SEVERE METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA IN MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL AREAS: PREDICTABILITY AND CLIMATIC ANALYSIS CHALLENGES (Q3142539)

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Project Q3142539 in Spain
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SEVERE METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA IN MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL AREAS: PREDICTABILITY AND CLIMATIC ANALYSIS CHALLENGES
Project Q3142539 in Spain

    Statements

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    105,875.0 Euro
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    211,750.0 Euro
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    50.0 percent
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    1 January 2018
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    31 December 2020
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    UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS ISLAS BALEARES
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    07040
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    EL MEDITERRANEO SUFRE UN AUMENTO DEMOGRAFICO QUE CONDUCE A LA EXPANSION URBANA EN SUS COSTAS. EN UN CONTEXTO DE CAMBIO CLIMATICO, LA POBLACION ESTA CADA VEZ MAS EXPUESTA A IMPACTOS AMBIENTALES, TALES COMO EVENTOS METEOROLOGICOS EXTREMOS (INUNDACIONES, GRANIZO, VIENTOS FUERTES, TEMPORALES MARITIMOS O TORMENTAS ELECTRICAS) Y CAMBIOS A LARGO PLAZO (FRECUENCIA E INTENSIDAD DE EXTREMOS). LAS SOCIEDADES RESILIENTES INCORPORAN DIVERSOS MECANISMOS PARA VIVIR Y APRENDER DE LOS CAMBIOS Y LOS IMPACTOS EXTREMOS, QUE DEBEN SER PLENAMENTE COMPRENDIDOS PARA ADOPTAR POLITICAS PREVENTIVAS EFICACES. COASTEPS TIENE COMO OBJETIVO GENERAR CONOCIMIENTO BASICO Y APLICADO SOBRE LAS PRINCIPALES AMENAZAS HIDROMETEOROLOGICAS Y CLIMATICAS QUE AFRONTAN LAS COSTAS DEL MEDITERRANEO OCCIDENTAL EN EL CLIMA ACTUAL Y FUTURO. EL AUMENTO DEL ALCANCE Y LA PRECISION DE LAS PREDICCIONES DE FENOMENOS ADVERSOS, CON EL FIN DE REDUCIR LA PERDIDA DE VIDAS Y BIENES, ES UN DESAFIO CLAVE EN LA AGENDA MEDITERRANEA DE DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE. DADA LA ESTRECHA RELACION ENTRE CICLONES MEDITERRANEOS Y FENOMENOS EXTREMOS, ES FUNDAMENTAL MEJORAR LA COMPRENSION DE LA FISICA QUE RIGE LA CICLOGENESIS, ESPECIALMENTE LA INTENSA Y, EN PARTICULAR, LA FORMACION DE MEDICANES. EN LOS ULTIMOS AÑOS, LA IMPLEMENTACION DE METODOS ESTADISTICOS DINAMICOS PARA MODELAR EL ESTADO ATMOSFERICO HA SIDO UN CAMBIO DE PARADIGMA EN CONTEXTOS DE GESTION ESTRUCTURADA DE RIESGO Y PROTOCOLOS DE PROTECCION CIVIL. SIN EMBARGO, NO SE CONOCE LA FORMULACION EXACTA DE LA REPRESENTACION DE INCERTIDUMBRES EN LA DESCRIPCION DEL ESTADO ATMOSFERICO. LOS MEDIOS ACTUALES DE OBSERVACION Y CAPACIDAD DE CALCULO, OBLIGAN A ADOPTAR ESTRATEGIAS DE EFICIENCIA Y OPTIMIZACION QUE TENGAN EN CUENTA LAS ESPECIFICIDADES REGIONALES, TALES COMO LOS IMPACTOS SOBRE EL LITORAL DE SISTEMAS INICIADOS SOBRE EL MAR. COASTEPS PROPONE EXPLORAR EL POTENCIAL DE METODOS DE ASIMILACION DE DATOS POR CONJUNTOS BASADOS EN FILTROS DE KALMAN, PERTURBACIONES ESTOCASTICAS DE LA FISICA Y LA INGESTION DE OBSERVACIONES DE RADAR Y SATELITE, PARA MEJORAR LA CALIDAD DE LAS PREDICCIONES DE FENOMENOS METEOROLOGICOS EXTREMOS. ADEMAS, LA DESCRIPCION DEL ESTADO ATMOSFERICO EN TERMINOS DE DISTRIBUCIONES DE PROBABILIDAD PERMITE COMPRENDER MEJOR LOS VINCULOS FISICOS DE RELACION CAUSA-EFECTO, ADOPTAR HERRAMIENTAS AVANZADAS DE VERIFICACION Y TRATAR ADECUADAMENTE LOS EVENTOS RAROS. EL USO DE INFORMACION CALIBRADA DE COVARIANZA A PARTIR DE UN CONJUNTO DE ESTADOS ATMOSFERICOS PROPORCIONA UN BANCO DE PRUEBAS UNICO PARA LA COMPROBACION DE HIPOTESIS SOBRE PROCESOS FISICOS Y LA TRANSFERENCIA ESPACIOTEMPORAL DE INFORMACION EN EL SISTEMA, UNA PUERTA HACIA UN MEJOR DISEÑO Y EXPLOTACION DE LAS PREDICCIONES POR CONJUNTOS. LA MEJOR COMPRENSION DE LOS MECANISMOS FISICOS Y LA MODELIZACION NUMERICA DE FENOMENOS EXTREMOS QUE AFECTAN A LAS COSTAS MEDITERRANEAS RESULTARA EN UNA DESCRIPCION MAS PRECISA DE LOS EFECTOS DEL CAMBIO CLIMATICO SOBRE ESTOS EVENTOS. LA MEJOR CARACTERIZACION DE LA FRECUENCIA E INTENSIDAD DE CICLONES MEDITERRANEOS ALBERGA LA CLAVE PARA UNA PROYECCION MAS VALIOSA, SOCIAL Y ESTRATEGICAMENTE, SOBRE LA DISPONIBILIDAD DE RECURSOS HIDRICOS Y LA GESTION DE EXTREMOS EN LA REGION._x000D_ COASTEPS CENTRA LOS ESFUERZOS DE UN EQUIPO DE INVESTIGACION DE RENOMBRE INTERNACIONAL EN LA MEJORA DE LA RESILIENCIA DE LAS COSTAS DEL MEDITERRANEO OCCIDENTAL MEDIANTE LA EXPLORACION DE HERRAMIENTAS AVANZADAS DE PREDICCION Y DE LOS DESAFIOS CLIMATICOS PLANTEADOS POR LOS FENOMENOS METEOROLOGICOS EXTREMOS. (Spanish)
