MIKE by DHI UK and Ireland Blog

Latest presentations confirmed for the MIKE by DHI Symposium on 13th May 2014

Clifford Williams (Modelling and Forecasting, Environment Agency) has kindly agreed to give a talk on 'Real Time Flood Forecasting in the Environment Agency'. In the context of the recent winter floods and storm surges, the presentation will focus upon flood forecasting systems used by the Environment Agency, how the Environment Agency interfaces with the Met Office, the hydraulic models used by the Environment Agency (incl. MIKE 11) and how the service is delivered (e.g. to Flood Resilience Teams).

Since 2002 DHI has operated an early warning system for bathing water quality. It all began in Copenhagen when the harbour bath was a reality, but since then the forecast system has spread to a number of Danish and Swedish municipalities and most recently a New Zealand municipality has also initiated a similar system. The advantages of the bathing water system are manifold: 1) It complies with the EU bathing water directive, 2) it protects the public from getting exposed to sewage water and 3) it allows the municipalities to proactively monitor and manage the bathing waters.

Adam Leonard-Williams (Senior Metocean Scientist, Met Office) will also be giving a presentation on 'Just how severe was the 2013/14 winter and how did the Met Office wave model perform?'. These topical presentations will be followed up within the training sessions on the second day of the conference by seminar style briefings on our own innovative forecasting technologies: -

• Introduction to MIKE CUSTOMISED Real Time – monitoring, flood forecasting, early warning and efficient operational controls for urban and riverine environments – comprising a live demonstration of the technology, selected relevant case studies and Q&A session.

• Introduction to a MIKE CUSTOMISED Bathing Water Forecasting System, for example http://ostjylland.badevand.dk/ (in Danish but self-explanatory!). The presentation will introduce the bathing water forecast system and the data / models needed to build a similar system. It will be followed by Q&A session.

There is still time to register for this free event! Please visit the Symposium website at http://www.dhi-uk.info/ugm or register now at http://www.mikebydhi.com/GlobalEvents/UKUGM2014.aspx