# Presentation: 661089

## U.S. GCOS Activities 

**Howard J. Diamond**
**NOAA/NCDC, Silver Spring, Maryland**
**  ****U.S. National GCOS Program Manager**

**NOAA/GCOS Workshop to Define Climate Requirements for Upper Air Observations **
**8-February-2005****Boulder, Colorado**

## Agenda

-  **U.S. GCOS Program Office Background**
** ****Global Support Activities**
** ****Regional Support Activities**
** ****Bilateral Support Activities**** **
** ****NOAA Office of Climate Observations**
** ****Contact Information**
**   **

## Background of U.S. GCOS Program Office

**NOAA Participation Since the Inception of GCOS in 1991 **
**NCDC Participation and Support of GCOS Science Panels**
**U.S. GCOS Program Manager and National Focal Point Established by NOAA/NESDIS in November 1999; Coordination role to complement NCDC data activities**
**Informal U.S. GCOS Coordination Group Established in January 2000 – Primary Goal Production of U.S. GCOS Report**
**National U.S. GCOS Report Produced in August 2001**
**Participation in a Wide-Range of Global, Regional, National, and NOAA Climate Observing Activities (e.g., WMO CCL, Pacific Island Region, U.S. Bi-Laterals, CCSPO/USGCRP,  CCRI, PPBES, NOSC, etc.)**
**U.S.GCOS Program Manager Transferred from NESDIS HQ to NCDC in December 2003 to Better Align w/Climate Activities**
**Close Relationship with Office of Climate Observations at OGP (e.g., Mike Johnson and company)**

## http://www.eis.noaa.gov/gcos/soc_long.pdf

***United States***** *****Global Climate Observing System ******(U.S.-GCOS) Program***

**Compiled on Behalf of the ****United States Government by:**
**United States Department of Commerce**
**National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration**
**National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service**
**August 2001**
**http://www.eis.noaa.gov/gcos/soc_long.pdf**

## GCOS Surface Network (GSN)

**GCOS Surface Network (GSN)**

***981 Stations***

*GCOS Secretariat 26 May 1999*

## GCOS Upper Air Network (GUAN)

*GCOS  Secretariat 21 April 1999*

***152 Stations***

**GCOS Upper Air Network (GUAN)**

## GUAN: Performance Monitoring

**GUAN: Performance Monitoring**

## GUAN: Performance Monitoring

**GUAN: Performance Monitoring**

## Slide 9

## ESTIMATED GLOBAL OZONESONDE NETWORK:  2003 Stations with data submitted since at least 1 Jan 1999

**Compliments of WOUDC, Toronto Ed Hare Manager. Note that this map changes constantly as data is submitted to the data centre. Suggestions to correct  any omissions are welcome by GAW. The red symbols represent sites of contributing partner NASA/SHADOZ.**

## ESTIMATED GLOBAL COLUMN OZONE NETWORK:  2003 Stations with data submitted since at least 1 Jan 1999

**Compliments of WOUDC, Toronto Ed Hare Manager. Note that this map changes constantly as data is submitted to the data centre.  Suggestions to correct  any omissions are welcome by GAW. The symbols represent different instrument types. **

## GAW Precipitation Chemistry Monitoring Stations http://www.qasac-americas.org

## BSRN

**BSRN**

## Project Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC)

***Surface Observation System***

## The Future Sustained Ocean Observing System

**The Future Sustained Ocean Observing System**
**for Climate -- Target 2008**

**Total Number of Observations**
**In 1998.**

**1250 Surface Drifting Buoys**
**(Global Coverage)**

**3000 Argo Profiling Floats**
**(Global Coverage)**

- Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Height, and Surface Vector Wind from Space

**Tropical Moored Buoys**

**Ships of Opportunity**

**Argo Profiling Floats**

**Tide Gauge Stations**

**Ocean Reference Stations**

**Surface Drifting Buoys**

**Dedicated Ships**

**Coastal Moored Buoys**

**86 Tide Gauge Stations, **
**All GPS/DORIS located.**
**(Global Coverage)**

**Global System 100 % Complete**

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## GCOS OBSERVING NETWORKS

**TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATIONS:**
***Climate Components of:***
**Coral Reef Monitoring (e.g., Hotspot Monitoring)**
**Coastal Observations (e.g., IOOS)**
**Other Paleoclimate Proxies**
**Carbon Flux (FLUXnet)**
**Hydrology (GTN-H) [proposed]**
**Permafrost (GTN-P)**
**Glaciers (GTN-G)**

