Author Archives: Richard Maxey

High Impact Weather: the role of the forecaster and verification

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Richard Maxey

Day 2 and our final contribution to this science session. The role of the forecaster dominated the morning session on applications of meteorology in warning of severe weather and other natural hazards. Automation of warnings was presented (Reichert) allowing for greater … Continue reading →

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Identifying Flood Hazards in Real Time

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Richard Maxey

SFFS currently have the capability to forecast flows “everywhere” in Scotland, at a 1km grid scale up to five days ahead, using the Grid to Grid model. This includes calculation of snow fall and melt, and the production of probabilistic … Continue reading →

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