Section: Classroom Preparation I: CM SAF Data and Copernicus Climate Data Store | Using Gridded Satellite Data for Climate Services, Riga, 2018 | EUMETSAT

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    Workshop on the Use of Gridded Satellite Data for Climate Services

    Online Phase: 16 April - 27 April 2018

           Classroom Phase: 14 - 18 May 2018, Riga, Latvia                            

    		                                

    • Welcome to the course "Using gridded Satellite Data for Climate Services"!

      This 2 weeks, online phase of this training course will introduce you to the use of satellite data in climate monitoring, to the software tools CM SAF R Toolbox and R-Instat and to the Climate Data Store (CDS) provided by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Further you will be guided through the installation of the software tools needed for the classroom phase of this course, as you will be working on your own laptops.

      The aims of this training course (both online and classroom phases) are to help you:

      • Understand why satellite data are important in Climate Monitoring;
      • Understand the difference between
        • Environmental Data Records
        • Fundamental Climate Data Records
        • Climate Data Records
        • Interim Climate Data Records
      • Learn what climate data and products the EUMETSAT's Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring (CM SAF) provides (variables, timeliness, resolution, data formats);
      • Access/download data and products provided by the CM SAF and the Climate Data Store;
      • Investigate the potential of CM SAF data (and other satellite based climate data) for your own applications, using the CM SAF R Toolbox, R-Instat and/or other tools/languages. We will provide scripts in R, but you are welcome to use other languages during the classroom phase. However, we may only be able to provided limited support for other software. 

      This online phase of the training consists of 4 topic areas, containing essential overview material to read/watch, further optional material which you may choose to look at depending on your own interests, short quizzes, and activities such as downloading and installing software, and trying to access data. The final topic will focus on preparation for the classroom phase, where we will ask you to propose a short project that you would like to work on using the CM SAF data. For those without specific applications in mind, we can assist in defining projects you can work on, to learn more about the data and it's applications.

      Announcements about the classroom phase are available in the section "Classroom Phase Riga, 14 - 18 May 2018" below, and you will also be notified of these by email. Please note: For logistic reasons, this section and some other parts of this online phase are only available for those who will come to Riga. You are invited to use the course forum below to introduce yourself and share with us your expectations for this course as well as your questions / comments on the course content (what you are hoping to learn/use the CM SAF data and the Climate Data Store for).

      The instructor team will be glad to answer your questions as best as we can during the course. As new users of the EUMETSAT's Climate Data and the Climate Data Store, this is also a great opportunity for us to get feedback from you about the data, access to it, and how we can improve these services to help you to best use it for your climate applications. 

      We hope you enjoy the online phase, and look forward to working with you in person soon in Riga!

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      Course Forum

      Please use the forum to:

      • get in touch with your course mates and the instructors
      • raise your questions
      • discuss your ideas for the mini project you would like to work on during the classroom phase.

      Forum posts might not be answered immediately - however the instructors will attend the forum and answer your questions in "near real time" during the following times:

      • Monday, 16 April 2018, 12:00 - 14:00 UTC(!): Jörg from CM SAF (General questions about the course; EDR / FCDR / TCDR; CM SAF Data search and ordering; CM SAF R Toolbox)
      • Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 10:00 - 12:00 UTC(!): Danny / Roger from Stats4SD (R-Instat)
      • Wednesday, 18 April, 2018, 11:00 - 13:00 UTC(!): Christine from EUMETSAT (General questions about the course; EDR / IDR / FCDR / TCDR; CM SAF Data search and ordering)
      • Friday, 20 April 2018, 13:00 - 15:00 UTC(!): Angel from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (Climate Data Store)
      • Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 10:00 - 12:00 UTC(!): Danny / Roger from Stats4SD (R-Instat)
      • Wednesday, 25 April 2018,  8:00 - 10:00 UTC(!): Jörg from CM SAF (General questions about the course; EDR / FCDR / TCDR; CM SAF Data search and ordering; CM SAF R Toolbox)
      • Thursday, 26 April 2018, 11:00 - 13:00 UTC(!): Christine from EUMETSAT (General questions about the course; EDR / IDR / FCDR / TCDR; CM SAF Data search and ordering)
      • Friday, 27 April 2018, 13:00 - 15:00 UTC(!): Angel from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (Climate Data Store)

      You can post your contributions at any time and we will do our best to answer them also outside the time slots listed above!

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Classroom Preparation I: CM SAF Data and Copernicus Climate Data Store

  • Classroom Preparation I: CM SAF Data and Copernicus Climate Data Store

    CM SAF provides (long term) climate data sets and operational (near real time) climate products. For more information please refer to the CM SAF web user interface (http://wui.cmsaf.eu) and to the table below.

    • CM SAF Data

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      Overview CM SAF Climate Data Records File

    • Check out the CM SAF website for more information: www.cmsaf.eu

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      CM SAF Data Background information Page

      If you would like to learn more about the science behind the CM SAF data, follow this link. This section is mandatory, it is up to you if and to what extend you would like to engage with the science behind the CM SAF data.

    • Ordering and receiving CM SAF data

      Have a look at the presentations below (or refer to the pdf's at the end of this section) to learn how to browse the CM SAF product catalogue and how to order CM SAF data.

      During the classroom phase, you will be working on your own mini project! Please think about a small project you would like to work on - ideally the project is in the context of your duties at work - and order and download the data you would like to work with.

    • Part 1: How to search products in the CM SAF Web User Interface (WUI)

      Please use the password: 'cmsaf' to start the video.

    • Part 2: How to order CM SAF data

      Please use the password: 'cmsaf' to start the video.

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      Did you succeed downloading CM SAF data? Choice
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      Please think about which data you would like to work with during the workshop and indicate here! Questionnaire
      Not available unless: You belong to The Climate Monitoring SAF - Workshop Group

    • Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)

      Copernicus, previously known as GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security), is the European Programme for the establishment of a European capacity for Earth Observation

      The European Commission has entrusted ECMWF with the implementation of the Copernicus Climate Change Service – C3S. 
      The Copernicus Climate Change service - C3S will provide information to increase the knowledge base to support adaptation and mitigation policies.

      Climate Data Store (CDS) - Toolbox

      The Climate Data Store (CDS) is at the heart of the C3S infrastructure providing information about past, present and future climate in terms of Essential Climate Variables and derived climate indicators.
      CDS has been designed as a distributed system, providing freely and open access to existing datasets through a unified web interface.
      CDS also provides an authoritative set of software (toolbox) that allows the users to develop applications making use of the content of the CDS

      Download CDS toolbox documentation in pdf format

      CDS catalogued data

      CDS Catalogue: Observations

       Access more detailed information about available catalogued products

      Download information about catalogued products in pdf format

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    • Use the Course Forum to post questions, comments, ... .

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