RFC Verification Workshop RFC Verification Workshop Happy Ending?! Happy Ending?! Julie Demargne, Mary Julie Demargne, Mary Mullusky Mullusky and Kevin Werner and Kevin Werner RFC Verification Workshop, August 14-16 2007
Jan 05, 2016
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
2
OutlineOutline
• Verification Teams
• Workshop Deliverables
• Review Verification Questions
• Discussion
• Workshop Evaluation
3
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
4
WR Verification Team: WebsiteWR Verification Team: Website
http://pc76.wrh.noaa.gov/
drupal/ssd/hydroscience/
verificationteam
5
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
6
NWS Verification Team: WebsiteNWS Verification Team: Website
http://www.nws.noaa.gov
/oh/rfcdev/projects/
rfcHVT_chart.html
7
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)
8
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
9
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)
10
DiscussionDiscussion
• Unanswered questions
• Workshop follow-up
• Future training
11
Workshop EvaluationWorkshop Evaluation
• Please fill out the survey
• Any comment is welcome!
12
Thank you for Thank you for
your active participation!your active participation!