Publications list

Reed, D.W. 2018. Flood risk at Lauder and Earlston: the historical record. Pro bono report. 17 April 2018. Supplied to SEPA. 146pp.

Reed, D.W. 2016. WR drought severity assessment + visualisation. Poster to MaRIUS Drought Symposium, Oxford, 27 Sep 2016.

Reed, D.W. 2015b. Naughty thoughts about drought rarity. Paper to HWRS2015 Conference, Hobart, Australia, 6-9 December 2015, 8pp.

Reed, D.W. 2015a. How rare the ongoing drought? Paper 06, National Hydrology Conference 2015, Athlone, Ireland, 17 November 2015, 12pp.

Reed, D.W. 2014. Independent review of Menston flooding problems. Report to Bradford MDC, 11 December 2014, 68pp.

Reed, D.W. 2011. Letters in applied hydrology. DWRconsult. Printed on demand at www.lulu.com, 88pp.

Reed, D.W. 2009. Basinwide flood-risk mapping: beware hydropendicitis. Proc. 33rd IAHR Congress, Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment, Vancouver, 9-14 August 2009, 8pp.

Reed, D.W. 2008b. Inter-site dependence in extremes: unlocking extra information. Proc. FLOODrisk2008 International Conf., Oxford, 30 September - 2 October 2008.

Reed, D.W. 2008a. Eight things you don’t want to know about flood risk. Proc. Flood and Coastal Management 2008 Conf., Manchester, 1-3 July 2008, 8pp.

Reed, D.W. 2007. Floods: feast and famine. Proc. WaPUG Autumn Conf., Blackpool, 7-9 November 2007, Paper 8, 9pp.

Reed, D.W., Martin, J. 2005. FSU: a new look at flood estimation for Ireland. Proc. National Hydrology Seminar, Tullamore, November 2005, 26–33.

Reed, D.W. 2004. A review of British railway bridge flood failures. Proc. BHS International Conf., London, 12-16 July 2004, 210-216.

Reed, D.W. 2002d. Why analyse inter-site dependence in river flooding? Proc. 8th BHS National Hydrol. Symp., Birmingham, 8-11 September 2002, 169-174.

Reed, D.W. 2002c. Reinforcing flood-risk estimation. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, 360, 1373-1387.

Reed, D.W. 2002b. Extra information for flood frequency estimation. Proc. 3rd EGS Plinius Conf. Mediterranean storms, Baja Sardinia, October 2001, 333-338.

Reed, D.W. 2002a. Discussion on "Tall tales about tails of hydrological distributions". J. Hydrologic Engg, Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., 7, 192-193.

Svensson, C., Jakob, D., Reed, D.W. 2002. Diurnal characteristics of heavy precipitation according to weather type at an upland site in Scotland. Int. Journ. Climatology, 22, 569-585.

Reed, D.W. 2001b. Evaluating the risk of spatially extensive flooding. Presentation to Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre Workshop for Under 35s Reinsurance Group, London, 21 November 2001 (extract from PowerPoint show).

Reed, D.W. 2001a. Natural hazards and the analysis of extremes. Chapter 7 in: Risk assessment for environmental professionals (eds Pollard, S., Guy, J.), CIWEM, 57-62.

Bayliss, A.C., Reed, D.W. 2001. The use of historical data in flood frequency estimation. Report to MAFF, 87pp.

Prudhomme, C., Reed, D.W. 1999. Mapping extreme rainfall in a mountainous region using geostatistical techniques: a case study in Scotland. Int. Journ. Climatology, 19, 1337–1356.

Reed, D.W. 1999. Overview. Vol. 1 of Flood Estimation Handbook, Institute of Hydrology, 96 pp. [Sole author of 13 chapters & appendices; joint author of remainder.]

Reed, D.W., Black, K.B., Bayliss, A.C., Morris, D.G., Stewart, E.J., 1999. The Flood Estimation Handbook: UK flood risk estimation goes digital. Paper to CIWEM Scottish Branch Symp., Edinburgh, October 1999, 6 pp.

Reed, D.W., Faulkner, D.S., Stewart, E.J. 1999. The FORGEX method of rainfall growth estimation, II: Description. Hydrol. & Earth System Sci., 3, 197–203.

