Workshop Information


The goal of the scientific workshop is to discuss recent developments of verification research and keep the research community updated on new verification practices, as applied to different types of weather forecasts and environmental predictions, on all spatial and temporal scales, from weather and sub-seasonal, to seasonal, decadal and climate scales.

Participants are welcome from operational, research and forecast-user communities. Abstracts are solicited on all aspects of verification methodology.

Note that the focus of abstracts and presentations should be on the methodology rather than results and application of verification methods to specific datasets.

Timelines

Workshop
Registration and abstract submission open 12 November 2023
Abstract submission closes 19 January 2024
Abstract acceptance letters 16 February 2024
Workshop program available online 15 March 2024
Registration Closes 12 April 2024


Tutorial
Application Opens 12 November 2023
Application Closes 19 January 2024
Application acceptance letters 16 February 2024

Subjects of interest include (but are not limited to):
  • physical process diagnostics;
  • error tracking;
  • spatial verification methods;
  • verification of high impact weather and extremes;
  • unconventional observations (data from citizen science, social media etc.) for verification;
  • verification of probabilistic and ensemble forecasts;
  • inference and properties of verification methods;
  • representativeness and observation uncertainty;
  • user-oriented verification and estimation of forecast value;
  • verification tools and software;
  • verification practices in operational environments;
  • verification of AI-ML-based forecasts.

Abstract contributions from the WMO WWRP and WCRP endorsed projects are particularly encouraged. Examples include:
  • Early warnings for all;
  • Verification in polar regions;
  • Urban modelling verification;
  • Verification of hydrological models;
  • Verification of aviation forecasts.