Use of historic sources in flood estimation

Wednesday 28th September 2009

Presentations given at the BHS National Meeting at Oriel College, Oxford, are listed here: most are available to download in PDF format.

• Likelihood methods for qualitative and quantitative historical flood data
  Peter Henrys, JBA Consulting (PDF, 354Kb)

• Applying historical information to flood risk assessment in northeast England – matching methodology to availability and reliability of data
  David Archer, JBA Consulting (PDF, 2.1Mb)

• Come hell or high water: can't we do without the past?
  Colin Clark, Charldon Hill Research Station, Bruton (PDF, 1.5Mb)

• BHS Annual General Meeting

• Large floods in Norway
  Lars Roald, NVE: Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (no PDF)

• Long-term flood frequency and seasonality patterns on the River Ouse, Northeast England
  Neil Macdonald, University of Liverpool (PDF, 775Kb)

• Reconstructing historic flood patterns in the Severn catchment, UK
  Lindsey McEwen, University of Gloucestershire (no PDF)

• What can we learn from the Thames flood series?
  Terry Marsh, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (PDF, 572Kb)

• Historic flood records and seasonality in assessing flood risk in the Spey catchment, Scotland
  Andrew Black and David Fadipe, WHS / University of Dundee and SEPA (PDF, 702Kb)

For further information contact Andrew Black,
Tel: + (0)1382 309103; Email andrew.black@hydrosolutions.co.uk