Working Group "Atmospheric Risks"
Meteorological extreme events, such as winter storms, heavy precipitation, hail, or convective wind gusts are often associated with serious consequences for the society and their assets. However, these events occur not everywhere with the same intensity, but exhibit a high spatial and temporal variability. Within this context, various research projects are carried out in the working group "Atmospheric Risks". In the course of the relevant weather systems, a special focus is on severe convective storms, hailstorms and heavy rainfall events.
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Valuable data for the insurance industry: Satellite data is used to estimate the spatial distribution and return periods of hail.
more...Title: Characterizing hail-prone environments using convection-permitting reanalysis and overshooting top detections over south-central Europe
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