Pilots

Central Europe, due to presence of big rivers, can experience heavy persistent rains that cause regional floods, as happened during July 2021 in the German region of Ahrtal. In this pilot, a flood model will be set-up for the area and calibrated based on information retrieved from historic flood events, including the Ahrtal flood. The objective of TEMA is to provide information to be used to warn the responsible authorities, population and public protection, and provide information about the accessibility of the affected region leading to improved NDM.

The geomorphology and hydrological characteristics of Mediterranean catchments render such areas particularly prone to flash floods. The Greek pilot land area is among these, therefore, considering also the mega-fire occurred in August 2021, a flood model will be set up for the area and calibrated based on information retrieved from historic flood events as well as near-real-time information coming from the observations of streamflow gauges. The model will support (near-)real-time flood forecasting and flood warnings and can be used to examine and enhance the relevant NDM procedures.

The Autonomous Region of Sardinia (RAS) faced a severe crisis on July 2021, when a widespread 15.000-hectare forest fire provoked serious damages at Montiferru (central Sardinia). This scenario will be played out in real time for TEMA validation, with available data about the area vegetation, geomorphological data, damage details and safety procedures that have been adopted, output of meteorological models, forecast fire danger bulletins, satellite images, videos from drones filming the burnt area. The TEMA platform will also be used for examining the conditions of post-event territory, with...

Forest fires and the general extreme weather conditions in the Nordic countries, cause concern among Finnish emergency professionals. The pilot will be based on the historical scenario of the 2021 Kalajoki forest fire. This will provide a study case on forest fire management operations through the aggregation of environmental data sources, both existing and collected during the project. These datasets will be enriched with earlier reports on prevention strategies, as well as guidelines of the Finnish authorities for the boreal vegetation environment. By using TEMA solution, it will be...