L4. Advances in rainfall and streamflow forecasts

We invite contributions on rainfall and streamflow forecasting to lead-times from hours to 12 months. This includes research into:

• Real-time streamflow forecasting
• Rainfall nowcasting
• Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) forecasting of rainfall and related variables
• Forecasting of seasonal climate with coupled ocean-atmosphere models
• Data assimilation
• Post-processing of forecasts
• The use of NWP/coupled model forecasts in streamflow forecasting systems

Submissions on ensemble or probabilistic methods of rainfall and streamflow forecasting and their verification are especially welcome.

The session is organized under the auspices of HEPEX (www.hepex.org), which was launched in 2004 to foster scientific developments necessary to improve the skill of probabilistic hydrological predictions and their use in operational contexts.