Our key research advances, 1992-2023
Modelling floodplain flows using a two-dimensional finite element model
Professor Paul Bates’ first paper describing a 2D flood model.
A simple raster-based model for flood inundation simulation
Seminal paper describing the first grid-based flood model.
Reach scale floodplain inundation dynamics observed using airborne synthetic aperture radar imagery: Data analysis and modelling
First description of remotely-sensed imagery in model validation.
A simple inertial formulation of the shallow water equations for efficient two-dimensional flood inundation modelling
Hugely influential paper describing new formulation of shallow water equations.
A subgrid channel model for simulating river hydraulics and floodplain inundation over large and data sparse areas
Presentation of sub-grid hydraulic model structures.
A high-resolution global flood hazard model
First description of a high-resolution global flood model.
Validation of a 30 m resolution flood hazard model of the conterminous United States
First validation of a large-scale flood model.
Estimates of present and future flood risk in the conterminous United States
Presentation of current and future flood risk in the US.
The Spatial Dependence of Flood Hazard and Risk in the United States
Methodology for Fathom-US CAT model.
Combined Modeling of US Fluvial, Pluvial, and Coastal Flood Hazard Under Current and Future Climates
Validation of the methodologies underpinning Fathom-US 2.0
A 30m global map of elevation with forests and buildings removed
Influential paper exploring the development of FABDEM – our global digital elevation model
A new climate-conditioned catastrophe flood model for the UK
Read paperModelling floodplain flows using a two-dimensional finite element model
Professor Paul Bates’ first paper describing a 2D flood model.
A simple raster-based model for flood inundation simulation
Seminal paper describing the first grid-based flood model.
Reach scale floodplain inundation dynamics observed using airborne synthetic aperture radar imagery: Data analysis and modelling
First description of remotely-sensed imagery in model validation.
A simple inertial formulation of the shallow water equations for efficient two-dimensional flood inundation modelling
Hugely influential paper describing new formulation of shallow water equations.
A subgrid channel model for simulating river hydraulics and floodplain inundation over large and data sparse areas
Presentation of sub-grid hydraulic model structures.
A high-resolution global flood hazard model
First description of a high-resolution global flood model.
Validation of a 30 m resolution flood hazard model of the conterminous United States
First validation of a large-scale flood model.
Estimates of present and future flood risk in the conterminous United States
Presentation of current and future flood risk in the US.
The Spatial Dependence of Flood Hazard and Risk in the United States
Methodology for Fathom-US CAT model.
Combined Modeling of US Fluvial, Pluvial, and Coastal Flood Hazard Under Current and Future Climates
Validation of the methodologies underpinning Fathom-US 2.0
A 30m global map of elevation with forests and buildings removed
Influential paper exploring the development of FABDEM – our global digital elevation model
