(H-SAF) PROJECT PLAN - Version 2

H-SAF Project Plan 2.0, October 2007 - Update PP-2.2, 10 April 2008 - Index and Lists Page 6
INDEX
Applicable documents 011
Definitions and Acronyms 012
1. Introduction - Purpose of the Project Plan 017
2. Highlights from the Development Proposal 018
2.1 The objectives of H-SAF 018
2.2 The participants and their roles 018
2.3 The envisaged products 024
2.4 The Hydrological validation programme 025
2.5 The general architectural concept 027
2.6 The stepwise development approach 027
2.7 The Work Breakdown Structure 030
2.8 The management structure 033
2.9 Programme schedule, Review meetings, documentation 034
3. The Coordination task (WP-1000) 037
3.1 Introduction 037
3.2 The management task (WP-1100) 037
3.3 The data service (WP-1200) 040
3.4 The engineer task (WP-1300) 043
3.5 Programme schedule of WP-1000 045
4. The precipitation task (WP-2000) - Cluster-1 046
4.1 Introduction 046
4.2 Observation of precipitation (WP-2100) 048
4.2.1 Generalities 048
4.2.2 The data acquisition and pre-processing task (WP-2110) 051
4.2.3 The products generation task (WP-2120) 053
4.2.4 Quality control and distribution (WP-2130) 054
4.3 Computed precipitation (WP-2200) 054
4.3.1 Generalities 054
4.3.2 Quantitative precipitation forecast (WP-2210) 055
4.3.3 NWP model improvement (WP-2220) 056
4.4 Precipitation products validation (WP-2300) 057
4.4.1 Generalities 057
4.4.2 Validation philosophy (WP-2310) 057
4.4.3 Validation activity (WP’s 2320 to 2390) 058
4.5 Developments (WP-2400) 059
4.5.1 Generalities 059
4.5.2 Precipitation by MW conical scanning radiometers (WP-2410) 060
4.5.3 Precipitation by MW cross-track scanning radiometers (WP-2420) 060
4.5.4 Precipitation by blending MW and IR observations (WP-2430) 061
4.5.5 Accumulated precipitation (WP-2440) 062
4.5.6 Complementary R&D work at ECMWF (WP-2450) 062
4.6 Summary description of precipitation products 063
4.7 Programme schedule of WP-2000 069