Qc2 Scientific Tasks

Status Draft

Specification of algorithms and general guidelines.

Defintion of algorithms

Tests for interdependence, spatial correlation,

Strategies for interpolation in both space and time,

Use of station aspect,

etc ...

General guidelines

Optimum number of points to include in an interpolation,

Recommended statistics (e.g. monthly averagess, normals, medians etc ...) to use in comparison with data (e.g. for outlier checks etc., quality control

...

Use of semivariograms in general as a method to assess spatial homogeneity

Automating kriging methods: calculation of semivariogram, fitting model, applying the kriging interpolator

Boundary detection

First defintion of othe ralgorithms involving satellite, radar data etc ...