UKCEH offers a range of environmental software, much of which is available free of charge. Our other resources include the JULES model (opens in new window).
Flood Estimation Handbook: FEH Web Service
Industry standard methods for assessing flood risk in the UK
Flood Estimation Handbook
Estimates flood risk in order to develop resilient infrastructure
Global Water Availability Assessment Model (GWAVA)
GWAVA combines locally sourced data with global databases to give projections of future changes to water availability
Ecosystem Land Use Model
The ELUM Model
Future Flows maps and datasets
Provides a projection of river flows and groundwater levels throughout the country
Lake ecosystem models: assessing phytoplankton
Assesses phytoplankton for lake management
Modular Analysis of Vegetation Information System (MAVIS)
Allows vegetation to be compared across many classification systems
Windermere Humic Aqueous Model (WHAM)
Simulates the resulting reactions of metals entering water and soil systems
RIVPACS reference database
Estimates the ecological health of new running water sites
PC-IHACRES
Identifies unit hydrographs and component flows from rainfall, evaporation and streamflow data
Low Flows software
Provides estimates of river flows in the UK
WinTWINS version 2.3
Classifies species and samples - a Windows-based version of TWINSPAN
TABLEFIT and TABLCORN
Identifies and presents vegetation classification types
DECORANA and TWINSPAN
Classifies samples and multivariate species data
RAPID 3.0 software
A digital data entry system to capture and store River Habitat Survey data in the field
Coded List of Freshwater Algae 2014
Updated list of freshwater algae recordings in Britain and Ireland
Coded Macroinvertebrates List
Coded list of standard names and identifying codes for freshwater macroinvertebrates in the British Isles
SALTMED
Predicts soil moisture and crop success in salinity-prone soils
River Flow Forecasting System (RFFS)
Produces forecasts of river level and flow in real-time and provides tools for off-line use
PC-QUASAR
Water quality and flow model for river networks
HYRAD
Weather radar providing flood warnings based on estimated rainfall