Identification

Title

Runoff Risk V3.0 Hydrometeorological Dataset

Alternative title(s)

d010113

Abstract

<p>This dataset provides retrospective runoff risk forecasts and supporting data for the Great Lakes region. It includes retrospective simulations from the NOAA National Water Model (NWM) configuration of WRF-Hydro. These simulations were executed to produce approximately 25 additional land surface grid variables, along with surface and subsurface runoff outputs, identified as crucial for predicting runoff initiation at the edge of field.</p> <p>Two distinct processing workflows were used to generate the final forecast products. The first workflow employs a statistical post-processing approach, including quantile mapping bias correction, which adjusts NWM surface runoff predictions based on edge-of-field observations and USGS streamflow data. This workflow also incorporates a regionalization of the statistical model and bias correction using a Hydrologic Unit Code 10 (HUC10) level cluster analysis. The second, more streamlined workflow, consists solely of the bias correction of NWM output.</p> <p>This collection contains the raw WRF-Hydro outputs and the outputs from both retrospective forecast workflows. The data can be used to assess the skill of NWM-based runoff risk predictions and to compare the performance of the two different post-processing strategies. The primary goal of this dataset is to support the transition of these improved runoff risk tools into an operational environment at the NOAA Office of Water Prediction, ultimately aiding farmers in optimizing manure application timing to reduce nutrient runoff into the Great Lakes.</p>

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d010113/

protocol: https

name: Dataset Description

description: Related Link

function: information

https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d010113/dataaccess/

protocol: https

name: Data Access

description: Related Link

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2021-03-30

Keyword set

keyword value

WRF > Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2025-10-03

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > NET RADIATION

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION RATE

EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GROUND WATER > GROUND WATER FEATURES > WATER TABLE > WATER TABLE DEPTH

EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GROUND WATER > GROUND WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > SUBSURFACE FLOW

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2025-10-03

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

East bounding longitude

North bounding latitude

South bounding latitude

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2008-01-01

End position

2017-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2025-09-23

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Limitations on public access

None

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

datahelp@ucar.edu

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

email address

datahelp@ucar.edu

web address

https://gdex.ucar.edu

name: NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

description: The Geoscience Data Exchange (GDEX), managed by the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) at NSF NCAR, contains a large collection of meteorological, atmospheric composition, and oceanographic observations, and operational and reanalysis model outputs, integrated with NSF NCAR High Performance Compute services to support atmospheric and geosciences research.

function: download

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-10-09T01:46:01Z

Metadata language