Shared Cost Action Projects in Area 3.3 (CEO) of the Specific Programme
for Climate and Environment
HYDALP
Hydrology of Alpine and High Latitude Basins
Project Reference: ENV4-CT96-0364
Minutes of the 3rd Technical Meeting held at
SCEOS, 11-12 June 1998
Author:
Date:
Institute:
Thomas Nagler, Graham Glendinning
21 July 1998
Institut für Meteorologie und Geophysik, Universität Innsbruck
This document was produced under the terms and conditions of Contract
ENV4-CT96-0364 for the European Union, DGXII.
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A full set of viewgraphs of the 3rd Technical Meeting are distributed to:
H. Rott IMGI
S. Quegan, SCEOS
G. Wright MLURI,
B. Johansson SMHI
M. Baumgartner UBE
J. Aschbacher EC/CEO
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AGENDA
Chair: Helmut Rott
Day 1:
Thursday, 11 June 97,
1.
2.
3.
Welcome
Approval of agenda
Summary of work performed during project month 10 to 16
200-Baumgartner, 240-Nagler,
300-Quegan, 330-Voigt, 340-Caves,
400-Ferguson, 420-Glendinning, 430-Clark, 440-Johansson,
500-Rott, 510-Kleindienst
Remote Sensing data base / ordering data for various basins
(Caves, Nagler, Baumgartner)
WWW Activities (WP 600: Miller)
Midterm review of project status in terms of the main HYDALP objectives
(Rott et al.)
4.
5.
6.
9:00 h s.t.
Day 2:
Friday, 12 June 97,
7.
8.
9.
10.
Summary of technical achievements (Rott)
Management issues, critical points, risk assessment (Rott)
Software for Reading HydAlp Format (Nagler)
Activities of upcoming tasks:
520-Johansson, 610-Caves
Deliverables for project months 16 to 24 (Rott)
Preparations for real-time forecasts (Rott, Quegan, Johansson, Baumgartner)
Publications / Conference presentations (Rott)
Communication / Responsibilities (Rott)
Next meeting
AOB
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
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List of Participants:
Helmut Rott (IMGI)
Thomas Nagler (IMGI)
Graham Glendinning (IMGI)
Michael Baumgartner (UBE)
Hannes Kleindienst (UBE)
Stefan Voigt (UBE)
Shaun Quegan (SCEOS)
Ron Caves (SCEOS)
Rob Ferguson (SCEOS)
Chris Clark (SCEOS)
Owen Turpin (SCEOS)
Barbro Johansson (SMHI)
Gary Wright (MLURI)
Roger Dunham (MLURI)
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1. & 2. Welcome and approval of agenda
The meeting was opened at 9:00 am. S. Quegan welcomed those present. The Agenda was
distributed. H. Rott proposed to discuss item point 6, 7, 8 together. All agreed.
During the meeting the Technical Annex was addressed several times. For clarification the
Technical Annex to the contract for the HYDALP Project, dated 12 November 1996, is the
binding document for the EC and it supersedes earlier versions.
J. Aschbacher apologised for his absence.
3. & 4. Summary of work performed during project month 10 to 16
WP 200 - Baumgartner:
M. Baumgartner summarised the work done within WP200. WP 210 and WP220 are
finished and reports have been delivered. Each of the responsible persons within 220 gave a
short overview on the status of HydroMet database within each basin:
WP220:- Kleindienst
 BASAT - Glendinning: database of hydromet data ongoing with 1998 data; work done
in parts of extended BASAT (sub-basin Schlegeis).
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BASUK - Wright: stream corrections received, Snow course data over last 8 years will
be soon available.
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BASSW - Johansson: one met station near the Swedish basin closed. A further station
has been converted to automatic operation.
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BASCH: data available till end of 1996, data of 1995-96 will be used; correcting
hydrological data for water stored /released by reservoirs is in progress; additional
meteorological forecast data at grid points (from SMA), and SWE data at 5 sites (from
Avalanche service) are available. Real time and forecasted data need to be checked.
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Data Access Module: file access routines available; several methods for SCA
interpolation available - discussion at the modellers workshop on Monday, 15 June 98.