Reed, D.W., Houghton-Carr, H.A., Richardson, B.D. 1999. Introducing the Flood Estimation Handbook. 34^th MAFF Conference of River & Coastal Engineers, Keele, June/July 1999, 2.1.1–2.1.8.

Reed, D.W., Jakob, D., Robson, A.J., Faulkner, D.S., Stewart, E.J. 1999. Regional frequency analysis: a new vocabulary. Proc. IAHS Symp. "Hydrological extremes: understanding, predicting, mitigating" (eds Gottschalk, L., Olivry, J-C., Reed, D., Rosbjerg, D.), Birmingham, July 1999, IAHS Publ. No. 255, 237–243.

Robson, A.J., Houghton-Carr, H.A., Faulkner, D.S., Jakob, D., Marshall, D.C.W., Reed, D.W. 1999. The Flood Estimation Handbook methods. 34^th MAFF Conference of River & Coastal Engineers, Keele, June/July 1999, 2.2.1–2.2.8.

Robson, A.J., Reed, D.W. 1999. Statistical procedures for flood frequency estimation. Vol. 3 of Flood Estimation Handbook, Institute of Hydrology, 338 pp. [Sole author of 4 chapters; joint author of 8 chapters.]

Stewart, E.J., Reed, D.W., Faulkner, D.S., Reynard, N.S. 1999. The FORGEX method of rainfall growth estimation, I: Review of requirement. Hydrol. & Earth System Sci., 3, 187–195.

Prudhomme, C., Reed, D.W. 1998. Relationships between extreme daily precipitation and topography in a mountainous region - A case study in Scotland. Int. Journ. Climatology, 18, 1439–1453.

Robson, A.J., Jones, T.K., Reed, D.W., Bayliss, A.C. 1998. A study of national trend and variation in UK floods. Int. Journ. Climatology, 18, 165–182.

Jones, D.A., Reed, D.W. 1997. Extreme water levels in estuaries: related experience at the Institute of Hydrology. Paper to Environment Agency workshop, January 1997.

Robson, A.J., Reed, D.W., Jones, T.K. 1997. Trends in UK Floods. Proc. MAFF Conf. of River & Coastal Engineers, Keele, I.1.1–I.1.12.

Faulkner, D.S., Mackay, N.G., Onof, C.J., Reed, D.W., Wheater, H.S. 1996. A review of some recent flood-producing rainfalls. Report to MAFF.

Reed, D.W., Dwyer, I.J. 1996. Flood estimation at confluences: ideals and trials. Proc. MAFF Conf. of River & Coastal Engineers, Keele, 3.2.1–3.2.9.

Reynard, N.S., Reed, D.W., Marsh, T.J., Naden, P.S. 1996. Trend and changes in rainfall patterns, runoff and flow frequencies. In: "Implications of climate change predictions for flood and coastal defence research" (ed. Samuels, P.G.), HR Wallingford report to MAFF, January 1996.

Robson, A.J., Reed, D.W. 1996. Non-stationarity in UK flood records. Report to MAFF, October 1996, 37 pp + appendices.

Dwyer, I.J., Reed, D.W. 1995b. Correcting mean annual maxima for data discretization. Proc. 6th Int. Conf. on Statistical Climatology, Galway, June 1995.

Dwyer, I.J., Reed, D.W. 1995a. Allowance for discretization in hydrological and environmental risk estimation. Report No. 123, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, 45 pp.

Reed, D.W. 1995b. Rainfall assessments of drought severity and centennial events. Paper to CIWEM Centenary Conference, London, 25-26 October 1995, 17 pp.

Reed, D.W. 1995a. Water Issues - a European perspective. Extended abstract "Norsk hydrologi – perspektiver etter 100 år", 6 October 1995, Oslo, 3 pp.

Reed, D.W., Bayliss, A.C., Jakob, D., Jones, T.K., Marshall, D.C.W. 1995. The use of date information in proposing regions for flood frequency analysis. Paper to Flood Estimation Handbook Advisory Group, December 1995, 19 pp.

Anderson, C.W., Dwyer, I.J., Nadarajah, S., Reed, D.W., Tawn, J.A. 1994. Maximum reservoir water levels. Proc. British Dam Society Conf. "Reservoir safety and the environment", Thomas Telford Ltd, London, 200–213.

