Stefan Rösner and Peter Bissolli
Deutscher Wetterdienst (German Meteorological Service)
Dep. Climate Monitoring, Offenbach, Germany
WMO RAVI RCC Network
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Regional Climate Centre Network (RCC)
in RA VI
as a GFCS contribution
WMO-mandated activity
Regional component of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Climate Service
Information System (CSIS)
Users: NMHSs, RCOFs and other RCCs (end users are customers of the NHMSs)
RCC in the RA VI:
Poll in 2008 led to product portfolio (fixed in the implementation plan)
Pilot network 2009-2012; 3 nodes; each node formed by a consortium
CBS XV (09/2012): approval of nomination of the pilot RCC network to become the WMO RA VI
RCC Network
Resolution 4.3/1 (EC-65) in May 2013 (RCC to be assigned as an RSMC of WMO)
What are Regional Climate Centres (RCCs)?
RCCs are Centres of Excellence that assist WMO Members in a given region
to deliver better climate services and products including regional long-range
forecasts, and to strengthen their capacity to meet national climate information
needs.
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WMO RA VI RCC Network in Europe
RA VI RCC Network
RCC on Climate Data (red):
France, Hungary, Norway,
Serbia, Sweden, Turkey;
lead: The Netherlands
RCC on Climate Monitoring
(yellow): Armenia, France,
The Netherlands, Serbia,
Turkey;
lead: Germany
RCC on Long-range
Forecasting (green):
Norway, Serbia, Turkey;
lead: France, Russian
Federation
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WMO RA VI RCC Network Product summary
RCC Network De Bilt Node on Climate Data Services (RCC-CD):
various data sets for Europe, both station data and gridded data (ECA&D, MILLENNIUM, ENSEMBLES, BALTEX, SHARK), indices and various sub-regional data sets;
Services: Archiving functions, data management & visualisation tools.
RCC Network Offenbach Node on Climate Monitoring (RCC-CM)
Maps and gridded data for reference climatologies, anomalies, indices, trends, statistics;
reports, significant weather event data base, Climate Watch Advisories.
RCC Network Toulouse and Moscow Node on Long-range Forecasting (RCC-LRF)
Maps and graphs on model performance, gridded data;
Seasonal forecast bulletins, seasonal outlooks, consensus statements (RCOFs), model verification.
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RCC-CD product example:
ECA&D Station Data Archive
Daily data from whole Europe
Many variables (Temperature, Precipitation, …)
Data delivered by NMHSs
Monthly updates
Long time series (up to more than 100 years)
Quality and homogenisation control
Easy download
Data plots
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http://www.ecad.eu/
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RCC-CD product example
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RCC-CM product examples: DWD maps and reports
All to be found on website www.dwd.de/rcc-cm 9
Precip.
Anomalies
May
2014
Sunshine
Anomalies
August
2014
RCC-LRF product examples
Monthly global bulletin
Global and regional
seasonal prediction maps
Climate outlook
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http://elaboration.seasonal.meteo.fr/en
http://neacc.meteoinfo.ru/
(user/password needed)
Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs)
1997 marked the beginning of establishing RCOFs
Routinely provide real-time regional climate outlook products
Consensus statement for a season ahead
Based on long-range forecasts
Using climate monitoring products for verification purposes
Presently 13 RCOFs in operation
In RA VI:
Southeastern Europe Climate Outlook Forum (SEECOF)
North Eurasian Climate Outlook Forum (NEACOF)
Mediterranean Climate Outlook Forum (MedCOF)
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/wcp/wcasp/clips/outlooks/climate_forecasts.html
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Climate Watch System in RA VI
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Goal: efficient monitoring and warning against extreme climate events
Task: provides advisories and statements to inform users about evolving or foreseen climate anomalies at the regional and national levels, thus allowing them to make informed decisions.
Basis: RCC forecast and monitoring products
RCC-CM send out advisories to the NMHSs, they send tailored advisories /warnings to the end-users
Climate Watch Advice in summer 2012 for Southern and South-eastern Europe
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Final Climate Watch Advice
Daily Average and Normal Temperatures (1971 - 2000) - Belgrad, Serbia
RCC-CM products: Climate Watch Advice
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Subregional Climate Centres related to RCC network
Eastern Mediterranean Climate Centre (EMCC),
lead: Turkish State Met. Sevice
Climate Data, Climate Monitoring, monthly and seasonal forecasts,
climate watch results, training, for countries at the Eastern
Mediterranean, http://emcc.dmi.gov.tr/
South East European Virtual Climate Change Center (SEEVCCC),
lead: Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia
Climate Monitoring, Climate Watch and Seasonal Forecast results for
southeast Europe, http://www.seevccc.rs/
Drought Management Centre for Southeastern Europe (DMCSEE),
founded by WMO and UNCCD
Drought Monitoring maps and bulletins, http://www.dmcsee.org/
Armenian State Hydrometeorological and Monitoring Service
Climate monitoring results for South Caucasus Region
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How to use RCC functions for user- tailored Climate Services
In principle: RCCs serve the NMHSs, the NMNSs serve the end users
Many RCC products are available for the public, either on websites or on
demand
RCC is involved in the EU project EUPORIAS: Survey foreseen in near future
(2015) based on questionnaire to be sent out to NMHSs:
Are the RCC products helpful for developing national climate services?
Which other RCC products / services are needed?
Any research necessary?
How to be provided the products, technical issues
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More about RA VI RCC Network:
http://www.rccra6.org
