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| Titel |
Preliminary results of the Social Impact Research Group of MEDEX: the request database (2000–2002) of two Meteorological Services |
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J. Amaro, M. Gayà, M. Aran, M. C. Llasat |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 10, no. 12 ; Nr. 10, no. 12 (2010-12-20), S.2643-2652 |
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250008543
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-10-2643-2010.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
One of the aims of the MEDEX project is to improve the knowledge of
high-impact weather events in the Mediterranean. According to the guidelines
of this project, a pilot study was carried out in two regions of Spain (the
Balearic Islands and Catalonia) by the Social Impact Research group of MEDEX.
The main goal is to suggest some general and suitable criteria about how to
analyse requests received in Meteorological Services arising out of the
damage caused by weather events. Thus, all the requests received between 2000
and 2002 at the Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya as well as at the
Division of AEMET in the Balearic Islands were analysed.
Firstly, the proposed criteria in order to build the database are defined and
discussed. Secondly, the temporal distribution of the requests for damage
claims is analysed. On average, almost half of them were received during the
first month after the event happened. During the first six months, the
percentage increases by 90%. Thirdly, various factors are taken into account
to determine the impact of specific events on society. It is remarkable that
the greatest number of requests is for those episodes with simultaneous heavy
rain and strong wind, and finally, those that are linked to high population
density. |
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