lead: Rachael Akinyede RA
contributors: Christoph Gerbig, Andrea Kaiser-Weiss, Christian Plaß-Dülmer, Beatrice Ellerhoff, Hannes Imhof, Max Reuter
related deliverable: D-K.2.2: Second Progress report including first consolidated Traceability Matrix [month: 24/o-15] (MPI-BGC)
See Jira Metadata here: https://itmsgermany.atlassian.net/jira/software/c/projects/IK/boards/5?selectedIssue=IK-37
Summary:
This deliverable follows up on the first progress report and the conceptual design of a traceability matrix to track the progress of the ITMS project. It is aimed to consolidate (unify or reinforce) our plans for the traceability matrix based on discussions made at the ITMS Benchmarking Meeting on the 21st of Feb 2024 and follow-up discussions between the modules. These consolidated plans will be applied in the upcoming “Applied Traceability Matrix and updates at GMs deliverable” D-K3.2 part 2. In addition to this, it informs on the status of the yearly interim report to the funding agency, BMBF.
Second progress report:
All individual partners submitted the second interim progress report (for the year 2023) to the funding agency, BMBF on schedule.First consolidated Traceability Matrix:
As reported in /wiki/spaces/ITMS/pages/48562177, the two levels of traceability identified will be adopted: This includes one that tracks progress according to the schedule given by deliverables and milestones, otherwise known as the structural traceability matrix and one that evaluates progress according to the ITMS project aims measured by specific metrics, the so-called “performance-oriented” traceability matrix. A preliminary application of both matrices has been reported in /wiki/spaces/ITMS/pages/53706757.Report on consolidated Structural Traceability Matrix:
Consolidating the structural traceability matrix involves bringing together up-to-date information on the project schedule as provided by the project management infrastructure: Confluence and Jira as facilitated by the ITMS K-working group coordinators and are continuously being applied. Since the conceptual design of the structural traceability matrix, the pre-defined requirements for providing such reports are still in effect and have involved answering the following questions:Was a deliverable/milestone submitted or reached?
Was it submitted/reached on time?
Was it reached as planned or with limitations/concessions?
What are current pending tasks and risky issues within the project?
In addition to the above-mentioned, we planned to improve information accessibility in a single Confluence place for everyone within the project. The following was thus established:
Extended visualization of the status of deliverables and tasks to all principal investigators of all project partners via Jira Kanban boards ("todo", "ongoing", "done") including “red flagging” of tasks as a traffic light system in case of issues.
In events of severe issues, reporting on such “red flagging” to all project members via each Confluence Module space.
Submission of deliverables via Confluence pages.
Implementation of a 4-eye check as a review process for all deliverables submitted. The K-Working-group coordinators will be responsible for this, ensuring that all submitted deliverables and accompanying metadata are complete, accessible, fit for purpose, and understandable, amongst other criteria as decided by the reviewer or person performing the 4-eye check.
Since all Jira information is still not yet easily accessible in a single place to all members of the project, we further aim to establish:
Extended visualization of the status of deliverables and tasks to all project members via Jira Kanban boards as described above.
Report on consolidated Performance-oriented Traceability Matrix
In developing a traceability matrix that evaluates the status of a greenhouse gas monitoring capability developed within ITMS, the use of key performance indicators (KPIs) was suggested. As a rule, each KPIs should be selected based on the following pre-defined requirements as previously reported:Precision: Is the metric clearly defined, and is the success tested in a way that identifies and facilitates progress in the project?
Applicability: Can the metric be straightforwardly implemented?
Objectivity: Could someone else apply the measure and obtain the same result?
Communication: Can others understand it?()
Here, we have consolidated all quantifiable KPIs applicable to the individual modules, including possible scoring metrics. These KPIs have been selected to benefit not just the planning of phase 2 but the entire envisioned phases of the project:
Module B: For details on KPI development, see: https://itmsgermany.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ITMSB/pages/70451206
Module Q&S: For details on KPI development, see: /wiki/spaces/IT/pages/168624143
Module M: For details on KPI development, see: WP-M.1(Task 2: Report on performance indicators) - D-M.1.2 Part 2
Module K: For details on KPI development, see: /wiki/spaces/ITMSK/pages/199884824
Performance Indicators (KPIs) consolidated across all modules | |||||||||||
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Module B: KPIs (Abbreviation) → | Documentation | Timeliness | Integration in ITMS | Primary | Secondary | ||||||
Metrics/Scores | |||||||||||
Excellent | 10 | Defined by data provider by adapting a template. Reviewed, e.g., by data user. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
9 | .. | ||||||||||
Very good | 8 | .. | |||||||||
7 | .. | ||||||||||
Good | 6 | .. | |||||||||
5 | .. | ||||||||||
Fair | 4 | .. | |||||||||
3 | .. | ||||||||||
Basic | 2 | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | ||||||||||
Module K: KPIs (Abbreviation) → | User-friendliness | Interoperability | Management Success | ||||||||
Metrics/Scores | |||||||||||
Excellent | 10 | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | |||||||
9 | |||||||||||
Very good | 8 | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | |||||||
7 | |||||||||||
Good | 6 | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | |||||||
5 | |||||||||||
Fair | 4 | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | |||||||
3 | |||||||||||
Basic | 2 | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | metric based on soft factors under development | |||||||
1 | |||||||||||
