Original scientific paper

FLOOD AND THE ROLE OF LIMITED AREA MODELS The 2002 Flood Disaster and “ALADIN AUSTRIA”

A. Sudy ; Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik Regionalstelle für die Steiermark A-8073 Feldkirchen, Flughafen Graz

Abstract

For meteorological forecasts in disaster control exact assignment to position, beginnig and end of precipitation is necessary. Limited area models (LAM) are therefore suitable. The LAM „ALADIN Austria“, developed by ZAMG is depicted and the visualisation system ACuVis is shown. For the flood period of August 2002 in Austria a verification of ALADIN Vienna ( now: ALADIN Austria) precipitation forecasts is carried out. There has been good accordance with radar data and rain gauge measurements.

Keywords

ICAM; MAP; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

64608

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/64608

Publication date:

15.12.2005.

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