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Ausweisung von starkregengefährdeten Gebieten in Hessen als Grundlage für Planungen zur Gefahrenabwehr auf Landes- und kommunaler Ebene

Identifying regions with a risk of heavy rain events in Hesse for planning disaster prevention procedures at a state and municipal level

Led by:  Gerald Kuhnt
E-Mail:  kuhnt@phygeo.uni-hannover.de
Team:  Jennifer Peußner
Year:  2015
Date:  02-05-17
Funding:  Hessian Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology (HLNUG)
Duration:  10.2015 - 09.2019
Is Finished:  yes

Project partners
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Section Agrosphere in the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG-3)

Short description

The goal of this project is to develop a procedure for automated analysis of radar-meteorological data (RADOLAN) to detect heavy rain events. Regions with a high risk for heavy rain falls will be identified in Hesse based on these results.