Best practice in transfer function modelling
This project explored the latest research against how the Environment Agency currently uses these models in flood forecasting to make recommendations for the future.
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Transfer Function rainfall-runoff models (models that predict the likely runoff from every possible level of rainfall using a mathematical formula) are accepted as a valid approach to flood forecasting. These models have been used for more than twenty years. However, there are some known problems with using them.