Importing data in HydAlp format into SRM and HBV in progress. The DAM will be
further discussed later in Agenda Item 9.
WP230 - Resp: Glendinning
The only ongoing task is WP231: Break down of NOAA-AVHRR Receiving station at
UBE end of March 1998. Two possibilities for getting AVHRR Data were proposed:
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1) S. Voigt: AVHRR data may be ordered at DLR (50 ECU per scene).
2) R. Caves: SCEOS has free access to AVHRR data acquired at Dundee receiving
station. He will check ability for obtaining free data for BASCH and BASAT for the
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melt season 1998.
WP240 - Resp. Nagler
T. Nagler presented the objectives of this WP. The main use of field measurements is the
validation of RS products. An overview of the field measurements in BASAT and BASUK
was given. G. Wright mentioned that soil moisture measurements will be carried out in
BASUK as part of another project. These measurements may be used in HydAlp if
required. In BASUK no further field campaigns during satellite passes are planned, in
BASAT field campaigns are planned till all the seasonal snow pack has been melted. It was
noted that all field campaigns in BASAT will be compiled in report RI241 (Resp. Nagler),
which is therefore shifted to August 98. The shift will not have any impact on other tasks.
WP300 - Resp: Quegan
S. Quegan summarised the objectives and the status of this WP. Several topics were
discussed:
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The main RS products to be used in HydAlp are snow extent and surface classification.
Surface classification has 3 impacts (in order of priority):
(1) direct effect in hydrological models (zone definition),
(2) indirect effect on model parameter,
(3) effects in EO analysis (e.g. forest).
It was noted that the accuracy of land classification required for hydrological models
has not been identified.
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Algorithm development has been done at IMGI and UBE, while at SCEOS their
transferability and robustness is checked.
Derivation of the cost effectiveness of RS data in hydrological models was also discussed.
WP310 - Miller
RI311 is available as a draft with minor modifications suggested. It was noted that this
report is of limited use to HydAlp, but further work on it would not be a constructive use of
manpower. There is no impact on project methodology or other tasks. It was decided that
RI311 has been approved and is to be delivered. WP312,WP313 are complete and the
corresponding reports have been delivered.
WP320 - Nagler
SAR, HROI flowlines are available, report RI321,RI322 have been delivered, the topic
Information Extraction from RS data (originally part of WP322) is covered by RI321. For
SAR processing an operational tool is available. The transferability to basins in other
environments and the physical limits of the methodology will be investigated in WP340.
For processing HROI data software, tools for interactive analysis of HROI data have been
developed at IMGI. It was mentioned that fully automatic processing is not required
because HROI data will probably not be available for the real time forecast in 1999. The
HROI processing has to be tested in the other basins as part of WP340. The refinement of
the methods (if required) will also be done in WP340.
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WP330 - Resp: Voigt
A software module for processing AVHRR data has been developed in ERDAS Imagine at
UBE, and the methods are described in WP 331 and WP332. The algorithm is
physics-based and is thus expected to be transferable between basins. Snow detection in
forested areas has not yet been investigated. S. Quegan stated that the error rate of
classification has to be estimated. The software will be provided to IMGI and SCEOS. The
MROI flowline will be tested in BASUK/BASSW by Caves. For Resurs data the MROI
flowline has to be adapted.
For comparison of products derived from different sensors (SAR, HROI, AVHRR, Resurs),
spectral un-mixing should be considered for sensors with medium resolution. Several
methods/procedures are published, but a software module is yet to be developed.
WP332: a final version of RI332 has been delivered. The results cannot be exploited in the
HydAlp context. It was mentioned that evaporation derived from EO data will not be used
in the hydrological models used within HydAlp. It is unlikely that any achievements will be
made on this topic (the signal for EVPT from EO data is small due the climatic conditions
in the HydAlp basins), therefore no further work will be carried out in this direction.
Because the use of evaporation was within the Technical Annex, H. Rott mentioned that
this should be explained in the final report.
