Generation of spatially consistent rainfall simulations: research supervision

This project provided advice to a research project developing ways of modelling spatially consistent rainfall as to understand how often floods might occur.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
11 February 2021
Category:
Understanding risks from all sources of flooding
Topics:
Big data, Flood forecasting, Flood risk assessment, Flood warning, Hydrology, Meteorology, Modelling, Monitoring and detection, Understanding physical processes
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
FD0419
Date of completion:
31 March 2000

Documents

Generation of spatially consistent rainfall data - supervision of research - final report (38 KB) WORD

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Details

This project consisted of liaising with and advising on research being carried out to generate a spatially consistent rainfall time series (FD0404).

This supervisory project:

  • advised on what was required from spatially consistent rainfall modelling
  • produced a draft specification for the research
  • evaluated the bids received
  • commented on the research

Background

The rainfall simulations provided by ‘FD0404 - 2001 - Continuous simulation modelling for flood estimation’ feed into a collection of projects that aim to develop a more accurate approach to estimating floods. These will be used as inputs to hydrological models to generate synthetic flow time series over periods longer than those we have recorded. These model outputs will provide better understanding of how often floods might occur at modelled sites, which may include sites without gauged flows.

Outcome

The results of this project will be used by operating authorities and consultants involved in designing flood defences.

This project ran from 1995 to 2000 at a cost of £31,000.

Published 11 February 2021