Improved wave monitoring to strengthen coastal flood forecasting in Wales and South West England (CEFAS - Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science)

(Source: CEFAS - Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) Reference: 8-14 09 October 2014 Marine and coastal communities in the South West of England and Wales will benefit from improved flood forecasting, with the introduction of two new wave monitoring buoys (see photo), located off the Isles of Scilly and West Pembrokeshire. Following a review of the winter floods the need for two new wave observation buoys was identified by flood forecasters from the Environment Agency (EA) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW). This increases the strategic wave monitoring network specifically deployed for flood forecasting from 13 to 15 monitoring buoys. Cefas have taken the lead in helping...