Information - AW07 Meteorological applications: interactive information processing
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Forecasting has changed over the last 35 years form manual methods (using pencils and rubbers to assimilate data and developing conceptual models and other empirical rules to predict the state of the atmosphere)to more automated techniques with Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) at its core. This has changed the role of the forecaster from being at het heart of the prediction process to more one of post processing the NWP data through interpretation and adding local detail before onward dissemination to the customer. However, even today the production process is often manually intensive due to the inability to interact and adjust the automated production, when boundary layer phenomena are not always accurately predicted by NWP.
Many National Meteorological Services are optimising their production due to budget constraints but need to keep up their performance in quality with a focus on severe weather. More automated post processing techniques are being developed, ensemble methods in probabilistic forecast products are becoming more common and weather dependant capacity planning of the forecast office is a measure to address these issues.
Especially contributions are invited on the following topics:
- Decision aid products for forecasters/customers
- (Forecaster) interactive visualisation tools/systems
- Dashboard development as a DSS in relation to severe weather triggers
- Combining human and computer generated forecasts
And related topics such as:
- Methods for statistical post-processing of observations (satellite data a.o.)
and model output
- Potential, limitations and improvement of forecasting methods
- Development of forecasting methods and forecasting software suitable for
operational implementation
- Diagnostic verification of forecasts
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