Articles | Volume 29, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2393-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2393-2025
Research article
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10 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 10 Jun 2025

Skilful probabilistic predictions of UK flood risk months ahead using a large-sample machine learning model trained on multimodel ensemble climate forecasts

Simon Moulds, Louise Slater, Louise Arnal, and Andrew W. Wood

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Skilful probabilistic predictions of UK flood risk months ahead using a large-sample machine learning model trained on multimodel ensemble climate forecasts S. Moulds https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15026344

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Seasonal streamflow forecasts are an important component of flood risk management. Here, we train and test a machine learning model to predict the monthly maximum daily streamflow up to 4 months ahead. We train the model on precipitation and temperature forecasts to produce probabilistic hindcasts for 579 stations across the UK for the period 2004–2016. We show skilful results up to 4 months ahead in many locations, although, in general, the skill declines with increasing lead time.
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