EUMETNET OPERA - Implementation of new production lines: performance and delivery of OPERA radar products

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

EUMETNET OPERA - Implementation of new production lines: performance and delivery of OPERA radar products

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

POSTER conference: 12th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology, 9.-13.9.2024. Rome, Italy The EUMETNET Operational Program on the Exchange of Weather Radar Information (OPERA) plays a pivotal role in coordinating weather radar cooperation among European national weather services, facilitating the exchange of radar data to produce European-scale composite products of maximum reflectivity and instantaneous surface rain rate, as well as providing quality-controlled volume data for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) assimilation (www.eumetnet.eu/opera). From 2011 to 2024, production operations were managed at the OPERA Data Center (ODC), commonly known as "ODYSSEY." To support further development and ensure future-readiness, during the programme phase spanning 2019 to 2023, new production lines were developed, gradually implemented, and fully deployed for operational use in 2024. The new production framework comprises three distinct lines: i) the CUMULUS/STRATUS line manages the intake and distribution of incoming radar data, with potential also for future provision of data for independent processing outside OPERA; ii) the CIRRUS line generates a high-resolution maximum reflectivity composite, with updates every 5 minutes at a horizontal resolution of 1 km; and iii) the NIMBUS line produces precipitation composites (2 km, 15-min) and offers quality-controlled volume radar data tailored for NWP assimilation. Throughout the implementation process, the performance of these production lines was studied and evaluated. Although the developed products aimed to mirror those of ODYSSEY, changes were inevitable due to updated requirements and new software, notably impacting the used compositing algorithm in NIMBUS and subsequent product outputs. In 2024-2025, OPERA participates in the RODEO project, a collaborative initiative involving eleven European National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), and EUMETNET, funded by the EU Digital Europe Program (DIGITAL) and EUMETNET. The RODEO project focuses on developing a user interface and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to facilitate access to meteorological datasets identified as High Value Datasets (HVD) by EU Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 under the EU Open Data Directive (EU) 2019/1024. Furthermore, plans are underway to make OPERA radar data and products available under an open license, utilizing machine-readable formats accessible via APIs and bulk downloads. At the upcoming conference, we will present the new production lines, their performance, the impact of these upgrades on product quality, and outline future strategies for data dissemination through the APIs developed within the RODEO framework.

Název v anglickém jazyce

EUMETNET OPERA - Implementation of new production lines: performance and delivery of OPERA radar products

Popis výsledku anglicky

POSTER conference: 12th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology, 9.-13.9.2024. Rome, Italy The EUMETNET Operational Program on the Exchange of Weather Radar Information (OPERA) plays a pivotal role in coordinating weather radar cooperation among European national weather services, facilitating the exchange of radar data to produce European-scale composite products of maximum reflectivity and instantaneous surface rain rate, as well as providing quality-controlled volume data for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) assimilation (www.eumetnet.eu/opera). From 2011 to 2024, production operations were managed at the OPERA Data Center (ODC), commonly known as "ODYSSEY." To support further development and ensure future-readiness, during the programme phase spanning 2019 to 2023, new production lines were developed, gradually implemented, and fully deployed for operational use in 2024. The new production framework comprises three distinct lines: i) the CUMULUS/STRATUS line manages the intake and distribution of incoming radar data, with potential also for future provision of data for independent processing outside OPERA; ii) the CIRRUS line generates a high-resolution maximum reflectivity composite, with updates every 5 minutes at a horizontal resolution of 1 km; and iii) the NIMBUS line produces precipitation composites (2 km, 15-min) and offers quality-controlled volume radar data tailored for NWP assimilation. Throughout the implementation process, the performance of these production lines was studied and evaluated. Although the developed products aimed to mirror those of ODYSSEY, changes were inevitable due to updated requirements and new software, notably impacting the used compositing algorithm in NIMBUS and subsequent product outputs. In 2024-2025, OPERA participates in the RODEO project, a collaborative initiative involving eleven European National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), and EUMETNET, funded by the EU Digital Europe Program (DIGITAL) and EUMETNET. The RODEO project focuses on developing a user interface and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to facilitate access to meteorological datasets identified as High Value Datasets (HVD) by EU Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 under the EU Open Data Directive (EU) 2019/1024. Furthermore, plans are underway to make OPERA radar data and products available under an open license, utilizing machine-readable formats accessible via APIs and bulk downloads. At the upcoming conference, we will present the new production lines, their performance, the impact of these upgrades on product quality, and outline future strategies for data dissemination through the APIs developed within the RODEO framework.

Druh

O - Ostatní výsledky

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10509 - Meteorology and atmospheric sciences

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů