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Featured Collection Introduction: National Flood Interoperability Experiment II
Author(s) -
Nelson Jim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/1752-1688.12614
Subject(s) - interoperability , flood myth , national weather service , meteorology , service (business) , scale (ratio) , weather forecasting , computer science , operations research , environmental science , business , engineering , geography , marketing , world wide web , cartography , archaeology
The ribbon cutting ceremony in May of 2015 of the National Weather Service’s (NWS) new National Water Center (NWC) provided the necessary facilities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out its vision for a weather-ready nation (OWP, 2016). The idea of a national center was to compliment the 13 existing River Forecast Centers (RFCs) by transforming the national capability for hydrologic prediction with a seamless national water model that could enhance both temporal and spatial forecasting resolution. The NWC provides a hub, whereby the NWS can engage the academic community and other federal institutions involved in the variety of data, modeling, visualization, and dissemination of forecast products activities. Of the NWC Dr. Kathryn Sullivan said, “The National Water Center will bring researchers, forecasters, and stakeholders together to accelerate progress towards the improved water forecasts needed to manage our precious water resources wisely.” This research-to-operations mentality is what led to the idea of a National Flood Interoperability Experiment or NFIE as an inaugural event at the NWC. Proposed by Dr. David Maidment (Maidment et al., 2014) as a way to kick start activities in support of the NWS vision, it also intends to train a new generation of scientists who can contribute to it. OVERVIEWS