An overview of a regional meteorology warning system

Gaztelumendi, S.; Egaña, J.; Otxoa-de-Alda, K.; Hernandez, R.; Aranda, J.; Anitua, P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-8-157-2012

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

Adv. Sci. Res., 8, 157–166, 2012

https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-8-157-2012

© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under
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Adv. Sci. Res., 8, 157–166, 2012

https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-8-157-2012

© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

09 Aug 2012

An overview of a regional meteorology warning system

S. Gaztelumendi^1,2, J. Egaña^1,2, K. Otxoa-de-Alda^1,2, R. Hernandez^1,2, J. Aranda³, and P. Anitua³ S. Gaztelumendi et al.

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¹Basque Meteorology Agency (Euskalmet), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
²TECNALIA, Meteo Unit, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
³Basque Government, Interior Dept., Directorate of Emergencies and Meteorology, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Received: 15 Jan 2012 – Revised: 23 May 2012 – Accepted: 05 Jun 2012 – Published: 09 Aug 2012

Abstract. In this work we present a regional meteorology warning system, particularly the operational weather warning system used by the Basque Meteorology Agency (Euskalmet) for Basque Country. System considers different meteorological phenomena capable of generate warnings, and is based on combined thresholds criteria depending on particular weather event and area of territory where is applied. In this work we describe the most significant aspects related with the warning event definition and the warning bulletin. Conclusions from comparison with the former system (prior to 2009) and feedback from different users are presented.