List of Application Areas

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Initial request

I refer to the Application Areas Codes list in the WMDR. INFCOM-2 recommended changes to WIGOS Manual in relation to the evolved Rolling Review of Requirements process per WMO's Earth System Approach. In doing so, it introduced the concept of Earth System Application Category (ESAC), which is effectively a grouping of Application Areas into 1. Space Weather, 2. Atmospheric, 3. Oceanic, 4. Hydrological & Terrestrial, 5. Cryospheric, and 6. Integrated Earth System Applications. It also expanded the list of Application Areas, which are now grouped into ESACs. See related INFCOM-2 INF 6.1(3) and its Annex 1. Some further changes were then also proposed by SERCOM and its ET-MOR with regard to the Oceanic Applications ESAC. These will have to be considered (I will provide the table in a next message).

Amendment details

_updated 8 June 2023 draft of proposal so far:

Deprecate

notation	path	name	Definition
cryosphere	na	Cryosphere	EGOS-IP
energy	na	Energy sector	Economic activities that produce or distribute energy, such as renewable energies, e.g. solar, thermal, wind
health	na	Health sector	Health-related services, often provided to the public, particularly those related to prevention, e.g. pollen allergies, UV radiation, heat wave alerts
hydrology	na	Hydrology	Hydrology covers the assessment of the quantity and quality of water resources, both surface and groundwater (in support of the National Authorities responsible for water management in a wide range of activities), in order to meet the needs of society, to permit mitigation of water-related hazards, and to maintain or enhance the condition of the global environment. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SOG-Hydrology.pdf
oceanApplications	na	Ocean applications	http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-Ocean.pdf
spaceWeather	na	Space weather	Space weather is a discipline which aims at observing, understanding and predicting the state of the Sun, of the interplanetary and planetary environments, their disturbances, and the potential impacts of these disturbances on biological and technological systems. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-SW.pdf
terrestrialEcology	na	Terrestrial ecology	Activities and services related to the terrestrial environment, e.g., relating to bio-diversity
transport	na	Transportation sector	Economic activities related to transportation of people and goods, on land, air and water

Supersede

notes	notation	path	name	Definition
supersede by 2.6	atmosphericCompositionForecasting	na	Forecasting atmospheric composition	Applications from global to regional scales (with horizontal resolutions similar to global NWP (~10 km and coarser) with stringent timeliness requirements (NRT) to support operations such as sand and dust storm and chemical weather forecasts [source: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/documents/FINAL_GAW_221.pdf]
supersede by 2.6	atmosphericCompositionMonitoring	na	Monitoring atmospheric composition	Applications related to evaluating and analysing changes (temporally and spatially) in atmospheric composition regionally and globally to support treaty monitoring, climatologies and re-analyses, assessing trends in composition and emissions/ fluxes, and to better understand processes, using data of controlled quality (and with less stringent time requirements (not needed in NRT)), and used in products such as Ozone and Greenhouse Gas Bulletins, and State/Health of the Atmosphere reports [source: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/documents/FINAL_GAW_221.pdf]
supersede by 6.2	climateScience	na	Climate Science	This application area aims at coordinating international research to improve the understanding, analysis and prediction o
f the Earth System
supersede by 2.5	climateApplications	na	Climate applications	Climate applications cover the effective application of climate knowledge and information for the benefit of society and the provision of climate services, including the prediction of significant climate variations both natural and as a result of human activity. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-Climate- CCl.pdf
supersede by 2.5	climateMonitoring	na	Climate monitoring (GCOS)	Climate monitoring (as supported through GCOS) covers the GCOS coordinated international network of global observing systems for climate, fundamental to detect, model and assess climate change, support adaptation to climate change, monitor the effectiveness of policies for mitigating climate change, develop climate information services, promote sustainable national economic development and meet other requirements of the UNFCCC and other convention and agreements. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/

