An overview of tornado and waterspout events in Catalonia (2000–2019)
O Rodríguez, J Bech, J Arús, S Castán, F Figuerola… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tornado climatologies are essential to enhance our knowledge about their frequency and
spatial distribution, together with their damage path characteristics. Due to their small …
spatial distribution, together with their damage path characteristics. Due to their small …
A Mediterranean nocturnal heavy rainfall and tornadic event. Part I: Overview, damage survey and radar analysis
This study presents an analysis of a severe weather case that took place during the early
morning of the 2nd of November 2008, when intense convective activity associated with a …
morning of the 2nd of November 2008, when intense convective activity associated with a …
Tornadic environments in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands based on ERA5 reanalysis
O Rodríguez, J Bech - International Journal of Climatology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A dataset of 907 tornado and waterspout events recorded from 1980 to 2018 was built to
study convective environments in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands (western …
study convective environments in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands (western …
Lightning jump as a nowcast predictor: Application to severe weather events in Catalonia
Several studies reported sudden increases in the total lightning flash rate (intra-cloud+ cloud-
to-ground) preceding the occurrence of severe weather (large hail, wind gusts associated to …
to-ground) preceding the occurrence of severe weather (large hail, wind gusts associated to …
Analysis of warm season thunderstorms using an object-oriented tracking method based on radar and total lightning data
Monitoring thunderstorms activity is an essential part of operational weather surveillance
given their potential hazards, including lightning, hail, heavy rainfall, strong winds or even …
given their potential hazards, including lightning, hail, heavy rainfall, strong winds or even …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulations of a tornadic supercell over the Mediterranean
ARPAV, 2015: Temporali intensi di mercoledì 8 luglio 2015 sul Veneto. Agenzia Regionale
per la Prevenzione e Protezione Ambientale del Veneto Rep., 11 pp.[Available online at …
per la Prevenzione e Protezione Ambientale del Veneto Rep., 11 pp.[Available online at …
Sounding‐derived parameters associated with tornadic storms in Catalonia
O Rodríguez, J Bech - International Journal of Climatology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Catalonia, a southern Europe coastal region in the western Mediterranean basin, is
regularly affected by severe local storms which every year produce an average of 5 …
regularly affected by severe local storms which every year produce an average of 5 …
Tornado damage analysis of a forest area using site survey observations, radar data and a simple analytical vortex model
J Bech, M Gayà, M Aran, F Figuerola, J Amaro… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the application of a methodology to characterize tornado damage in
forests based on a simple two dimensional stationary tornado vortex to describe the surface …
forests based on a simple two dimensional stationary tornado vortex to describe the surface …
Influence of meteorological phenomena on worldwide aircraft accidents, 1967–2010
Based on the information available in databases from relevant national and international
organizations from 1967 to 2010, an A viation W eather A ccidents D atabase (AWAD) was …
organizations from 1967 to 2010, an A viation W eather A ccidents D atabase (AWAD) was …