Summary

THAT THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MODEL GRID SPACING, TOGETHER WITH THE USE OF MORE ACCURATE GEOGRAPHIC DATA AND THE LAND USE DATA, MORE SUITABLE FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY, ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS FOR THE PREDICTION ACCURACY.

Technology Description

 The aim of the innovation is to improve the quality of forecasting and monitoring of environmental phenomena, such as extreme weather events, which often cause considerable damage as well as loss of life.

Main advantages

Avoid natural disasters thanks to a technology capable of making a prediction.

Stage of development

the model will be initialized by means of data assimilation techniques in four dimensions (4D-VAR), using meteorological data coming from the Sicilian observational network, as well as data from meteorological radars present on the Italian national territory.

Challenge and needs

Avoid natural disasters.

Intellectual property

The technology is not yet protected by a patent.

Potential markets and targets

Civil protection

Agroinformative services

Cultural Heritage institutions

 

Potential partners

A company that deals with software and app development in order to develop a user-friendly interface that effectively predict the amounts of precipitation with the required spatial and temporal accuracy.