WP340 - Resp: Caves
It was agreed that WP344 will be taken over by SCEOS (responsible R. Caves). The
reports DI341-DI344 contain lists of analysed data. Furthermore, the refinements of the RS
procedures and their performance will be summarised. R. Caves will send out an
information sheet on EO methods and their performance by November 1998.
WP400 - Resp: Ferguson
The objectives of this WP were summarised. WP 410 is complete and the report delivered.
WP 420 - Resp: Glendinning
Status: Lead Model identified and calibrated for each basin:
HBV: in BASSW, BASUK
SRM: In BASAT, BASCH
Second Model in BASAT (also planned for BASCH, BASUK in WP500)
Model intercomparison completed and reported; but the calibration parameter set is not yet
final and is being improved within 500. R. Ferguson illustrated the fits achieved and gave
an overview of the comparison of the model parameters.
WP 430 - Resp. Clark
A draft version of RI430 was delivered some days before the 3rd Technical Meeting. The
direction taken in WP430 was outlined in the 2nd Technical Meeting. H. Rott stated that the
report does not cover essential contributions required in HydAlp and that the report in this
form is of limited use.
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The conclusion of a short discussion was that this task had not been defined properly in the
Technical Annex. H. Rott stated that tools should have been developed for practical use.
Whilst the work done was in accordance with the Technical Annexe and the priorities
minuted after the Bern technical meeting, it has not yet developed tools for practical use in
HydAlp. This WP was discussed again on the second day of this WP. The following topics
have been identified which cover the topic Data Fusion:
1) comparison of SCA maps from different sensors
2) spatial interpolation of precipitation
3) spatial interpolation of SWE
4) sub-pixel analysis of SCA (especially for MRO Sensors)
After a short discussion it was decided that
item 1) and 4) will be carried out within WP340 (resp. SCEOS) (Action Item 7)
item 2) in WP510 (resp H. Kleindienst), Information provided by IMGI, SCEOS, SMHI
(Action Item 8 / 9)
item 3) because it is expected that no achievements can be reached within the time frame of
HydAlp this item will not be investigated, except for use of available ground
data on
SWE for internal validation of HBV.
The report RI430 will be accepted in the current form up to some corrections.
WP 440 - Resp. Johansson
Johansson reported that within WP441 a HBV module for updating the snow cover using
EO data has been developed at SMHI. The module has been tested within BASSW using
only one Landsat TM image. For further testing a time series of RS products is required,
which has not yet been made available by SCEOS. Further testing of the HBV SCA
updating routine will be done in BASAT, where a close time series of analysed RS data is
available.
Within WP442 Glendinning presented 5 methods for temporal interpolation of SCA from
EO data (software available), which will be discussed on Monday, 15 June 98. A method
for deriving the degree day factor (DDF) from surface albedo values was reported, but will
not be used operationally. Still missing is a tool for areal interpolation of precipitation using
one or several precipitation gauges. The discussion made clear that interpolation is implicit
in the modelling procedure, but for purposes of clarity needs to be made explicit. It was
mentioned that various methods are published, but within HydAlp no software tool is
available.
WP 500 - Resp: Rott
Rott summarised the objectives and Sub-WP within this WP.
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WP 510 - Resp: Kleindienst
To document the results of this WP a form has to be completed for each basin and sent to
Kleindienst by 15 July 1998 (Action Item 6). Furthermore Kleindienst proposed a checklist:
1) initial status of runoff simulation
2) Data, parameters, model
3) simulation results
4) status of pre-operational forecasting
The expected output of this WP includes:
(1) parameter definition,
(2) meteorological data management,
(3) recommendation concerning SCA interpolation,
(4) assessment of model capabilities,
(5) accuracy gain of HBV due to the use of RS products,
(6) water balance analysis,
(7) cost effectiveness of RS data.
Item 4 to 7 provide input to WP 520. Glendinning (WP511), Kleindienst (WP512) and
Turpin (WP513) summarised the work done so far for the respective basins.
