Latest operational release: EFAS v4.4

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This is a description of EFAS version 4.4. For an overview of other EFAS releases, please see: EFAS versioning system

Summary

EFAS v4.4 introduces minor changes to the system, as well as some general bug fixes. Here is a summary of the main changes: 

• Reporting Points update: 

• • 20-year return period points have been added (purple points) 
  • The dynamic reporting points algorithm has been completely rewritten following the discussions with DISS and the JRC. The new algorithm has clear goals and is simpler and well understood. 
  • Reporting points thresholds have been updated to be more coherent and in line with the notification rules 
  • A new Probability persistence layer has been added, allowing users to better understand how reporting points are created 
  • Minor changes in the overview table in the reporting points pop-up window
• ERIC Change (Calum to add)
• CDS new functionalities (Ellie to add)
• Calibration of post-processing station models performed for all stations fulfilling requirements. An additional 398 stations are now post-processed. 
• Significant updates to our CEMS-Flood documentation; introducing our new ‘CEMS-Flood Service User Guide’, which includes information on data access, data catalog/structure/formats, guides on how to work with CEMS-Floods data, and more. Please note the new web address of the EFAS and GloFAS wikis has changed to: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/CEMS/CEMS-Flood  
• EFAS web new layers:
  • New Layers: 
    • ERIC Notification Points
    • Flood probability persistence
    • Social Media Activity Analysis - The layer aggregates signals about floods in a specific area from Social Media (Twitter API streaming).
  • New Features:
    • EFAS Informal feedback collection
    • Sharing to Social Media from Dashboard - adds a new "Share" button on each dashboard widget, which allows sharing what is currently visible in the widget to social media

Technical details