21. September 2020
10th CCI Colocation 9-11 Sep 2020
Outputs from the 10th CCI colocation meeting 9-11 September
The ESA Climate Change Initiative held its 10th colocation meeting on 9-11 September 2020. The meeting reviews programme progress and discuss future priorities to support future climate research and policy needs.
The Agenda below provides details the meeting activity and downloads of key presentations and discussions.
Agenda
Day 1
Opening and Welcome - Maurice Borgeaud, Head of Department EOP-S
ESA’s role in providing evidence of a changing climate, including CCI’s achievements - Josef Aschbacher, Director EOP
News and update on implementation for CCI+ - Susanne Mecklenburg, Head of ESA Climate Office EOP-SC
Session 1: CCI’s contribution to international climate initiatives
Panel discussion presentations
- WCRP’s New Strategy and Implementation: opportunities for a follow-on ESA Climate Change Initiative - Detlef Stammer, WCRP
- Joint CEOS-CGMS Working Group on Climate – Role and Activities - Joerg Schulz, CEOS/CGMS WGClimate
- Towards a GEO strategy on EO and climate action - Sara Venturini, GEO
- IPCC – how can you contribute? - Myles Allen, Oxford University
Panel discussion - summary note
Session 2: Cross-ECV – from current to future activities, lessons learned and setting priorities for future activities
Presentations
- New science questions identified by IPCC AR 6 - Richard Jones, UK Met Office
- Towards cross-ECV activities in the revised GCOS implementation plan - what are the main open questions - Han Dolman, GCOS
- Earth system science: Future Earth’s interdisciplinary research projects and networks - Wendy Broadgate, Future Earth
Breakout discussion sessions
- 2a Land-atmosphere
- 2b Ocean-atmosphere
- 2c Cryosphere-atmosphere
- 2d Land-ocean
Feedback from Breakout Session
DAY 2 – Thursday 10 September 2020
Session 3: Earth Observation for UNFCCC Paris Agreement
Presentations
- Introduction to the session - Michael Buchwitz
- Global Stocktake – how does it work? - Florin Vladu, UNFCCC
- CO2 Human Emissions project - Gianpaolo Balsamo, ECMWF
- What can EO do for the UNFCCC Paris Agreement? - Michaela Hegglin, University of Reading
Breakout Session (Brainstorming and identification of case studies on how EO can support the implementation of the Paris Agreement.)
- 3a breakout: Atmospheric monitoring for quantifying GHG emissions. e.g. atmospheric retrievals of CO2, CH4, halocarbon, NO2, CO, etc, and inverse modelling to derive sources and sinks (i.e. top-down)
- 3b breakout: Assessing GHG stocks, sources and sinks from observations of the terrestrial C-cycle. e.g. EO-based monitoring of AFOLU, wetlands, etc, and land surface modelling to estimate emissions (i.e.bottom-up/land)
- 3c breakout: Understanding the role of the oceans and polar regions as GHG sources and sink. e.g. ocean circulation impact on the C sink; ocean biological carbon pump; permafrost emissions of CH4, etc (i.e. bottom-up/oceans and ice)
- 3d breakout: Use of EO in building resilience and adapting to climate change. e.g. monitoring/understanding heatwaves, wildfires, and droughts; desertification; flooding; sea-level rise; sea state extreme/surge events, etc.
Feedback from Breakout Session
Briefings
- CCI Knowledge Exchange, Paul Fisher, Communication Manager ESA, Sophie Hebden, Research Coordinator for Earth Observations ESA
- How to use the DIAS service for CCI, Albrecht Schmidt, ESA
- Heritage Space – availability of data for CCI, Mirko Albani, ESA
Poster session from CCI ECV projects:
Aerosol, Biomass, Cloud, CMUG, Fire, Greenhouse Gases, Glaciers, Ice Sheets (Antarctica), Ice Sheets (Greenland), Lakes, Soil Moisture, High-resolution Land Cover, Land Cover, Land Surface Temperature, Ozone, Permafrost, Sea Level Budget Closure, Sea Surface Salinity, Sea Surface Temperature, Sea State, Sea Ice, Snow, Water Vapour.
DAY 3 – Friday 11 September 2020
Session 4: AI Contribution to Climate Data and Modelling
Presentations
- AI for Climate Modelling - Peter Düben, ECMWF
- AI activities relevant for Climate in ESA's Phi-Lab - Pierre Philippe Mathieu ESA
- CCI & AI - Carsten Brockmann, Brockmann Consult
Breakout session (Discussions on science challenges & feasibility of potential AI solutions)
- Group 1 - Explainable AI on CCI ECVs | Intelligent Gap Filling for CCI ECVs
- Group 2 - Teleconnections Applying CCI ECV Parameter(s) | Attributing Extreme Weather Events to Climate Change via CCI ECVs
- Group #3 - Connecting Atmospheric CCI ECVs to Ground Phenomena | Cloud Masking for CCI ECVs
- Group #4 - Predicting Changes in Water Cycle Via CCI ECVs | Inferring Precipitation via CCI ECVs
Feedback from Breakout Session
Session 5: Collaboration between Climate Change Initiative and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
Presentations
- Collaboration between CCI and C3S - common R&D interests, Carlo Buontempo, ECMWF & Susanne Mecklenburg, ESA
- On data standards and interoperability, Ed Pechorro, ESA, Andre Obregon, ECMWF
Plenary discussion - led by Anna Maria Trofaier
Seed questions
- What R&D activities are needed to support C3S operational CDR production?
- Which ECVs should CCI prepare for future use by C3S?
- How can we improve interoperability and efficiency in the CCI-C3S collaboration?