Dwyer, I.J., Reed, D.W. 1994. Effective fractal dimension and corrections to the mean of annual maxima. J. Hydrol., 157, 13–34.

Reed, D.W. 1994d. Plans for the Flood Estimation Handbook. Proc. MAFF Conf. of River & Coastal Engineers, Loughborough, 8.3.1–8.3.8.

Reed, D.W. 1994c. On the Gradex method of estimating extreme floods. Dams & Reservoirs, June 1994, British Dam Society, 17–19.

Reed, D.W. 1994b. Some notes on generalized methods of flood estimation in the UK. In: "Coping with floods" (eds Rossi, G., Harmoncioglu, N., Yevjevich, V.), Kluwer, Dordrecht, 185–191.

Reed, D.W. 1994a. Rainfall frequency analysis for flood design. In: "Coping with floods" (eds Rossi, G., Harmoncioglu, N., Yevjevich, V.), Kluwer, Dordrecht, 59–75.

Reed, D.W., Stewart, E.J. 1994. Inter-site and inter-duration dependence in rainfall extremes. In: "Statistics for the environment 2: water-related issues" (eds Barnett, V., Turkman, K.F.), Wiley, Chichester, 125–143.

Naden, P.S., Calver, A., Reed, D.W., Reynard, N.S. 1993. Rainfall-induced landslides: a hydrological perspective. Report to CEC, EPOCH Contract 0029, November 1993, 63 pp.

Reed, D.W. 1993c. Operational control of land drainage pumping stations. Summary leaflet, Institute of Hydrology, 4pp.

Reed, D.W. 1993b. Analysis of rainfall extremes. Paper to Université Européene d’Eté, Crues torrentielles et inondations: montagne et régions méditérranéennes, La Seu d’Urgell, Espagne, September 1993, 10pp.

Reed, D.W. 1993a. Optimum control of pump operations. Report No. 122, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, 34 pp.

Dwyer, I.J., Reed, D.W. 1992. Interpreting variograms in the estimation of environmental extremes. Abstract, Annales Geophysicae, XVII Gen. Assembly, Edinburgh, 6-10 April 1992, Vol. 10, Suppl. II, C339.

Naden, P.S., Reed, D.W., Calver, A. 1992. Rainfall analysis and hillslope hydrological modelling for slope stability in mountainous areas. In: "Seminari su Movimenti franosi e metodi di stabilizzazione" (ed. del Prete, M.), Potenza 16-17 Gennaio e 21 Marzo 1991, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Gruppo Nazionale Catastrofi Idrogeologiche, Pubblicazione No. 481, 77–88.

Reed, D.W. 1992c. Flood and storm hazard assessment. Paper to ICID/BHS meeting, Kenilworth, December 1992, 4 pp.

Reed, D.W. 1992b. Station selection for pooling flood data in a densely gauged region of the UK. Proc. ASCE Water Forum, Hydraulic Engineering Division (eds Jennings, M., Bhowmik, N.G.), Baltimore, August 1992, 25–30.

Reed, D.W. 1992a. Triggers to severe floods: extreme rainfall and antecedent wetness. In: "Water resources and reservoir engineering" (eds Parr, N.M., Charles, J.A., Walker, S.), Thomas Telford Ltd, London, 219–228.

Reed, D.W., Anderson, C.W. 1992. A statistical perspective on reservoir flood standards. In: "Water resources and reservoir engineering" (eds Parr, N.M., Charles, J.A., Walker, S.), Thomas Telford Ltd, London, 229–239.

Reed, D.W., Field, E.K. 1992. Reservoir flood estimation: another look. Report No. 114, IH, Wallingford, 96 pp.

Coyle, A.J., Kelbe, B.E., Reed, D.W., Stewart, E.J. 1991. A temporal look at hydrological extremes. Proc. National Hydrol. Symp., Southampton, September 1991, 6.51–6.60.

Reed, D.W. 1991. Deducing the rarity of extreme events. Paper to IWEM River Engineering Section, Leamington Spa, 10 May 1991, 17 pp.

Reed, D.W., Stewart, E.J. 1991. Discussion on "Dam safety: an evaluation of some procedures for design flood estimation". Hydrol. Sci. J., 36, 5, 499–502.

