Feature Value 1-day snowfall 0.0 3-day snowfall 8.0 max rate of snowfall 4.25 1-day water equivalent -0.1 3-day water equivalent 0.8 max rate of water equiv. 0.3 temperature during storm 31.0 temp. trend during storm 0.0 feature engineering condense time series data to set of relevant features
who benefits? • Vastly expanded coverage area relative to NWAC (now covers OR) • Generated summary easier to digest • Tool for existing avalanche forecasters to prioritize areas
Tom Baldwin http://snotelier.com • Physics PhD 2015, University of Oregon • Semiconductor optics in high magnetic fields • Running, climbing, snowboarding baldwint.com