Spatial relationships of heavy rains in the Czech Republic

0355934 - ÚFA 2011 RIV DE eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Bek, S. - Ježek, J. - Bližňák, Vojtěch
Spatial relationships of heavy rains in the Czech Republic.
Advances in Geosciences. Roč. 25, - (2010), s. 85-90. ISSN 1680-7340
Grant ostatní: GAUK(CZ) 43-259155; GAUK(CZ) 43-258018
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z30420517
Klíčová slova: Convective rainfalls * orography * weather radar * Czech Republic
Kód oboru RIV: DG - Vědy o atmosféře, meteorologie

The paper deals with spatial distribution of heavy rain events with respect to orography in the Czech Republic. Based data used in the study were derived from radar reflectivity of 2 Czech weather radars (Skalky, Brdy) and were merged with rain gauge measurements. Using a different definition of convective rainfalls in comparison with other studies (e.g. Sokol and Bliznak, 2009), heavy rain totals correlated with altitude and terrain roughness globally over the Czech Republic. The correlation of heavy rain intensities with altitude was not proven but the spatial distribution of heavy rain frequencies strongly corresponded to the spatial distribution of heavy rain totals.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0194590