Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/E002307/1
Modelling groundwater flood risk in the Chalk aquifer from future extreme rainfall events
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor HS Wheater, Imperial College London, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor A Butler, Imperial College London, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Grant held at:
- Imperial College London, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Science Area:
- Freshwater
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Land - Atmosphere Interactions
- Hydrological Processes
- Hydrogeology
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Recent events have shown that groundwater flooding is a serious risk to property, infrastructure and social disruption, and is a particular problem for the Chalk of South East England. The nature of this risk is poorly understood, and there is no adequate methodology to assess it. This proposal integrates state-of-the-art models of the soil, unsaturated zone, groundwater and surface water to provide a new modelling tool for risk assessment, and also investigates the use of simpler models for warning of the potential onset of flooding and regional assessment of risk. Experimental data from the NERC Lowland Catchment Research Thematic Programme and historical data from affected areas will be used to test hypotheses and develop and validate the models. The models will be run for future climate states to assess current and future risk using an ensemble of climate models.
- Period of Award:
- 1 Apr 2007 - 31 Mar 2011
- Value:
- £248,259 Lead Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NE/E002307/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed (Research Programmes)
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- FREE
This grant award has a total value of £248,259
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | DA - Estate Costs | DI - Staff | DI - Equipment | DI - T&S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £841 | £105,800 | £23,273 | £36,026 | £77,399 | £2,400 | £2,521 |
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