GEOGloWS implementation in the Caribbean as support to HydroSOS
WMO collaborates with Brigham Young University (BYU) to collaborate on the WMO Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS) to increase access and visualization of sub-seasonal and seasonal forecasting at national level, which will also allow to improve the global HydroSOS system. This support is carried out in coordination with the projects “Caribbean: Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Early Warning Services (CREWS Caribbean 2.0)”, “Support for the Hydrometeorological Unit of Haiti (UHM) for sustainable operability and the implementation of a relevant and efficient hydrometeorological warning system (CREWS Haiti)”, and “Early Warning Systems for Floods – Central America and the Caribbean (EWS-F CA&C)”.
Activities
The beneficiaries are four Caribbean countries, namely Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The collaboration is centred along the following activities:
implementing GEOGloWS for hydrological forecasting at national level to provide a framework for national flood forecast guidance and validation;
integrating meteorological (Numerical Weather Prediction products available, satellite precipitation, etc) and hydrological data (forecast models’ outputs, both event and seasonal, soil moisture products, etc), especially those from ground stations for improvement of flood forecasts;
developing applications and adapt visualization tools to facilitate analysis, production and delivering of hydrological forecasting at local and national level by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs);
training on streamflow forecasting operation and validations, and portal development under Tethys environment; and
contributing to the development of HydroSOS applications for water monitoring and visualization of hydrological status assessment and outlooks.
Supporting the hosting and maintenance of the portal(s) related to the project
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| Depiction of the GEOGloWS Toolbox |