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 and Incident management
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  Modelling, Monitoring and detection, Surface water, and 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.

Published 24 February 2021