Intense rainfall, flash floods and walls of water.
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SPEAKER: Dr David Archer, Visiting fellow, Newcastle University and Consultant, JBA Consulting Engineers and Scientists.
ABSTRACT: The SINATRA project is concerned with all aspects of flooding from intense rainfall, from improving rainfall forecasts, to modelling the catchment response and flood forecasting and warning. However, until now there has not been a consistent definition of what distinguishes a ‘flash flood’ from a ‘normal flood’. In this talk, I will outline flash flood characteristics with examples, notably the speed of response and the risk to life of ‘walls of water’. The descriptions are based on historical chronologies of flash floods over the last 200 years for northern England and Southwest England.
NOTE: This meeting will place in the Williamson Library, St Chads College.
This meeting is part of the Royal Meteorological Society Meetings programme, open to all, from expert to enthusiast, for topical discussions on the latest advances in weather and climate. Non members are welcome to attend these meetings.
SPEAKER: Dr David Archer, Visiting fellow, Newcastle University and Consultant, JBA Consulting Engineers and Scientists.
ABSTRACT: The SINATRA project is concerned with all aspects of flooding from intense rainfall, from improving rainfall forecasts, to modelling the catchment response and flood forecasting and warning. However, until now there has not been a consistent definition of what distinguishes a ‘flash flood’ from a ‘normal flood’. In this talk, I will outline flash flood characteristics with examples, notably the speed of response and the risk to life of ‘walls of water’. The descriptions are based on historical chronologies of flash floods over the last 200 years for northern England and Southwest England.
NOTE: This meeting will place in the Williamson Library, St Chads College.
This meeting is part of the Royal Meteorological Society Meetings programme, open to all, from expert to enthusiast, for topical discussions on the latest advances in weather and climate. Non members are welcome to attend these meetings.