CHPS project activities during Q1 FY09

• A new CHPS Data Forcings team formed and met regularly this quarter. Information can be found here.
• CHPS migration training for the CAT RFCs has been delayed by one month. More details here
• CHPS prototype hardware was delivered and installed at CAT RFCs. More information can be found here.
• Migration of NWSRFS models to the new CHPS environment continued, with software acceptance testing occurring during the week of December 16. Additional details are available here.
• The CHPS/HEC-RAS project remains on schedule; further information is provided here.
• The XEFS project is starting up again with the addition of a new Project Area Leader (PAL); more details here.

NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) River Forecast Centers (RFCs) are key partners in the provision of water resource information. NOAA’s Community Hydrologic Prediction System (CHPS) will enable NOAA’s water research and development enterprise and operational service delivery infrastructure to be integrated and leveraged with other federal water agency activities, academia, and the private sector.

OHD web pages:

Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)
NOAA NWS Office of Hydrologic Development (OHD)

Other Hydrologic Community websites:

Community Weather Modeling System:

http://wrf-model.org/index.php
http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/

National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
USGS National Water Information System (NWIS)