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Extreme weather and the city
Marie-claire ten VeldhuisClimate Institute Kickoff
1 March 2012
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Extreme rainfall in cities
Delft, August 2010
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Extreme rainfall in cities
Delft, August 2010
What exactly happened? How much rainfall? Capacity problem? Blockage? Human error?
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Average rainfall area A1Average rainfall area
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±10 km
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Extreme rainfall in the city:
we do not have
representative data
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Urban hydrology:High building density:
fast runoff processes
Rainfall peaks are crucial !
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(15 min accumulation for Crug-y-Gorllwyn, 07-04-2009 (2130), courtesy MetOffice)
5 km resolution 1 km resolution
Prevailing wind (~ 19
mph) (~ 30 km/h)
Prevailing wind (~ 19
mph) (~ 30 km/h)
Rainfall radar: spatial rainfall distribution
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Oranjepolder: 490 ha Prinsenbeek: 100 ha
Urban hydrology:
High building density fast runoff processes
Rainfall peaks are crucial !
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Extreme weather in the city: we need more representative
and higher resolution data
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Urban hydrology
Oranjepolder: 490 ha Prinsenbeek: 100 ha
Required data resolution << 1 km in space; < 5 min in time
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RAINGAIN – high resolution rainfall data in cities
Rotterdam (NL)
Leuven (B)
Paris (F)
London (UK)
Xband/Improved Cband radars in 4
Pilots:
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RAINGAIN – high resolution rainfall data in cities
oWP1: Installation and testing of radarsLead: ParisTech
oWP2: Fine-scale rainfall data acquisition and predictionLead: KU Leuven
oWP3:Urban pluvial flood modelling and predictionLead: Imperial College of London
oWP4:Implementation of fine-scale rainfall data, flood modellingand prediction into urban water management practiceLead: TU Delft
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RAINGAIN – high resolution rainfall data in cities
Will rainfall radar work in urban area with high rise?
What spatial and time resolutions do we need ?
Interaction between rainfall and runoff processes ?
High resolution data on flood occurrence ?
Use of social media in collection of rainfall and flood data ?
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Extreme weather and the city
Need for an investigative eye
Heavy rainfall: high resolution data
Storm: wind speeds near high buildings?
Heat: Effect of green spaces and building shades on temperature ?
Long-term trends ?
Climate in megacities ?
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Extreme weather in
cities: research
environment for the future