Category Archives: Radar

RAINS: Radar Applications in Northern Scotland

Posted on February 3, 2016 by

The past two months have brought significant rainfall across much of Scotland resulting in some severe disruption due to the impacts of flooding.  Impacts have been seen in early December with Storm Desmond, through to Storm Frank which brought major … Continue reading →

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Radar coverage and suitability for flood forecasting in Scotland

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

Radar is a powerful tool for observing rainfall over large areas in real time. It is also used to produce nowcasts (short range forecasts for the next 6 hours) which are used to provide flood warnings for rapidly responding catchments such … Continue reading →

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