A vision for improving global flood forecasting

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ID15550422
AuthorsDavid A Lavers (0000-0002-7947-3737, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, corresponding author), Shaun Harrigan (0000-0002-0992-3667, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts), Erik Andersson (0000-0003-4433-1218, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts), David Richardson (0000-0002-1864-3907, corresponding author), David S Richardson (0000-0002-5182-7898, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, corresponding author), Christel Prudhomme (0000-0003-1722-2497, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts), Florian Pappenberger (0000-0003-1766-2898, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)
Year2019
Volume14
Issue12
Pages121002-121002
Publication date2019-10-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Research Letters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326
PublisherIOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1088/1748-9326/ab52b2
OpenAlexW2982319936
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Global hydrological forecasts are now produced operationally on a daily basis. However, the lack of global river discharge observations precludes routine flood forecast evaluation, an essential step in providing more skilful and reliable forecasts. A vision is expounded for greater and more timely exchange of global river discharge observations, which would result in improved flood awareness and socioeconomic benefits in some of the World’s most vulnerable countries

Climatology · Environmental resource management · Flood forecasting · Flood myth · Geography · Meteorology · Socioeconomic status · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Hydrology and Drought Analysis · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies · Geology

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