Graphs of Meteorological and Hydrological Data
Title | Graphs of Meteorological and Hydrological Data PDF eBook |
Author | Adolph Frederick Meyer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Atmospheric temperature |
ISBN |
Meteorological and Hydrological Data Required in Planning the Development of Water Resources (planning and Design Level)
Title | Meteorological and Hydrological Data Required in Planning the Development of Water Resources (planning and Design Level) PDF eBook |
Author | Vladimir Georgievich Andrei͡anov |
Publisher | |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Hydrology |
ISBN |
Operational Hydrology Report
Title | Operational Hydrology Report PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 54 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Hydrology |
ISBN |
Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Meteorology
Title | Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Meteorology PDF eBook |
Author | Zdzisław Kaczmarek |
Publisher | |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Hydrology |
ISBN |
Hydrologic, Water-Quality, and Meteorological Data for the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Drinking-Water Source Area, Water Year 2006
Title | Hydrologic, Water-Quality, and Meteorological Data for the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Drinking-Water Source Area, Water Year 2006 PDF eBook |
Author | Kirk P. Smith |
Publisher | Geological Survey (USGS) |
Pages | 165 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | Hydrology |
ISBN | 9781411321793 |
Guide to Hydrological Practices: Hydrology
Title | Guide to Hydrological Practices: Hydrology PDF eBook |
Author | World Meteorological Organization |
Publisher | |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Hydrology |
ISBN |
Completing the Forecast
Title | Completing the Forecast PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2006-10-09 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309180538 |
Uncertainty is a fundamental characteristic of weather, seasonal climate, and hydrological prediction, and no forecast is complete without a description of its uncertainty. Effective communication of uncertainty helps people better understand the likelihood of a particular event and improves their ability to make decisions based on the forecast. Nonetheless, for decades, users of these forecasts have been conditioned to receive incomplete information about uncertainty. They have become used to single-valued (deterministic) forecasts (e.g., "the high temperature will be 70 degrees Farenheit 9 days from now") and applied their own experience in determining how much confidence to place in the forecast. Most forecast products from the public and private sectors, including those from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service, continue this deterministic legacy. Fortunately, the National Weather Service and others in the prediction community have recognized the need to view uncertainty as a fundamental part of forecasts. By partnering with other segments of the community to understand user needs, generate relevant and rich informational products, and utilize effective communication vehicles, the National Weather Service can take a leading role in the transition to widespread, effective incorporation of uncertainty information into predictions. "Completing the Forecast" makes recommendations to the National Weather Service and the broader prediction community on how to make this transition.