Hannaford, J. et al

Hydrological projections for the UK, based on UK Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18) data, from the Enhanced Future Flows and Groundwater (eFLaG) project

https://doi.org/10.5285/1bb90673-ad37-4679-90b9-0126109639a9 Cite this dataset
Enhanced Future Flows and Groundwater (eFLaG) is an 12-member ensemble projection of river flow, groundwater level, and groundwater recharge time series for 200 catchments, 54 boreholes and 558 groundwater bodies in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is derived from the UKCP18 dataset, specifically the 'Regional' 12km projections, to which a bias correction is applied. River flows, groundwater level and groundwater recharge data are at a daily time step.

To be consistent with the driving meteorological dataset, eFLaG data use a simplified 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30-day months. eFLaG data span from 1981 to 2080.

The development of eFLaG was made during the partnership project funded by the Met Office-led component of the Strategic Priorities Fund Climate Resilience programme under contract P107493 (CR19_4 UK Climate Resilience).
Publication date: 2022-01-26
eFLaG workflow diagram

Formats

Comma-separated values (CSV)
Shapefile

Where/When

Study area
Temporal extent
1981-01-01    to    2080-12-31

Provenance & quality

Meteorological data is from the UKCP18 dataset, specifically the ‘Regional’ 12km projections. Observed river flow and groundwater level data are provided by the NRFA (National River Flow Archive) and NGLA (National Groundwater Level Archive) respectively. Meteorological and observed data is then modelled through a number of systems including AquiMod, ZOODRM, G2G, PDM, GR4J.

Correspondence/contact details

Stephen Turner
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Hannaford, J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5256-3310
Mackay, J.
British Geological Survey
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4373-5747
Ascott, M.
British Geological Survey
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4868-2069
Bell, V.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0792-5650
Chitson, T.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Cole, S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4294-8687
Counsell, C.
HR Wallingford
Durant, M.
HR Wallingford
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9928-6242
Facer-Childs, K.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1060-9103
Jackson, C.
British Geological Survey
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2373-2098
Kay, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5526-1756
Lane, R.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4176-9214
Mansour, M.
British Geological Survey
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3058-8864
Moore, R.J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-6661
Parry, S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Rudd, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-6115
Simpson, M.
HR Wallingford
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3633-2723
Turner, S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8358-8775
Wallbank, J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-0836
Wells, S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Wilcox, A.
HR Wallingford

Other contacts

Rights holders
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, British Geological Survey
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
Inland Waters
Keywords
Aquifer,  Climate and climate change,  Groundwater,  Hydrology,  Projection,  River flow,  United Kingdom,  Water,  Water quality
INSPIRE Theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Spatial representation types
Tabular (text)
Vector
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Last updated
16 February 2023 09:52

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CITE AS: Hannaford, J.; Mackay, J.; Ascott, M.; Bell, V.; Chitson, T.; Cole, S.; Counsell, C.; Durant, M.; Facer-Childs, K.; Jackson, C.; Kay, A.; Lane, R.; Mansour, M.; Moore, R.J.; Parry, S.; Rudd, A.; Simpson, M.; Turner, S.; Wallbank, J.; Wells, S.; Wilcox, A. (2022). Hydrological projections for the UK, based on UK Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18) data, from the Enhanced Future Flows and Groundwater (eFLaG) project. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1bb90673-ad37-4679-90b9-0126109639a9