## GCOS Budget Support Philosophy

-  **Based on priorities from GCOS Atmospheric Observations Panel for Climate (AOPC), NOAA Climate Monitoring Working Group, the GCOS Secretariat, Regional Workshops, US International Commitments**
** ****Basic Observing System Support for GUAN/GSN w/Supplies****	**
** ****Support to GAW Quality Assurance/Science Applications Center and Central UV Calibration Facility**
** ****Support for Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC)****	**
** ****Data Management Support at NCDC in its role as a CBS Lead Centre for GCOS Data**
** ****Support for Full-Time GCOS Implementation Manager**
** ****Support for Bi-Lateral Climate Activities (e.g., Australia, NZ, and South Africa) and Pacific Regional GCOS Activities**

## Slide 18

| Domain | Essential Climate Variables |
| --- | --- |
| Atmospheric
(over land, sea
and ice) | Surface:	Air temperature, Precipitation, Air pressure, Surface radiation budget, Wind speed and direction, Water vapor.
Upper-air:	Earth radiation budget (including solar irradiance), Upper-air temperature (including MSU radiances), Wind speed and direction, Water vapor, Cloud properties.
Composition: 	Carbon dioxide, Methane, Ozone, Other long-lived greenhouse gases, Aerosol properties. |
| Oceanic | Surface:	Sea-surface temperature, Sea-surface salinity, Sea level, Sea state, Sea ice, Current, Ocean color (for biological activity), Carbon dioxide partial pressure.
Sub-surface:	Temperature, Salinity, Current, Nutrients, Carbon, Ocean tracers, Phytoplankton. |
| Terrestrial | River discharge, Water use, Ground water, Lake levels, Snow cover, Glaciers and ice caps, Permafrost and seasonally-frozen ground, Albedo, Land cover (including vegetation type), Fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR), Leaf area index (LAI), Biomass, Fire disturbance. |

## U.S. GCOS Funding – FY04

** **** ****Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC) Observatories  - ****	****$1398K**
** ****GUAN Support - ****	****	****	****	****	****$1050K**
** ****State Dept Support (Workshops and Bi-Laterals) - ****	****$ 500K**
** ****Support for GAW QA/SAC for Aerosols  -****	****	****$ 265K **
** ****Data Management Support at NCDC - ****	****	****$ 202K **
** ****U.S. GCOS Office Support -****	****	****	****	****$ 300K**
** ****Bi-Lateral Support - ****	****	****	****	****	****$ 189K**
** ****GOSIC - ****	****	****	****	****	****	****$ 125K**
** ****Full-Time GCOS Implementation Project Manager -****	****$ 110K  (WMO)**
** ****Regional Support (Pacific) -****	****	****	****	****$   95K**
** ****GSN Support****	****	****	****	****	****	****$   53K (CRN)**
**     ****	**** **** ****Funds Available:****	**** ****	****$4287K ($3787K + $500K) **
**	****  ****FY05 President’s Budget:       $3921K**** **
***        ****** ***

**U.S. GCOS Funding – FY04**

## U.S. GCOS CCRI Funding – FY04

-  **Windhoek, Namibia**
** ****Yerevan, Armenia**
** ****Douala, Cameroon**
** ****Dakar, Senegal**
** ****Lima, Peru**
** ****Bauerfield, Vanuatu**
** ****Addis Ababa, Ethiopia**
** ****Radiosondes and Supplies for a number of sites in developing nations**

**U.S. GCOS CCRI Funding – FY04**
**GUAN Sites and Support – w/Guidance and In Coordination w/GCOS Secretariat**

## State Dept IPCC Funding for GCOS

**GUAN Support in South and East Africa - ****	****$ 275K**** **
**IPCC Software Support - ****	****	****	****$ 160K**
**IPCC Workshop Support - ****	****	****	****$   65K**

**State Dept IPCC Funding for GCOS**
** ****in FY04 (Total of $500K)**

## Global Observing System Information Center (GOSIC) http://gosic.org

**Global Observing System Information Center (GOSIC) http://gosic.org**

## GCOS Budget Planning and Challenges for FY05 and Beyond

-  **Continued GSN and GUAN Support in Developing Nations**
** ****Continued Support of Regional GCOS Activities**
** ****Continued Data Management Activities at NCDC**
** ****Continued Bi-Lateral Work (e.g., Australia, NZ, S. Africa)**
** ****Enhanced Upper Air Water Vapor Measurements**
** ****Funding for U.S. BSRN Program (e.g., CUCF)**
** ****Enhancements to Atmospheric Brown Cloud Network**
** ****Ozonesonde Observations in Developing Nations**
** ****Enhanced radiosonde observations in support of the African Monsoon Multi-Disciplinary Analysis (AMMA) in 2006/7**

