In Italy, rainfall-induced slope failures occur every year, claiming lives and causing severe economic damage. We have designed and implemented a landslide warning system, named SANF (an acronym for national early warning system for rainfall-induced landslides), to forecast the possible occurrence of rainfall-induced landslides in Italy. The system is based on: (i) rainfall thresholds for pos- sible landslide occurrence, (ii) sub-hourly rainfall measurements obtained by a national network of 1950 rain gauges, and (iii) quantitative rainfall forecasts. Twice a day, the system compares the measured and the forecasted rainfall amounts against pre-defined ID thresholds, and assigns to each rain gauge a prob- ability of landslide occurrence. This information is used to prepare synoptic-scale maps showing where rainfall-induced landslides are expected in the next 24 hours.
SANF: National warning system for rainfall-induced landslides in Italy
M Rossi;S Peruccacci;MT Brunetti;I Marchesini;S Luciani;F Ardizzone;V Balducci;C Bianchi;M Cardinali;F Fiorucci;AC Mondini;P Reichenbach;P Salvati;M Santangelo;D Bartolini;SL Gariano;G Vessia;L Antronico;L Borselli;AM Deganutti;G Iovine;F Luino;M Polemio;F Guzzetti;
2012
Abstract
In Italy, rainfall-induced slope failures occur every year, claiming lives and causing severe economic damage. We have designed and implemented a landslide warning system, named SANF (an acronym for national early warning system for rainfall-induced landslides), to forecast the possible occurrence of rainfall-induced landslides in Italy. The system is based on: (i) rainfall thresholds for pos- sible landslide occurrence, (ii) sub-hourly rainfall measurements obtained by a national network of 1950 rain gauges, and (iii) quantitative rainfall forecasts. Twice a day, the system compares the measured and the forecasted rainfall amounts against pre-defined ID thresholds, and assigns to each rain gauge a prob- ability of landslide occurrence. This information is used to prepare synoptic-scale maps showing where rainfall-induced landslides are expected in the next 24 hours.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
