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MODERNIZATION OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTING TECHNIQUES 1
Author(s) -
Sittner Walter T.
Publication year - 1973
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/j.1752-1688.1973.tb01788.x
Subject(s) - changeover , staffing , drainage basin , national weather service , variety (cybernetics) , service (business) , modernization theory , conceptual model , meteorology , operations research , environmental science , hydrometeorology , computer science , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental resource management , water resource management , engineering , geography , business , database , economics , cartography , precipitation , telecommunications , management , artificial intelligence , economic growth , geotechnical engineering , marketing , transmission (telecommunications)
The National Weather Service is nearing the conclusion of a five year period of transition from index type catchment modelling to the use of conceptual hydrologic models. The decision to make this technological change was based on an extensive research project in which various catchment models were tested in a wide variety of basins and their strong and weak points ascertained. This project is described. Some of the problems involved in the changeover, which are discussed, are practical parameter optimization methods, computer requirements for the more complex technology, data requirements, fitting of the catchment model to major river systems, training of personnel and staffing problems.