Developments in UK flood forecasting will lead to major reduction in flash-flood risk

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Pollard, Oliver
Harrison, Tim
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10.1680/cien.2013.166.3.101
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TU [建筑科学];
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In the decade since the dramatic flash floods in Boscastle, Cornwall there have been major developments in UK flood-forecasting techniques and systems, particularly for 'rapid-response' catchments. Oliver Pollard and Tim Harrison of the Environment Agency explain.
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