Developing and trialling improved capabilities for forecasting surface water flooding

Developing and trialling improved capabilities for forecasting surface water flooding.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
Published
24 February 2021
Category:
Managing flood incidents
Topics:
Big data, Emergency planning, Flood forecasting, Flood warning, Incident management, Modelling, Monitoring and detection, Surface water, Understanding physical processes
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
SC120006
Date of completion:
19 February 2019

Documents

Developing and trialling Improved capabilities for forecasting surface water flooding - summary (292KB) PDF

Datblygu a threialu gwell galluoedd ar gyfer darogan llifogydd dŵr wyneb trwy’r - Welsh summary (304KB) PDF

External link: Natural Hazards Partnership surface water flooding hazard impact model - final report

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Details

This project has developed an impact-based surface water flood forecasting model.

The new model will help the joint Met Office and Environment Agency Flood Forecasting Centre to improve guidance for emergency responders on the potential impacts of surface water flooding.

This project was completed February 2019.

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Published 24 February 2021
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