accent-troposat2 aerosol workshop, bremen 21/22 june 2007 macc / macc-ii user interface thomas...

ACCENT-TROPOSAT2 Aerosol Workshop, Bremen 21/22 June 2007

MACC / MACC-II User Interface

Thomas Holzer-Popp and the O-INT / INT partners

DLR-DFD

[email protected]

MACC Final Meeting / MACC-II Kickoff 27/02/2012 – 02/03/2012 Slide 2

MACC

User Interface

Achievements


two cycles documenting requirements

downstream services, end users

reviewed by users, response from MACC services on implementation

active user involvement

User Advisory Board, user sessions, user questionnaire on MACC web

Service Level Agreement templates

18 agreements

each MACC service line has at least one active user collaboration

test cases set up and run

using output from R-ENS, EMIS, D-SAT, G-AER

Assess down-scaling in Mediterranean and to city level

demonstrate health applications

test case report

valuable show cases, feedback for service improvement

MACC User Interface Achievements


User interaction in MACC (1)

User requirements feeding into service specifications

Objective: understand user needs and prepare for specifiations

Preparation + online distribution of user questionaire – 2 revisions

Collect requirements from downstream services and end users

Analysis of questionnaires and open user sessions

Iteration with users

Contribute to Service Portfolio Specifications

Integrate user requirements per service line + assure tracability

Short service specifications as part of SLAs

Analysis of implementation status / comments

Requirements not fully comprehensive / build on IG analysis


User requirements + feedback

Categories

Technical (30)

Parameters, resolution, delivery time

Coverage (Iceland, most of Turkey: not Russian Federation)

Format, quicklooks, documentation, updates

Validation, uncertainty

Meteorological forecasts (restricted)

Data policy (3)

Data access conditions manual on web (in completion)

Contact per service (in preparation, through SLAs)

Data access (7)

ftp, fast / dynamic access, hotline

Feedback on implementation for each requirement (v2)


Overall user interaction

Objective: assure project level active user involvement

User Advisory Board (UAB)

Supported by loose local / urban group

Two open meetings at assemblies

Dedicated user sessions during MACC assemblies

Present user needs to service providers in plenary

Inform users on services in MACC

Reports on user meetings and UAB



Overall statements

MACC provides highly promising integrated model based results

Use of MACC products require scientific expertise

Regional / downstream concept needs clarification

Communication needs improvements to achieve wider acceptance

Policy support needs faster response, longer time series, finer scales

MACC needs to work in operational way

Policy requirements need further refinement -> EIONET

Blockage by limited resources for using MACC output -> FAIRMODE

Specific recommendations

Add uncertainties (emissions)

Use EUMETCAST for faster NRT dissemination

UAB feedback


Service Level Agreements

Objective: define bi-lateral provider – user twins for service evaluation

Approach for agreements

SLA templates, other agreements (MoU, LoA) where appropriate

Start with PROMOTE follow-up then, extend to all services

Status of bi-lateral agreements

9 signed, 3 other agreements, 6 agreements in preparation

1 transfered to PASODOBLE

User presentations / feedback during MACC conference sessions

PASODOBLE prepared feedback note for use of R-ENS



Partners

Named provider(s) and user

Signed on director level

Technical contact persons to conduct work

Major principles

Specific MACC service(s) and user application

Provider commitment to provide data and respond to user feedback

User commitment to use and provide feedback on them

Short product specification (parameters, period, format, …)

Minimal legal terms (no exchange of funds, liability/warranty)

Template may be adopted specifically for each SLA or other agreement

SLA content


Agreements - status User MACC service Heritage Responsible Status

EEA R-ENS / R-EVA / O-POL PROMOTE L. Rouil EIONET collaboration

AIRPARIF R-ENS PROMOTE L. Rouil Under consideration

Black Sea Commission R-ENS / R-EDA PROMOTE H. Elbern transfer to PASODOBLE

LANUV R-EVA / R-EDA PROMOTE H. Elbern Signed

WMO UV Reg VI (DWD) G-RG (T-O3 record) PROMOTE R. van der A Signed

SPARC G-RG (3D-O3) PROMOTE F. Baier Signed

DWD G-RG (O3 forecast) PROMOTE R. van der A Signed

NILU / EMEP D-SAT (SYNAER AOD) PROMOTE T. Holzer-Popp Signed

ARPA-L, ARPA-P D-SAT test cases (O-INT) PROMOTE W. Nicolantonino 2 Signed

PASODOBLE: Air quality R-ENS/EVA/EDA. D-SAT PROMOTE T. Holzer-Popp Exchange of letters

