Using High-Resolution Satellite Rainfall Products to Simulate a Major Flash Flood Event in Northern Italy

• Published in: Journal of hydrometeorology Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 171 - 185
• Main Authors: Nikolopoulos, Efthymios I., Anagnostou, Emmanouil N., Borga, Marco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 01.02.2013
• Subjects: Estimation bias; Flash floods; Freshwater; Hydrological modeling; Hydrometeorology; Precipitation; Radar; Rain; Storms; Stormwater; Watershed hydrology; Italy; Italy, Alps Mts

Effective flash flood warning procedures are usually hampered by observational limitations of precipitation over mountainous basins where flash floods occur. Satellite rainfall estimates are available over complex terrain regions, offering a potentially viable solution to the observational coverage...