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    THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN INCREASING DEMOGRAPHY, LEADING TO URBAN SPRAWL ALONG COASTAL LANDS. IN A CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THE POPULATION IS INCREASINGLY EXPOSED TO CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, SUCH AS SHORT-TIME EXTREME EVENTS (FLASH FLOODS, LARGE HAIL, SEVERE WINDS, STORM SURGES OR INTENSE LIGHTNING) AND LONG-TERM CHANGES (FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF EXTREMES, ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY). RESILIENT SOCIETIES INCORPORATE DIVERSE MECHANISMS FOR LIVING WITH, AND LEARNING FROM, CHANGES AND SHOCKS, WHICH MUST BE FULLY UNDERSTOOD BEFORE ADAPTIVE POLICIES ARE ADOPTED. COASTEPS AIMS AT PROVIDING BASIC AND APPLIED UNDERSTANDING ON THE MAIN HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL AND CLIMATIC THREATS THAT WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN COASTLANDS FACE IN THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED CLIMATE. INCREASING THE LEAD TIME AND ACCURACY FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER AND FLOOD WARNINGS AND FORECASTS, IN ORDER TO REDUCE LOSS OF LIFE, INJURY, AND DAMAGE TO THE ECONOMY, IS A KEY CHALLENGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AGENDA OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN THE STRONG LINK BETWEEN MEDITERRANEAN CYCLONES AND SEVERE PHENOMENA, A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROCESSES GOVERNING CYCLOGENESIS, SPECIALLY THE INTENSE ONE, AND PARTICULARLY MEDICANE FORMATION, IS KEY TO ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FORECAST OF HAZARDOUS EVENTS. IN RECENT YEARS, THE ADOPTION OF DYNAMICAL STATISTICAL METHODS TO ENCOMPASS THE EVOLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC STATE HAS PROVEN EXTREMELY VALUABLE FOR STRUCTURED RISK MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL PROTECTION PROTOCOLS. HOWEVER, THE EXACT FORMULATION OF THE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC STATE IS NOT WELL KNOWN. THE CURRENT SCENARIO OF INSUFFICIENT OBSERVATIONAL MEANS AND COMPUTER POWER, REQUIRES THE ADOPTION OF STRATEGIES THAT ACCOUNT FOR REGIONAL SPECIFICITIES, SUCH AS THE SEVERE IMPACT ON MEDITERRANEAN COASTLANDS OF INTENSE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS INITIATED OVER THE SEA. COASTEPS PROPOSES TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF ENSEMBLE DATA ASSIMILATION METHODS BASED ON KALMAN FILTERING, STOCHASTIC PHYSICS AND THE COMPREHENSIVE INGESTION OF REMOTE SENSING MEASUREMENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE FORECAST QUALITY BY REDUCING ERRORS OVER SENSITIVE, ALTHOUGH POORLY OBSERVED BY IN-SITU INSTRUMENTS, MARITIME AREAS. FURTHERMORE, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC STATE IN TERMS OF PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS OPENS A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PHYSICAL CAUSE-EFFECT SENSITIVITY LINKS, ADVANCED VERIFICATION TOOLS AND THE ACCURATE STATISTICAL REPRESENTATION OF RARE EVENTS. THE USE OF CALIBRATED COVARIANCE INFORMATION FROM AN ENSEMBLE OF ATMOSPHERIC STATES PROVIDES A UNIQUE TESTBED FOR HYPOTHESIS TESTING REGARDING PHYSICAL MECHANISMS AND THE TRANSFERENCE OF INFORMATION IN A FORECASTING SYSTEM, A DOOR TOWARDS BETTER ENSEMBLE FORECASTING SYSTEM DESIGN AND EXPLOITATION. A RESEARCH LINE DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL MECHANISMS AND NUMERICAL MODELLING OF EXTREME EVENTS AFFECTING COASTLANDS IS A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THESE EVENTS. A BETTER CHARACTERIZATION OF MEDITERRANEAN CYCLOGENESIS FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY IS THE KEY FOR A USEFUL DEPICTION OF WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISKS._x000D_ COASTEPS FOCUSES THE RESEARCH EFFORTS OF AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SCIENTIFIC TEAM TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE OF WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN COASTLANDS BY EXPLORING ADVANCED FORECASTING TOOLS AND THE CHALLENGES POSED BY MEDITERRANEAN WEATHER EXTREMES IN THE FUTURE CLIMATE. (English)
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    Palma de Mallorca
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    Identifiers

    CGL2017-82868-R
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