The role of weather radar in rainfall estimation and its application in meteorological and hydrological modelling—A review

Z Sokol, J Szturc, J Orellana-Alvear, J Popova… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Radar-based rainfall information has been widely used in hydrological and meteorological
applications, as it provides data with a high spatial and temporal resolution that improve …

Operational early warning systems for water-related hazards in Europe

L Alfieri, P Salamon, F Pappenberger… - … Science & Policy, 2012 - Elsevier
Preparedness towards natural hazards is a key factor in the reduction of their impact on the
society. Recent international initiatives are fostering the development of a culture of risk …

Hydrogeomorphic response to extreme rainfall in headwater systems: Flash floods and debris flows

M Borga, M Stoffel, L Marchi, F Marra, M Jakob - Journal of Hydrology, 2014 - Elsevier
Flash floods and debris flows develop at space and time scales that conventional
observation systems for rainfall, streamflow and sediment discharge are not able to monitor …

[HTML][HTML] Probabilistic weather prediction with an analog ensemble

L Delle Monache, FA Eckel, DL Rife… - Monthly Weather …, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
Probabilistic Weather Prediction with an Analog Ensemble in: Monthly Weather Review
Volume 141 Issue 10 (2013) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo Logo Logo …

Latent diffusion models for generative precipitation nowcasting with accurate uncertainty quantification

J Leinonen, U Hamann, D Nerini, U Germann… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Diffusion models have been widely adopted in image generation, producing higher-quality
and more diverse samples than generative adversarial networks (GANs). We introduce a …

Impact of uncertainty in rainfall estimation on the identification of rainfall thresholds for debris flow occurrence

EI Nikolopoulos, S Crema, L Marchi, F Marra… - Geomorphology, 2014 - Elsevier
Estimation of rainfall intensity–duration thresholds, used for the identification of debris
flow/landslide triggering rainfall events, has been traditionally based on raingauge …

Recent advances in real-time pluvial flash flood forecasting

ADL Zanchetta, P Coulibaly - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent years have witnessed considerable developments in multiple fields with the potential
to enhance our capability of forecasting pluvial flash floods, one of the most costly …

Surface temperature controls the pattern of post-earthquake landslide activity

M Loche, G Scaringi, AP Yunus, F Catani, H Tanyaş… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The patterns and controls of the transient enhanced landsliding that follows strong
earthquakes remain elusive. Geostatistical models can provide clues on the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Two multi-temporal datasets that track the enhanced landsliding after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

X Fan, G Scaringi, G Domènech, F Yang… - Earth System …, 2019 - essd.copernicus.org
We release two datasets that track the enhanced landsliding induced by the 2008 M w 7.9
Wenchuan earthquake over a portion of the Longmen Mountains, at the eastern margin of …

Weather radar in complex orography

U Germann, M Boscacci, L Clementi, M Gabella… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Applications of weather radar data to complex orography are manifold, as are the problems.
The difficulties start with the choice of suitable locations for the radar sites and their …