Dales, M.Y., Reed, D.W. 1989. Regional flood and storm hazard assessment. Report No. 102, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, 159 pp.

Price, M.J. Reed, D.W. 1989. The influence of mains leakage and urban drainage on groundwater levels beneath conurbations in the UK. Proc. Instn of Civil Engrs, Part 1, 86, 31–39.

Reed, D.W., Stewart, E.J. 1989b. Focus on rainfall growth estimation. Proc. BHS National Hydrol. Symp., Sheffield, September 1989, 3.57–3.65.

Reed, D.W., Stewart, E.J. 1989a. Weather radar and rural storm hazard. Proc. NERC Seminar on weather radar and the water industry. BHS Occasional Publication No. 2, 76–85.

Stewart, E.J., Reed, D.W. 1989. Spatial structure in point rainfall: a geostatistical approach. Proc. BHS National Hydrol. Symp., Sheffield, September 1989, 3.67–3.74.

Reed, D.W. 1988. How likely a 10,000-year flood? BHS Circulation No. 20, November 1988, 13 [also appeared in BNCOLD News & Views].

Reed, D.W., Dales, M.Y. 1988. Regional rainfall risk: a study of spatial dependence. Paper to IAHR Symp., Birmingham, 20 pp.

Noonan, G.A., Reed, D.W., Flather, R.A., Brampton, A.H. 1987. Flood warning. In: "River engineering - Part 1, design principles" (ed. Brandon, T.W.), Water Practice Manual No. 7, Instn of Water Engineers & Scientists, 75–121.

Reed, D.W. 1987b. Engaged on the ungauged: Applications of the FSR rainfall-runoff method. Proc. BHS National Hydrol. Symp., Hull, September 1987, 2.1–2.19.

Reed, D.W. 1987a. UK flood forecasting in the 1980s. In: "Weather radar and flood forecasting" (eds Kirby, C., Collinge, V.K.), John Wiley, 129–142.

Lambert, A.O., Reed, D.W. 1986. Rainfall/runoff and channel routing using the ISO-function method. HOMS component J12.1.08, Institute of Hydrology/World Meteorological Organization, 22 pp.

O’Connell, P.E., Brunsdon, G.P., Reed, D.W., Whitehead, P.G. 1986. Case studies in real-time hydrological forecasting from the UK. In: "River flow modelling and forecasting" (eds Kraijenhoff, D.A., Moll, J.R.), Reidel, Dordrecht, 195–240.

Reed, D.W. 1985b. Calculating inflows to Newborough Fen. Paper to MAFF Conf. of River Engineers, Cranfield, 17-18 July 1985, 10 pp.

Reed, D.W. 1985a. Extension of the S-curve method of unit hydrograph transformation. Tech. Note 439, Proc. Instn of Civil Engrs, Part 2, 79, 193–201.

Reed, D.W. 1984, reprinted 1986. A review of British flood forecasting practice. Report No. 90, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, 113 pp.

Hosking, J.R.M., Reed, D.W. 1983. Communication on "Development and operational strategies for water resource and supply systems". J. Instn Water Engrs & Scientists, 37, 71–74.

Reed, D.W. 1982. Real-time flood forecasting by rainfall/runoff modelling - a case study. Report to Welsh Water Authority, 88 pp.

Boorman, D.B., Reed, D.W. 1981. Derivation of a catchment average unit hydrograph. Report No. 71, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, 50 pp.

Lowing, M.J., Reed, D.W. 1981. Recent advances in flood estimation techniques based on rainfall-runoff. Instn Civ. Engrs Conf., Flood Studies Report - Five Years On. Paper 6. Thomas Telford Ltd, London, 49–56.

Reed, D.W. 1976. Deterministic modelling of catchment systems. PhD thesis, Engineering Mathematics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 248 pp.

Reed, D.W., Johnson, P., Firth, J.M. 1975. A non-linear rainfall/runoff model providing for variable lag time. J. Hydrol., 25 295–305.

[Also, author of numerous Flood Estimation Handbook Notes (1994-1998), Flood Studies Supplementary Reports (1983-1988), and course notes for flood-study training.]

Publications list

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