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Hungarian Meteorological Service
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University
Research
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Public
Administration
Name: Dr. Györgyi Baranka (Mrs)
E-mail address: baranka.gy@met.hu
Tel.: +36-1-3464881
Fax: +36-1-3464849
HORIZON 2020
WORK PROGRAMME 2014–2015
14. Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe
and its citizens
Objective
DRS-1-2015: Crisis management topic 1: Potential of current and
new measures and technologies to respond to extreme weather
and climate events
Type of action
Innovation Actions
Keywords
Climate and weather observation, stationary network, urban
surface, early warning, extreme events
Scope
Proposals should focus on the potential of current and new
measures (including local measures) and technologies to enhance
the response capacity to extreme weather and climate events
affecting the security of people and assets. Proposals should focus
on emergency management operations and cover the whole crisis
management, linking awareness and early warning to effective
responses within society and coordination with first responders,
including the use of adapted cyber technologies to gain time and
improve coordination in emergency situations. Proposals should
also explore the links and eventual adjustments of the warning and
response systems facing the observed or anticipated changes in
frequency and intensity of extreme climate events.
CONTRIBUTION TO
PROJECT
e.g. expertise,
testing, lab
facilities, etc
Proven capabilities in hardware and software research and
development, expertise in meteorological measurement techniques
and IT.
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Expected impact:
- more effective and faster emergency responses to extreme
weather and climate events; faster analysis of risks and
anticipation;
- publicly available online now- and fore-casting systems for
disasters triggered by (extreme) weather conditions;
- improved coordination of emergency reactions in the field;
- improved capacity to provide adequate emergency responses to
extreme weather and climate events;
- shorter reaction time and higher efficiency of reactions;
- enhancement of citizen's protection and saving lives.
WP1 Improvement of climate and weather observation
network
Suggested work
packages (WP)
Detection and forecasting of extreme weather and climate events
are based on observation network providing information of
required space and time resolutions. It is well-known that the point
measurements are not able to detect many extreme weather
events (thunderstorm, downpour, hail etc) on local scale, because
they are fallen out the observation network. Adaptation of remote
sensing techniques can solve this problem. Radar measurements
combined
with
lightning
detection
system,
ceilometer,
transmissometer and disdrometer, wind profilers, sodar and lidar
equipment are able to produce information continuously about the
state of atmosphere. On the one hand remote sensing contributes
to more detailed analysis of precipitation, air flow, cloud cover and
visibility; on the other hand they provide essential inputs for
weather forecasting models. The aim of this WP is to improve
intensive observation techniques in participating countries and to
implement data exchange among partner countries, which is
helpful for early detection, forecasting and warning of dangerous
weather events in due time.
WP2 Urban Climate Observation
Extreme weather and climate events mostly effect on urban areas.
The physical properties of surface – like surface admittance,
surface albedo, terrain roughness class, pervious and impervious
surfaces – have been modified urban areas so the extreme
weather events (heat waves and flashflood) can cause many
problems in cities. To detect these events the stationary urban
observation methods and techniques should be standardized. Our
aim is to make recommendations for choosing a location and site
for an urban station, for planning a representative Urban Climate
Station Network, describing the exposure of instruments and
technical parameters of observations. These standardized
approaches and guidelines are useful for making recommendations
for the future deployment of urban climate networks including new
communication and data transmission techniques for urban
observation networks.
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WP3 Engaging citizen observations
Suggested work
packages (WP)
Due to automation of Earth surface measurements visual
observations are decreasing, therefore all countries facing
difficulties in detection of extreme weather events. At the same
time there are many volunteer movements involving people
interested in weather observation, they share their own weather
measurements and visual observations on internet. Volunteer
observers report two types of information: visual observation on
the current weather (sometimes with photo or video) and
measurement data produced by their own uncalibrated
instruments. Visual information produced by volunteers after the
required quality control can be useful for professional
meteorologists as well for validation of the weather analysis,
warnings issued, furthermore citizens can get information on the
actual weather. While data produced by uncalibrated instruments
can provide rough information, however, if we equip the volunteers
with cheap and reliable, calibrated devices supervised their siting
and maintenance, we can get regular, controlled meteorological
data beyond the visual observations in collaboration with the
volunteers without considerable increase in the running cost of the
existing monitoring network. On deploying of the self-developed
automatic tools of OMSZ currently are in test phase a precise
automatic monitoring network operated by the volunteers can be
developed at reasonable price.
Target of this WP is to organize network of volunteers, to provide
them
with
cheap
instruments
capable
for
professional
measurements, to built up and operate an information system for
collecting and sharing data, to organize quality control of the
observations by continuous moderation and regular trainings for
volunteers as well as to elaborate rules on data management.
WP4 Improvements of hydrological warning system
In case of other weather hazards (flood, flashflood) the exact early
prediction is also essential. The aim of this WP is to implement a
hydrological model improved by using now-casting data and
intensive observations.
WP5 Public information
All EU member states operate meteorological warning system,
which inform the public about the actual weather hazards on
internet. In case of extreme hazardous events media also
participate in information of public, forwarding and broadcasting
meteorological, hydrological and disaster information. The aim is to
improve and disseminate mobile application forms in this field. Like
several National Meteorological Services in Europe also Hungarian
Meteorological Service introduced a WEB application (MET-ÉSZ),
which allows display data in detailed temporal and spatial
resolution observed and recorded by professional and volunteer
observers. This system can be developed by deployment of new
measurement techniques and enlargement of the circle of
volunteers.
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YOUR intended role
in the project
Coordinator
Leading Partner
Partner
Closure date
Opening date: 25/03/2015
Closure date 27/08/2015 at 17:00:00 Brussels time
Overall indicative
budget
65.07 million EUR in 2015
Website of the
project
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/co
mmon/1587805-14._secure_societies_wp2014-2015_en.pdf
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