Weather Conditions Triggering Floods
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Meteorology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2022) | Viewed by 9689
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Interests: climate variability and climate change; human biometeorology; climate and weather extremes; hydrometeorological phenomena; atmospheric circulation patterns; environmental impacts on health
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2. Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University Campus, 15784 Athens, Greece
Interests: climatology; hydrology; hydrometeorology; climate change; floods; GIS; water resources management; renewable energy
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Dear Colleagues,
Floods are the most frequent type of natural disasters and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry. Extreme flood events are often associated with severe weather conditions; heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt and storm surge from a tropical cyclone. Looking forward, in combination with the increased urbanization and the alterations we make to land, flood events are projected to increase in frequency and intensity, as the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation is also expected to continue to increase due to climate change. The impact triggered by the aforementioned causes concerns the loss of life, damages to personal property and critical public health infrastructure, and destruction of crops and livestock. Thus, it is clear that as floods are among the costliest climate-related disasters, it is very important to document the weather conditions that have triggered such events, as this information can provide guidance for warning systems and planning for emergency response in similar situations. Furthermore, it is the only way to compare, on the one hand, various similar flood-triggering storms at catchments appearing with different hydrological and morphological characteristics, and, on the other hand, different types of storms from a hydrometeorological viewpoint that occurred in a specific region. Towards this objective, this Special Issue aims to compile state-of-the-art work from researchers who focus, but not exclusively so, on the study of extreme storm-caused floods and, in particular, this Special Issue welcomes theoretical and experimental research articles on the following topics, although progress reports on relevant research issues are also acceptable:
- Rainstorm tracking using remote sensing techniques- The synoptic associated situation responsible for the flash-flood occurrence
- The rainfall/meteorological context of severe weather conditions resulting in flooding
- Analysis of flash flood-triggering rainfall including or not rainfall-runoff modelling
- Case studies regarding hydrometeorological forecasts of specific flash flood events with emphasis to the use of radar rainfall estimates and NWP models
- Urban environment and extreme hydrological phenomena
- Seasonal characteristics of flood regimes (e.g., via using seasonality indices and atmospheric circulation patterns)
- Comparison of the interannual variability of heavy floods characteristics on a seasonal basis
- Long-term study on the characteristics of the extreme rainfall event and consequent flash floods
- Trends in urban floods of recent years and link to climate conditions
Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Nastos
Dr. Elissavet G. Feloni
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Keywords
- Severe weather and flooding
- Hydrometeorology of floods
- Heavy rainfall and flash floods
- Flood modelling using different rainfall inputs
- Early warning systems
- Urban environment and floods
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