WMO Regional Climate Centres

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WMO Regional Climate Centres

• Jim Weyman
• Executive Director, PaCIS
• Director, RSMC Honolulu Hawaii
• Director, Pacific ENSO Application Climate Center
• Chairperson, WMO RA V WG on Climate Matters

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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)World
Climate Program

• Authoritative International Scientific Programme
• Goals to improve understanding of the climate
  system and to apply for the benefit of societies
  coping with climate variability and change. 
• WCP Programmes/Activities
• Agricultural Meteorology Programme
• Climate Coordination Activities
• World Climate Applications and Services Programme
• World Climate Data and Monitoring Programme
• Commissions
• Commission for Agricultural Meteorology
• Commission for Climatology
• World Climate Conference - 3
• Climate Information

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Commission for Climatology

• Vision Statement The vision of the Commission
  for Climatology is to stimulate, understand, lead
  and coordinate international technical activity
  to obtain and apply climate information and
  knowledge in support of sustainable
  socio-economic development and environmental
  protection.

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WMO World Weather Watch

• To analyze and predict weather and climate
• Combines observing systems, telecommunication
  facilities, and data-processing and forecasting
  centres - operated by Members
• Make available meteorological, climatological,
  and related environmental information needed to
  provide efficient services in all Members

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The Global Data-Processing and Forecasting System

• Preparation of special products for
  climate-related diagnosis on a global or regional
  scale
• Intercomparison of analysis and forecast
  products, monitoring of observational data
  quality, verification of the accuracy of prepared
  products and services, diagnostic studies and NWP
  model development
• Long-term storage of GOS data and GDPFS products,
  verification results for operational and research
  use
• Maintenance of a continuously updated catalogue
  of data and products stored in the system
• Exchange between GDPFS centres of ad hoc
  information via distributed data bases
• Conduct of workshops and seminars on the
  preparation and use of GDPFS output products.

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WMO Regional Climate Centres

• WMO Global Data-Processing and Forecasting System
  and WMO Commission on Basic Systems
• Encourage Each WMO Region to develop type of
  Regional Climate Centre to meet their needs

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21 Members - World Meteorological Organization
Region V

• Australia Brunei Darussalam
  Cook Islands
• Fiji French Polynesia
  Indonesia
• Kiribati Malaysia
• Micronesia, Federated States of
• New Caledonia New Zealand
  Niue
• Papua new Guinea Philippines 
  Samoa 
• Singapore Solomon Islands
  Tonga
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
  Ireland
• United States of America Vanuatu

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14th Session of RA V

• 5.1.2 Defined an appropriate mode for delivering
  RCC functions in the Region.
• NMHSs wanted a clear delineation between RCC
  services delivered at the regional level and the
  services delivered by NMHSs at the national and
  local levels.
• Further clarify how RCC functions should be
  implemented in the Region.
• Re-establish the RA V Working Group on
  Climate-related Matters.
• To provide further advice and proposals on the
  role, structure and mechanism of the Regional
  Climate Centre in the region

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WMO RA V Climate Survey

• November 2004, WMO RA V Task Team on Regional
  Climate Centre Services Surveyed WMO RA V Members
• Survey Results Used With 2001 Pacific Needs
  Analysis and 2002 PI-GCOS Action Plan

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Roles of NMHSs and RCC

• Overall
• RCC Broad Regional Interest Items
• NMHSs Tailoring, Local Products, Interact with
  National and Local Users
• Operational Activities for RCC
• Interpret and Assess Global Products
• Regional Climate Analysis and Monitoring
• Provision of Regional Climate Advisories

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Roles of NMHSs and RCC

• Coordination Functions by RCC
• Facilitate Use of Multiple Models/Products
• Assist Harmonizing of Regional/Local Products
• Assist Introduction of Climate Into EWS/DPP
• Data Services from RCC
• Assist in Rescue of Data
• Assist in Data Management and Software
• Advise on Data Quality Management

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Roles of NMHSs and RCC

• Training and Capacity Building by RCC
• Train NMHSs Staff in Seasonal Forecasting
• Identify Decision Models (Probabilities)
• Training in Outreach/Education for Society to
  Assess Impacts/Adaptation and to Transform
• Research and Development by RCC
• Regional Climate Variability and Predictability
• Combined Use of Products from Multi-Sources
• Climate Impacts and Economic Value

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Lessons Learned for Climate Information Services

• Focus on Integrated Climate-Society System
• Decision-Makers Interested in Information on a
  Continuum of Timescales
• Early and Continuous Partnership with Users
  Essential Eyeball to Eyeball
• Shared Learning and Joint Problem-Solving
• Building Trust and Credibility a Long-Term
  Endeavor

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Lessons Learned forClimate Information Services

• Collaborative, Participatory Process with Users
• Continuous, Interactive Dialogue
• Problem-Focused Approach
• Understand Place, Context, History and Decision
  Making Process
• Useful and Usable Information Responsive to User
• Climate Information System vs. Event Forecasting
  (Continuum of Timescales)

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Lessons Learned forClimate Information Services

• Address Both Process and Products
• Integrated Observations, Monitoring, Forecasting,
  Assessment, Education and Applications with
  Continuous Evaluation and Adjustment
• Build on Existing Systems, Institutions,
  Relationships and Networks
• Partnerships Between Science and Operations

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PaCIS

• One of the goals of PaCIS is to become the USA
  node for the WMO Region V Regional Climate Centre