Operational services - Barcelona Dust Forecast Center

Barcelona Dust Forecast Center:
Operational services
Enric Terradellas (1), Sara Basart (2), Emilio Cuevas (1) and J. M.
Baldasano (2)
(1) State Met. Agency of Spain (AEMET)
(2) Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
http://dust.aemet.es
[email protected]
Sand and Dust Storm. Forecast Services, Geneva, Switzerland, 8 Jun 2015
Outline
• Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
• Dust Forecasts
• Dissemination
• Other products and services
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
http://dust.aemet.es
[email protected]
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
• Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
• Dust Forecasts
• Dissemination
• Other products and services
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
http://dust.aemet.es
[email protected]
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
May 2013. The WMO designates the consortium of AEMET and the BSC
to host the first Regional Specialized Meteorological Center with
activity specialization on Atmospheric Sand and Dust Forecast (RSMCASDF).
Feb 2014. The Barcelona Dust Forecast Center (BDFC) starts operations
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
Nexus II Building. Barcelona
MareNostrum – 3 supercomputer
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
http://dust.aemet.es
[email protected]
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
http://dust.aemet.es
[email protected]
Dust Forecasts
• Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
• Dust Forecasts
• Dissemination
• Other products and services
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
http://dust.aemet.es
[email protected]
Dust Forecasts
NMMB/BSC-Dust model
•Run time: 12 UTC
•Forecast: 0-72 h every 3 h
•Horizontal resolution: 10 km
Forecast evaluation with AERONET data
On-line archive
Dust Forecasts: variables
Surface concentration
3-h acc. wet deposition
Dust load
3-h acc. dry deposition
Dust AOD 550 nm
Sfc. extinction 550 nm
Forecast evaluation
AERONET stations
model
AERONET
• monthly scores
• seasonal scores
• annual scores
Dissemination
• Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
• Dust Forecasts
• Dissemination
• Other products and services
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
http://dust.aemet.es
[email protected]
Dissemination
WMO Global
Telecommunications
System
http://dust.aemet.es
EUMETCast
DVB
Other products and services
• Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
• Dust Forecasts
• Dissemination
• Other products and services
Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
http://dust.aemet.es
[email protected]
Taylored products
Taylored routine products for:
•Scientific Research Council, Spain
•National Met. Direction, Burkina Faso
•African Center of Meteorological
Applications for Development (ACMAD)
We listen to your request
Capacity building
TRAINING COURSES
Accra
Addis-Ababa
Ankara
Antalya **
Barcelona **
Casablanca **
Istanbul
Muscat **
Niamey
Ouagadougou
VISITORS FROM
Iraq
Romania
Turkey
Capacity building - Announcement
1st Africa / Middle East Expert Meeting and
Workshop on the health impact of airborne dust
Amman, Jordan, 2-5 Nov 2015
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Barcelona Dust Forecast Center
http://dust.aemet.es
[email protected]