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| Titel |
Synoptic, thermodynamic and agroeconomic aspects of severe hail events in Cyprus |
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S. C. Michaelides, K. Savvidou, K. A. Nicolaides, A. Orphanou, G. Photiou, C. Kannaouros |
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
1561-8633
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| Erschienen |
In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 8, no. 3 ; Nr. 8, no. 3 (2008-05-09), S.461-471 |
| Datensatznummer |
250005525
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-8-461-2008.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
Hail is a hazardous weather element often accompanying a thunderstorm, as a
result of either thermal instability or instability associated with
baroclinic synoptic-scale systems (i.e. frontal depressions). Nevertheless,
instability of any kind and thunderstorm activity does not always lead to
the formation of hail of adequate size to reach the ground. The broader the
knowledge concerning hail events the better the understanding of the
underlying thermodynamic and dynamic mechanisms, as well as the physical
processes associated with its formation.
In the present study, the severe hail events that were recorded in Cyprus
during the ten-year period from 1996 until 2005 were examined, first by
grouping them into two clusters, namely, the "thermal instability cluster"
and the "frontal depression cluster". Subsequently, the spatial and
temporal evolution of the synoptic, dynamic and thermodynamic
characteristics of these hail events was studied in depth. Also, the impact
of hailstorms on the local economy of the island is presented in terms of
the compensations paid by the Agricultural Insurance Organization of the
country. |
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