RFC Verification WorkshopRFC Verification Workshop

Happy Ending?!Happy Ending?!

Julie Demargne, Mary Mullusky Julie Demargne, Mary Mullusky

and Kevin Wernerand Kevin Werner

RFC Verification Workshop, August 14-16 2007

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OutlineOutline

• Verification Teams

• Workshop Deliverables

• Review Verification Questions

• Discussion

• Workshop Evaluation

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Verification Teams: WR TeamVerification 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

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WR Verification Team: WebsiteWR Verification Team: Website

http://pc76.wrh.noaa.gov/

drupal/ssd/hydroscience/

verificationteam

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Verification Teams: NWS TeamVerification 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

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NWS Verification Team: WebsiteNWS Verification Team: Website

http://www.nws.noaa.gov

/oh/rfcdev/projects/

rfcHVT_chart.html

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Verification Requirements & Planning Verification Requirements & Planning TeamTeam

• Hydrologic Verification System Requirements & Planning Team

– Mission:

develop FY08 verification activities

update verification 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)

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Workshop DeliverablesWorkshop 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

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Review Verification QuestionsReview 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)

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DiscussionDiscussion

• Unanswered questions

• Workshop follow-up

• Future training

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Workshop EvaluationWorkshop Evaluation

• Please fill out the survey

• Any comment is welcome!

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Thank you for Thank you for

your active participation!your active participation!