GeoModel G-AER - O. Boucher in preparation

AQMEII G-RG GEMS M. Schultz in preparation

IITM / GURME (India) G-RG GEMS M. Schultz signed

CAMS G-RG GEMS M. Schultz signed

GURME (China) G-RG GEMS M. Schultz LoA in preparation

ObsAIRve R-ENS - V.-H. Peuch SLA in preparation

ENDORSE: energy R-RAD ENVISOLAR M. Schroedter-Homscheidt Collaboration, joint staff; formal agreement needs approved GMES line


Agreements per service line MACC service User

G-GHG Service in early stageLoA in negotiation with JAXA for exchange of MACC-GHG versus GOSAT products

G-GRG Agreements under way or signed with CAMS, WMO, SPARC, GURME, AQMEII

G-AER The Slowenian SME GeoModel has evaluated the global aerosol products; SLA iteration started.WMO-SDS evaluates aerosol products.

G-IFS Tied to users through global servicesAgreement planned with WMO, MoU planned with Megapolli

R-ENS Collaboration with EEA/EIONET, SLA signed with a regional EA, exchange of letters with PASODOBLE, SLA in preparation with ObsAIRve

R-EVA / R-EDA Collaboration with EEA/EIONET, SLA signed with a national EA, exchange of letters with PASODOBLE, SLA in preparation with ObsAIRve

R-RAD Collaboration through joint staff with ENDORSE; formal agreement needs approved long-term GMES line

O-POL Collaboration with EEA/EIONET

D-SAT Agreements signed with NILU/EMEP, regional EAs, exchange of letter swith PASODOBLE

FIRE mainly providing internal input to MACC global and regional servicespossibilities for external agreements need to be explored further.

EMIS built on input from many internal and external partners – SLA mechanism not appropriate.


First issue focused on using R-ENS as boundary conditions for nesting

Use of MACC R-ENS as boundary conditions implemented succesfully

Technical evaluation

R-ENS dataset availability has significantly improved

For all user requirements larger R-ENS area and forecast period needed

Above 4km G-RG can be used as boundary conditions

Limited experiments to assess need for additional variables in R-ENS

Depends on chemical scheme, region, season

Highest benefit shown if adding O2, Na (coarse and fine), part. SO4, ethene, PAN, HNO3, isoprene

Benefit expected with more vertical levels / not shown yet

PASODOBLE develops OGC interface for access to MACC products

will be continued in MACC-II from M18

PASODOBLE 1st feedback note


Downstream services linking to finer scales / specific use

No SLA, but exchange of letters / joint meeting, joint staff

PASODOBLE: air quality

ENDORSE: renewable energies

EEA / EIONET / national environmental agencies

Collaboration, meetings

Dedicated POLICY sub project

European users

EMEP, (DG-ENV)

Regional environmental agencies

Issues of scale and understanding „core/downstream“ concept

MACC users (1)


Commercial users

ObsAIRve as test case (SLA in preparation)

Solar energy: GeoModel

International science users

CAMS, GURME, AMQEII, WMO, SPARC

National wheather services

Users registered at MACC web portal

~500 from 44 countries (23 non EU)

(were ~50-100 at MACC start)

MACC users (2)


Inter-core processing chain test cases

3 parts of Mediterranean basin

Assess specifics in each environmental regime for R-ENS

Core-downstream test cases

Nesting R-ENS to city level

Post-processing of D-SAT + R-ENS PM2.5 data

Health test cases

Meningitis-dust / Sahel – WMO-SDS using G-AER and D-SAT

COPD forecasts for patients with R-ENS NO2

Health warnings and GIS exposure assessments with R-ENS

MACC test cases


Conclusions / downscaling (1)

Mediterranean regions NO2, SO2, O3, PM10 – ~ 5 km)

Catalonia

Po-valley

Greece

Findings

Mediterranean needs specific care

MACC R-ENS driven regional models show finer detail

Several over-estimations of O3 peaks (local emissions or circulation?)

R-ENS as boundary conditions shows improved scoring (few stations)

More species / levels expected to improve scoring

Sensitivity tests (switch off VOCs, PM10, NH3) decrease PM10, O3

Separate tests are needed per variable

Need for 2 forecasts per day


Example nested O3 overestimation


Conclusions / downscaling (2)

City forecasts

Denmark NOx, O3 street level

Romania CO, SO2, NO2 0.02 deg)

Findings

interim 1 downscaling step needed from MACC R-ENS

forecasts work generally well as with individual models used so far

However, few cases of complete failure occured (specific chemistry?)

