Fluvial flood forecasting: rainfall measurement and forecasting

This project provided guidance on the different real-time models available as part of a suite of projects examining different sources of flooding.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
Published
15 February 2021
Category:
Understanding risks from all sources of flooding
Topics:
Flood forecasting, Flood risk assessment, Hydrology, Meteorology, Modelling, Understanding physical processes
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
W5C-013/4
Date of completion:
31 October 2003

Documents

Flood forecasting: rainfall measurement and forecasting - technical report (2 MB) PDF

Fluvial flood forecasting for flood warning real time modelling - summary (2 MB) PDF

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Details

This project is one of a group examining different sources of flooding in estuaries, on coasts and in rivers.

The river project includes two elements:

  • Rainfall Measurement and Forecasting (RMF)
  • Real Time Modelling (RTM)

This report covers the Real Time Modelling element, the Rainfall Measurement and Forecasting element can be found in R&D Technical Summary W5C-013/4/TS/1.

The project reviewed current ways of forecasting and any problems involved, and produced guidelines on how to choose real-time models for people involved in flood forecasting. It examined the range of real-time models available and how easy they are to use, as well as the uncertainties involved in each model and ways of dealing with them. It also reviewed the technical background to using real-time models.

This project was started in 2001 and completed in 2003.

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