Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
INCA – Central Europe
T. Haiden*, Y. Wang, A. Kann, I. Meirold-Mautner, B. Bica
Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG)
* Current affiliation: ECMWF, Reading, UK
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
WGNR Meeting, Geneva8-10 February 2011The INCA system
High-resolution analyses and forecasts
Surface observations Radar and satellite data
High-resolution topgraphic data
INCA
NWP forecasts
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
WGNR Meeting, Geneva8-10 February 2011INCA predicted quantities
Analyses and nowcastsTemperatureHumidityWindPrecipitationPrecipitation typeSnowfall lineCloudinessGlobal radiation
Convective analysis fieldsCAPE, CIN, LCL, LFCInstability indices (LI, Showalter, ..)Trigger temperature deficitEquivalent potential temperatureMoisture convergenceMass convergence
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
WGNR Meeting, Geneva8-10 February 2011INCA-CE: 16 partners, 8 countries
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
WGNR Meeting, Geneva8-10 February 2011Objectives
• Development of transnational ‚best practices‘ inRoad Safety (RS)Civil Protection (CP)Operational Hydrology (OH)
• Optimization and extension of the INCA framework• Pilot-Implementations for RS, CP, OH• Evaluation, feedback, guidelines
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
WGNR Meeting, Geneva8-10 February 2011Objectives
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
WGNR Meeting, Geneva8-10 February 2011Strategy and methods
• Combine analysis & nowcast capabilities of NWSs
• Coordinate the optimisation of the warning chain
• Involve application-side from early on
• Set up web platform for access of analyses and nowcasts
• Exchange observational data
• Create Central European nowcasting application framework
More information: www.inca-ce.eu
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P. Ambrosetti, MeteoSwiss
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WGNR Meeting, Geneva8-10 February 2011INCA Consortium: Switzerland, Belgium, Israel
M. Reynier, KMI-IRM
Surface types
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WGNR Meeting, Geneva8-10 February 2011INCA References
