Open AccessVisualizing flood forecasting uncertainty: some current European EPS platforms—COST731 working group 3
Author(s) -
Bruen M.,
Krahe P.,
Zappa M.,
Olsson J.,
Vehvilainen B.,
Kok K.,
Daamen K.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1002/asl.258
Subject(s) - hydrometeorology , variety (cybernetics) , flood myth , focus (optics) , work (physics) , computer science , operations research , meteorology , environmental resource management , data science , climatology , environmental science , geography , engineering , geology , artificial intelligence , precipitation , mechanical engineering , physics , archaeology , optics
Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) funding allows European scientists to establish international links, communicate their work to colleagues, and promote international research cooperation. COST731 was established to study the propagation of uncertainty from hydrometeorological observations through meteorological and hydrological models to the final flood forecast. Our focus is on how information about uncertainty is presented to the end user and how it is used. COST731 has assembled a number of demonstrations/case studies that illustrate a variety of practical approaches and these are presented here. While there is yet no consensus on how such information is presented, many end users do find it useful. Copyright © 2010 Royal Meteorological Society