4. Remote Sensing Data Base / Ordering data for various basins
BASAT: T Nagler gave summary of the status of EO data available for BASAT for the
years 1996, 1997, 1998, including ERS1/2 SAR images, Radarsat SAR, Landsat TM, SPOT
data. Additionally 5 scenes of Resurs data from 1996 are available at UBE, which may also
cover BASAT (to be checked by S. Voigt). Data of 1996, 1997 have mostly been analysed;
the analysis of data from 1998 is in progress. AVHRR data of 1997 have been analysed at
UBE for HROI - MROI intercomparison.
BASUK (by R. Caves ): data from ERS SAR, AVHRR and Landsat TM are available. It
was noted that ERS SAR scenes of ascending and descending are acquired 1.5 days apart,
which limits the usefulness for merging crossing passes due to the high temporal variability
of snow extent in BASUK.
BASSW (by R. Caves): ERS SAR scenes of ascending and descending are acquired 6.5
days apart. For areas with less layover and foreshortening problems, the individual passes
may be used separately. One Landsat TM image has already been used for testing
hydrological modelling. Time series of images are to be acquired, and for this, a list of
priorities is to be drawn up. An EO based land cover map in Sweden is to be made as soon
as possible.
BASCH (by Voigt/Baumgartner): Because the AVHRR station at UBE has not been
operational since March 1998, EO data from Resurs 01 and AVHRR data will be ordered
from Dundee or DLR. Data analysis from previous years is in progress. AVHRR Receiving
station at UBE will be working operationally by mid/end of July 1998. Real time
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availability of RESURS data will be checked.
M. Baumgartner suggested a monitoring mission request for RESURS in 1999, he will
check for the costs of such a request.
WP 130 - Wright:
G. Wright informed that the WWW site attracts customers from all over Europe. Further
education of the customer and demonstration/information meetings are required. The
meeting was informed about several collaborative links, e.g. BNSC snow cover project (M.
Thombeck-Slater), the EC projects ENVALDAT, ALPMON,FLOODGEN.
5 WWW Activities
R. Dunham gave an overview on the activities at MLURI WWW site. To date, there have
been approx. 700 hits logged at the HydAlp WWW site at MLURI. A simplified version of
SRM in Javascript has been created, which enables the user to run simplified runoff
simulations. H. Kleindienst offered to include SRM -Java, developed at UBE, to the
Website. Possible copyright problems will be clarified by H. Rott / M. Baumgartner and Al
Rango at the SRM workshop in Berne.
6 & 7 & 8: Midterm Review of project status / Summary of technical
achievements/ Management issues, critical points, risk assessment
by Rott, Quegan, Wright, Johansson, Baumgartner
Several days before the 3rd Technical meeting the project co-ordinator asked the responsible
at each department to give a personal review on the (1) main achievements, (2) main
deficiencies, (3) Future emphasis within the project:
H. Rott (IMGI):
1) Main Achievements:
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Good hydromet data base and basin characterisation
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Good/reasonable remote sensing data base
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Good/reasonable tools for snow cover analysis from EO data
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Hydrological models available and tested (EO component partly pending)
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Reasonable customer involvement (depends on basin)
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Good knowledge of status of work
2) Main Deficiencies
 Remote sensing tools only for snow and land cover
 Focus is too much on activities, not enough on objectives
 Some of the tasks did not really serve the project objectives. For an applied project a
simple, usable algorithm (software tool) is worth more than lengthy descriptions of
what might be useful. (Some of the reports are a symptom for that.)
 Still not known if (which) modelling and forecasting data sets will be a suitable
basis for assessment of cost/effectiveness
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Customer involvement partly missing
3) Emphasis of Future Work
 Focus work on those basins where snowmelt represents a significant contribution to
annual runoff
 Finalise the tools for EO data analysis and ingestion of EO products in hydrological
models (easy to use, well documented)
 Carry out simulation runs over several runoff seasons with and without EO data
 Carry out real-time forecast runs over a representative period in 1999
 Ask the customer if your product (simulation, forecast) is what he needs. (Show him
results of simulation runs as soon as available.)
