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Challenges of operational river forecasting

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Skillful and timely streamflow forecasts are critically important to water managers and emergency protection services. To provide these forecasts, hydrologists must predict the behavior of complex coupled human-natural systems using incomplete and uncertain information and imperfect models. Moreover, operational predictions often integrate anecdotal information and unmodeled factors. Forecasting agencies face four key challenges: 1) making the most of available data, 2) making accurate predictions using models, 3) turning hydrometeorological forecasts into effective warnings, and 4) administering an operational service. Each challenge presents a variety of research opportunities, including the development of automated quality-control algorithms for the myriad of data used in operational streamflow forecasts, data assimilation, and ensemble forecasting techniques that allow for forecaster input, methods for using human-generated weather forecasts quantitatively, and quantification of human interference in the hydrologic cycle. Furthermore, much can be done to improve the communication of probabilistic forecasts and to design a forecasting paradigm that effectively combines increasingly sophisticated forecasting technology with subjective forecaster expertise. These areas are described in detail to share a real-world perspective and focus for ongoing research endeavors.
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hal-01132102 , version 1 (16-03-2015)

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T.C. Pagano, A.W. Wood, Maria-Helena Ramos, H.L. Cloke, F. Pappenberger, et al.. Challenges of operational river forecasting. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2014, 15, pp.1692-1707. ⟨10.1175/JHM-D-13-0188.1⟩. ⟨hal-01132102⟩
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