Abstract
 Geoprocessing Hydrometeorological Datasets to Assess National Weather Service (NWS) Forecasts Track: Climate, Weather and Atmosphere Author(s): Jack Settelmaier The National Weather Service (NWS) issues weather warning and forecast information for the nation. This information is contained in a myriad of data and products continuously disseminated to partners and users. The intent of NWS information is to support our core mission--to protect against life and property losses and promote commerce. This paper will describe automated steps employed to gather, convert, geoprocess, and display hydrometeorological datasets to assess their accuracy and value. GIS' involvement in this overall process provides atmospheric scientists with an enabling technology to assist in better understanding the relationships between absolutely accurate weather forecasts and ones that, although they may have some degree of inaccuracy, still contain useful or valuable information for users. GIS also provides necessary analysis tools to query and carve weather forecast verification data to better understand the temporal and spatial influences on the errors in the forecast data. Jack Settelmaier National Weather Service Science and Technology Services 819 Taylor Street Room 10A03 Fort Worth , TX 76102 US Phone: 817 978 1300 Fax: 817 978 3475 E-mail: jack.settelmaier@noaa.gov |
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