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TIGGE has contributed to the development of the GIFS vision mainly through supporting the development of advanced probabilistic products to support forecasts of severe weather events, including tropical cyclones, heavy precipitation events and wind storms. A report outlining a long-term vision for GIFS is available via the GIFS-TIGGE working group web page. The page also includes a proposal for a forecast demonstration project (FDP) for GIFS, but it was decided that it was better to work in conjunction with other FDPs instead.
The first step in these developments was the exchange of ensemble tropical cyclone prediction data (using a new data format, CXML) which was initiated during T-PARC (the THORPEX Pacific Asian Regional Campaign) in 2008. These enabled the development ensemble-based products, such as strike probability maps showing the risks of a tropical cyclone passing close to any given location.
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