## Pacific Island GCOS (PI-GCOS)

- Hilo

- Christmas

- Rorotonga

- Atouna

- Papette

- Rapa

- Penrhyn

- Funifuti

- Pago Pago

- Honiara

- Vanuatu

- Nouma

- Port Moresby

- Tarawa

- Majuro

- Truk

- Guam

- Koror

**Pacific Island GCOS (PI-GCOS)**

## Slide 25

## PI-GCOS Implementation  

**Regional GCOS Implementation Plan Developed (Still in Draft)**
**Prioritized list of 31 Projects in 5 Objective Areas**
**Advocacy**
**Sustaining Operational Observing Networks**
**Managing and Exchanging Regional GCOS Data**
**Accessing and Developing Products and Services**
**Building Capacity for Long-Term PI-GCOS Sustainability**
**Selected Projects With Identified Funding**
**Regional GCOS Coordinator [US] **
**Demonstration Project for GCOS [NZ] **
**Expanding the Use of Climate Prediction [BoM] **
**Maintenance Support **
**Pacific Data Portal – ****[funded part of Project 26 for Regional Database]**
**Scope of the other 27 Pacific Island GCOS Projects is in the range of $24M (US) over the period from 2004 through 2008**

## Summary of Recent PI-GCOS Activities

** ****3rd Asia-Pacific Workshop on Climate Variability and Trends in Oceania [Auckland, NZ from December 8-11, 2003**
** ****PI-GCOS Regional Program Coordinator Selected; Dr. Mark Morrissey Began Position in Apia, Samoa on January 14, 2004**
** ****First PI-GCOS Steering Committee Meeting Scheduled for February 4-6, 2004 in Suva, Fiji; intent is to develop a work plan for 2004/5**
** ****Pacific Island Training Institute on Climate and Extreme Events planned for June 15-28, 2004 at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji [Sponsors:  APN, NOAA, East-West Center, NIWA, University of South Pacific.  **
** ****Next Regional Committee Meeting Slated for April 2005 in Niue**

## PI-GCOS Web Site at http://pi-gcos.org

**PI-GCOS Web Site at**** **_[http://pi-gcos.org](http://pi-gcos.org/)_

## US/NZ Bi-Lateral Climate Activities Related to GCOS

** ****Bi-Lateral Climate Change Partnership signed July 2003**
** ****9 out of 26 proposals involve NOAA and NIWA; 7 of the 9 address specific observing projects as follows:**
** ****Proposed Flask Sampling From a Ship Plying The Western Pacific for CO****2**** Measurements in the Southern Ocean**
** ****Stratospheric Water Vapor Profiles at Lauder, New Zealand**
** ****Dobson Spectrophotometer Measurements of Stratospheric Ozone**
** ****Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC)**
** ****Surface Ozone Measurement Project**** at South Pole**
** ****Improved climate monitoring systems for the Pacific**** (GCOS)**
** ****Improved ocean climate observations for the Pacific (GOOS)**

## Joint US/NZ Trace Gas Sampling Project

**Experimental New Ship Track **
**Will be conducted on a car carrier ship between NZ and Japan across the South Pacific and Inter Tropical Convergence Zones (First Cruise 30-April-2004)**
**NOAA/CMDL Flask Measurements **
**PI:  Ed Dlugokencky**
**CO****2****, N****2****O, SF****6****, CH****4****, H****2****, CO, C-13&O-18 in CO****2**
**H****2****/Deuterium Ratio for Atmospheric CH****4**
**NIWA **
**PI:  Dave Lowe**
**14CO as an isotopic tracer for looking at changes in the oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere across the convergence zones  **
**Initial results to be reported at 8****th**** International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference in September 2004**

## Slide 31

## Additional US/NZ Trace Gas Flask Sampling 

**Additional US/NZ Trace Gas Flask Sampling**

## Slide 33

## Trend of Water Vapor Over Boulder, CO(1980-2000) for All Months (Begun in Lauder, NZ in August 2004)

- Trend (%/year)

- Altitude (km)

- 30
- 28
- 26
- 24
- 22
- 20
- 18
- 16
- 14
- 12
- 10

-  -5   -4   -3   -2   -1    0     1    2    3    4    5

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## Contact Information

**Howard J. Diamond, E/CCx1**
**U.S. GCOS Program Manager**
**NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC**
**1335 East-West Highway, Room 7214**
**Silver Spring, MD  20910**
**E-mail:  **_[howard.diamond@noaa.gov](mailto:howard.diamond@noaa.gov)_
**Web Site:  **_[http://oco.noaa.gov](http://oco.noaa.gov/)_
**Voice:    +1-301-713-1283 (extension 229 for voice mail)**
**Fax:       +1-301-713-0819**
**Cell:       +1-301-801-4855**