S. Quegan (SCEOS):
1. Main Achievements
 Definitions of flowlines for analysis of SAR and HROI data; ongoing for MROI
data
 Extensive software development including interface of EO data to models
 Transferal and testing of algorithms in non-native basins: generalization
 Compilation of databases: hydromet, basin characteristics, and EO
 Model intercomparison generated ideas and recommendations for better use of EO
data
 Good preliminary calibrations for runoff models in new basins and new models in
existing basins
2. Main Deficiencies
 Failure to recognise or adhere to HydAlp objectives. Consequences include (a)
carrying out work of marginal relevance or (b) producing reports which did not
progress HydAlp objectives
 Failing to understand the purposes of both external and (especially) internal reports.
The latter have often been excessively long with no impact on HydAlp
methodology, either now or in future operational scenarios. This slowed down and
hindered reviews.
 Implementation of HROI + MROI flowline not as well progressed as the SAR
flowline.
 Possible mismatch between effort expended on particular data types and their value
to hydrological models
 Strong involvement of and interaction with customers in ALL basins
 Slow progress with hydro modelling for BASUK
 Failure to keep schedule
Comments: first and second bullet partly reflect learning how to operate in a large
project geared to operational application; the last two bullet partly reflects the difficulty
of matching task to personnel evenly; also, the feedback necessary as software
techniques are tested on non-native basins.
3. Emphasis of Future Work
 Full implementation of the flowlines for analysing EO data
 Commonality of software
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Understanding transferability issues and turning them into practice
Analysis of EO data and inputting them into the models
Assessing the impact of the use of EO data on models
Corollary: quantifying accuracy requirements for EO data
Completing R & D work and do some more on optimal use of EO data for runoff
modelling, to include
 More intelligent interpolation/extrapolation of EO-Based SCA time series for
SRM, making use of auxiliary models of spatial variability in snow depth and
melt rate
 use of EO snapshots and time series to help calibration of HBV for simulation
mode, and for updating in forecast mode
 making a fair comparison between modes with and without EO input in order to
quantify the benefit of EO (i.e., use best available model - but note constraints
on information in remote basins)
 compare performance of SRM with varying amounts of EO data to try to
establish a cost-benefit curve
Generation of runoff simulations using EO data and tuning of flowlines such that
runoff forecasts can be generated in near real time
Involvement of customers in assessing results
Providing guidelines on priorities and value of various EO data sources to support
models in different types.
G. Wright
Agreed the above points.
B. Johannson:
Agreed to the statements by H. Rott, S. Quegan:
1. Main Achievements:
 laid the ground for further work
 customer for BASSW: the hydropower companies are very much interested in
testing EO data for hydrological models.
M. Baumgartner:
Agreed in to the statements by H. Rott, S. Quegan. He added some points, which are valid
especially for BASCH:
1. Main achievements:
 hydromet info system and forecasting system
 MROI module developed
 SRM simulation for BASCH
2. Main deficiencies
 Comparison of AVHRR and RESURS 01 data missing
 problems in getting real time corrections from hydropower stations
 missing customer for BASCH
3. Future Emphasis
 see deficiencies
 HBV / SRM comparison
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In a second questionnaire H. Rott presented several criteria for basin assessment. For
BASAT the questions were answered directly by H. Rott. For the other basins these
questions were touched on, but were not answered explicitly. Below the relevant outcome
of the discussion is summarised:
1.
Is remote sensing able to provide essential information for the calculation of runoff?
(So far only snow cover tools available).
Criteria:
 Snowmelt contribution as percentage of annual runoff
 Time sequence of snowmelt (days, weeks)
 Size of snow area
BASAT: 30-40% snowmelt contribution, 2-3 months, >= 100 km2
BASCH: not specified
BASSW: not specified
BASUK: R Ferguson: 15-20% snow melt contribution, in general: April peak, ?
G. Wright: agreed
2. Which are the EO-derived parameters to be used for runoff calculation ?
Answer:
 Snow extent
 Others ? Very unlikely.
3. Will it be possible to compare runoff calculations and forecasts, with and without EO
input, for a representative data set ?
Criteria:
 Several runoff seasons, with and without EO data
 Significant snowmelt contribution
BASAT: Dates with RS: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999; YES
BASCH: not specified
BASSW: time series of several images: 1998, 1999; YES
BASUK: time series of several images: 1998, 1999 (no real time forecast planned);
4.
