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Join us at the RFC Verification Workshop to enhance understanding of verification concepts, metrics, and communication strategies for improving forecast verification. Participate in insightful discussions and valuable sessions led by experts from various verification teams. Your input will help shape future verification activities and plans. Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to the advancement of hydrologic verification practices.
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RFC Verification WorkshopHappy Ending?! Julie Demargne, Mary Mullusky and Kevin Werner RFC Verification Workshop, August 14-16 2007
Outline • Verification Teams • Workshop Deliverables • Review Verification Questions • Discussion • Workshop Evaluation
Verification Teams: WR Team • WR Hydrology Forecast Verification Team • Mission: • develop understanding of verification concepts and metrics • develop expertise with IVP • develop communication strategies for verification • Participants: WRH, CNRFC, CBRFC, NWRFC, WFO Missoula • Deliverable: report on communication strategies for verification results • Agenda: • Kick off: June 07; monthly meetings • Report due in April 08
WR Verification Team: Website http://pc76.wrh.noaa.gov/ drupal/ssd/hydroscience/ verificationteam
Verification Teams: NWS Team • NWS Hydrology Forecast Verification Team • Mission: • develop understanding of verification concepts and metrics • develop expertise with IVP and EVS • develop standardized verification strategies • Participants: RFC verification focal points + ‘experts’ • Deliverable: report on verification case studies at all RFCs and standardized verification strategies for chosen users • Agenda: • Kick off: September 07 • Report due in September 08
NWS Verification Team: Website http://www.nws.noaa.gov /oh/rfcdev/projects/ rfcHVT_chart.html
Verification Requirements & Planning Team • Hydrologic Verification System Requirements & Planning Team • Mission: • develop FY08 verification activities • updateverification plan • Same participants (except Peter Gabrielsen) • Deliverables: AHPS FY08 activities, updated verification plan (+ paper?) • Agenda: • Kick off: October 07 • Final plan in January 08 (HIC meeting)
Workshop Deliverables • Lab report on strategies to verify specific forecast products for identified end users • Good start point for verification case studies • Survey on IVP, EVS, and Logistical Verification • Future enhancements and activities • Workshop feedback will help develop future verification activities and update verification plan • List of unanswered questions • Future needs
Review Verification Questions • Verification Concepts and methodologies • Effective Strategies to Communicate Verification (deterministic and probabilistic) • Findings and Recommendations of the Hydrologic Verification System Requirements Team • National Verification Program • Archiving requirements (deterministic and probabilistic) • IVP Software Capabilities • EVS software capabilities • Verification Teams (Workshop Follow Up and Future Training)
Discussion • Unanswered questions • Workshop follow-up • Future training
Workshop Evaluation • Please fill out the survey • Any comment is welcome!