Monthly Archives: February 2014
Coupling meteorological and hydrological forecasting models: the Canadian case
In June 2013 the city of Calgary and state of Alberta witnessed devastating flooding with four fatalities and over 100,000 people evacuated from their homes. It’s difficult to comprehend flooding on this scale in Scotland but comparing this to the … Continue reading
Posted in Flood, Forecasting, Hydrometeorology, Weather prediction
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Meteorological forecast data: define what’s best!
Following earlier posts on the Heavy Rainfall Alert tool, Peter Buchanan our Met Office forecasting service co-ordinator explains ‘what is best data!’ “The Met Office has had an operational numerical modelling capability for many years now. It runs a plethora … Continue reading
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Scottish Flood Forecasting Service 