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R. Khatibi, C. Haggett, L. Cook, J. Haywood, D. Jackson & M. Kerman

Abstract

Flood Forecasting, Warning and Response (FFW&R) have been evolving towards best practice over the years. Until recently, developments were often piecemeal and opportunistic but selections of "layers" of features from each wave of refinements or reorganisations have paved the ground towards best practice. However, even now a widely accepted definition of best practice is yet to emerge. The Environment Agency (the Agency) recently commissioned an R&D project to document baseline practices in FFW&R as a guide to the development of best practice in accurate, timely and reliable delivery of flood warning information products. The project showed that, even though the practice within the Agency had evolved autonomously within its regions, it could be broken down into over 60 elements: some display the dev

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