Are our products (daily runoff simulations, short-term runoff forecasts) useful for the
customers ?
Criteria:
 Economical/ecological value of simulations (Who would really pay for this ?)
 Economical /ecological value of short-term forecasts
BASAT: Customer: TKW, Verbund, it is to be checked how much they would pay.
BASCH: no real customer
BASSW: hydropower companies are highly interested in testing RS data for runoff
modelling
BASUK: Hydroboard, SEPA (and/or EPA) and insurance companies (and/or Lloyds
insurance) may pay
9 Software for Reading HydAlp Format / General Flowline 2
T. Nagler presented an overview of the status of the General Flowline 2, as proposed by
IMGI in December 1997. The status of software routines provided by various partners was
presented and further developments were discussed:
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1) IMGI: routines for reading HydAlp Format are available (developed by DIBAG)
2) IMGI: prototype of automatic documentation tool for C, Fortran programs
(developed by DIBAG)
3)
SMHI: format Conversion: HydAlp format into HBV; in development
(Action Item 11)
4) UBE: format Conversion: HydAlp format into SRM; to be developed
(Action Item 11)
5) UBE, SCEOS: temporal interpolation tools: several methods available;
6) the areal interpolation tool for precipitation needs to be developed.
It was decided to discuss items 5 and 6 and how to provide RS products for HBV at the RS
and modellers workshop on 15 June 98.
Cost-effectiveness of RS data
Cost-effectiveness of RS data for use in hydrological modelling was discussed several times
at the technical meeting. H. Rott proposed some scenarios for assessing the
cost/effectiveness of RS data:
(*) Compare HBV-Conventional with SRM,
(*) Compare HBV-EO with HBV-Conventional
(*) Compare HBV-Conventional, HBV-EO, and SRM.
Rob Ferguson added the following scenario:
(*) Compare SRM with differing temporal coverage of EO
The project co-ordinator stated that the costs have to be specified explicitly as numbers in
the final report. M. Baumgartner mentioned that RS data may not be cost effective today,
but with increasing number of satellites data will get cheaper, so that may be in the near
future RS data may be cost effective.
The outcome of the discussion how to determine the cost effectiveness was that the 3
components have to be taken into account:
(1) model set up costs,
(2) model run costs,
(3) RS data/analysis costs
Furthermore the application of RS data depends on several points:
(*) customer
(*) geographical region
(*) size of basin
(*) sensor
(*) data costs (in future)
Fully automatic processing of RS data is also required.
C. Clark agreed to supply a copy of a chapter of a book on cost-effectiveness to G. Wright,
who in turn agreed to issue guidelines by 30th September 1998 (Action Item 12).
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10 Activities of upcoming tasks
WP 430 Resp. Clark
See page 7.
WP 510 Resp. Kleindienst
See Page 8.
WP 610 Resp. Caves
This task will provide information on RS methods and hydrological models to be included
at the WWW site. Processing EO data include description of the flowlines and examples
showing each processing step (intermediate products). For hydrological model the selection
of various parameter sets has been proposed. Further discussion on this topic is needed.
11 Deliverables for project months 16 to 24
According to the 2nd technical meeting the project co-ordinator H. Rott applied at DGXII to
extent the project by 3 months (project end is month 33, November 1999). Therefore the
date of delivery for some reports within WP500 and WP600 has changed. Below revised
list of deliverables is given. Note: by now the project extension has not been confirmed by
EC.
