List members based in UK universities may be interested in the
announcement copied below:
Announcement of Opportunity:
Flood Risk from Extreme Events (FREE)
Proposals are invited for research projects that will address the
objectives of FREE. In the FREE Science Plan (available at the FREE
website - see link below) the broad aims are:
- to improve the estimation and prediction of flood risk from extreme
events occurring with return periods exceeding 1 in 50 years including
very rare events, addressing aspects of how to improve the estimation and
prediction of fluvial, pluvial, estuarine and coastal flooding from such
severe events;
- to reduce uncertainty and improve the quantification of flood risk;
- to identify and articulate critical guidance on how flood risk is
changing.
The emphasis will be upon research targeted at an integrated modelling
approach within which different environmental systems interact with each
other to achieve a "clouds-to-catchment-to-coast" approach to flood
forecasting and frequency estimation.
The total amount of funding allocated for this announcement of opportunity
is £4.5M plus additionalfunds to support the cost of research at 80% Full
Economic Costs. An additional £450,000 will be available for projects
which include specific elements seeking to achieve knowledge transfer and
engagement with small business research initiatives. Proposed research
projects may be up to 3 years duration.
The Announcement of Opportunity is at:
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/thematics/free/ao1.shtml
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