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Newcastle
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Hydrological risks and climate change

Organizer(s) Newcastle University
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The schedule is arranged so participants can attend all or part of the week to match their interests, ranging from underlying theory to engineering practice.

Monday: Flood Risk Estimation

Introduction to risk and statistical concepts; Estimating extreme rainfall; growth curves, pooling and regional analysis; FEH: mapping extreme rainfall; Workshop: extreme rainfall estimation

Tuesday: Flood Risk Estimation

Principles of flood estimation with FEH; Physical catchment descriptors; Statistical flood peak analysis; Workshop: flood risk estimation

Wednesday: Flood Modelling

Rainfall runoff modelling: the FEH method; Continuous simulation; Hydrodynamic and flood plain modelling: NOAH; Workshop: flood modelling

Thursday: Low Flows and Drought Risk

Drought risk estimation; Introduction to flow flow hydrology; Low flow measures in gauged catchments; Low flow estimation in ungauged catchments; Workshop: Low Flows 2000

Friday: Climate Change

Evidence for change and future predictions; The UKCIP02 scenarios and how to use them

Source
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/cegs.cpd/cpd/civ959.php

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Hazards Drought Flood
Themes Climate change Risk identification and assessment
Country and region United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Europe

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