Rivers and Coasts

VedgeSat: An automated, open-source toolkit for coastal change monitoring using satellite-derived vegetation edges

VedgeSat: An automated, open-source toolkit for coastal change monitoring using satellite-derived vegetation edges

Freya Muir publishes her research in ‘Earth Surface Processes and Landforms’ as well as an open-source tool for mapping coastal change, known as VedgeSat.

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How effective are leaky dams at reducing the downstream flood peak?

How effective are leaky dams at reducing the downstream flood peak?

Two papers published in the Journal of Hydrology explore how to quantify the impacts of natural flood management (NFM), specifically leaky dams in upland catchments, on the downstream flood peak magnitude. 

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Supporting the next generation of hydrologists

Supporting the next generation of hydrologists

This poster explores the impact of the Studentship Awards which support talented students to undertake a hydrology related masters course.

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British Chronology of Flash Floods

British Chronology of Flash Floods

This page hosts a database listing flash flood events in the UK derived from historical reports dating back over more than 200 years.

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Characteristics of ‘abrupt wave front’ floods

Characteristics of ‘abrupt wave front’ floods

New research explores events in northern England where river water levels rise very rapidly and are extremely hazardous to river users.

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UK Flood Hydrology Roadmap

UK Flood Hydrology Roadmap

The flood hydrology roadmap sets out a vision to help scientists and practitioners across the UK better predict future flood events and improve flood resilience across the UK. 

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Leaky barrier retention times for Natural Flood Management interventions

Leaky barrier retention times for Natural Flood Management interventions

This tool provides a quick and accessible analysis that can support modelling of leaky barriers across different levels of detail, from simple site assessment through to intermediate or detailed models

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Improving forecast flood maps using earth observation data

Improving forecast flood maps using earth observation data

In this article, we explore the importance of earth observation (EO) data for identifying flood extents and how a new method for validating flood maps enables a quantitative, location specific measure of flood map accuracy

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Podcast: Rethinking flood risk data

Podcast: Rethinking flood risk data

In this podcast, Professor Rob Lamb explores how digital technologies can support flood risk management

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Using a natural capital approach to assess the impact of rewilding on the provision of ecosystem services

Using a natural capital approach to assess the impact of rewilding on the provision of ecosystem services

MSc project poster – Luke Hussey assessed the impact of rewilding the Broughton Hall Estate using a natural capital approach.

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