QPF verification

11/16/01


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QPF verification

Why verification is so important

Verification methods

Subjective Verification

HPC 24-h QPF Verification 30+ years of deterministic forecasts

HPC verification (Cont.)

THREAT SCORE

HPC 06 hr QPF Verification

What can you learn from verification?

What can you learn about a model or man

How Good are the Forecasts?

How Good Are the Forecasts?

Forecast Verification Strategy

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Objective and subjective verification suggests that some patterns are more predictable than others.

A perfect threat score is 1.00. Forecasts are slowly improving but we have a long way to go before we even get good at forecasting precipitation amounts.

Conclusions

References for verification

Author: NCEP_User

Email: njunker@ncep.noaa.gov

Home Page: http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/res2.html

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