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Towards new applications of spaceborne technology on flood protection

Recently, in July 2021, destructive and deadly floods occurred in Western Europe. The estimated insured losses only in Germany could approach 5 billion Euros (AIR Worldwide, 2021). However, the total amount of the damage is currently not foreseeable due to the variety and complexity of the damage patterns and the unbelievable extent of the disaster. It seems the socio-economic losses will dramatically increase and break a new record in the insurance industry after evaluating the complete record of damages’ reports (see Figure 1).

Vers des Nouvelles Applications de la Technologie Spatiale à la Protection Contre les Inondations

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Relation of extreme precipitation with temperature: How do open-access global gridded datasets work in a hydrometeorological study?

Analysts have long noted that extreme precipitation appears to intensify with temperature at a rate of around 7%/°C, which is governed by the Clausius-Clapeyron (CC) equation. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the spatio-temporal properties of hourly precipitation and daily dew point temperature. Specifically, the global gridded products of bias-corrected Climate Prediction Center morphing technique (CMORPH-CRT) and ERA5 reanalysis were applied for nine locations in the world. The results show that significant spatial heterogeneity in extreme precipitation scaling is present at the selected locations, which might be attributed to local conditions, such as regional climate and the proximity to humidity sources. Despite the potential limitations, this study provides insight into the application of high-resolution open-access global gridded products in analysing precipitation scaling.

Call for Applications: Internal Research Fellow in Earth Observation for Earth System Science

The ESA-ESRIN Earth System Science Hub has 5 positions open for new Post-Docs (Internal Research Fellows)

European Space Agency’s “Water Scarcity” Kick-Start

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Water is one of the most important substances on Earth and covers 70% of the planet. However, freshwater makes up a very small fraction with 97% being saline and ocean-based. While the amount of freshwater on the planet has remained fairly constant over time, the world’s population has exploded, meaning that freshwater is threatened by significant forces, like overdevelopment, polluted runoff, and global warming.

LAND4FLOOD Conference 2023

The IWRA Task Force Land4Flood Network will hold, in cooperation with IWRA, its next Land4Flood conference in Dortmund, Germany, from September 27 to 29, 2023. The conference will be hosted by the “Land policy and land management" research group, part of the Department of Spatial Planning at the TU Dortmund University.

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1st workshop on Data Science for GNSS Remote Sensing

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Mankind is more and more confronted with the consequences of the climate change such as the recent obvious increase of natural disasters like typhoons and flash floods. The crucial task of the Earth Science with high social relevance is therefore to provide a better understanding of these processes endangering the planet. Important for this are observation, modelling and prediction of the manifold and complex Earth system.

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Alpine Drought Observatory

Droughts are becoming an increasing concern in the Alps and in the lowland areas that receive Alpine water. The Alpine Drought Observatory (ADO) provides a tool for a quick and easy overview of the current drought situation in the Alpine region and past drought situations in the last 6 months as maps and the last 40 years as timeseries.

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an independent, international research institute with National Member Organizations in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Through its research programs and initiatives, the institute conducts policy-oriented research into issues that are too large or complex to be solved by a single country or academic discipline. This includes pressing concerns that affect the future of all of humanity, such as climate change, energy security, population aging, and sustainable development.

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

The CHMI is a central state institute of the Czech Republic with long-term extensive expertise and competence in weather forecasting, meteorology, climatology (including climate change research), air quality (monitoring and research of pollution in the ground layer of the atmosphere), hydrology (drought and flood forecasting, evaluation and research) and water quality.

H2O Geomatics Inc.

H2O Geomatics is a research spin-off from the University of Waterloo. The company uses state-of-the-art remote sensing technologies to turn Earth Observation (EO) data into products and information tailored to meet end-user needs in various domains of application. H2O Geomatics is also conducting R & D activities on machine learning algorithms to handle big EO datasets as well as the development of environmental risk assessment tools for climate-dependent sectors such as agriculture and water resources management.

Services offered by the company include:

National Space Science Agency

NSSA seeks to establish a sound infrastructure for the observation of outer space and the earth, make Bahrain a leader in space science and technology, build a culture and methodology of scientific research within the kingdom and encourage technical innovation, among other goals. NSSA is interested in satellites to obtain data, to use them for remote sensing and to conduct advanced space research, so it can be the engine for the state in the use of the latest satellite communication technologies.

NSSA’s main projects are as follows:

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Jan Kreibich

PhD Candidate at the he University of New South Wales, Sydney

Jan Kreibich obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Ecosystem Management from the University of Gottingen, Germany, between 2010 and 2014. In 2014, Jan served as a Research Assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Germany, contributing to ecosystem research and forest management. Following this, he broadened his horizons through a research internship in stream restoration at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in the United States in 2015.

Hertel

Victor Hertel

PhD candidate at the German Aerospace Center

Victor Hertel is a doctoral researcher specializing in the field of environmental risks and human security. He currently works at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) on the development of (physics-informed) deep learning methods in the context of emergency response and disaster preparedness. With an academic background in aerospace engineering, he previously worked with organizations like Human Rights Watch and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs’ UN-SPIDER program, using geospatial analysis to address environmental and social challenges.

Schmeier

Susanne Schmeier

Associate Professor IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Susanne Schmeier is an associate professor at IHE Delft – Institute for Water Education. Her research and advisory work focuses on conflict and cooperation over water resources and tools and approaches for preventing and mitigating water-related conflict and instability risks.

Hertel

Victor Hertel

PhD candidate at the German Aerospace Center

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Danube River Basin Geographic Information System

The DanubeGIS platform supports the ICPDR in its tasks related to spatial data, and it is now open to public users as well – providing access to data and maps for the whole Danube Basin.

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Towards new applications of spaceborne technology on flood protection

Vers des Nouvelles Applications de la Technologie Spatiale à la Protection Contre les Inondations

Relation of extreme precipitation with temperature: How do open-access global gridded datasets work in a hydrometeorological study?

Call for Applications: Internal Research Fellow in Earth Observation for Earth System Science

European Space Agency’s “Water Scarcity” Kick-Start

The challenge

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LAND4FLOOD Conference 2023

1st workshop on Data Science for GNSS Remote Sensing

General Information

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Project / Mission / Initiative / Community Portal

Alpine Drought Observatory

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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

H2O Geomatics Inc.

National Space Science Agency

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Jan Kreibich

Victor Hertel

Susanne Schmeier

Victor Hertel

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Danube River Basin Geographic Information System