Rigo, T.; Farnell, C. A Comparative Analysis between Radar and Human Observations of the Giant Hail Event of 30 August 2022 in Catalonia. Atmosphere2023, 14, 1190.
Rigo, T.; Farnell, C. A Comparative Analysis between Radar and Human Observations of the Giant Hail Event of 30 August 2022 in Catalonia. Atmosphere 2023, 14, 1190.
Rigo, T.; Farnell, C. A Comparative Analysis between Radar and Human Observations of the Giant Hail Event of 30 August 2022 in Catalonia. Atmosphere2023, 14, 1190.
Rigo, T.; Farnell, C. A Comparative Analysis between Radar and Human Observations of the Giant Hail Event of 30 August 2022 in Catalonia. Atmosphere 2023, 14, 1190.
Abstract
Three facts characterize the hailstorm of 30 August 2022 in the Catalan village of La Bisbal d'Empordà and its surroundings: first, the most dramatic, the death of a child hit by a hailstone. Second, the damage to most of the roofs and cars in the town. Finally, because of the record of hail size (more than 10 cm) in Catalonia in at least the last 30 years. This research focuses on the radar field comparison and the observations provided by an electronic survey of the study area. The results reveal that weather radar sub-estimated the hail size because of different factors. On the opposite, some reporters provided an inaccurate hour. The difference of three months between the hail event and the electronic survey is the probable cause of this mistake in the time estimation. However, the survey delay helped to avoid answers with larger hail sizes than those provided by the official spotters.
Keywords
Giant hail; Field work; hailstorm; damages; Weather Radar
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science and Meteorology
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