Contract Deliverables:
ID
Title
Type Distr Month
RPR: 1-10 3- Monthly Progress Report 1 to 10
R
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3 - 30
RM1
Interim Report on Customer Requirements, MS 1
R
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8
RM2
Interim Report on Project Data Base; MS2
R
U
9
RM3
Interim Report on Remote Sensing Methods for Hydrology;
MS3 and MS 4
R
U
12
RM4
Interim Report on Runoff Modelling Using Remote
Sensing; MS 5
R
U
17
RM5
Interim Report on Runoff Simulation, MS6
R
U
24
RM6
Interim Report on Runoff Forecasting, MS7
R
U
31
RM7
Interim Report on Customer Assessment of Services and
Cost-Effectiveness, MS8
R
U
31
RF
Final Report
R
U
32
Technical Deliverables
W1
Runoff model and documentation
W
U
28
W2
Hydrological demonstration package
W
U
32
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WP 500
Model Validation and Application
Resp: IMGI
TASK
/WP
OBJECTIVE
501
WP supervision and quality control
WP510
Runoff Simulations / Water Balance
511
Runoff simulations for BASAT
RI511
12-24
5
IMGI
512
Runoff simulations for BASCH
RI512
12-24
5
UBE
513
Runoff simulations for BASUK, BASSW
RI513
12-24
9
SCEOS
514
Interim Report 5 on Runoff Simulation
RM-5
23, 24
2
SCEOS
WP520
Runoff Forecasts
521
Runoff forecasts for BASSW
RI521
21-30
3
SMHI
522
Runoff forecasts for BASAT and summary on all
basins
RI522
21-30
6
IMGI
523
Runoff forecasts for BASCH
RI523
21-30
3
UBE
524
Interim Report 6 on runoff forecasting
RM-6
29-31
2
IMGI
WP530
Customers Assessment of Services
531
Evaluation of user assessment and Interim Report 7
RM-7
28-31
5
MLURI
532
Assessment for hydropower management
RI532
29, 30
1
VERB
WP 600
DELIV TIME MM
RESP
RI501
IMGI
12-31
2
UBE
SMHI
MLURI
Contributions to CEO Enabling Services
Resp: MLURI
TASK
/WP
OBJECTIVE
601
WP supervision and quality control
RI601
22-33
2
MLURI
602
Compilation of Final Report, Scientific Publications
RF
31-33
4
IMGI
WP610
Impl. of Software and Docum. at CEO Services
611
Software system and documentation
WU611 22-31
8
SCEOS
612
Remote sensing component
WU612 22-31
3
IMGI
WP620
Demonstration packages
621
Compilation of data sets for basins
WU621 25-32
4
IMGI
622
WWW demonstration and documentation
WU622 25-32
8
MLURI
Minutes 3rd Technical Meeting
DELIV TIME MM
16
RESP
SCEOS
MLURI
21 July 1998
Report
Title
Resp.
Institute Shifted
to
Deliverables for June 98 (Month 16)
RI241
Preparation and conductance of field work
Nagler
IMGI
Aug 98
Deliverables for July 98 (Month 17)
RSI442 Model optimisation for alpine basins
Glendinning IMGI
RM4
Glendinning IMGI
Interim Report on Runoff Modelling using
remote sensing
Deliverables for August 98 (Month 18)
RPR6
3-Monthly Progress Report
WP-Coord
IMGI
WP-Coord
IMGI
Ottersberg
UBE
15Jan99
Deliverables for November 98 (Month 21)
RPR7
3-Monthly Progress Report
Deliverables for February (Month 24)
RI231
Search and acquisition of NOAA data
DI341
Data Analysis for BASAT
Nagler
IMGI
15Jan99
DI342
Data Analysis for BASCH
Voigt
UBE
15Jan99
DI343
Data Analysis for BASSW
Turpin
SCEOS 15Jan99
DI344
Data Analysis for BASUK
Miller
MLURI 15Jan99
RI511
Runoff Simulations for BASAT
Glendinning
IMGI
15Jan99
RI512
Runoff Simulations for BASCH
Kleindienst
UBE
15Jan99
RI513
Runoff Simulations for BASUK,BASSW
Turpin
SCEOS 15Jan99
RM5
Interim Report 5 on Runoff Simulation
Turpin
SCEOS 15Feb99
RPR8
3-Monthly Progress Report
WP-Coord
IMGI
Contents of reports within WP340:
Should briefly list analysed EO data for each basin. Furthermore the refinements and
experience of the applied methods should be documented.
12 Preparations for real time forecasts
It was agreed to start work on arranging data connections for real time forecasts early, so
that WP520 can proceed smoothly (see Action Items).
