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H-SAF Project Plan 2.0, October 2007 - Update PP-2.2, 10 April 2008 - Chapter 2 (From the Development Proposal) Page 20 TKK/LST has an important role in the international snow research community. The laboratory's research includes modelling of radiometer observations of snow covered terrain as well as development of applications including the retrieval of SWE and Snow Depth from radiometer and radar data. The Finish activity in H-SAF covers: • coordination of Cluster-3 (Snow parameters); • development of algorithms and software for snow products on flat areas and forests; • generation of snow products on flat areas and forests; • snow products calibration, and contribution to validation; • education and training on the use of satellite-derived snow products in Hydrology. France Météo France, specifically the Department of Operational Hydro-meteorology (DP/DCLIM/HYDRO). DP/DCLIM/HYDRO is in charge of operational hydro-meteorology at Météo-France, and represents France in the Commission for Hydrology of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO/CHy). It is responsible, i.a., of the national rainfall database. The Centre d’études des Environnements Terrestres et Planétaires (CETP), belonging to CNRS (Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique), will participate in association with the University of Versailles-St Quentin (UVSQ). The CETP team has two main research activities: • the use of multi-frequency satellite remote sensing data to infer soil and vegetation parameters, • the assimilation of satellite remote sensed surface variables (surface temperature and/or soil moisture) in hydrological and surface models. The Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la BIOsphere (CESBIO), also belongs to CNRS. CESBIO aims at developing knowledge on continental biosphere dynamics and functioning at various temporal and spatial scales. This includes its interactions with atmosphere and anthropic impact on water resources and land use. CESBIO leads the European space mission SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity). The French activity in H-SAF covers: • contribution of CETP to validation of soil moisture products; • contribution of CESBIO to the development of soil moisture products; • participation of Météo France to the Hydrological validation programme. Germany The Federal Institute of Hydrology (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, BfG), founded in 1948 but with precursors in Germany since 1851, has wide expertise in hydrological modelling, possible use of satellite products for that purpose and the usage of meteorological data and forecasts from the German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD). It has near-real time access to operational data of: • hydrological in-situ networks (hourly or shorter intervals); • weather forecasts of DWD (mainly precipitation and air temperature, hourly, 72 h ahead for the nonhydrostatic Local Model / LM and 3-hourly, 7 d ahead for the Global Model - Europe / GME); • in-situ and calibrated weather radar precipitation data (1 km², hourly, operational from 2005 on) provided by DWD; • snow parameters and forecasts of snow melt and precipitation from the SNOW2D model of DWD (1 km², hourly, operational from 2005 on, during periods of snow, currently for southern Germany, the prevailing area with snowfall); • Meteosat imagery. The following partners are envisaged to support BfG within the H-SAF Project: The University of Koblenz, Institute of Integrated Natural Resources (IfIN) did conduct research at two catchments providing hydrological modelling in support of Geographic Information System (GIS). A broad set of hydrological as well geo-referenced data will be made available for the H-SAF Project.
H-SAF Project Plan 2.0, October 2007 - Update PP-2.2, 10 April 2008 - Chapter 2 (From the Development Proposal) Page 21 The University of Giessen, Institute for Landscape Ecology and Resources Management (ILR), has tested the Modular Modeling System (MMS), provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on the Dill catchment, which is a sub-basin of the river Lahn. Therefore, it is intended to start cooperation with the relevant persons. The University of Bonn, Institute of Geography, has run several projects using MMS, thus cooperation with them is envisaged. The German activity in H-SAF covers: • contribution to validation of precipitation products; • contribution to validation of snow products; • participation to the Hydrological validation programme. Hungary The Hungarian Meteorological Service (HMS) is responsible of the participation in H-SAF. In Hungary, about 90 automatic stations work, where 10-min precipitation is measured by tipping bucket rain gauges. There are three C-band dual polarized Doppler weather radars operated routinely by the HMS. The radars are corrected with rain gauge data. Accumulated rain is calculated for 12 h or more. At HMS the SAFNWC/MSG program package runs operationally. It derives cloud type product and precipitation products (convective rain rate and probability of precipitation) also. MSG composite images are created operationally. Mainly the night time or daytime microphysical RGB and the storm RGB are the most interesting for precipitation validation. They contain information on the cloud top microphysical parameters (particle size, optical depth, phase). The Hungarian activity in H-SAF covers: • contribution to validation of precipitation products. Italy The role of Italy in establishing H-SAF started with the formation of the “Working Group on a Potential SAF in Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management” in December 2001, chaired by Giuseppina Monacelli of the Italian National Hydrological and Mareographic Service. That W.G. demonstrated the case of H-SAF in its report presented to the 51 st Session of the EUMETSAT Council in Autumn 2002. Thereafter, Italy played a very active role in the “SAF Hydrology Framework Working Group”, chaired by Anthony Hollingsworth (ECMWF), that analysed in full detail the objectives and the feasibility of H-SAF, to the extent of outlining a realistic work programme supported by a number of interested Countries. Following the presentation of the report to the 55 th Session of Council in Summer 2004, the Italian Meteorological Service coordinated the preparation of the Development Proposal, that was submitted it its final version on 15 May 2005 and approved by the 57 th Session of Council on 2-3 July 2005. In the occasion of Council-57 the Italian Meteorological Service was designated as Host Institute of H-SAF. The Italian Meteorological Service is represented in H-SAF by the Headquarters, Ufficio Generale Spazio Aereo e Meteorologia (USAM, formerly Ufficio Generale per la Meteorologia, UGM), and the National Meteorological Centre, Centro Nazionale di Meteorologia e Climatologia Aeronautica (CNMCA). The Headquarters provide H-SAF coordination, the National Meteorological Centre provides the basic structure for the technical activity, both in support of the Coordination function, and for running the task of generating precipitation products (Cluster-1). The use of the CNMCA facilities is not charged to the official H-SAF budget The Dipartimento Protezione Civile (DPC) of the Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri is associated to the Italian Meteorological Service in both management matters and technical activities. The DPC provides coverage of the 50 % cost to balance the 50 % EUMETSAT contribution. In addition, the DPC participates to the Hydrological validation programme (Cluster-4) outside the 50+50 % official H- SAF budget.
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