Operational use of a grid-based model for flood forecasting

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-77

  Price, David ^a   Hudson, Karen ^b   Boyce, Graeme ^a   Schellekens, Jaap ^c   Moore, Robert J ^d   Clark, Peter ^e   Harrison, Tim ^f   Connolly, Emily ^f   Pilling, Charlie ^a  

^a Flood Forecasting Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Goulburn Murray Water   (Australia)

^c Centre for Ecology and Hydrology ^*

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^f ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floods floodworks; Hydrology water resource; Models (physical)

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT AGENCY; FLOOD FORECAST; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD RISKS; GRID-BASED; HIGH RESOLUTION; JOINT VENTURES; LEADTIME; MODELS (PHYSICAL); NOWCASTING; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; OPERATIONAL USE; RAPID RESPONSE; TIME-SCALES;

CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; MODELS; WATER RESOURCES;

FLOODS;

CATCHMENT; FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84860110697     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.2012.165.2.65     Document Type: Article

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