP-MAP

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Marine Core Service

The MyOcean service areas The Global Ocean + 6 European Seas

IBI-ROOS

GOOS

NOOS

Arctic GOOSBOOS

Black Sea GOOS

MedGOOS/MOON

MyOcean System organisationMyOcean System organisation

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Sea Level

SST

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In Situ

TAC Arctic

Baltic

Atl. NWS

Atl. IBI

Med Sea

Black Sea

Global

MFC

12 PRODUCTION UNITS • 5 TAC : Thematic Assembly Centers

– “Observations”

• 1 global and 6 regional MFC: Monitoring and Forecasting Centers

– “Model / Assimilation”

• Service Interface:

– Unique European entry

– Bulk delivery

– Help desk and expert support

– Web portal

Marine Core Service

The Production Centers and Units

MyOcean sub system componentsMyOcean sub system components

Sea Level

Ocean Color

Sea Surface Temp.

Sea Ice & Wind

In Situ

Global Ocean

Production Centres:Observation(TAC)

Production Centres: Models (MFC)

Arctic Ocean

Baltic Sea

Atlantic NWS

Atlantic IBI

Mediterranean Sea

Black Sea

MyOcean Informati

on System

(MIS)

Service Desk

Web Portal

Users

Contributors(Product Managers

and Service Managers)

Upstream systems (external)

MyOcean : Data flows between MyOcean : Data flows between sub system componentssub system components

Sea Level

Ocean Color

Sea Surface Temp.

Sea Ice & Wind

In Situ

Global Ocean

Production Centres:Observation(TAC)

Production Centres: Models (MFC)

Arctic Ocean

Baltic Sea

Atlantic NWS

Atlantic IBI

Mediterranean Sea

Black Sea

MyOcean Information

System (MIS)

Service Desk

Web Portal

Service Management

Monitoring

Information Management

Binary data products (datasets)

Interactions with

MyOceanViews & maps

Contributors

Users

As-is formats

NetCDF / CF

NetCDF / CF

Marine Core Service

Ocean Core Information– Temperature, Salinity,

Currents, Color, Sea Level, Ice variables, Bio variables

– Hindcast, NowCast, Forecast

Ocean Core Information– Temperature, Salinity,

Currents, Color, Sea Level, Ice variables, Bio variables

– Hindcast, NowCast, Forecast

One single desk– access point to the MyOcean

pan-european information

One single desk– access point to the MyOcean

pan-european information

Open Data Policy– Open access– Free access

Open Data Policy– Open access– Free access

The MyOcean Service

Marine Core Service

MyOcean product portfolio

MyOcean is “delivering regular and systematic reference information (processed

data, elaborated products) on the state of the oceans and regional seas: at the resolution required by intermediate users & downstream service

providers, of known quality and accuracy, for the global and European regional seas.”

Physical state of the ocean, and primary ecosystem

For global ocean, and main European basins and seas

Large and basin scale ; mesoscale physics

Hindcast, Nowcast, Forecast Data, Assimilation and

Models

MyOcean Catalogue is availableMyOcean Catalogue is available

• A simple and single portfolio of products for the whole pan-European MyOcean marine core service

• A reference definition shared by users, producers and stakeholders, regularly updated

• A simple and single portfolio of products for the whole pan-European MyOcean marine core service

• A reference definition shared by users, producers and stakeholders, regularly updated

Standard parameters

Marine Core Service

http://www.myocean.eu.org

A preliminary service in place: http://www.myocean.eu

Improvement line: Version0 now ; Version1 end of 2010; Version2 end of project

Marine Core Service

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In synthesisIn synthesis• MyOcean is a component of a so-called ‘cyber-

infrastructure’, it is the part which makes available advanced and highly integrated information about the past and future ocean state

• It builds upon the ‘existence’ of a data collection network and an upstream data flow, not yet fully coordinated and harmonised

• It is a highly developed sector of marine sciences, driven initially by science and technology and now by ‘users’

• Lesson learned: science based engineering approach to be undertaken as soon as possible in the development of the future components

Gaps and needsGaps and needs

• Need for a stable and well designed interface with the data collection initiatives – e.g. ESFRI marine projects, EMODNET, etc

• The upstream data collection initiatives should have a totally free and open access data policy, no resilience time

• Need for a capacity building/training initiative to disseminate required technology and knowledge to develop and use the MyOcean products

• Start the transition from technology to a user driven infrastructure

Final considerations: what is needed Final considerations: what is needed for a ‘new’ marine research infrastructure for a ‘new’ marine research infrastructure initiativeinitiative

• A comprehensive marine monitoring and forecasting "cyberinfrastructure”

• This should contain:• data acquisition - now partially done by ESFRI initiatives plus

EuroSites, etc. BIG GAP• data storage, data management – now partially done by

SeaDataNet, GMES-ESA space data initiative, GMES-EEA in situ data initiative, EUMETSAT SAFs, EMODNET, Digital Repositories initiatives

• data integration, data mining – done by MyOcean (real time), SeaDataNet (historical)

• data visualization and transformation – done by MyOcean (real time), SeaDataNet (historical)

Final considerations, cont.Final considerations, cont.• A comprehensive marine monitoring and forecasting

"cyberinfrastructure” • This should contain:

• A framework to start new comprehensive, multi-purposes ocean observatories, DATA COLLECTION!

• It should enhance the European competitiveness on innovative ocean technology considering multidisciplinarity at its heart

• Should be connected as much as possible to European GRID initiatives (Backbone high speed hardware and middleware)

• It should maintain the two stream flow of information: real time and historical, delayed mode

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The multi-purpose offshore marineThe multi-purpose offshore marineobservatories: need for a strategy planobservatories: need for a strategy plan

Planning of the ocean territory

in accordance with Natura 2000, MFSD, WFD