主题 名称 描述
Introduction to the Workshop - basic ingredients and case studies 文件夹 Case Study 1 - Hurricane Katrina
文件夹 Case Study 2 - European Heatwave 2003
文件 Weather Warnings - Introduction

Why do we need warnings? What are the basic ingredients of warnings? What are the different types of warnings? Warnings as part of the disaster risk reduction (DRR) cycle; The importance of interactions and understanding of the users, their volurnabilities, the information needed for desicion making, the lead time needed, the importance of building trust/credebility ; Case studies - Hurricane Katrina, European HeatWave 2003

网页地址 Effective Warnings

The literature on forecasting and early warning systems is extensive. This section sets out a few general principles of good practice and discusses some of the most important issues in making warnings effective. The aim of early warning systems (EWS) is to enable individuals and communities threatened by hazards to act effectively and in sufficient time to reduce the likelihood of death, injury and damage to property and the environment. EWS vary greatly in size, structure, management and technological sophistication, according to the extent of their coverage, the nature of the hazard(s) and the human and material resources available. But they have many features and issues in common.

Users 文件 Air Pollution
文件 Meteorology in the service of Public Health
文件 Emergency and Media
Using Models 文件 From Global to Regional, from mid range to nowcasting
Remote Sensing 文件 Satellite Imagery and Radars
Special Forecasts 文件 Floods and Forest Fires
文件 Fire Forecasting
Crisis Coordination, Meteo-Alarm and Verification 文件夹 Lectures by Frank Kroonenberg