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Post-processing and Verification of hydrological ensemble predictions

7-9 June 2011, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands

Documentation

Workshop Program and list of partecipants

Posters

Title Poster
Comparison of two hydrological ensemble postprocessing methods Qingyun Duan 1
An evaluation of the performance of downscaling methods in driving hydrological models Hua Chen 2
Comparison of rainfall-runoff model post-processing approaches in the context of an operational ensemble forecasting chain Thibault Mathevet / Jeremy Chardon 3
Information-theoretical evaluation of probabilistic forecasts Steven Weijs 4
Valuing information from high resolution forecasts Kees Kok 5


Tuesday, June 7, 2011
12:00 Registration and Ice-breaker lunch
 
Session 1 Presentations HEPEX Chair: Schalk Jan van Andel  
13:30 Opening Rectorate UNESCO-IHE represented by Stefan Uhlenbrook Intro
13:45-14:15 Introduction: HEPEX, set-up of the current workshop and data sets; overview of the experimental design document John Schaake 6
14:20-14:40 Innovative Tools for Water Quality/Quantity Management: New York City's Operations Support Tool Luke Wang 7
14:40-15:00 An Ensemble Post-Processor for the New York City Operations Support Tool Jay Day 8
15:00-15:30 Poster announcements/session - Coffeebreak    
15:30-15:50 Probabilistic Forecasts Within a Time Horizon and Exact Flooding Probability Gabriele Coccia / Ezio Todini 9
15:50-16:10 Estimating the benefits of probability forecasting for flood warning Jan Verkade 10
16:10-16:30 NWS Requirements for Operational Hydrologic Post-Processing Robert Hartman 11
16:40-17:00 HEPEX data sets Qingyun Duan 12
17:00-17:30 Discussion / Comments on the experimental set-up    


Wednesday, June 8 2011
Session 2 Presentations Verification Chair: Albrecht Weerts  
9:00-9:20 Using Forecast Verification to Evaluate Forecast System Enhancements for Long-Range Hydrologic Ensemble Predictions Allen Bradley 13
9:20-9:40 Impact of sample size on forecast verification scores and post processing parameters of hydrological ensemble predictions Ioanna Zalachori/Maria-Helena Ramos 14
9:40-10:00 Some Perspectives on the Relationship Between Dependent and Independent Verification Statistics Suggested by an Analysis of Ensemble Simulation Results for the HEPEX Hydrological Ensemble Post-processing and Verification Workshop John Schaake 15
10:00-10:30 Poster Session-Coffee-break Coffee-break  
10:30-10:50 Near real time data assimilation for hydrological forecasting and uncertainties Nathalie Voisin 16
10:50-11:10 Short-term HEPS - experimental design Bruce Davison 17
11:10-11:30 Short-term hybrid forecasts blending NWP rainfall forecasts and radar nowcasts for probabilistic flow predictions Sara Liguori 18
11:30-11:40 Short break    
11:40-12:00 Comparison of calibration techniques for a limited-area ensemble precipitation forecast using re-forecasts Tomasso Diomede 19
12:00-12:20 Tree generation for adaptive control Luciano Raso 20
12:20-12:40 Machine learning in building models of models' uncertainty Dimitri Solomatine 21
Lunch
Session 3 Workshop Post-processing hydrological simulations Chair: Konrad Bogner  
13:40-14:00 Ensemble dressing Tom Pagano 22
14:00-14:20 Evaluation of a Gaussian regression based streamflow postprocessor using simulated streamflows for test basins in the southeast U.S. Satish Regonda 23
14:20-14:40 Post-processing and combining hydrological ensemble forecast systems Konrad Bogner 24
14:40-15:00 Poster Session-Coffee-break Coffee-break  
15:00-15:30 Introduction to the working groups John Schaake  
15:30-17:00 Parallel working groups A: Ensemble simulation of hydrologic model predictive uncertainty    
15:30-17:00 Parallel working groups B: Approaches to measure performance of ensemble simulations of hydrologic model predictive uncertainty    
17:00-17:30 Plenary summary and discussion of Session 3 working group activities Session 3 working group leaders  


Dinner

Thursday, June 9 2011
Session 4 Workshop Post-processing hydrologic ensemble predictions Chair: Maria-Helena Ramos  
8:40-9:00 Rijnland data for HEPEX post-processing Schalk Jan van Andel 25
9:00-9:20 Evaluation of a non-parametric postprocessor for hydrologic uncertainty estimation and bias-correction, with application to a multi-model ensemble of simulated streamflows from test basins in the southeast U.S. James Brown 26
9:20-9:40 Comparison of point forecast accuracy of model averaging methods in hydrologic applications, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment Cees Diks / Jasper Vrugt 27
9:40-10:00 Estimating predictive hydrological uncertainty using Quantile Regression Jan Verkade 28
10:00-10:30 Poster Session-Coffee-break Coffee-break  
10:30-11:00 Introduction to the working groups Albrecht Weerts  
11:00-12:30 Parallel working groups A: Approaches to post-process hydrologic ensemble forecasts    
11:00-12:30 Parallel working groups B: Approaches to measure performance of procedures to post-process hydrologic ensemble forecasts    
Lunch
Session 5 Results and agreements on further actions Chair: John Schaake  
13:40-14:00 Presentations / discussion session 4 working groups Session 4 working group leaders  
14:00-15:00 Plenary discussion of all working group activities Assessment of intercomparison activities to date    
15:00-15:30 Coffee-break    
15:30-~ Towards future testbed activities and inter-comparison studies Special Issue in Hydrological Processes Publications in Journal of Hydrometeorology    
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