Amend

notation	path	name	Definition
globalNumericalWeatherPrediction	\Atmospheric Applications	2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring (~(GNWP)~)	Global Numerical Weather Prediction ~Global numerical weather prediction (GNWP) covers numerical weather prediction on a global scale, required for weather forecasting for more than a few days ahead. NWP uses mathematical models of the atmosphere and oceans to predict the weather based on current conditions of the atmosphere and oceans. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-Global-NWP.pdf~
highResolutionNumericalWeatherPrediction	\Atmospheric Applications	2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction (~(HRNWP)~)	High Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction ~High-resolution numerical weather prediction (HRNWP) covers forecasting of meteorological events over a limited area with a 1-5 km horizontal resolution, for 1 or 2 days ahead. Its high spatial resolutions allows: (i) to get more realistic descriptions of the surface and of atmospheric phenomena such as clouds and precipitation or boundary layer processes; and (ii) to use denser and more frequent observations than global NWP over the area of interest. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-HighRes-NWP.pdf~
nowcasting	\Atmospheric Applications	2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting ~(NVSRF)~	Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting ~Nowcasting and very short-range forecasting (NVSRF) covers the 0-12 hours forecasting range with high time and space resolution, focusing on rapid evolving phenomena like convection and using dedicated algorithms with combined relevant observed and model data, to produce forecasts usually near the surface, in a seamless way for the forecast range. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-Nowcasting-VSRF.pdf~
integratedUrbanServices	\Atmospheric Applications	2.7 Atmospheric Composition Information Services in Urban and Populated Areas ~Providing atmospheric composition information to support services in urban and populated areas~	Applications that target limited areas (with horizontal resolution of a few km or smaller and stringent timeliness requirements to support services related to weather/climate/pollution, such as air quality forecasting.  ~[source: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/documents/FINAL_GAW_221.pdf])~
seasonalForecasting	\Atmospheric Applications	2.4 Sub-Seasonal to Longer Predictions	Sub-seasonal to longer predictions (SSLP) covers predictions in sub-seasonal to decadal time-ranges (roughly two weeks to 10 years), using numerical prediction models based on current and past observations and analyses.  ~http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-SSLP.pdf~
aeronauticalMeteorology	\Atmospheric Applications	2.8 Aeronautical Meteorology	Meteorological information in support of the safety and optimal efficiency of aviation. ~Aeronautical meteorology covers worldwide, reliable provision of high quality, timely and cost-effective meteorological services to aviation users.~
agriculturalMeteorology	\Atmospheric Applications	2.9 Agricultural Meteorology	Applications of meteorology to agriculture (agrometeorology). ~Agricultural Meteorology relates to specific weather and climate services addressed to the agricultural community to help develop sustainable agricultural production systems. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-Agriculture.pdf~

Add

notation	path	name	Definition
solarForecasting	\Space Weather Applications	1.1 Sun, Heliosphere and Solar Wind Forecasting and Monitoring
particleMagnetosphereForecasting	\Space Weather Applications	1.2 Energetic Particle and Magnetosphere Forecasting and Monitoring
ionosphereForecasting	\Space Weather Applications	1.3 Ionosphere, Thermosphere and Geomagnetic Field Forecasting and Monitoring
atmosphericClimateMonitoring	\Atmospheric Applications	2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring and Forecasting	The WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) is an internationally coordinated network of global observing systems for climate, designed to meet the requirements for climate observations, which are essential to climate monitoring. Climate observations are fundamental to detect, model and assess climate change, support adaptation to climate change, monitor the effectiveness of policies for mitigating climate change, develop climate information services, promote sustainable national economic development and meet other requirements of the UNFCCC and other convention and agreements.
atmosphericCompositionForecasting	\Atmospheric Applications	2.6 Atmospheric Composition Forecasting and Monitoring	Applications related to evaluating and analysing changes (temporally and spatially) in atmospheric composition regionally and globally to support treaty monitoring, climatologies and re-analyses, assessing trends in composition and emissions/fluxes, and to better understand processes, using data of controlled quality (and with less stringent time requirements (not needed in NRT)), and used in products such as Ozone and Greenhouse Gas Bulletins, and State/Health of the Atmosphere reports.
atmosphericDisasterRiskReduction	\Atmospheric Applications	2.10 Atmospheric Disaster Risk Reduction
oceanMesoscaleForecasting	\Oceanic Applications	3.1 Ocean Mesoscale Forecasting and Real-Time Monitoring
coastalForecasting	\Oceanic Applications	3.2 Coastal Forecasting
oceanicClimateMonitoringServices	\Oceanic Applications	3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services
tsunamiMonitoringDetection	\Oceanic Applications	3.4 Tsunami Monitoring and Detection
marineEnvironmentalEmergencyResponse	\Oceanic Applications	3.5 Marine Environmental Emergency Response
maritimeSafety	\Oceanic Applications	3.6 Maritime Safety (ports to open ocean)
hydrologicalForecasting	\Hydrological and Terrestrial Applications	4.1 Hydrological Forecasting and Real-time Monitoring
hydrologicalTerrestrialClimateMonitoring	\Hydrological and Terrestrial Applications	4.2 Hydrological and Terrestrial Climate Monitoring
hydrologicalTerrestrialDisasterRiskReduction	\Hydrological and Terrestrial Applications	4.3 Hydrological and Terrestrial Disaster Risk Reduction
terrestrialCryosphereForecasting	\Cryospheric Applications	5.1 Terrestrial Cryosphere Forecasting and Monitoring
seaIceForecasting	\Cryospheric Applications	5.2 Sea-Ice Forecasting and Monitoring
cryosphericClimateMonitoring	\Cryospheric Applications	5.3 Cryospheric Climate Monitoring
cryosphericDisasterRiskReduction	\Cryospheric Applications	5.4 Cryospheric Disaster Risk Reduction
earthSystemForecasting	\Integrated Earth System Applications	6.1 Earth System Forecasting and Monitoring
earthSystemProcesses	\Integrated Earth System Applications	6.2 Understanding Earth System Processes

Comments

Requestor(s)

Etienne Charpentier (WMO)

Stakeholder(s)

• WIGOS Program (?)

Publication(s)

Manual on Codes (WMO-No. 306), Volume I.3 and WMO Codes Registry

• 2-01.csv
• Application areas

Expected impact of change

HIGH, the OSCAR/Surface editor will need to be updated and there is not a direct mapping between old and new

Collaborators

References

Validation