2021 Streamflow Forecast Rodeo

Entry Deadline: September 30, 2021
Categories: MISC Competitions
2021 Streamflow Forecast Rodeo

General Information

Improving short-term streamflow forecast skill.

This challenge seeks to improve the skill of short-term streamflow forecasts (10 days) via a year-long competition. Solvers will develop and implement their methods for locations across the western United States, attempting to outperform state of practice streamflow forecasts.

WHY THIS MATTERS:
Streamflow forecasts are integral to water management. With higher skill forecasts, water managers can likely better operate facilities for high flows, to mitigate drought impacts, and to achieve other improved outcomes (e.g. hydropower generation).

The growing capability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) has begun to be applied toward generating streamflow forecasts. This has the potential to complement traditional physically based streamflow forecast methods via hybrid or purely data-driven approaches. This challenge aims to spur innovation in the field of streamflow forecasting, with emphasis on assessing the potential application of ML/AI for streamflow forecasting.

RULES:
1. Participation Individual or in Teams Competitors

2. Participation Individual or in Teams Competitors may compete individually or form teams (optional) for selected challenges on this project.

3. Competitors may work with colleagues they already know, and/or with rated Topcoder members.

4. In the teaming option, the team formation may occur offline.

5. Each member in the team needs to register themselves on Topcoder platform as per the eligibility requirement.

6. The team will define a captain to submit a solution on behalf of the team.

Prize splits are determined in advance, and recorded on a single affidavit signed by all team members.

 

Prizes / Awards / Medals / Ribbons

Up to $500,000.00 in Prizes

We have $500,000.00 of prizes to give away, and will be doing so over the next year! There will be two part of the series: A “warm-up” Marathon match beginning on August 28, 2020 followed by 12 monthly competitions occurring over a year-long period beginning September 23, 2020, where solvers provide real-time daily streamflow forecasts.

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