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INSTYTUT METEOROLOGII I GOSPODARKI WODNEJ
INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT
TITLE IMGW and COPAL
AUTHOR Michal Ziemianski
DATA 18.01.2008
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INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT
IMGW in general
IMGW is a research and development unit
established on the basis of the decree No. 338/72
of 30.12.1972, issued by the Council of
Ministers. IMGW is the National
Hydro-Meteorological Service which operates in
support of public sector as well as commercial
firms and offers various services and expertises
in the field of meteorology and hydrology.
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INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT
Subject and scope of activity

• Basic statutory tasks of the Institute include
• scientific and development activities as well
• as state services in the following domains
• meteorology
• hydrology
• oceanology
• water management and engineering
• water resources quality
• wastewater management
• sewage utilisation

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INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT
IMGW general tasks

• Preparation and dissemination of forecasts and
  warnings for general public and national
• economy protection
• Regular measurements and observations with the
  use of basic and remote measurement networks and
  systems
• Acquisition, archiving and processing of
  available measurements and observations,
  including numerical modeling of atmospheric
  processes
• Scientific-research and development in
• areas of the Institute's interests
• Forecasting of water resources quality and air
• pollution
• Evaluation of dams technical state and safety
• estimates

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COPAL - aircraft
potential usage by IMGW
Centre of Numerical Weather Forecasting,
COSMO-PL model, Warsaw
1. Validation of micro physics parametrisation
schemes applied for COSMO-PL. comparison
between values of precipitable water obtained
from model on chosen levels within the cloudy
area with adequate in situ measurements (e.g.
performed by Lyman Alfa hygrometer or fast-FFSP
probes)? 2. Nudging of drop-sounding vertical
profiles, performed over south-eastern part of
Poland within COSMO model for specific synoptic
situations. case study COSMO simulations based
on those profiles could answer if there is a real
need for establishing additional regular
radiosonde station. 3. Field capaigns focused on
dynamics of synoptic- and meso-scale weather
systems in Central Europe, using drop-sounding
vertical profiles, cloud microphysical data, etc.
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COPAL - aircraft
potential usage by IMGW
Satellite Remote Sensing
Centre Cracow
Overshooting Tops (OST) phenomena
investigation. OST are a dome-like protrusion
that extends above the Cumulonimbus anvil, into
the stratosphere which is associated with strong
convection and severe weather - storm,
lightnings, heavy rain, hail, funnel clouds. For
OST monitoring specified output image is defined.
It is based on the difference of brightness
temperatures between two infra red spectral
channels of Geostationary satellite Meteosat 9
WV (water vapour) 6,2 um and 10,8 um.
Indication of OST is when the difference gt
0. Although recognition of OST is quite easy,
physical interpretation of this so called Warm
Water Vapour Pixel is still under consideration.
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COPAL - aircraft
potential usage by IMGW
Satellite Remote Sensing
Centre Cracow
Data collection ( at least temperature and
humidity) both inside and above the cloud, could
help for understanding OST processes and point
what are necessary conditions for its
establishing. The campaign would confirm if the
OST really break the tropopause, how deep they
are, and the state of the cloud environment in
the lower stratosphere. Horizontal leg above the
convective cell, before the OST stage, could
point if there is any kind of additional
triggering, e.g. higher values of water vapour in
the lower part of stratosphere which lead to well
developed OST stage (besides of very strong
dynamics of the cloud and powerful updraft
connected with it, which is the standard
interpretation of the OST onset). Additional
aim of the campaign would be the validation of
satellite derived indicators for OST. The whole
OST investigation would lead to better monitoring
and better warnings of severe weather conditions
associated with it.
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COPAL aircraft
potential usage by IMGW
Centre of Numerical Weather Forecasting,
COSMO-PL model, Warsaw
Satellite Remote Sensing Centre, Cracow

• 1. Validation of satellite derived specific
  humidity and temperature profiles.
• Obtained from MSG (Meteosat Second Generation),
  used for calculation of GII (Global Instability
  Index), helpful for severe storm prediction.
• Obtained from NOAA satellites, used as initial
  conditions within data assimilation scheme for
  COSMO-PL NWP model.
• The aim of the campaign - comparison of in situ
  based and via satellite retrieval algorithm
  derived profiles, localized along the scan line.
• As the GII product was basically created for
  American synoptic area, calibration based on
  collected data, could help to build modified
  instability indices better suited for local
  European conditions.
• 2. Validation of satellite derived soil moisture
  and snow cover.
• Possible to obtain via microwave MSG or METOP
  (Meteorological Operation satellite) sensors.
• Potentially useful for incorporation to
  COSMO-PL model initial conditions and for
  hydrological models.
• The aim of the campaign - comparison of land
  emissivity properties near ground level and soil
  moisture or snow cover characteristics obtained
  from those measurements with the values derived
  on satellite based data.

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COPAL aircraft
potential usage by IMGW
Centre for pollution transport modelling and
monitoring, Katowice
1. Vertical distributions of H-3, Be-7, Na-22,
C-14, Cs-137, Pb-210, Rn-222 (Pb218)
measurements. isotopes mentioned above are
considered as good tracers associated with
polluted air masses. Airborne measurements of
their distributions could give significant input
for improvement of air pollution transport
models. 2. Investigations of polluted plums from
high level sources, with special focus on NOx
(for adjustment of gas dispersion
parameterisation formulas)? a potential usage
of a correlative spectrophotometer COSPEC - its
utility for SO2 plum spatial characteristics is
well proven and its installation on the COPAL
aircraft could be potentially beneficial for
atmospheric pollution monitoring and research.
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COPAL aircraft
potential usage by IMGW
Centre of
Aerology, Legionowo
1. Vertical distribution of aerosols and their
micro physical properties - discrimination
between natural and anthropogenic aerosols.
airborne in-situ measurements as an additional
source of data. 2. Distribution and variability
of water vapour and ozone concentrations in the
troposphere investigations of the ozone and
water vapour relations in the upper
troposphere. vertical distribution of ozone,
water vapour and direct OH concentrations from
aircraft measurements.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
CONTACT Michal.Ziemianski_at_imgw.pl
Michal Ziemianski IMGW 01-673 Warszawa, ul.
Podlesna 61 tel. [phone]