13 Publications / Conference presentations
H Rott distributed a list with all publications and conference presentations within the
project. He asked to be provided with the abstract and the full paper (if available).
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21 July 1998
14 Communication / Responsibilities
S. Quegan informed that he and G. Wright (MLURI) sent a request for transferring
responsibility for WP 344 from MLURI to SCEOS to the project co-ordinator. This is due
to the fact that the expertise and methodology of EO data analysis is already established at
SCEOS.
15 Next Meeting
The next Technical Meeting of HydAlp will be held at SMHI, mid February 1999. The
partners and CEO will be informed about the date by end of October 1998.
16 AOB
No other business.
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21 July 1998
Action Items - 3rd Technical Meeting
Documents related to these action items should be delivered to the project
co-ordinator, who will be responsible for distribution.
1. IMGI
UBE
Availability of updated versions of EO Tools
31Oct98
2. UBE
SMHI
Hydrological Models, tested
31Oct98
3. IMGI
SCEOS
UBE
EO Real Time data links for forecast period 1999:
1) Selection of sensors
2) Agreement of EO data links
31Oct98
4. IMGI
SCEOS
UBE
SMHI
Test of
1) hydromet data links
2) EO Data links
3) near real time EO data analysis
31Jan99
5. IMGI
SCEOS
UBE
SMHI
Definition of Forecast period and basin details
30Sep98
6. IMGI
SCEOS
SMHI
UBE
Runoff Simulations - Information for each basin:
1) Basins /Sub-basin
2) Simulation periods
3) EO Sensors /data-sets to be used
4) Hydrological Model used
5) Inter-comparison of Runoff simulations with/without EO
15Jul98
7. SCEOS
EO: comparison of SCA from different sensors
within WP340; responsible R. Caves
31Oct98
8. IMGI
SCEOS
UBE
Send information on areal interpolation of precipitation to
Kleindienst (WP510)
30Sep98
9. UBE
Summary on Areal interpolation of precipitation;
Resp. H. Kleindienst
15Oct98
10 MLURI
Flowline for WWW demonstrator
Resp. R. Dunham
15Jan99
11 UBE
SMHI
Conversion routines for
Hydalp Format into SRM: Resp. H. Kleindienst
Hydalp Format into HBV: Resp. B. Johansson
30Sep98
12 MLURI
Guidelines on cost-effectiveness (resp. G. Wright)
30Sep98
13 SCEOS
Send out information sheet for EO methods (resp. R. Caves)
31Oct98
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to
Kleindien.
and Rott
21 July 1998
Revised Deadlines of Deliverables for Month 16 to 24
Shifted to
WP
Title
Resp. Person
Institute
Nagler
IMGI
Model optimisation for alpine basins
Glendinning
IMGI
Interim Report on Runoff Modelling using remote
sensing
Glendinning
IMGI
WP-Coord
IMGI
WP-Coord
IMGI
Ottersberg
UBE
Deliverables for June 98 (Month 16)
Aug 98
RI240
Preparation and conductance of field work
Deliverables for July 98 (Month 17)
RSI442
RM4
Deliverables for August 98 (Month 18)
RPR6
3-Monthly Progress Report
Deliverables for October 98 (Month 21)
RPR7
3-Monthly Progress Report
Deliverables for February 99 (Month 24)
RI231
Search and acquisition of NOAA data
15Jan99
DI341
Data Analysis for BASAT
Nagler
IMGI
15Jan99
DI342
Data Analysis for BASCH
Voigt
UBE
15Jan99
DI343
Data Analysis for BASSW
Turpin
SCEOS
15Jan99
DI344
Data Analysis for BASUK
Miller
MLURI
15Jan99
RI511
Runoff Simulations for BASAT
Glendinning
IMGI
15Jan99
RI512
Runoff Simulations for BASCH
Kleindienst
UBE
15Jan99
RI513
Runoff Simulations for BASUK, BASSW
Turpin
SCEOS
RM5
Interim Report 5 on Runoff Simulation
Turpin
SCEOS
RPR8
3-Monthly Progress Report
WP-Coord
IMGI
Minutes 3rd Technical Meeting
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21 July 1998