a study of visual communication: cyclones, cones and confusion
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A Study of Visual Communication:
Cyclones, Cones and ConfusionGina Eosco
AMS Policy ProgramUniversity of Oklahoma
Slide Title
• Level 1• Level 2
Study Goals Original Goal: What is wrong with the cone of
uncertainty? Current Goal: Phase 1 of answering, how does
scientific intent translate through a graphic to evoke public understanding of science and risk assessment
Forecasters
Public1
2
Evacuate? Stay home? It won’t hit me.
Message Objectives Scientific Uncertainty
“Bottom line the answer to your question is whether we’ll be able to give the public an idea of the uncertainty to provide the real detailed information, well how to use it to decision makers at the local and state level to help them with their tough calls.”
Risk (Impacts) “If you were close enough to that track … then know you should
expect damage within 50 miles of landfall.”
Confidence (certainty) “It [the cone] represents where we expect the center of
circulation to be, within the next so many days, and we have timelines on there every 12 hours. It represents the certainty of where we expect the center of circulation to be, only the circulation, not the impacts.”
Mapping the Objective Messages
Public
Emergency Managers
Private Sector WeatherCompanies
(NBC, ABC, The WeatherChannel, AccuWeather, etc.)
NationalHurricane
Center (NHC)V1-M1
V1-M1
V1-M1
Vx-Mx
V3-M3
V2-M2
Vx-Mx
V3-M3
V2-M2
V= visual; M= verbal or written messageV1-M1 = "cone" and message from NHCV2-M2, V3-M3, ... Vx-Mx = "cones" and message from private sector companiesM
em - message from emergency
managers
Mem
Behavioral Objectives Beginning of Hurricane Season……………Prepare now! Formation……………………………………………. Keep
Listening 5-day Cone………………………………………….. Prepare for
a possible hurricane
…………………………………..….. Start listening to your
emergency managers (EMs)/local
decision makers 3-day Cone………………………………………….. Begin to
Implement Hurricane plan/Listen
to EMs Hurricane/Tropical Storm Watch……….. Listen to
EMs/Implement Your Plan!
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Warning…….. Implement Your Plan!!
Public
Emergency Managers
Private Sector WeatherCompanies
(NBC, ABC, The WeatherChannel, AccuWeather, etc.)
NationalHurricane
Center (NHC)V
1-M
1
V1-M
1-B
t
V1-M
1
Vx-M
x
V3-M
3
V2-M
2
Vx-M
x-B
t
V3-M
3-B
t
V2-M
2-B
t
V= visual; M= verbal or written messageV
1-M
1 = "cone" and message
from NHCV
2-M
2, V
3-M
3, ... V
x-M
x = "cones"
and messages from private sector companiesM
em - message from emergency
managersB
t - behavioral action at time, t
Mem
B48
Mapping the Behavioral Messages
What does all of this mean?
Visuals may have a complex relationship between its design and its verbal/written objectives.
How do these variables interact? And with what effect?
Visual framing may help scientists create visuals that achieve high visual validity, that is, the public may take away the intended message.
Can we create guidelines for visual framing? What other factors play into achieving visual
validity?
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I’ll leave you with this …
Discussion questions• What are the opportunities to extend the
collaborations across sectors & across disciplines to improve forecast effectiveness & broader understanding of weather and climate science?
• What innovative strategies can we recommend
for increasing beneficial communication, collaborations, & coordination within all aspects of the enterprise, & among all sectors of the weather and climate community?
Questions relevant to the Enterprise How do people use forecast and warning information to
make decisions? What weather forecast and warning information do
people want? How can we better understand varying levels of
impacts caused by weather events? How are people affected differently by the same
weather events due to their varying vulnerabilities and abilities to take action?
How can we more effectively communicate weather forecast uncertainty information?
How do we provide good weather forecast and warning information given the proliferation of information (sources, media, modes)?