{"id":278,"date":"2021-04-10T21:25:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T19:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/?p=278"},"modified":"2021-06-02T19:13:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:13:30","slug":"action-area-3-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/action-area-3-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Action area \u2018INTERFACES WITH SCIENCE\u2019 &#8211; activities contributing to achievement of ambitions \u2018High-quality data supports science\u2019 &#038; \u2018Science provides a sound basis for operational hydrology\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Open for comments until 25 May 2021<\/strong><\/span>&#8211; <strong>Extended to 31 May 2021<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"#commentflood\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#commentflood\">Leave your comment(s) below<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Logical Framework methodology was used to design a holistically consistent structure of goals, outcomes that leads to achievement of these goals, outputs that together will materialize into desirable outcomes, and finally activities through which outputs will be delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A schematic illustration of resulting proposal is provided in the following figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Action-area-science.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Action-area-science-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" width=\"768\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Action-area-science-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Action-area-science-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Action-area-science-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Action-area-science-1536x927.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Action-area-science.png 1678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Table below provides a list of proposed activities grouped by outputs. More details can be found in the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/HydroConsultation2021-page_2_Area2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/HydroConsultation2021-page_3_Area3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">following table\/document <\/a>where for some of the activities additional features are proposed (such as responsibility, time, linkages, etc.). The Table is intended to become an integral part of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/HydroConsultation2021-Intro_page_Draft_Plan_of_Action_partII.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Action Plan<\/a> as its annex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\ttr:nth-child(even) {background-color: #f2f2f2;}\n<\/style>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n  <tr>\n    <td width=\"10%\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>ID<\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td width=\"45%\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>activity<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td width=\"45%\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>Description<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>E.1<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td  colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>Methods for standard    assessment of data quality developed<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">E.1.1 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Guidelines on\/development of practical    methods for assessment (flagging) of hydrological data<\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">\u00a0While metadata provides some information on    data quality and reliability for particular use, additional    assessment\/classification of data uncertainty, or reliability (e.g. by    flagging) might help research community in data processing. Providing    guidelines and assess potential benefits of harmonized data    assessment\/classification system\/tools<\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">E.1.2 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Continuous development and update of Technical    Regulation Vol. III and its annex on Hydrometry and other materials    (including QMF-H compliance) <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">&nbsp; <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>E.2<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td  colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>Quality assured hydrometeorological data    by NHSs are generated through increased compliance to the culture of Quality    Management Framework &#8211; hydrology (QMF-H) <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">E.2.1 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Development of generic data production processes    (schemes), metrics and internal guidelines (ISO 9001 like) <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Internal system of QMF    comprising manuals, guidelines, defined processes and metrics is necessary    for each enterprise, providing products and services <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">E.2.2 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Training materials and e-learning on QMF<\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Review of    requirements of Members on training in the field of QMF\/QMS should lead to    development of training plan for NHSs and its implementation based on    identified priorities<\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">E.2.3 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Information\/promotion campaign &#8211; TED talks, what a    difference quality makes <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">What benefit investment    in QMS brings, why it is key to deliver quality services? Let&rsquo;s share good    experience, and bad experience among community <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">E.2.4 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Field safety manual\/training course<\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Generic annotated structure of Field    safety manual will help Members to develop their fit for purpose guidelines.    Interactive courses, describing problems, sharing bad and good examples (like    cyber security) is developed for practitioners in the field <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>E.3<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td  colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>Improved (guidance for?)    development and maintenance of technical platforms to support data exchange    for research and science\u00a0 <\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">E.3.1 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">WHOS\/WIS\/WIGOS as a tool for data    provision<\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">E.3.2 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Evolving role of data centers helps Members in    sharing and rescue its data <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">&nbsp; <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>E.4.1<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td  colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>Improved coordination on observing    networks to fit the research purposes <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">E.4.1 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">WMO, UNESCO-IHP, IAHS, ERB, FRIEND, data sharing    network for hydrological science <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Based    colloquium\/conference on data for scientific purposes that would identify    what and how to measure to enhance scientific concept paper for jointed    distributed hydrological laboratory will be developed for further approval <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">&nbsp; <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">same as E.3.1<\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">&nbsp; <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">same as E.3.2 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">&nbsp; <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  nowrap valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n    <td  nowrap valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n    <td  nowrap valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>F.1<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td  colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>Enhanced culture of    research &amp; development to operation projects co-design (by operational    hydrology and academia) &#8211; (Demonstration) projects are developed with    beneficiaries being National Meteorological and Hydrological Services<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">F.1.1 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Catalogue of case studies\/best practices    (or may be bad practices as well)<\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">F.1.2 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Database of research needs from NHSs as a project    topics repository for scientist <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">&nbsp; <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">F.1.3 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Implementation of research strategy for    hydrology <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">in    cooperation with UNESCO and IAHS<\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>F.2<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td  colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>Inventory of the compiled    data and products from Earth systems science projects for hydrological    applications<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">F.2.1 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Similarly to activities on inventory of    operational products, research outputs are compiled to be accessible for    operational hydrology application where relevant<\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">See A.11, B.7 and C.2<\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>F.3<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td  colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>Improved Earth system    models outputs and its availability at high resolution for local and regional    applications<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">F.3.1 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Improving QPE    and QPF by research focus<\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Global    community of NWP and downscaling works together on providing QPE and QPF at    relevant scales (&lt; 1 square km) <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">F.3.2 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Guidance on coupled model    systems, interfaces <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Provision of cases    studies, Compendium of relevant methodologies <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>F.4<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td  colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>There is a greater    understanding of how the hydrological system responds to extreme conditions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">F.4.1 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Tools and modules to assess and analyse uncertainty    of extreme conditions are available. <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">\u00a0Research community further develops    uncertainty and scenario analysis that can be directly used to design\/manage    infrastructure &amp; water systems. <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>&nbsp;F.5<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n    <td  colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><strong>Enhanced collaboration between hydrology    and meteorology communities of practice, including academia<\/strong><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">F.5.1 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Inclusion of different    stakeholders (energy-water-food) needs and requirements, moving towards MHEWS    approach <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Same as B.4.1 <\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">F.5.2 <\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\">Widen the    implementation of a Water segment to Regional Outlook Fora (ROFs)<\/p><\/td>\n    <td  valign=\"top\"><p align=\"left\"><em>Same as C.7.1 <\/em><\/p><\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>Please comment on the list of activities by answering to the following questions using the &#8220;Leave a reply&#8221; form at the bottom of this page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Are any substantial activities missing from your point of view (please keep in mind that, given their nature, they may be also listed under cross-cutting issues)?<\/li><li>Are all listed activities <strong>feasible and meaningful<\/strong>?<\/li><li>Do you want to propose some changes to definition, description or other features of individual activities? Please refer to ID of the activity.<\/li><li>Any other comments are welcome as well.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition please indicate, using the survey form here below, your preferences concerning the priorities by assigning \u2018High priority\u2019 to those activities you consider critical for the Action Plan for Hydrology and which you\u2019d like to promote. At the same time, please assign \u2018no priority\u2019 to activities that should be downgraded or dropped from the Action Plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"iframeX6D3A1V8A8F1F9Y6J\" src=\"https:\/\/www.click4survey.com\/s4\/42750\/c3b02fc3\" height=\"700\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>This post is open for comments<strong> until 25 May 2021 &#8211; <strong>Extended to 31 May 2021<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your inputs!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278\/revisions\/442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hydroref.com\/wmo\/hydrology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}