Function:
The Hydrologic Services Division oversees National Weather Service
plans, policies, and procedures for hydrologic warning and forecast operation.
HSD staff identify and validate service needs and establish operational
requirements for hydrologic observations and forecasting applications.
The Division manages and supports hydrologic services to the nation. The
Division also helps prioritize requirements-driven science and technology
development to improve products and services. Staff oversee and coordinates
requirements for hydrologic training in the NWS. The Division represents
the NWS on interagency, national and international groups and at forums
on hydrology and water management.
Structure:
HSD is comprised of three branches.
Hydrologic
Services Branch: W/OS31,
(WB0310)
The Hydrologic
Services Administration Branch oversees the NWS hydrologic warning and
forecast program. Staff set operating policy and procedures and coordinates
the design, validation and implementation of new products and services,
establishes and maintains customer partnerships, and designs the strategic
vision for hydrologic services. This Branch represents NWS on interagency
and national forums on matters concerning hydrology and water management.
The Branch coordinates NWS hydrologic training and works with other groups
to support hydrologic customer awareness and education, including the:
Hydrologic
Support Branch: W/OS32
(WB0320)
The
Hydrologic Field Support Branch provides real-time, operational support
and maintenance for nationally-delivered hydrologic applications. Staff
define and establish operational requirements for hydrologic observations
and forecasting applications. The Branch works with NWS field offices
to solicit user-feedback on forecast applications techniques and to prioritize
requirements-driven science and technology developments to improve products
and services. The branch is responsible for the Weather
Forecast Offices Hydrologic Forecast System (WHFS) Field Support.
National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center:
W/OS33
(WB9330)
Director: Dr. Thomas Carroll
The National
Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) provides satellite
and airborne remote sensing services. NOHRSC provides remotely sensed
and modeled snow cover data sets and products for operational, developmental
and research hydrology programs conducted at local, regional and national
scales. The NOHRSC provides products and services to NWS field offices
and to other federal, state and local officials responsible for hydrologic
forecasting, water resource operations and public safety.
The NOHRSC
operates and maintains the Airborne
Snow Survey and CoSatellite
Snowver Estimation Programs. This service includes the real-time
ingestion, processing, analysis and assimilation of satellite, airborne,
and ground-based data. The Center produces numerous snow products for
the U.S. and portions of southern Canada that drain into the U.S. The
NOHRSC delivers these products electronically, in near-real time, to numerous
federal, state, and local agencies; and to the public.
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