Improving flood forecasts for better flood preparedness in the UK (and beyond)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4641197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elisabeth Stephens (0000-0002-5439-7563, Department of Geography and Environmental Science University of Reading Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AB), Hannah Cloke (0000-0002-1472-868X, Department of Geography and Environmental Science University of Reading Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AB) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 180 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 310-316 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/geoj.12103 |
| OpenAlex | W1844709897 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 30 |
This winter (2013/14) coastal storms and an unprecedented amount of rainfall led to significant and widespread flooding across the southern UK. Despite much criticism and blame surrounding the flood events, the Flood Forecasting Centre, a recent development in national-level flood forecasting capabilities for the government and emergency response communities, has received considerable praise. Here we consider how scientific developments and organisational change have led to improvements in the forecasting and flood preparedness seen in this winter's flooding. Although such improvements are admirable, there are many technical and communication challenges that remain for probabilistic flood forecasts to achieve their full potential
Blame · Economic growth · Economics · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Flood forecasting · Flood myth · Flood warning · Flooding (psychology · Geography · Government (linguistics · Meteorology · Political science · Praise · Preparedness · Storm · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies · Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations · Psychology
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Après le deluge
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |