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Ensemble Hydrological<br />

Forecasting<br />

<strong>Bob</strong> <strong>Moore</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>David</strong> <strong>Jones</strong>, <strong>CEH</strong> <strong>Wallingford</strong><br />

<strong>Clive</strong> <strong>Pierce</strong>, JCHMR (Met Office), <strong>Wallingford</strong><br />

Overview<br />

�� Drought Management<br />

Flood Forecasting<br />

�� Present<br />

�� Future?<br />

��Flood Forecasting


•Historical rainfall<br />

ensembles<br />

•Categorical probability<br />

rainfall forecast<br />

weighting<br />

Drought management<br />

in the Thames Basin<br />

Thames surface water<br />

resource system


Risk assessment<br />

procedure for drought<br />

management


Risk assessment of<br />

reservoir storage shortfall<br />

<strong>and</strong> dem<strong>and</strong> restrictions


Rainfall sources:<br />

Radar: single site<br />

Radar: G<strong>and</strong>olf<br />

Raingauge<br />

Flood Forecasting<br />

HYRAD<br />

Rainfall displays<br />

Catchment<br />

rainfall<br />

Weather radar, first alert <strong>and</strong> flood<br />

forecasting systems<br />

FFMS<br />

Flood forecasts<br />

Decision support<br />

Flood Warning<br />

Dissemination<br />

Response


First Alert:<br />

Improved display of<br />

radar rainfall across<br />

scales; 0 to 6 hours,<br />

1, 2, 5 km<br />

HYRAD has been adopted<br />

as national st<strong>and</strong>ard by<br />

Environment Agency across<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong> & Wales


Unified NWP Model grids:<br />

global & mesoscale<br />

First alert warning products<br />

12 hour ahead rainfall forecast from<br />

Mesoscale Model, Nimrod radar actual<br />

<strong>and</strong> catchment hyetograph<br />

12 km, 0 to 2 days


Flow Forecasting & Modelling<br />

Radar / Satellite / Mesoscale<br />

NWP model data<br />

SHELL<br />

KERNEL<br />

MODELS<br />

Catchment rainfall<br />

Rainfall-runoff<br />

Channel flow<br />

Lake<br />

Updating<br />

Control Rules<br />

Water Quality..<br />

System (FFMS) Design<br />

Telemetry<br />

interface<br />

DATABASE<br />

Telemetry Data<br />

INFORMATION<br />

CONTROL<br />

ALGORITHM<br />

Report generator<br />

Graphical user<br />

interface<br />

MODEL<br />

CALIBRATION<br />

FACILITY<br />

REAL-TIME OFF-LINE<br />

Printer<br />

Fax<br />

User


1-REGION-ALL<br />

1-NONTIDAL-T<br />

1-NONTIDAL-N<br />

1-NONTIDAL<br />

1-REGION-N<br />

1-REGION-T<br />

1-REGION<br />

1-NONTID-ALL<br />

QX-RIDNGM1<br />

QL-KIRKNW1<br />

QX-WOOLER1<br />

QL-MORWCK1<br />

QX-STAMFM1<br />

QL-MITFRD1<br />

QL-CHESLS1<br />

QX-NABURN1<br />

QL-DONCST1<br />

QL-BEALWR1<br />

QX-ELVING2<br />

QX-TADCST1<br />

QL-WALDEN1<br />

QL-BOYNTN1<br />

QL-SCARBH1<br />

LU-CAWOOD1<br />

LD-HULLTB1<br />

QL-BYWELL1<br />

QL-TEAMVL1<br />

QL-CRAGHL1<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

RF-GOLDSC1 LU-WOOLER1<br />

QL-ROTHBY1<br />

LU-STAMFM1<br />

RF-DARRAS1<br />

RF-WALLGN1<br />

QL-SUNDBR1<br />

QL-BURNHL1<br />

QX-VIKING1<br />

QX-ROTHHM1<br />

QL-WOODHS1<br />

QL-HADFLD1<br />

QL-ADWICK1<br />

QL-FLEETW1<br />

QX-METHLY1<br />

QL-FARRER1<br />

QX-CASTLF1<br />

LU-ELVING2<br />

QW-BUTTCR1<br />

LU-TADCST1<br />

QL-FLINTM1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7064<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7064<br />

BCKRN-VYORK<br />

ST-LANGST3<br />

RF-STHELM1<br />

SF-LANGST3<br />

SP-LANGST3<br />

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BCKRN-WOLDS<br />

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SF-HGHMOW1<br />

SP-HGHMOW1<br />

EV-HGHMOW1<br />

COMRN-WOLDS<br />

RADAR-INGHM7033<br />

RFCST-INGHM7033<br />

BCKRN-MOORS<br />

ST-KELDHD1<br />

XR-KELDHD1<br />

SF-KELDHD1<br />

SP-KELDHD1<br />

EV-KELDHD1<br />

COMRN-MOORS<br />

RF-BROWNH1<br />

RF-RNDYMR1<br />

C1-BARMBY1<br />

C2-BARMBY1<br />

LU-BUBWTH1<br />

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LD-BARMBY1<br />

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LD-COCKBK1<br />

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LU-ACASTS1<br />

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ASTRPRED-HL<br />

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LT-HULLTB1<br />

QL-REAVHL1<br />

QL-HAYDNB1<br />

RF-FARNES1<br />

QL-WOOLSN1<br />

QL-SHILMR1<br />

QL-WITTNP1<br />

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QL-SKELTN1<br />

QL-WHITTN1<br />

QL-STAVLY1<br />

LX-WHITTN1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7006<br />

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RF-DORE001<br />

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RF-REDMRF1<br />

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SP-REDMRF1<br />

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QL-HIGHFD1<br />

QX-BOLTNR1<br />

LU-BOLTNR1<br />

QL-BARNSL1<br />

QL-ARMLEY1 LU-METHLY1<br />

QX-WAKEFD1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7081<br />

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ST-RINGST2<br />

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SP-RINGST2<br />

LU-CASTLF1<br />

QL-BUTTCR1<br />

QX-KIRKHM1<br />

QX-ARTHNG1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL 43<br />

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BCKAT-SPENN<br />

SX-LANGST3<br />

XT-WINGWR1<br />

SW-LANGST3<br />

SD-LANGST3<br />

COMAT-SPENN<br />

XE-WINGWR1<br />

USERN-VYORK<br />

SYNRN-VYORK<br />

USEAT-VYORK<br />

SYNAT-VYORK<br />

COMAT-VYORK<br />

RADAR-INGHM38<br />

RFCST-INGHM38<br />

BCKAT-WOLDS<br />

SX-HGHMOW1<br />

XT-HGHMOW1<br />

SW-HGHMOW1<br />

SD-HGHMOW1<br />

COMAT-WOLDS<br />

XE-HGHMOW1<br />

USERN-WOLDS<br />

SYNRN-WOLDS<br />

USEAT-WOLDS<br />

SYNAT-WOLDS<br />

RADAR-INGHM40<br />

RFCST-INGHM 40<br />

BCKAT-MOORS<br />

SX-KELDHD1<br />

XT-KELDHD1<br />

SW-KELDHD1<br />

SD-KELDHD1<br />

COMAT-MOORS<br />

XE-KELDHD1<br />

USERN-MOORS<br />

SYNRN-MOORS<br />

USEAT-MOORS<br />

SYNAT-MOORS<br />

ASTRPRED-BL<br />

LU-BLACKT1<br />

QL-UGLYDB1<br />

QL-REDEBR1<br />

QL-FEATHS1<br />

RF-LINBGS1<br />

QL-STANHP1<br />

QL-BEDBRN1<br />

QX-ALDWRK1<br />

QX-SKIPBR1<br />

QL-SHEEPB1<br />

QX-HADYHL1<br />

RADAR-INGHM7040<br />

RFCST-INGHM7040<br />

XR-WINGWR1<br />

LU-WHITTN1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL 15<br />

RFCST-HAMEL 15 SX-REDMRF1<br />

SW-REDMRF1<br />

SD-REDMRF1<br />

USERN-SPENN<br />

SYNRN-SPENN<br />

USEAT-SPENN<br />

SYNAT-SPENN<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7067<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7067<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7023<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7023<br />

RF-CANNON1<br />

QX-COTTNL1<br />

LU-WAKEFD1<br />

QX-DEWSBY1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL 46<br />

RFCST-HAMEL 46<br />

SX-RINGST2<br />

RF-RINGST1<br />

SW-RINGST2<br />

SD-RINGST2<br />

LD-KIRKHM1<br />

QX-MALTON1<br />

LU-ARTHNG1<br />

QX-POOLBR1<br />

QX-OTLEY01<br />

QL-ALSTON1<br />

RF-BURNHP1<br />

RF-KILLHP1<br />

RF-ALLENH1<br />

LU-ALDWRK1<br />

QX-BORBRG1<br />

QX-WESTWK2<br />

QL-BATBRG1<br />

QL-CRAKEH1<br />

LU-SKIPBR1<br />

QX-HUNSNG1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7052<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7052<br />

QX-DRONFD1<br />

LU-HADYHL1<br />

QX-CHESTF1<br />

LU-CHESTF1<br />

QX-HADYHL2<br />

LU-COTTNL1<br />

QX-STOCKB1<br />

QL-KEIGHL1<br />

LU-DEWSBY1<br />

QX-HEATON1<br />

QL-NORTHP1<br />

LU-MALTON1<br />

QX-MARISH1<br />

QX-HOWEBR1 LU-OTLEY01<br />

QL-ILKLEY1<br />

QL-ADDGHM1<br />

RF-ALSTON2<br />

LU-WESTWK2<br />

LX-BORBRG2<br />

QL-KILGRM1<br />

QL-RIPON01<br />

QX-RICHBR1<br />

QX-CATTER1<br />

QX-MORTON1<br />

LU-CATTER1<br />

QX-RICHLW1<br />

QL-LEEMNG1<br />

QL-KIRBYW1<br />

QX-KIRBYW1<br />

LU-HUNSNG1<br />

QL-BIRSTW1<br />

QL-BURNBR1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7862<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7862<br />

LU-DRONFD1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7344<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7344<br />

LU-HADYHL2<br />

LU-STOCKB1<br />

QL-KILDWK1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7072<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7072<br />

ST-GORPLE2<br />

RF-THRNMR1<br />

SF-GORPLE2<br />

SP-GORPLE2<br />

EV-MALHMT1<br />

LU-HEATON1<br />

QX-BRIGHS2<br />

QL-COLNEB1 RADAR-HAMEL7074<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7074<br />

RF-HECKMD1<br />

RADAR-INGHM7955<br />

RFCST-INGHM7955<br />

QL-WESTAY1<br />

LU-HOWEBR1<br />

QX-BUTTER1<br />

QW-CROOKH1<br />

QW-NESS001<br />

QL-CHERRY1<br />

QW-KIRKBY1<br />

QW-NORMAN1<br />

QL-GATEHS1<br />

QW-INGSBR1<br />

QX-BOLTAB1<br />

QX-GRASTN1<br />

QX-BAINBR1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7059<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7059<br />

ST-SKPBTH1<br />

RF-SCARHS1<br />

SF-SKPBTH1<br />

SP-SKPBTH1<br />

EV-LWRDUN1<br />

COMRN-NPENN<br />

LU-RICHLW1<br />

QX-GRINTN1<br />

RADAR-INGHM7069<br />

RFCST-INGHM7069<br />

ST-OSMOTH1<br />

RF-ESTCOW1<br />

SF-OSMOTH1<br />

SP-OSMOTH1<br />

RF-OSMOTH1<br />

QL-GOUTHW1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7051<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7051<br />

BCKRN-WPENN<br />

RF-ECCUP01<br />

COMRN-WPENN<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7035<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7035<br />

RF-MALHMT1<br />

RF-SKPBTH1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL 44<br />

RFCST-HAMEL 44<br />

SX-GORPLE2<br />

XT-MALHMT1<br />

RF-GORPLE1<br />

SW-GORPLE2<br />

SD-GORPLE2<br />

XE-MALHMT1<br />

LU-BRIGHS2<br />

QX-ELLAND1<br />

QX-ICI0001<br />

RADAR-INGHM7058<br />

RFCST-INGHM7058<br />

QL-CROOKH1<br />

RF-EASTNS1<br />

RF-CHURCH1<br />

QX-HELMSL1<br />

QL-NESS001<br />

QW-BROADW1<br />

RADAR-INGHM7054<br />

RFCST-INGHM7054<br />

RADAR-INGHM7042<br />

RFCST-INGHM7042<br />

QL-KIRKBY1<br />

RADAR-INGHM7057<br />

RFCST-INGHM7057<br />

QL-NORMAN1<br />

RADAR-INGHM7038<br />

RFCST-INGHM7038<br />

RADAR-INGHM7056<br />

RFCST-INGHM7056<br />

QL-INGSBR1<br />

LU-GRASTN1<br />

QX-KETTLW1<br />

LU-BAINBR1<br />

QL-LOWHSS1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL 25<br />

RFCST-HAMEL 25<br />

BCKAT-WPENN<br />

SX-SKPBTH1<br />

SW-SKPBTH1<br />

SD-SKPBTH1<br />

COMAT-WPENN<br />

XE-LWRDUN1<br />

USERN-NPENN<br />

SYNRN-NPENN<br />

USEAT-NPENN<br />

SYNAT-NPENN<br />

COMAT-NPENN<br />

RADAR-INGHM7886<br />

RFCST-INGHM7886<br />

LU-GRINTN1<br />

ST-ARKENG1<br />

RF-ARKENG1<br />

SF-ARKENG1<br />

SP-ARKENG1 RADAR-INGHM29<br />

RFCST-INGHM 29 SX-OSMOTH1<br />

SW-OSMOTH1<br />

SD-OSMOTH1<br />

USERN-WPENN<br />

SYNRN-WPENN<br />

USEAT-WPENN<br />

SYNAT-WPENN<br />

LU-ELLAND1<br />

QT-SOWRBY1<br />

QX-CLDENE1<br />

LU-ICI0001<br />

QL-QUEENS1<br />

RADAR-INGHM7055<br />

RFCST-INGHM7055 QL-BROADW1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7900<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7900<br />

BCKRN-NWPEN<br />

LU-KETTLW1<br />

ST-MALHMT1<br />

RF-TOWHLL1<br />

SF-MALHMT1<br />

SP-MALHMT1<br />

COMRN-NWPEN<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7047<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7047<br />

ST-MRCOTT1<br />

SF-MRCOTT1<br />

SP-MRCOTT1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL 2<br />

RFCST-HAMEL 2<br />

BCKAT-NPENN<br />

SX-ARKENG1<br />

SW-ARKENG1<br />

SD-ARKENG1<br />

QX-SOWRBY1<br />

LU-SOWRBY1<br />

QL-RIPPND1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7845<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7845<br />

LU-CLDENE1<br />

RF-BACUP01<br />

QX-HEBDBR1<br />

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RFCST-HAMEL7065<br />

RF-LUDHLL1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL 36<br />

RFCST-HAMEL 36<br />

BCKAT-NWPEN<br />

SX-MALHMT1<br />

SW-MALHMT1<br />

SD-MALHMT1<br />

COMAT-NWPEN<br />

USERN-NWPEN<br />

SYNRN-NWPEN<br />

USEAT-NWPEN<br />

SYNAT-NWPEN<br />

RADAR-HAMEL 45<br />

RFCST-HAMEL 45<br />

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SW-MRCOTT1<br />

SD-MRCOTT1<br />

RADAR-HAMEL7068<br />

RFCST-HAMEL7068<br />

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QX-TODMDN1<br />

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RFCST-HAMEL7931<br />

LU-TODMDN1<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

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COMRN-SPENN<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

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SF-GORPLE2<br />

SP-GORPLE2<br />

EV-MALHMT1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

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COMRN-SPENN<br />

COMAT-SPENN<br />

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SP-GORPLE2<br />

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BCKRN-SPENN<br />

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SF-RINGST2<br />

SP-RINGST2<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

XT-MALHMT1<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

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COMAT-MOORS<br />

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RF-SKPBTH1<br />

BCKRN-MOORS<br />

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COMRN-MOORS<br />

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XR-KELDHD1<br />

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ST-OSMOTH1<br />

RF-CHURCH1<br />

SF-OSMOTH1<br />

SP-OSMOTH1<br />

EV-KELDHD1<br />

COMRN-MOORS<br />

RF-OSMOTH1<br />

RF-EASTNS1<br />

BCKRN-WPENN<br />

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SF-SKPBTH1<br />

SP-SKPBTH1<br />

COMRN-WPENN<br />

ST-OSMOTH1<br />

SF-OSMOTH1<br />

SP-OSMOTH1<br />

EV-LWRDUN1<br />

RF-OSMOTH1<br />

BCKRN-VYORK<br />

ST-OSMOTH1<br />

RF-ESTCOW1<br />

SF-OSMOTH1<br />

SP-OSMOTH1<br />

EV-LWRDUN1<br />

COMRN-VYORK<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

ST-SKPBTH1<br />

RF-SCARHS1<br />

SF-SKPBTH1<br />

SP-SKPBTH1<br />

EV-LWRDUN1<br />

COMRN-NPENN<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

ST-RINGST2<br />

SF-RINGST2<br />

SP-RINGST2<br />

EV-MALHMT1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

ST-GORPLE2<br />

RF-THRNMR1<br />

SF-GORPLE2<br />

SP-GORPLE2<br />

EV-MALHMT1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

BCKAT-SPENN<br />

XT-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

COMAT-SPENN<br />

BCKRN-MOORS<br />

ST-KELDHD1<br />

XR-KELDHD1<br />

SF-KELDHD1<br />

SP-KELDHD1<br />

EV-KELDHD1<br />

COMRN-MOORS<br />

BCKRN-MOORS<br />

ST-KELDHD1<br />

XR-KELDHD1<br />

RF-BROWNH1<br />

SF-KELDHD1<br />

SP-KELDHD1<br />

EV-KELDHD1<br />

RF-EASTNS1<br />

COMRN-MOORS<br />

BCKRN-MOORS<br />

ST-KELDHD1<br />

XR-KELDHD1<br />

SF-KELDHD1<br />

SP-KELDHD1<br />

EV-KELDHD1<br />

COMRN-MOORS<br />

RF-EASTNS1<br />

BCKRN-MOORS<br />

ST-KELDHD1<br />

XR-KELDHD1<br />

RF-CHURCH1<br />

SF-KELDHD1<br />

SP-KELDHD1<br />

EV-KELDHD1<br />

RF-BROWNH1<br />

COMRN-MOORS<br />

BCKRN-MOORS<br />

ST-KELDHD1<br />

XR-KELDHD1<br />

RF-CHURCH1<br />

SF-KELDHD1<br />

SP-KELDHD1<br />

EV-KELDHD1<br />

RF-EASTNS1<br />

COMRN-MOORS<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

BCKRN-MOORS<br />

ST-KELDHD1<br />

XR-KELDHD1<br />

SF-KELDHD1<br />

SP-KELDHD1<br />

EV-KELDHD1<br />

COMRN-MOORS<br />

RF-BROWNH1<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

EV-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

ST-REDMRF1<br />

XR-WINGWR1<br />

SF-REDMRF1<br />

SP-REDMRF1<br />

EV-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

RF-REDMRF1<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

BCKAT-SPENN<br />

XT-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

COMAT-SPENN<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

ST-REDMRF1<br />

SF-REDMRF1<br />

SP-REDMRF1<br />

EV-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

XR-WINGWR1<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

XR-WINGWR1<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

ST-REDMRF1<br />

XR-WINGWR1<br />

SF-REDMRF1<br />

SP-REDMRF1<br />

EV-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

BCKRN-VYORK<br />

ST-RINGST2<br />

SF-RINGST2<br />

SP-RINGST2<br />

EV-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-VYORK<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

EV-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

ST-REDMRF1<br />

RF-DORE001<br />

SF-REDMRF1<br />

SP-REDMRF1<br />

EV-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

XR-HGHMOW1<br />

BCKRN-SPENN<br />

ST-REDMRF1<br />

RF-DORE001<br />

RF-LANGST2<br />

RF-REDMRF1<br />

SF-REDMRF1<br />

SP-REDMRF1<br />

EV-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-SPENN<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

RF-GOLDSC1<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

RF-DARRAS1<br />

BCKPE-YSINE<br />

BCKRN-NPENN<br />

BCKRN-WOLDS<br />

XR-HGHMOW1<br />

COMRN-WOLDS<br />

BCKRN-VYORK<br />

ST-LANGST3<br />

SF-LANGST3<br />

SP-LANGST3<br />

EV-WINGWR1<br />

COMRN-VYORK<br />

QL-SCARBH1<br />

1-NONTIDAL-N<br />

1-NONTIDAL-T<br />

1-NONTIDAL<br />

1-NONTIDAL-T<br />

1-NONTIDAL-N<br />

1-NONTIDAL<br />

NONTID-T-DUM<br />

TIDAL-T-DUM<br />

FLOW3-KIRKNW<br />

FLOW3-WOOLER<br />

FLOW3-STAMFM<br />

FLOW3-MITFRD<br />

HULLTB-MERG<br />

FLOW3-TEAMVL<br />

FIXF-BURNHL<br />

EVAP-WINGWR<br />

COM-VYORK<br />

EVAP-HGHMOW<br />

COM-WOLDS<br />

EVAP-KELDHD<br />

COM-MOORS<br />

BLACKT-MERG<br />

FLOW3-WOOLSN<br />

FLOW3-SHILMR<br />

ROTHX-WHITTN<br />

COM-SPENN<br />

SNOW2-RINGST<br />

FIXF-UGLYDB<br />

FIXF-REDEBR<br />

FLOW3-STANHP<br />

FIXF-BEDBRN<br />

FLOW3-ALSTON<br />

FIXF-BATBRG<br />

SNOW2-GORPLE<br />

EVAP-MALHMT<br />

FIXF-WESTAY<br />

EVAP-LWRDUN<br />

COM-NPENN<br />

SNOW2-OSMOTH<br />

FIXF-GOUTHW<br />

COM-WPENN<br />

FLOW3-BROADW<br />

SNOW2-ARKENG<br />

FLOW2-QUEENS<br />

COM-NWPEN<br />

SNOW2-MRCOTT<br />

FLOW3-RIPP ND<br />

FLOW3-WALSDN<br />

FLOW3-TODMDN<br />

CALD3-HEBDBR<br />

SNOW2-MALHMT<br />

FLOW3-CLDENE<br />

CALD3-SOWRBY<br />

FLOW2-LOWHSS<br />

FLOW2-KETTLW<br />

COLN-ICI0003<br />

CALD3-ELLAND<br />

FLOW2-GRINTN<br />

SNOW2-SKPBTH<br />

URE0-BAINBR<br />

WHAR-GRASTN3<br />

FLOW3-CHERRY<br />

COLN-COLNEB3<br />

CALD3-BRIGHS<br />

FLOW2-KILDWK<br />

FLOW2-BURNBR<br />

NIDD-BIRSTW<br />

FLOW2XKIRBYW<br />

FLOW2-KIRBYW<br />

SWAL-RICHLW2<br />

FLOW2-RIPON0<br />

URE0-KILGRM<br />

WHAR-ADDGHM3<br />

FLOW3-NORTHP<br />

CALD3-HEATON<br />

FLOW2-KEIGHL<br />

AIRE-STOCKB3<br />

NIDD-HUNSNG<br />

URE0-WESTWK3<br />

WHAR-OTLEY02<br />

CALD-DEWSBY3<br />

AIRE-COTTNL3<br />

NIDD-SKIPBR<br />

TYNE3-FEATHS<br />

WHAR-ARTHNG2<br />

CALD-WAKEFD3<br />

AIRE-ARMLEY3<br />

SNOW2-REDMRF<br />

FLOW3-STAVLY<br />

WEAR3-WITTNP<br />

TYNE3-HAYDNB<br />

TYNE3-REAVHL<br />

SNOW2-KELDHD<br />

SNOW2-HGHMOW<br />

SNOW2-LANGST<br />

WHAR-FLINTM<br />

FLOW2-FARRER<br />

CALD3-METHLY<br />

AIRE-FLEETW<br />

WEAR3-SUNDBR<br />

COQU3-ROTHBY<br />

TYNE3-CRAGHL<br />

TYNE3-BYWELL<br />

FLOW3-SCARBH<br />

FLOW2-BOYNTN<br />

FLOW2-WALDEN<br />

WHAR-TADCST<br />

WEAR3-CHESLS<br />

COQU3-MORWCK<br />

TYNE3-RIDNGM<br />

NONTID-N-DUM<br />

FLOW3-INGSBR<br />

FLOW3-GATEHS<br />

FLOW3-NORMAN<br />

FLOW3-KIRKBY<br />

FLOW3-CROOKH<br />

SWAL-LEEMNG2<br />

FLOW3-MARISH<br />

FLOW3-HADYUP<br />

FLOW3-DRONFD<br />

SWAL-CRAKEH4<br />

FLOW3-HADYHL<br />

FLOW3-SHEEPB<br />

URE0-ALDWRK3<br />

FLOW2-BARNSL<br />

FLOW2-HIGHFD<br />

ROTH3-WHITTN<br />

OUSE-SKELTN<br />

AIRE-CASTLF3<br />

DEAR-ADWICK<br />

FLOW2-HADFDS<br />

ROTH3-WOODHS<br />

OUSE-VIKING<br />

AIRE-BEALWR<br />

DON0-DONCST<br />

OUSE-NABURN<br />

TIDAL-N-DUM<br />

RYE03-NESS00<br />

RYE03-HOWEBR<br />

DERW3-MALTON<br />

DERW3-KIRKHM<br />

DERW3-BUTTCR<br />

DERW3-ELVING<br />

NONTIDAL-DUM<br />

TIDAL-HYD2<br />

NONT-ALL-DUM<br />

TIDAL-DUM2<br />

TID-ALL-DUM<br />

3700 3800 3900 4000 4100 4200 4300 4400 4500 4600 4700 4800 4900 5000 5100 5200 5300 5400 5500<br />

3700 3800 3900 4000 4100 4200 4300 4400 4500 4600 4700 4800 4900 5000 5100 5200 5300 5400 5500<br />

3600<br />

3700<br />

3800<br />

3900<br />

4000<br />

4100<br />

4200<br />

4300<br />

4400<br />

4500<br />

4600<br />

4700<br />

4800<br />

4900<br />

5000<br />

5100<br />

5200<br />

3600<br />

3700<br />

3800<br />

3900<br />

4000<br />

4100<br />

4200<br />

4300<br />

4400<br />

4500<br />

4600<br />

4700<br />

4800<br />

4900<br />

5000<br />

5100<br />

5200<br />

Not to a st <strong>and</strong>ard s cale Yorks hire<br />

Northeast RFFS<br />

Model Network<br />

Yorkshire RFFS<br />

Forecast<br />

Requirement<br />

Propagation of<br />

uncertainty ?<br />

Model Network<br />

configuration


a) Rainfall<br />

Rainfall ( mm )<br />

1.2<br />

0.8<br />

0.4<br />

0.0<br />

01 - JAN<br />

b) Flow<br />

Flow ( m 3 s -1 )<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

01 - JAN<br />

Flood forecasting <strong>and</strong> warning<br />

02 - JAN 03 - JAN<br />

Observed<br />

Forecast (unknown rainfall)<br />

Forecast (known rainfall)<br />

02 - JAN 03 - JAN<br />

What ifs?<br />

Informal ensembles


River Seine at Paris<br />

Area-wide Area wide flow<br />

modelling<br />

Sub-surface flow<br />

L<strong>and</strong> path<br />

River path<br />

Surface flow<br />

Return flow


Area-wide Area wide Hydrological Grid Model<br />

with rainfall ensembles<br />

Probability products?


STochastic STochastic<br />

Ensemble nsemble Prediction rediction System ystem<br />

�� Model design<br />

�� Cascade framework to model dynamic scaling behaviour<br />

�� merging extrapolation nowcasts with NWP forecast<br />

�� Sources of uncertainty / error<br />

�� diagnosed velocity fields<br />

�� Lagrangian temporal evolution<br />

�� NWP forecast<br />

�� initial state - radar inferred rain rate<br />

�� Forecast evolution<br />

�� blends extrapolation, NWP <strong>and</strong> noise cascades<br />

�� stochastic noise<br />

• replaces extrapolated features beyond their life times<br />

• introduces features unresolved by NWP<br />

�� 100 member ensemble


�� Stochastic noise progressively dominates the forecast from<br />

the smallest scales upwards.<br />

��This This process is arrested by the NWP forecast.<br />

�� 4 km resolution<br />

�� 6 hour forecast<br />

�� 100 members


Towards probabilistic hydrological<br />

forecasting<br />

�� Uncertainty in rainfall input dominates (<strong>Moore</strong>, ( <strong>Moore</strong>, 2002) 2002<br />

�� Ignore other error sources eg. eg.<br />

rainfall-runoff rainfall runoff model<br />

�� Ensemble of river flow from ensemble of rain accumulation<br />

�� Underestimates total uncertainty (Krzyztofowicz, ( Krzyztofowicz, 2001)<br />

2001


Case study: 21 December 2002<br />

�� Catchment<br />

�� River Mole, 142 km 2 , S.E. Engl<strong>and</strong><br />

�� Rainfall forecast<br />

�� STEPS 100 member ensemble (no NWP)<br />

�� 15 minute accumulation<br />

�� range 6 hours<br />

�� River flow forecast<br />

�� Probability Distributed Model (PDM)<br />

�� Calibrated using radar data<br />

�� Forecasts from 3 time origins<br />

�� Forecast range extended using zero rainfall


Probability Distributed Model<br />

Moisture<br />

storage<br />

c min<br />

c max<br />

Rainfall<br />

f P<br />

INPUT<br />

Potential Evaporation<br />

E<br />

Runoff<br />

Groundwater<br />

recharge:<br />

k g (S - S t ) bg<br />

k 1 S 1<br />

SURFACE<br />

STORAGE<br />

SUBSURFACE<br />

STORAGE<br />

k 2 S 2<br />

Baseflow: k b S b 3<br />

Surface<br />

runoff<br />

River<br />

Flow


Forecast flow ensemble<br />

Forecast rmse <strong>and</strong> mae<br />

5%, median, 95% points<br />

of flow forecast<br />

Probability Flood<br />

Forecasts from radar<br />

rainfall nowcast<br />

ensembles<br />

<strong>CEH</strong>/Met Office/Australian Bureau<br />

of Meteorology collaboration


August 2002<br />

European floods

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