Work package 2

Exploitation of existing observing systems [Months: 1-30]
FMI, NERSC, UiB, MISU, AWI, IO PAN, DTU, AU, GEUS, SMHI, USFD, NUIM, IFREMER, MPG,
EUROGOOS, UPM, UB, UHAM, NORUT, OU, NIVA, U Helsinki, GFZ, IGF PAN, U Slaski, DNV GL

In WP2 the existing observing systems will be evaluated with respect to the high-level system requirements defined in WP1, in terms of technological readiness, data delivery chain and data accessibility. The assessment of the observational systems and its gap analysis will be built on new reports from AON, GCOS, GEO, and the WMO-initiated Polar Prediction Project (PPP), and the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). On a European level, the assessment will build on knowledge acquired in previous FP7 projects (e.g. DAMOCLES, MONARCH-A, ACOBAR, INTERACT, ICE-ARC, SEN3APP, ACCESS, COOPEUS, SWARP, NACLIM). The analysis will be made in coordination with parallel activities carried out in the monitoring and infrastructure programmes ICOS, GRUAN, GUAN, NDAAC, EPOS, EUMETNET, GCW, JERICO-NEXT, Euro-Argo, GEOSS, WMO-GAW, SAON, and Arctic-HYCOS, and in established Knowledge Centres, such as the Svalbard Integrated Observing System Knowledge Centre (SIOS-KC), the European Arctic Information Centre (EUAIC), and Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR).

Data quality and data processing will be improved to meet the highest standards set by the European and international organizations. This will result in the delivery to WP5 of new data products based on the exploitation of single sensors. The integration performed in WP5 will then allow a higher level of data exploitation in WP6, in the form of products based on the combination of several in situ and/or remote sensing data to serve the needs of specific stakeholders.