Dr. Steven Wells | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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Research Interests

My primary area of research is hydrological modelling and simulation using the Grid-to-Grid rainfall-runoff model. I joined CEH in 2014 as a NERC Research Associate in the Hydroclimatic Risks group. Projects currently being worked on include:

Development of CEH flood forecasting software such as Grid-to-Grid and PDM, for research and operational use, including on HPC systems
Development of a Flood Hazard Impact Model for India (WCSSP-India)
Effects of climate projection scenarios on surface water flooding hazard and impact
Application of Grid-to-Grid to the Great Barrier Reef, Australia as part of eReefs project, including the development of Grid-to-Grid within an operational flood forecasting system for Australia
Development of a Climate Service to help water sector manage water resources and plan for drought events (eFLaG), through the use of UKCP18 to provide an enhanced Future Flow dataset

Brief CV

2014 - : Mathematical Modeller, CEH

2009 - 2013: PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics, University of Durham
Thesis title: Infrared Structure of Dijet Production at the LHC ( http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/)

Publications

Kay Alison Lindsey; Watts Glenn; Wells Steven C.; Allen Stuart; , 2020, The impact of climate change on U.K. river flows: a preliminary comparison of two generations of probabilistic climate projections. Hydrological Processes, 34, 1081-1088
Rudd Alison C.; Kay Alison L.; Wells Steven C.; Aldridge Timothy; Cole Steven J.; Kendon Elizabeth J.; Stewart Elizabeth J.; , 2020, Investigating potential future changes in surface water flooding hazard and impact. Hydrological Processes, 34, 139-149
Wells Steven C.; Cole Steven J.; Moore Robert J.; Khan Urooj; Hapuarachchi Prasantha; Hasan Mohammad M.; Gamage Nilantha; Bari Mohammed A.; Tuteja Narendra K.; , 2019, Distributed hydrological modelling for forecasting water discharges from the land area draining to the Great Barrier Reef coastline. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21
Wallbank John R.; Anderson Seonaid R.; Cole Steven J.; Moore Robert J.; Wells Steven C.; , 2019, Deriving snow water equivalent using cosmic-ray neutron sensors from the COSMOS-UK network for modelling snowmelt floods. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21
Rudd Alison; Kay Alison; Wells Steven; Cole Steven; Stewart Elizabeth; Aldridge Timothy; Kendon Elizabeth; , 2019, Investigating potential future changes in surface water flooding hazard and impact. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21
Dey Seonaid R.A.; Moore Robert J.; Cole Steven J.; Wells Steven C.; , 2017, Forecasting snowmelt flooding over Britain using the Grid-to-Grid model: a review and assessment of methods. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 19
Wells Steven; Robson Alice; Moore Robert J.; Cole Steven J.; Rudd Alison; , 2016, Understanding the national performance of flood forecasting models to guide incident management and investment. E3S Web of Conferences, 7
Cole Steven J.; Moore Robert J.; Wells Steven C.; Mattingley Paul S.; , 2016, Real-time forecasts of flood hazard and impact: some UK experiences. E3S Web of Conferences, 7
Cole Steven J.; Moore Robert J.; Wells Steven C.; , 2016, Forecasting surface water flooding hazard and impact in real-time. 18
Moore Robert J.; Wells Steven C.; Cole Steven J.; , 2016, A national framework for flood forecasting model assessment for use in operations and investment planning over England and Wales. 18
Mattingley Paul S.; Moore Robert J.; Cole Steven J.; Wells Steven C.; Black Kevin B.; , 2015, Hydrological assessment of radar-raingauge merging techniques using the Grid-to-Grid model. 17
Khan Urooj; Wells Steven C.; Hapuarachchi Prasantha; Cole Steven J.; Amirthanathan Gnanathikkam E.; Laugesen Richard; Hasan Mohammad M.; Gamage Nilantha; Plastow Kevin; MacDonald Andrew; Moore Robert J.; Bari Mohammed A.; Tuteja Narendra K.; , 2018, Short-range streamflow forecasts for the Great Barrier Reef using semi-distributed and distributed hydrological models. In: Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium 2018, Melbourne, 3-8 Dec 2018
Wells Steven C.; Cole Steven J.; Moore Robert J.; Black Kevin B.; Khan Urooj; Hapuarachchi Prasantha; Gamage Nilantha; Hasan Mohammad; MacDonald Andrew; Bari Mohammed; Tuteja Narendra; , 2017, Forecasting the water flows draining to the Great Barrier Reef using the G2G distributed hydrological model [Draft].
Dey S.; Moore R.J.; Cole S.J.; Wells S.C.; , 2017, Review of snowmelt forecasting capability with Grid-to-Grid.
Robson A.J.; Moore R.J.; Wells S.J.; Rudd A.; Cole S.J.; Mattingley P.S.; , 2016, Understanding the performance of flood forecasting models for investment and incident management: Final Report - SC130006/R2. .
Wells S.C.; Moore R.J.; Cole S.J.; , 2016, National performance of flood forecasting models.
Moore Robert J.; Mattingley Paul S.; Wells Steven C.; Cole Steven J.; Robson Alice J.; Davies Helen N.; Bell Victoria A.; , 2014, Application of the G2G Model to the Maarkebeek Catchment. Next-Generation tools m.b.t. hydrometrie, hydrologie en hydraulica in het operationeel waterbeheer. Fase 1: analyse. Perceel 1: De Maarkebeek .

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