From 47040e7bebfb27aea2527643de8765e6fe21b9d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: a001092 Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 11:13:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added description --- README.rst | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index b8781e4..7d76562 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -22,9 +22,17 @@ dipper :alt: Join the chat at https://gitter.im/bird-house/birdhouse dipper (the bird) - *dipper is a bird ...* + *Dipper is a stout little bird that thrives in fast-flowing rivers.* -A Web Processing Service for Climate Data Analysis of Flood risks. +This namesake Web Processing Service produces data files and maps on flood warning level forecasts in Europe on a seasonal scale. + +Warning levels are produced for sub-basins that has an average area of 250km2 and are presented with a weekly resolution. + +The warning levels are determined from a historical simulations for the past 30 years and applied on a 31 week seasonal forecast at the start of each month. + +The color, if any, shows the level of the first occuring warning whithin the forecast period. +Note that a higher warning level occuring in a specifig sub-basin can be obscured by a lower level occuring closer in time, use the functionality to choose levels to explore this. +Color intensity is lower the later the warning occurs in the forecast period. This means that a clear vibrant color is close in time and a faded color is distant in time up to the maximum of forecast week 30 which is then barely visible. Documentation -------------