By Dr. Adrian Champion (University of Reading) 19th May 2014 One of the most important requirements to improving our prediction of flash floods is to know and understand what the…Read More >
Tyne project wins national river partnership prize
By Dr. Geoff Parkin and Eleanor Starkey (Newcastle University) 15th May 2014 A project involving a partnership between Tyne Rivers Trust, Newcastle University, and community groups has won the Partnership category…Read More >
FFIR at the European Geosciences Union’s General Assembly, 2014
By Dr. Chris Skinner (University of Hull) 9th May 2014 The scientific conference is a vital way for scientists to meet and discuss their research with one another. They are…Read More >
Representing model error in high resolution ensemble forecasts
By Dr. Laura Baker (University of Reading) 14th April 2014 Ensemble weather forecasts are used to represent the uncertainty in the forecast, rather than just giving a single deterministic forecast….Read More >
Modern Weather Radar – Developments for Intense Rainfall
By Dr. Rob Thompson (University of Reading) 4th April 2014 If we are looking to predict flooding from intense rainfall, we are going to need to know just how intense…Read More >
Note on Article in BHS Newsletter ‘Circulation’, 120, February 2014 5-7
David Archer and Hayley Fowler ‘Do floods cause more loss of life from the peak or from their rate of rise?’ The brief paper argues that the speed of onset…Read More >
Estimating flood flows and hydrographs in small catchments and plots.
The Joint Environment Agency/Defra flood risk R&D programme are working with the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) and JBA Consulting to improve flow estimates within small catchments – right…Read More >
The 2014 flooding – The current scale and what the future holds
The beginning of 2014 has seen extensive flooding, predominantly in the south of England, due to a series of storms passing over the UK resulting in some of the largest…Read More >
Summer Intense Rainfall Events vs Winter Flooding
The UK has recently experienced two different types of flooding events. The first was coastal flooding caused by the low pressure of extra-tropical cyclone essentially pushing water from the sea…Read More >
Welcome
Flooding From Intense Rainfall (FFIR) is a 5 year NERC funded programme which aims to reduce the risks of damage and loss of life caused by surface water and flash…Read More >