Next-Generation Water Resources Modeling: Innovation at the Intersection of Domain, Computer, and Data Sciences

NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Next-Generation Water Resources Modeling: Innovation at the Intersection of Domain, Computer, and Data Sciences

Presenter(s): Dr. Fred Ogden, NWS' Office of Water Prediction, Chief Scientist; and Dr. Trey Flowers, Office of Water Prediction's National Water Center, Director of Analysis and Prediction Division

Sponsor(s):  NOAA Central Library and NOAA Office of Water Prediction

Seminar Contact: Library Seminars – library.seminars@noaa.gov 

Remote Access: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/677049995450095627

Accessibility: Captions are added to the recordings of presentations once uploaded to the NOAA Central Library YouTube Channel. Sign language interpreting services and closed captioning are available, but need to be requested at least 5 days before the event.

Abstract: The hydrological modeling literature over the past decade suggests creation of water prediction modeling systems that promote interoperability. The NOAA-NWS Office of Water Prediction (OWP) in 2019 envisioned a standards-based model agnostic framework that promotes model interoperability over large areas, making it accessible by domain scientists and engineers with a low barrier to adding and testing new functionality. This seminar introduces the Next Generation (Nextgen) Water Resources Modeling framework and demonstrates how it advances hydrologic model research, development and application.        

Keywords: water resources, water prediction, hydrological modeling

Bio(s): Since April 2021, Dr. Fred Ogden serves as the Chief Scientist of NOAA’s Office of Water Prediction, applying his technical expertise to many aspects of the OWP mission, with a focus on the National Water Model and the Next Generation Water Resources Modeling Framework. Dr. Ogden joins NOAA after more than two decades in academia, where he established an active academic research program in water resources obtaining funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC), U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), Dept. of Energy, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, NOAA-NWS, and National Science Foundation.

Dr. Trey Flowers is the Director of the Analysis and Prediction Division at NOAA's National Water Center in Tuscaloosa, AL, where he leads the team at the National Weather Service that is responsible for sustaining and enhancing the US Government's freshwater forecasting capabilities. Trey has an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky and graduate degrees in Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Recordings: Recordings will be shared 24 hours after the event on the NOAA Central Library YouTube channel.

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{Dr. Fred Ogden, NWS' Office of Water Prediction; and Trey Flowers, Office of Water Prediction's National Water Center}