2nd PLINIUS CONFERENCE ON MEDITERRANEAN STORMS
Maratea, Italy, October 16-18, 2000
Preliminary Scientific Programme
Monday, October 16
09:00 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:30 Welcome and Introduction
Session 1: Physics and Forecasting of Heavy-Rain Storms
11:00 – 12:30 Sub-session 1.1 (Chairperson: A. Mugnai)
01-OI LLASAT, M.C.
Long term variability of floods in Mediterranean areas
02-OI PRODI, F.
Deep convection in Mediterranean cyclones
03-OI SMITH, E.A.
Meteorological underpinnings and their relationship to microphysical processes in Mediterranean storms: An
observational
satellite perspective placed in a modeling context
14:00 – 15:30 Sub-session 1.2 (Chairperson: E.A. Smith)
04-O BUZZI, A.
Orographic effects on cyclones and precipitation during the MAP Special Observing Period
05-O PINTO, J.G.; ULBRICH, U.; SPETH, P.
Characteristics of cyclones leading to severe precipitation events in the Mediterranean
06-O MARZANO, F.S.; CIOTTI, P.; FIONDA, E.
Potential of ground-based passive microwave sensors for monitoring rainfall
07-O DIETRICH, S.; ADAMO, C.; BECHINI, R.; MUGNAI, A.; PINORI, S.
Using radar data in a physical profile-based SSM/I retrieval algorithm
08-O FERRARIS, L.; PARODI, U.; DIETRICH, S.; DI MICHELE, S.; GORGUCCI, E.; MURA, A.; SCARCHILLI,
G.
Investigating statistical properties of rainfall fields using the TRMM and SSM/I data
09-O MUGNAI, A.; DIETRICH, S.; DI MICHELE, S.; MARZANO, F.S.; PINORI, S.; TASSA, A.
Potential improvements of precipitation retrieval from the Global Precipitation Mission measurements
16:00 – 17:30 Sub-session 1.3 (Chairperson: M.C. Llasat)
10-OI TRIPOLI, G.J.; PANEGROSSI, G.; MUGNAI, A.; SMITH, E.A.
A numerical study of the Friuli,1998 and the Genoa, 1992 floods
11-OI JANSA, A.
Some requirements for severe storm forecasting in the Mediterranean
12-OI ANAGNOSTOU, E.N.; BORGA, M.
Radar rainfall estimation uncertainty and its implications on flood prediction accuracy
18:00 – 19:30 Ice-Breaker and Poster Viewing
Tuesday, October 17
9:00 – 10:30 Sub-session 1.4 (Chairperson: A. Buzzi)
13-O MEZZASALMA, P.; ALBERONI, P.P.; COSTA, S.; LEVIZZANI, V.; TESINI, M.S.
Mesoscale analysis of the October 1998 Fliuli flood event
14-O MONTANI, A.; MARSIGLI, C.; NEROZZI, F.; PACCAGNELLA, T.; BUIZZA, R.; MOLTENI, F.
Performance of the limited area ensemble prediction system over the Italian region
15-O KOTRONI, V.; LAGOUVARDOS, K.
Investigation of the role of different convective parameterization schemes on the prediction of severe precipitation
events over
Greece
16-O LAGOUVARDOS, K.; KOTRONI, V.; FEIDAS, C.; BUZZI, A.; MALGUZZI, P.; KOUSSIS, A.
Operational use of the meteorological model BOLAM99 at the National Observatory of Athens
17-O GRIFONI, D.; CRISCI, A.; GOZZINI, B; MENEGUZZO, F.
Seasonal forecasts at the regional scale on the basis of the continental scale average circulation
18-O CHANG, D.-E.; WEINMAN, J.A.; MORALES, C.A.
Assimilation of combined microwave and lightning measurements in a mesoscale weather prediction model
Session 2: Hydrological Processes in Flood Forecasting and Prediction
11:00 – 12:30 Sub-session 2.1: (Chairperson: G. Roth)
19-OI MARTIN, S.; RAMIREZ, J.A.
Modeling and simulation of spatial and temporal precipitation patterns in coastal mountainous regions - the case of
northwestern Colombia
20-OI CASTELLI, F.; MAZZANI, B.
