inca – central europe

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

Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik

INCA Consortium: Switzerland, Belgium, Israel

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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