Current developments in storm surge forecasting - Dr. Kevin Horsburgh (NOC-UK)
Channel: CMRC UCC
Date: 2014-06-25

Lecture by Dr. Kevin Horsburgh (of the UK's National Oceanographic Centre, and Chair of IOC/WMO JCOMM Expert Team on Waves and Coastal Hazards) on the current state of Storm Surge Forecasting around the world, the fundamentals underpinning current efforts, the considerations needed, and what needs to be progressed further.  This lecture was given at the eSurge Training course hosted by University College Cork's Coastal & Marine Research Centre, and held in the National Maritime College of Ireland in Cork, February 2014 as part of the ESA DUE eSurge project. The course was funded by the European Space Agency through the Data User Element programme, and supported by the World Meterological Organisation, IMERC (the Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster), and the Cork Convention Bureau. 

Video compiled by Mr. Rory Scarrott of UCC's Coastal & Marine Research Centre. Apologies for the occasional sound drop-outs, this was due to an issue with the recording equipment and unfortunately couldn't be fixed.