GloFAS Community Workshop Supports the Integration of Global Flood Forecasts Locally
From 4-6th May the University of Reading held the first GloFAS community workshop, aimed at supporting the integration of GloFAS forecasts into existing national and local forecasting capabilities. The workshop, led by Professor Hannah Cloke and Dr. Liz Stephens, included seminars, practical activities and discussion sessions. Participants attended from SENAMHI (Peru), the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre (U.S., Peru and London), the Mozambique Red Cross, the Belize Hydromet Service, the Xiamen Weather Service Centre, the JRC, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the University of Reading.
The open seminar and poster session saw discussions around the development and use of global scale forecasts, and was followed by two days of hands-on training sessions on hydrological forecasting, decision-making with ensemble forecasts, and specifically on using and interpreting GloFAS forecasts. The workshop provided an excellent opportunity for forecasters, decision-makers, researchers and model developers to work together and learn from each other.
If you’d like to read more about the workshop, a detailed account can be found on the HEPEX blog, or in the upcoming ECMWF summer 2016 newsletter.
This workshop was funded by the GFDRR/DFID Challenge Fund and a research impact award made by NERC to Professor Hannah Cloke, with further support from the University of Reading and the Walker Institute.
By Rebecca Emerton June 22, 2016, 9:10 a.m.