Thus more species, levels are needed – but not yet specified which

2007 MACC /TNO emissions improve NO2 forecast


Conclusions / health

PM10 (daily mean) is most relevant

MACC ensemble product is capable to show episodes but with under-estimated peaks and some time lag

Model uncertainties are regarded less important than other confounding factors

Use of MACC ensemble product for health applications requires adjustment for higher resolution

Underlying correlation statistics on regions

Additional local modelling added on MACC background

Urbanization correction factors from in-situ/model analysis

With such adjustment use of MACC for epidemiological applications was shown (forecasting, warning, exposure estimation / time activity)

Sahel MACC dust forecasts useful for analysis of environmental factors leading to outbreaks of meningococis and possibly for seasonal prediction


Example: PM10 urban exposure


Example: COPD warning for Exeter

National Health Service Network

Medixine software on NHS Server

interactive voice response system

Medixine administrator

Monitoring

HealthForecasts

Automatedtelephone call

Patient responses

Telephone numbers

Patient name and tel no, changes to

patient status

Call logs

Met Office Forecaster

Person with COPD

Doctor practice

Patient responses

Met Office forecaster


Understanding + meeting user requirements needs

Patience, dedication, an iterative process

Dedicated pilot users / twinning pairs

Pilot users / show cases need initial co-funding

Increasing uptake by users depends on

Long-term sustainability of services

Clear communication of services (ensemble – uncertainty)

Clear conditions for services (commercial, meteorological forecasts)

Moving from research project to operational framework

Users need

Products with high and documented quality

Easy access to data and documentation

MACC User Interface Conclusions


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MACC-II

User Interface

Plans


User Interface transition to MACC-II

Continue coordination of user interaction

User requirements, project user interaction

Service Level Agreements continuing from MACC + additional SLAs

Core service evaluation (external user feedback)

Support service specifications

Discontinue test cases

Link some of them as external users via SLAs

Show cases must come from external users

Strengthen user interaction

Add focus on communiation, training

more comprehensive and systematic approach to user interaction

Adding technical user interface


INT structure

MACC II serviceswith their data interfaces

MACC IIusers

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INT_1 User interaction

Coordinate interaction with users (2 cycles)

Aiming at growing user base

Aiming at more comprehensive coverage of main user communities

1.1 user requirements

integrate feedback to helpdesk

Increased emphasis on data access needs

1.2 Active user dialogue

User workshops, User Advisory Board

User feedback summary reports / show case documentation

1.3 Service Level Agreements / similar arrangements

Assess possibilities for simplifying signature process

1.4 Support translating user requirements into service specifications

Structure user requirements and assure traceability


INT_2 Technical user interface

Assure best product availability in support of a growing user base

Harmonized metadata

harmonized definition, creation, catalogue (harvesting)

INSPIRE/WIS compatible data search

2.1 Global metadata interface

2.2 European metadata interface

Web services for inter-operable access

Cooperation with service sub projects (responsible for data services)

Allow distributed nodes for data access

Allow different access modes

from M18 / building on PASODOBLE „interface to core products“


INT_3 Project communication

Coordinate project communications

3.1 review / improve communication channels

3.2 Coordinate web portal

Add new catalogue to web portal

Harmonize structure

Directly link, documentation, validation and use case information

3.3 user querries

Helpdesk integrating distributed user contacts

FAQ pages

Querries summary report, assure response to user needs

3.4 external representation

Project communication officer

Press releases, newsletter

Communication strategy


INT_4 Training

Provide user focused training

4.1 Training sessions

Only at clear demand

Annual training report

4.2 eTraining material

For capacity building / training users

Content provided by all sub projects

Summer school

„Atmospheric chemistry monitoring and forecasting“

End of June 2013

Lectures on background of scientific MACC

Student work with MACC products

Aim to attract student but also professional participants


Thanks to all User Interface partners

… responsible for overall user interaction: CERC, EAA, DLR

… responsible for test cases - leaving at end of MACC:

MFR, AEMET, ARPA-ER, ISAC-CNR, AUTH, DMI, NMA, CGS

CHMI, UWS, ICSTM, UKMO

… for new tasks (ECMWF, UPMC, FZJ)

Thanks to all MACC sub projects for close collaboration!

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Documents

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macc final meeting macc

macc products

macc reports

user requirements

user needs

macc assemblies present

user feedback user commitment