Module M: KPIs (Abbreviation) → | Use of multiple Datastreams for Inversion | Use of multiple Datastreams for Diagnostics | Timeliness for provision of inversion products | Uncertainty reporting | Number of species treated: MPI | Number of species treated: DWD | Number of sectors treated: MPI | Evaluation against external inversion systems | Analysis of different settings (different locations, networks/data streams, tracers) | User interaction/ Links to other projects and stakeholders (based on strength of interactions with links: A,B,C plus extra engagement) | |
Metrics/Scores | |||||||||||
Excellent | 10 | all available ground based obs. + remote sensing + TCCON + COCCON | + subset of each data stream set aside for validation (i.e. not used in inversion) | Real real-time
| + spread of inversion ensemble (station subsets, prior fluxes, + satellite vs. ground based) | 5 (gross fluxes biosph. CO2 + anthr. CO2 + CH4+ N2O) | gross fluxes biosph. CO2 + anthr. CO2 + CH4 + N2O + F-gases | + all sectors contributing at least 10% of total emissions, 12 regions in Germany | all of the below + for all different species | 3 cities, 6 monitoring configuration, 4 seasons, total CO2 and fossil fuel and biogenic CO2,yes | Strong interaction with A,B,C plus citizen engagement |
9 | Near real-time | 3 cities, 6 monitoring configurations, 4 seasons, total CO2 plus fossil fuel and biogenic CO2, no | Strong interaction with A,B,C | ||||||||
Very good | 8 | + night-time data | + subset of each data stream set aside for validation (i.e. not used in inversion) | Year -1 month
| + spread of inversion ensemble (station subsets, prior fluxes) | 4 (gross fluxes biosph. CO2 + anthr. CO2 + CH4) | 4 (biosph. CO2 + anthr. CO2 + CH4 + F-gases) | all species: 4 sectors in Germany + lateral boundary correction | detailed inter comparison protocol | 3 cities, 6 monitoring configurations, 2 seasons, total CO2 plus fossil fuel and biogenic CO2, no | Strong interaction with A,B, weak interaction with C |
7 | Year -4 months | 2 cities, 6 monitoring configurations, one season, total CO2 plus fossil fuel and biogenic, yes | Weak interaction with A,B,C plus citizen engagement | ||||||||
Good | 6 | + additional vertical levels at tail towers | + aircraft (IAGOS + campaigns) | Year -1 year
| + monthly spatial maps | 3 (gross fluxes biosph. CO2 + CH4) | CH4 + biosph. CO2 + anthr. CO2 | CH4: + lateral boundary correction CO2: simplified biospheric and anthropogenic | + reporting of detailed inversion settings (prior error, model-data mismatch error, station set, posterior error) | 2 cities, 4 monitoring configurations, 3 seasons, total CO2 plus fossil fuel and biogenic, no | Strong interaction with A,B, no interaction with C |
5 | Year -1.5 years | 1 city, 6 monitoring configurations, on season, total CO2 and fossil fuel and biogenic CO2, no | Strong interaction with A, Weak interaction with B, No interaction with C | ||||||||
Fair | 4 | all available ground based obs. | subset of sites | Year -2 years | statistical posterior uncertainty at monthly/country scale | 2 (biosph. CO2 + CH4) | CH4 + simplified biospheric CO2 | CH4: 4 sectors in Germany CO2: simplified biospheric (no vertical profile) | posterior flux comparison | 1 city, 2 monitoring configurations, total CO2 and fossil fuel and biogenic CO2, yes | Weak interaction with A and B, no interaction with C |
3 | Year -2.5 years | 1 city, 4 monitoring configurations, one season, total CO2, no | Strong interaction with A, no interaction with B and C | ||||||||
Basic | 2 | <20 ground based sites | none | Year -3 years
| none | 1 (biosph. CO2) | Level 2: CH4 including time profiles Level 1: passive tracer with time-constant emissions | no sectors, 4 regions in Germany | none | 1 city, 2 monitoring configurations,one season, total CO2, no | Weak interaction with A |
1 | On request | 1 city, no monitoring configuration | Only outreach | ||||||||
Module Q&S: KPIs (Abbreviation) → | Resolution: Spatial | Resolution: Temporal | Uncertainties | Timeliness | Integration into Q&S Database (currently GRETA) | Calculation Approach | Data quality (detail level of input data, consistency) | Data availability to ITMS | |||
Metrics/Scores | |||||||||||
Excellent | 10 | 10 m | hourly | data from ensembles and gridded | real-time (within 3h) | automatic integration into Q&S database | model ensembles/ multiple models | perfect (high resolution/ high consitentcy) | good / low expenses | ||
9 | 100 m |
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Very good | 8 | 1 km | daily | data from ensembles | year -1 month |
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7 | 2 km |
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| year -4 month | running own dataportal |
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Good | 6 | 4 km | weekly | gridded uncertainty (value ± error) | year -1 year |
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| middle resolution / high consitency |
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| year - 1.5 years |
| Tier 2 | middle resolution / middle consitency |
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Fair | 4 | 6 km | monthly |
| year -2 years | manual transfer to Q&S database |
| high resolution / low consitency |
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3 | 10 km |
| uncertainty per sector (value ± error) | year -2.5 years |
| Tier 1 | middle resolution / low consitency |
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Basic | 2 |
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| year - 3 years |
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1 | 25 km | yearly | no | on request | manual transfer to user | guess | low resolution / low consitency | bad / high expenses | |||
Comments | |||||||||||
All the KPIs presented here will be further evaluated per module. They will also be evaluated as overall metrics in K by visualization using a spider graph. This is a tool useful in combining multiple metrics and comparing one system to the other in a single graph.
Planned updates related to this deliverable:
The traceability matrix and metrics for measurement will continuously be discussed at ITMS-K meetings and, in particular, before the due date of the following deliverables:
D-K.2.3: Third interim report including deliverable status updated traceability matrix [month: 36/o-39] (DWD).
D-K.2.4: Final report including deliverable status and updated traceability matrix [month: 48/o-51] (MPI-BGC)
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