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Y Warning reports emitted by L N the National Meteorological O - - PDF document
Y Warning reports emitted by L N the National Meteorological O - - PDF document
Y Warning reports emitted by L N the National Meteorological O Service (IMN) W Costa Rica T I R O F Werner Stolz National Meteorological Service Costa Rica 2007 Y L N O W Risks Statistics T Latin and Central America I R O
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Tropical Cyclones 22%
Earthquakes 18% Floods 38%
Slidings and droughts 16% Fires, 3% Others, 3%
Latin America: risks percentages (1970-1999)
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Map of Risk for Central America (1960-2001) Hurricanes Earthquakes droughts floods tsunamis
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National Meteorological Service Technical systems, products and warning reports
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Geostationary Satellite (GOES-12) Satellite images each 30 minutes Weather Numerical Models Work Station Model (WS-Eta) PSU/NCAR Mesoscale Model MM5
Weather Research & Forecasting Model (WRF)
Central America Flash Flood Guidance (CAFFG) Meteorological Professional Expertise Warning report Meteorological Service Warning Forecast Scheme
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WS-Eta, Weather Numerical Model
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WS-Eta Weather Numerical Model Forecast rain Forecast rain: 124 mm Real amount of rain: 300 mm
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WS-Eta, Weather Numerical Model Forecast rain Forecast rain: 123 mm Real amount of rain: 119 mm
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WS-Eta, Weather Numerical Model Forecast rain Forecast rain: 77 mm Real amount of rain: 112 mm
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The Hydroestimator
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The Hydroestimator (satellite rain estimation) Heavy rains
Amounts of rain estimated by the hydroestimator
COSTA RICA
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344 mm
Central America Flash Flood Guidance
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Central America Flash Flood Guidance (CAFFG) Flash Flood Guidance (FFG) Costa Rica Flash Flood Map (CRFFM) Soil Moisture Soil use Soil use
Threshold value Runoff
Rain Warning report
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Central America Flash Flood Guidance (study cases)
Basin classification map by region
Basin area: 20 km2 COSTA RICA
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Central America Flash Flood Guidance (flood map)
Map of risk of flood: Green: no flood probility Yellow: flood probability Red: Imminent flood
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Central America Flash Flood Guidance (study cases)
Map of flood risk: Colors: Green: no flood probility Yellow: flood probability Red: Imminent flood
In fact, we have floods at this region.
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Heavy rains and floods in the majority of the red regions.
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Heavy rains and floods due to Hurricane Wilma (2005). flood flood Caribbean Sea
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Clasificación de cuencas No hay dato Inundación o inundación inminente Posible inundación No hay riesgo de inundación
100 100 200 Kilometers
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Evaluación del riesgo de inundación correspondiente al 17-09-04 a las 18 Z válido a las 00 Z del 18-09-04
Study case, Panama (Central America), September 2004
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Clasificación de cuencas Inundación o inundación inminente Posible inundación No existe riesgo de inundación No datos
70 70 140 Kilometers
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Evaluación del riesgo de inundación para el 29-09-04 válido a la 01 Z Rangos Kosta
Study case, El Salvador (Central America), September 2004
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344 mm