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DOI | 10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.01.011 |
Spatial patterns of thermodynamic conditions of hailstorms in southwestern France | |
Melcon, Pablo; Merino, Andres; Luis Sanchez, Jose; Lopez, Laura; Garcia-Ortega, Eduardo | |
2017-06-01 | |
发表期刊 | ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH |
ISSN | 0169-8095 |
EISSN | 1873-2895 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 189 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Spain |
英文摘要 | Southwestern France is one of the European regions with higher frequency of hail and substantial losses. The Association Nationale d'Etude et de Lutte contre les Fleaux Atmospheriques (ANELFA) maintains a hailpad network there in continuous operation, creating an extensive database for the study of hail. We aimed to create a new forecast tool to improve hailfall detection and determine its spatiotemporal distribution in the region. Using a database of 92 hail days between 2001 and 2010, we obtained vertical profiles of temperature, dew point temperature, and relative humidity from WRF model simulation. After validating these by comparison with radiosonde profiles from Bordeaux at 1200 UTC, 31 stability indexes were obtained for a point representative of the entire study area. These indexes were introduced in a binary logistic regression model, which selected the most accurate ones for detecting hail days in the region, namely, the Showalter index, dew point temperature at 850 hPa, and TQ index.A logistic equation to distinguish between hail and hail-free days was constructed by combining these indexes. Results show a probability of detection (POD) of 87%, false alarm ratio (FAR) of 16.7%, and a Heidke Skill Score (HSS) of 0.696. The logistic equation was then applied to the entire study zone, and the results were introduced in a cluster analysis. Four clusters of hail days were obtained according to the spatial patterns of atmospheric thermodynamic conditions and probability of hail. The average distribution of hail for each cluster shows a strong similarity with the distribution of impacted hailpads from the ANELFA network The average synoptic environment, monthly distribution and hail characteristics at the surface were also analyzed for each cluster. Cluster 1 (August) was the least frequent, with small and weak hailfalls. Cluster 2 (June and July) and 3 (May and September) had the most intense hail events, while cluster 3 and 4 (May) had the most extensive areas affected. The new forecast tool shows satisfactory results and complements other studies in the same region, and it can be a useful tool for operational forecasters in predicting hail days and determining the spatial distribution of hailfalls. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Hailstorms Stability index NWP model Binary logistic regression Cluster analysis |
领域 | 地球科学 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000398007400010 |
WOS关键词 | SIMULATED CONVECTIVE STORMS ; FORECAST PARAMETERS ; MICROBURST ACTIVITY ; HAIL ; EVENTS ; INDEXES ; EUROPE ; PRECIPITATION ; THUNDERSTORMS ; CLIMATOLOGY |
WOS类目 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/37986 |
专题 | 地球科学 |
作者单位 | Univ Leon, IMA, Atmospher Phys Grp, E-24071 Leon, Spain |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Melcon, Pablo,Merino, Andres,Luis Sanchez, Jose,et al. Spatial patterns of thermodynamic conditions of hailstorms in southwestern France[J]. ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH,2017,189. |
APA | Melcon, Pablo,Merino, Andres,Luis Sanchez, Jose,Lopez, Laura,&Garcia-Ortega, Eduardo.(2017).Spatial patterns of thermodynamic conditions of hailstorms in southwestern France.ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH,189. |
MLA | Melcon, Pablo,et al."Spatial patterns of thermodynamic conditions of hailstorms in southwestern France".ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 189(2017). |
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