ANNEX I
World Meteorological Organization
INFORMATION ON THE
INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGIC FORECASTING COURSE
organized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
in co-operation with WMO
9 to 27 June 2008
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Background
1.
The International Hydrologic Forecasting Course is being organized by NOAA in
cooperation with WMO.
2.
The course is scheduled to be held from 9 to 27 June 2008 in Boulder, Colorado, USA,
hosted by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)/Cooperative Program
for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET). It will be conducted in English.
3.
This course on hydrological forecasting will be open to participants from all Regions of
WMO. Candidates will be nominated by the Permanent Representative (PR) of an interested
national hydrometeorological institution (NHMI).
4.
The course includes formal lectures by NOAA experts as well as academic and private
institutions; computer lab exercises; a visit to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast
Office (WFO) in Boulder; and a field trip to visit the Big Thompson Canyon (in which a massive
flood killed 144 people in 1976), the Lawn Lake Dam (the 1982 site of a dambreak in the Rocky
Mountain National Park that resulted in a 25-foot flood wave that killed 3 people and caused $31
million in damages), and the City of Fort Collins for a panel discussion with emergency
managers.
Programme of the Course
5.
The course will consist of three (3) weeks of lectures, lab exercises, field trips and
examinations on subjects as outlined in Annex II of this announcement.
Admission
6.
The course is designed for professionals in hydrology, with educational qualifications
corresponding to a university or engineering diploma in these or related fields, who are working
in national services or institutions concerned with hydrological forecasting. All participants will
be expected to have an adequate basic knowledge of mathematics and physics, hydraulics, and
fluid mechanics. It is expected that all participants will have at least one year of practical
experience in hydrology and forecasting.
7. Furthermore, all participants will be required to take online prerequisite courses provided by
COMET, which will demonstrate the participants’ knowledge of general hydrology (i.e., unit
hydrograph theory, flash-flood processes, river-ice processes, and snowmelt processes).
These online courses will be completed prior the participants’ departure from their home
country, verified by COMET. Additional online prerequisite courses in ensemble streamflow
prediction, distributed hydrologic models, verification of hydrologic forecasts, and hydrology of
dam failure will also be required.
8. All participants will have to present an acceptable English-language proficiency certificate
(oral and written) unless English is their native tongue or the language of instruction from their
previous education.
Certificates
9.
All participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course.
Fellowship
10.
Applicants for the course are strongly advised to seek partial or full sponsorship within
their national framework.
11.
A limited number of fellowships for participants from lesser developing countries
(LDCs) will be granted for the course by NOAA. This support may consist in covering
international travel costs, in-country ground transportation, accommodations, meals, and
incidental expenses. Please note that participants remain responsible for arranging life, health,
and other forms of insurance as they consider appropriate and accepted in the USA. All
participants will be required to present proof of health insurance to COMET.
Applications
12.
The selected participants will be notified in due time and will receive further details of
the course, as well as information on formalities for their travel to, and stay in, the USA.
Application forms for admission (form attached as ANNEX III) should be addressed to:
Mr. Claudio Caponi
World Meteorological Organization
Case Postal No. 2300
1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
Fax: (41 22) 730 80 43
Email: ccaponi@wmo.int
with a copy to:
Ms. Renee Tatusko
NOAA/National Weather Service
International Activities Office
1325 East-West Highway, Room 11134
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
USA
Fax: (1-301) 587-4524
Email: Renee.Tatusko@noaa.gov
Applications can be faxed or emailed to the above contact individuals.
ANNEX II
World Meteorological Organization
Subjects included in the International Hydrologic Forecasting Course
Boulder, Colorado, USA
(9 – 27 June 2008)
1. Designing a real-time hydrometeorological network
2. Meteorological primer on Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (QPF), moisture, intense
precipitation
3. GIS datums and GIS in hydrology
4. Real-time hydrological forecast systems
5. Hydrologic and hydraulic models
6. Radar, satellite, and rain-gauge Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE)
7. Hydro-Nowcaster and Hydro-Estimator
8. Desktop workstation weather-forecast system, WRF, and coupled land-surface and riverrouting models
9. Flash-flood monitoring and prediction, urban hydrology impacts, fire, landslide and debris
flow
10. Ensemble streamflow prediction (ESP)
11. Drought
12. Dam failure
13. Flood mapping
14. Verification of hydrologic forecasts
15. Disseminating products and decision support systems
16. Societal impacts
17. Outreach (emergency managers, schools, media)
ANNEX III
World Meteorological Organization
Form for Nomination of Candidate to the
International Hydrologic Forecasting Course
Boulder, Colorado, USA
(9 to 27 June 2008)
Mr. Claudio Caponi
World Meteorological Organization
Case postale No. 2300
CH-1211 GENEVA 20
Switzerland
Fax: (41 22) 730 80 43
Email: ccaponi@wmo.int
Ms. Renee Tatusko
NOAA/National Weather Service
International Activities Office
1325 East-West Highway, Room 11134
Silver Spring, MD 20910
USA
Fax: (1 301) 587-4524
Due date: ????????
Surname: ______________________________________
First Name: _____________________________________
Nationality: _______________________________________________________________
Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy): __________________________________________________
City and Country of Birth: ____________________________________________________
Present Address (for further correspondence):
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Telephone Number: _________________________________
Email address: _____________________________________
Fax Number: _______________________________________
Present Occupation: __________________________________________________________
Name of employer: ___________________________________________________________
Address of employer: _________________________________________________________
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Name of Supervisor: __________________________________________________________
Telephone number of supervisor: ________________________________________
Fax number of supervisor: ______________________________________________
Email address of supervisor: ____________________________________________________
Name and address of two references:
1.
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2.
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Previous Education:
Secondary school*
Type of education:
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Language of Education: __________________________________________________
Date of Education: From _____________________ To: _________________________
University (or Equivalent education)*
Type of education:
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Name and address of educational institution:
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Date of University Education: From ___________________ To: __________________________
General knowledge: (on-the-job training, other WMO training courses, computer experience)
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Last diploma or degree
Type: ___________________________________________________________________
Date of issue: ____________________________________________________________
Professional Experience*
(indicate all professional occupations since graduation from last educational institution, in particular
the work in the field of hydrology and amount of time spent in work)
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Mother tongue: _________________________________________________________________
English Language (spoken and written) proficiency certified by:
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Other Languages
Speak
Good
Write
Fair
Good
Read
Fair
Good
Fair
* Attach additional sheets if necessary.
How will you use the knowledge acquired on the courses (explain the technical substance of your
present or future functions of employment)?
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Financial means of support to attend the course:
Do you have external financial support (national, other) to attend the course?
Yes _____
No _____
If yes, please describe: __________________________________________________________
If no, do you request financial support?
Yes _____
No _____
Airfare:
Yes ______
No _____
Accommodations:
Yes ______
No _____
Meals:
Yes ______
No _____
Ground transportation:
Yes ______
No _____
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Date
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Signature of Permanent Representative
or responsible national authority
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Title or Post of responsible Authority