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Annoucement of GloFAS v4.1 release; launch of the GloFAS and GFM Annual Survey

 

GloFAS v4.1 operational release

A minor release of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS), version 4.1, will be launched operationally on Wednesday 28 February 2024. 

GloFAS version 4.1 introduces several minor changes to the system, including:

  • Release of complimentary hydrological variables on the Copernicus Climate Data Store and on MARS. The GloFAS variables of i) Runoff water equivalent (surface plus subsurface), ii) Snow Depth Water Equivalent and iii) Root-zone Soil Wetness Index for historical and forecast datasets will be made available. 
  • Release of GloFAS v4.0 flood thresholds for different return periods: global 0.05 degrees maps will be available for download from the GloFAS wiki.
  • Enhancements to the GloFAS Map Viewer products, including:
    • The dynamic reporting points layer pop-up window will display information on river basin name and country.
    • Updated legends/layer titles, with references to the relevant online documentation wiki pages.

For more information about the release of GloFAS v4.1 please refer to the dedicated wiki pages after the release. Questions and feedback can be addressed to the CEMS team via the GloFAS contact form.

 

GloFAS and GFM Annual Survey

The CEMS GloFAS and GFM (Global Flood Monitoring) teams express their gratitude to the users for their valuable feedback: responses to the Annual Surveys, conversations during the Annual Meetings, and messages via the GloFAS contact form drive GloFAS and GFM development and evolution.

We are always eager to know how useful GloFAS and GFM are for your purposes. More importantly, we are keen to learn how we can further improve the products and service. Would you like to help us identify needs for improvement and prioritize the follow-up actions?

The GloFAS and GFM Annual Survey for the reference year 2023 is now open! Please use the link below to access the survey.

https://response.questback.com/smhi/glofasandgfmsurveyregarding2023

This survey will allow you to share your feedback and provide suggestions about GloFAS and/or GFM service and products. The questionnaire should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete, and it will close on March 14th, 2024. The results of the previous surveys (reference years 2022 and 2021), and the corresponding follow-up actions have be published here.

 

Do not forget to register to the Annual Meeting!

The CEMS GloFAS and GFM teams look forward to welcoming you to the 3rd CEMS Global Flood Forecasting and Monitoring Annual Meeting (March 5th-6th 2024)!


By Stefania Grimaldi     Feb. 14, 2024, 5:15 p.m.