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DOH Conference Action Items

Item
Description
Responsibility
Target Date
1 Improve definition and tracking of requirements, including use of a requirements database. OS/HSD Continuing
2 Donna to prepare and initial list of requirements to jump-start the process and send to RFC's for prioritization Donna, RFC's ASAP
3 OS/HSD to convene a conference concerning hydrology GIS functional requirements OS/HSD ASAP
4 QPF verification should consider both timing and spatial errors Graziano December, 2000
5 RFC's to assure that the best possible QPE data are being sent to Bret McDonald RFC's Continuing
6 Review RFC-wide distribution schedule to see if it can be sistributed before AWIPS build 5.1 Jay Breidenbach ASAP
7 EMC would like to have RFC's participate in reviewing streamflow simulations for a few selected places in each RFC area. Guidelines to be prepared for RFC selection. Mitchell/Schaake/RFC's ASAP
8 Set-up explanation of ESP as part of AHPS web site Ingram ASAP
9 Implement and test site-specific procedure suggested by L. Larsen Donna, MBRFC (Black) ASAP
10 Recognize the reality that we must have one NWS hydrology program so there is no "we" and "they", only "us" RFC's, Regions, NWSH Continuing
11 RFC Computational Backup RFC's, OS/HSD  
12 Initial parameters for Sacramento model to be derived using Victor's approach at 1/8 degree resolution and made available to RFC's via web. Schaake October, 2000
13 Select a hydrologic forecast verification database. OH, ABRFC Sept, 2000
14 Provide guidance for verification stage/flow levels OH,Regions December, 2000
15 Complete daily and hourly processed NCDC data sets together with a plan for making these available to the RFC's Schaake December, 2000
16 Collaborate with NCEP/CPC to produce hourly precipitation analyses at 1/8 degree resolution from 1948 - present Schaake TBD


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