CPD WEBINAR | Flood forecasting days to months ahead
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UPDATE: Registration has now closed for this Masterclass.
TITLE: Flood Forecasting Days To Months Ahead
SPEAKER: Dr. Linda Speight
This CPD webinar was apart of a Masterclass Series, held in joint partnership with the University of Reading. You can choose to attend just this event. Attendance at all three is not compulsory.
This year the Masterclass Series was a charged-for event, therefore, please ensure you choose the correct registration fee when registering.
Flood forecasting is an essential tool for risk management. Effective forecasts enable organisations and communities to take proactive actions to reduce the impacts of flooding. There are two key components to effective flood forecasts; robust underlying models, and a well-defined forecasting chain that ensures the right people get the right information at the right time. Using examples from the UK and worldwide, this masterclass will cover the state-of-the-art in probabilistic hydrometeorological forecasting hours to months ahead, and the use and communication of flood forecasts to support decision making.
Dr Linda Speight is a hydrometeorologist working in the Department of Geography and Environment Science at the University of Reading. Working at the interface between research and practice, Linda regularly works with partners including the Environment Agency and SEPA, the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the UK Met Office, and the Red Cross Climate Centre.
Linda is currently working on the FATHUM project, undertaking interdisciplinary research to strengthen international forecast-based humanitarian action. She has recently been involved in proving flood briefings to support the response to Tropical Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique. Previously she conducted a policy and practice review of the NERC funded Flooding from Intense Rainfall (FFIR) programme, interviewing subject matter experts to bring together the technical developments and identify recommendations for changes in policy, practice and further research for flood forecasting.
Prior to joining the University of Reading, Linda was a Senior Scientist at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and an operational forecaster for the Scottish Flood Forecasting Service. She has a PhD from Newcastle University which looked at understanding spatial and temporal dependencies in flood risk modelling, particularly for the insurance industry.
Non-member: £25.00
Member: £20.00
Corporate Partner: £20.00
Accredited Member: £15.00
Student: £15.00
Retired: £15.00
Please see below the upcoming CPD Webinars within this Masterclass Series:
CPD Webinar
Wednesday 10 March 2021, 15:00-16:30
TITLE | Representing convection in Numerical Weather Prediction models and its implications
SPEAKER | Prof. Bob Plant, Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
CPD Webinar
Wednesday 24 March 2021, 15:00-16:30
TITLE | Heatwaves and climate change in urban microclimates
SPEAKER | Prof. Sue Grimmond, Professor of Urban Meteorology, University of Reading
Photo
Hail shower over Jodrell Bank © Mark Boardman
UPDATE: Registration has now closed for this Masterclass.
TITLE: Flood Forecasting Days To Months Ahead
SPEAKER: Dr. Linda Speight
This CPD webinar was apart of a Masterclass Series, held in joint partnership with the University of Reading. You can choose to attend just this event. Attendance at all three is not compulsory.
This year the Masterclass Series was a charged-for event, therefore, please ensure you choose the correct registration fee when registering.
Flood forecasting is an essential tool for risk management. Effective forecasts enable organisations and communities to take proactive actions to reduce the impacts of flooding. There are two key components to effective flood forecasts; robust underlying models, and a well-defined forecasting chain that ensures the right people get the right information at the right time. Using examples from the UK and worldwide, this masterclass will cover the state-of-the-art in probabilistic hydrometeorological forecasting hours to months ahead, and the use and communication of flood forecasts to support decision making.
Dr Linda Speight is a hydrometeorologist working in the Department of Geography and Environment Science at the University of Reading. Working at the interface between research and practice, Linda regularly works with partners including the Environment Agency and SEPA, the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the UK Met Office, and the Red Cross Climate Centre.
Linda is currently working on the FATHUM project, undertaking interdisciplinary research to strengthen international forecast-based humanitarian action. She has recently been involved in proving flood briefings to support the response to Tropical Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique. Previously she conducted a policy and practice review of the NERC funded Flooding from Intense Rainfall (FFIR) programme, interviewing subject matter experts to bring together the technical developments and identify recommendations for changes in policy, practice and further research for flood forecasting.
Prior to joining the University of Reading, Linda was a Senior Scientist at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and an operational forecaster for the Scottish Flood Forecasting Service. She has a PhD from Newcastle University which looked at understanding spatial and temporal dependencies in flood risk modelling, particularly for the insurance industry.
Non-member: £25.00
Member: £20.00
Corporate Partner: £20.00
Accredited Member: £15.00
Student: £15.00
Retired: £15.00
Please see below the upcoming CPD Webinars within this Masterclass Series:
CPD Webinar
Wednesday 10 March 2021, 15:00-16:30
TITLE | Representing convection in Numerical Weather Prediction models and its implications
SPEAKER | Prof. Bob Plant, Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
CPD Webinar
Wednesday 24 March 2021, 15:00-16:30
TITLE | Heatwaves and climate change in urban microclimates
SPEAKER | Prof. Sue Grimmond, Professor of Urban Meteorology, University of Reading
Photo
Hail shower over Jodrell Bank © Mark Boardman