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Extreme rainfall in Scotland on 11 and 12 August 2020: evaluation of impact‐based rainfall forecasts
Author(s) -
Sharpe Michael,
Cranston Michael
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1002/wea.3981
Subject(s) - bespoke , general partnership , meteorology , agency (philosophy) , environmental science , service (business) , geography , business , advertising , finance , marketing , philosophy , epistemology
On 11 and 12 August 2020 some of the highest rainfall depths in recent memory were observed across a wide area of Scotland, causing significant impacts. As part of its operational partnership with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Met Office provides a bespoke, probabilistic, impact‐based Heavy Rainfall Alert Service. This system successfully forecast 58 of the 60 severe‐impact events that were identified by post‐processed radar.