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METEOROLOGICAL FLOOD [5 records]

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Record 1 2022-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

[The] projects involved the design and implementation of tasks related to meteorological and hydrologic forecasting technologies. [The] hydrometeorological projects involve design and installation of hydrometeorological monitoring networks, data management systems, data communications systems; application of meteorological forecast models; design and installation of flood early warning systems; determination of precipitation estimates using remote(radar and satellite) sensors and warning communications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

For meteorological flood and drought, which are caused by precipitation and consider the general characteristics of soil and land surface(i. e., the general decay effect of the runoff, evapotranspiration, and percolation), an identical parameter can be used for different locations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A flood due to meteorological conditions of exceptional rarity, and due either to catastrophical rainfall spread over a period considerably longer than the time of concentration for the area, or to violent rain of the cloud burst type.

OBS

Catastrophic floods [have a] return period of a hundred years or more.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Crue due à des conditions météorologiques tout à fait exceptionnelles et d'une durée considérablement plus longue que le temps de concentration de la superficie réceptrice, soit par une pluie violente du type averse torrentielle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 4 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

NOAA AHVRR allows for a family of satellites upon which flood monitoring and mapping can almost always be done in near real time. Currently, multi channel and multi sensor data sources from GOES and POES satellites have been used for meteorological evaluation, interpretation, validation, and assimilation(into Numerical Weather Prediction Models) to assess hydrological and hydro geological risks(Barrett, 1996).

OBS

flood mapping: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
CONT

L'instrument ASAR [Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar] apporte des réponses très positives sur la problématique de la cartographie des inondations, notamment avec son mode de fonctionnement en polarisation alternée, produit à haute et moyenne résolutions spatiales. [...] Concernant la cartographie des inondations en particuliers, la phase de l'onde radar pourrait apporter des éléments supplémentaires pour infirmer ou confirmer la présence d'eau, mais nécessiterait d'importants développements pour être utilisable en temps rapide pendant la crise. D'autres modes de fonctionnement à haute résolution temporelle, tels que le champ large ou la basse résolution, seraient à évaluer pour réaliser des cartes à très grande échelle, surveiller de grands bassins et disposer ainsi d'une vision d'ensemble de la situation.

OBS

cartographie des inondations : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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Record 5 2002-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Climatology
OBS

Our mission is to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatogical, and other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in support of economic and productivity and sustainable development. To conduct research and development for the improvement of services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Climatologie
Key term(s)
  • Administration des services atmosphériques, géophysiques et astronomiques des Philippines

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Climatología
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