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Underwater Acoustic Measurements to Estimate Wind and Rainfall in the Mediterranean Sea
Joint Authors
Pensieri, Sara
Bozzano, Roberto
Nystuen, Jeffrey A.
Anagnostou, Emmanouil N.
Anagnostou, Marios N.
Bechini, Renzo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Oceanic ambient noise measurements can be analyzed to obtain qualitative and quantitative information about wind and rainfall phenomena over the ocean filling the existing gap of reliable meteorological observations at sea.
The Ligurian Sea Acoustic Experiment was designed to collect long-term synergistic observations from a passive acoustic recorder and surface sensors (i.e., buoy mounted rain gauge and anemometer and weather radar) to support error analysis of rainfall rate and wind speed quantification techniques developed in past studies.
The study period included combination of high and low wind and rainfall episodes and two storm events that caused two floods in the vicinity of La Spezia and in the city of Genoa in 2011.
The availability of high resolution in situ meteorological data allows improving data processing technique to detect and especially to provide effective estimates of wind and rainfall at sea.
Results show a very good correspondence between estimates provided by passive acoustic recorder algorithm and in situ observations for both rainfall and wind phenomena and demonstrate the potential of using measurements provided by passive acoustic instruments in open sea for early warning of approaching coastal storms, which for the Mediterranean coastal areas constitutes one of the main causes of recurrent floods.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pensieri, Sara& Bozzano, Roberto& Nystuen, Jeffrey A.& Anagnostou, Emmanouil N.& Anagnostou, Marios N.& Bechini, Renzo. 2015. Underwater Acoustic Measurements to Estimate Wind and Rainfall in the Mediterranean Sea. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-18.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pensieri, Sara…[et al.]. Underwater Acoustic Measurements to Estimate Wind and Rainfall in the Mediterranean Sea. Advances in Meteorology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-18.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pensieri, Sara& Bozzano, Roberto& Nystuen, Jeffrey A.& Anagnostou, Emmanouil N.& Anagnostou, Marios N.& Bechini, Renzo. Underwater Acoustic Measurements to Estimate Wind and Rainfall in the Mediterranean Sea. Advances in Meteorology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052779
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1052779