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METEOALARM Weather and natural hazards warnings Michael Staudinger. One dimensional situation. Tourism - numbers. Tourism - numbers. Tourism - numbers. METEOALARM operational maps for today + tomorrow. METEOALARM operational maps for today + tomorrow.
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METEOALARM Weather and natural hazards warnings Michael Staudinger
Access to the METEOALARM Website Hits up to 12 Mio/day (~1 billion since start)
Feedback from users: • System well understandable both by professionals and public • Most common requests: • 1 Extension of warned parameters Flood forecasts Coastal sea area forecasts • 2 Direct input in other info systems RSS feeds, CAP etc. • 3 More participating countries (Eastern Europe) • 4 „Europe of regions“ • 5 Longer time periods for the warnings
Optimized Forecasts Combination of different input sources: Numerical Models Know How of the Forecasters INCA – Nowcasting tool Hydro model interface Hydro model
1.1 Decision team for „red“ (flood) • Senior forecaster (teamleader) • Hydrologist • Board of institution • Expert on climate conditions • Media expert • Civil protection
1.1 Flood forecasts Austria Rain and/or floods Flood warning for Carinthia: local floodings expected from the afternoon onwards << link Meteo Flood information: << link Hydro
1.2 Coastal sea area warnings • Experiences: • High number of accidents of weekend sailors & limited experience • Warning products already existing, but not known across boarders • Simple colour code brings attention for further info
2. Input in other Info systems: • RSS feeds • CAP
2. Input in other Info systems: • RSS feeds • CAP
2. More participating countries: Joined after project start • Operational: In technical preparation: • Slovakia Malta • Czech Republic Croatia • Slovenia Serbia • Poland Estonia • Romania Latvia
2. More participating countries: Necessities for new partners: • EUMETNET Council agreement • Agreement with national Civil Protection • Quality control • Quality assurance • Cooperation with the MeteoAlarm forecasters / expert group • Technical abilities (GIS / XML etc.)