Analysis of space-time rainfall patterns from dense pluviometric networks
21-OI CLAPS, P.; FIORENTINO, M.; IACOBELLIS, V.
Regional flood frequency analysis with a theoretically derived distribution function
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Sub-session 2.2: (Chairperson: J.A. Ramirez)
22-O BONI, G.; PARODI, A.
Interpretation of the observed rainfall extremes statistical properties based on some meteorological evidences
23-O FERRARIS, L.; PARODI, U.
On meteorological convectivity of Mediterranean storms and rainfall field structure
24-O CAPORALI, E.; TARTAGLIA, V.
Multivariate analysis of rainfall extreme value
25-O RUDARI, R.; BONI, G.; CASTELLI, F.; ENTEKABI, D.; ROTH, G.
North Atlantic oscillation influences on winter-time European climate patterns
26-O RAMOS, M.C.
Changes in rainfall distribution patterns along the year in the Mediterranean climate
27-O MOLINI, A.; LA BARBERA, P.; LANZA, L.G.
A few stochastic properties of rainfall intermittency in space and time
16:00 – 17:30 Sub-session 2.3 (Chairperson: P. Burlando)
28-O BONI, G.; PARODI, A.; RUDARI, R.
Climatological analysis of the rainfall extremes along the Northern Mediterranean
29-O TRAMUTOLI, V.; CLAPS, P.; MARELLA, M.; PERGOLA, N.; SILEO, C.
Feasibility of hydrological applications of thermal inertia from remote sensing
30-O FERRARIS, L.; RUDARI, R.
A probabilistic framework for a flood forecasting chain: site targeted prediction
31-O TURATO, B.; PARODI, U.
A probabilistic framework for flood forecasting chain: regional prediction
32-O SALTALIPPI, C.
A flood forecasting system through the use of water levels
33-O GARCIA, S.G.
On the use of GIS-embedded hydrological techniques for real-time modeling of flash flood
20:30 Gala Dinner
Wednesday, October 18
Session 3: Extreme Rainfall Events: Mapping Ground Effects and Determining Landslide Initiation Thresholds
9:30 – 11:00 Sub-session 3.1: (Chairperson: F. Guzzetti)
34-OI WILSON, R.C.
Mechanisms for climatic influences on rainfall thresholds for debris flows
35-OI CROSTA, G.B.
Rainfall thresholds for soil slips and debris flow triggering
36-OI GLADE, T.; GUZZETTI, F.
Determination and application of flood, flash flood and landslide triggering rainfall thresholds
11:30 – 13:00 Sub-session 3.2 (Chairperson: T. Glade)
37-OI HARP, E.L.
Mapping landslides after a triggering event: a task critical to defining hazard and risk to people and property
38-OI LARSEN, M.C.; WIECZOREK, G.F.; EATON, L.S.; TORRES-SIERRA, H.
The Venezuela landslide and flash flood disaster of December 1999
39-OI LUINO, F.; TURCONI, L.
Soils slips triggered in the Langhe Hills (Piedmont-NW Italy) by the heavy rainfalls of November 1994
POSTERS
40-P CANA, L.; GRISOLIA-SANTOS, D.; ALONSO, H.; SANCHO, P.
Historical floods in Gran Canaria island
41-P BECHINI, R.
Particle identification from ground-based radar measurements: fuzzy logic approach
42-P ADAMO, C.; DIETRICH, S.; MUGNAI, A.; PINORI, S.
Combined lightning-SSM/I storm observations over Italy for September-October 1998
43-P MESSERI, G.; MENEGUZZO, F.; PASQUI, M.; ROSSI, M.
High resolution simulation with model RAMS of a deep Mediterranean cyclone
44-P AMBRICO, P.F.; AMODEO, A.; DI GIROLAMO, P.; PANDOLFI, M.
Saharan dust outbreaks in the Mediterranean basin measured by lidar
45-P RAMOS, M.C.
Differences of the characteristics of the storms recorded along the year in a Mediterranean climate. Intensity and kinetic
energy
46-P RAMOS, M.C.; PLA, I.; NACCI, S.
The extreme rainfall event of June 11th 2000 in the Anola region (NE Spain): Characteristics and effects on runoff and
erosion
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O = Oral presentation
I = Solicited paper
P = Poster presentation