Physical modeler: I heard you were hanging out with statistical modelers the other day…
Forecaster: How’d you hear about that?
Physical modeler: You shouldn’t waste your time with them!
Forecaster: Try not to be jealous. There’s room for many models in my heart… each with many forcings.
Physical modeler: But you still think I’m the most beautiful and elegant, right?
Forecaster: Of course, no doubt. And I think over the long term we have the most potential.
Physical modeler: Nawww…
Forecaster: But I’ve been waiting years for you to become reliable…
Physical modeler: Hey! :/
Thank you, Reza and Tom, for the comments.
With this chat post, I was wondering where the community of hydrologists working with operational hydrologic forecasting and the community of hydrologists working mainly with simulations from rainfall-runoff models might agree and diverge. Tom added another perspective with the statistical modeller. I think it is inspiring to have different views in hydrology, and among R&D and operations, but I also think that it helps if we try to understand the different perspectives, and why sometimes visions seem to clash and progress towards efficient applications seems to slow down.
January 21, 2016 at 13:37
I am very happy to find this weblog and to see this post today, i read the whole chat! 🙂
Thank you so much,
All the best,
Reza
January 26, 2016 at 21:36
Physical modeler: I heard you were hanging out with statistical modelers the other day…
Forecaster: How’d you hear about that?
Physical modeler: You shouldn’t waste your time with them!
Forecaster: Try not to be jealous. There’s room for many models in my heart… each with many forcings.
Physical modeler: But you still think I’m the most beautiful and elegant, right?
Forecaster: Of course, no doubt. And I think over the long term we have the most potential.
Physical modeler: Nawww…
Forecaster: But I’ve been waiting years for you to become reliable…
Physical modeler: Hey! :/
January 28, 2016 at 12:50
Thank you, Reza and Tom, for the comments.
With this chat post, I was wondering where the community of hydrologists working with operational hydrologic forecasting and the community of hydrologists working mainly with simulations from rainfall-runoff models might agree and diverge. Tom added another perspective with the statistical modeller. I think it is inspiring to have different views in hydrology, and among R&D and operations, but I also think that it helps if we try to understand the different perspectives, and why sometimes visions seem to clash and progress towards efficient applications seems to slow down.