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Extreme precipitation in low mountain ranges in Central Europe: a comparative study between the Vosges and the Ore mountains
Minářová, Jana ; Müller, Miloslav (advisor) ; Žák, Michal (referee) ; Caumont, Olivier (referee)
of the doctoral dissertation Extreme precipitation is related to flooding which is one of the most frequent natural hazards in Central Europe. Detailed understanding of extreme precipitation is the precondition for an efficient risk management and more precise projections of precipitation, which include uncertainties, especially at regional scale. The thesis focuses on extreme precipitation in the Ore Mountains (OM) and the Vosges Mountains (VG); two low mountain ranges in Central Europe experiencing orographic effect on precipitation. Based on state of the art about precipitation in OM and VG, a currently missing analysis of the temporal distribution of precipitation in VG was needed prior to the analysis of extremes. The original dataset of daily precipitation totals from 14 weather stations used in the initial study was extended to 168 stations covering a broader area of VG. The study of temporal distribution of precipitation during 1960-2013 led to a classification of stations: (i) mountainous stations with winter maxima and highest mean annual totals due to orographic enhancement of precipitation, (ii) stations on leeward slopes with two maxima (summer and winter), (iii) lee side stations with summer maxima and lowest mean annual totals due to rain shadow and more continental character, and...
Analysis of stability conditions during heavy rains in the Czech republic
Marek, Lukáš ; Kašpar, Marek (advisor) ; Zacharov, Petr (referee)
In this thesis I describe the conceptual model of three kinds of instability in terms of precipitation. I describe ways of evaluating their presence in the atmosphere. They are: conditional instability, potential instability and symmetric instability. I have selected three events with strong precipitation in the Czech Republic so that the formation of each of them is with high probability involved in just one of the three kinds of instability. Events are first described using distance and station measurements. Through the NWP model COSMO are created prognostic fields of precipitation and several derived thermodynamic quantities for each event. On the horizontal (for the whole country) and vertical (for selected areas of the Czech Republic) distribution of these variables are demonstrated favourable conditions for the occurrence of the types of instability in the atmosphere. In the event of conditional instability the rainfall occurs in areas with high CAPE and negative or very small positive vertical lapse rate of potential temperature. The event with the potential instability is characterized by the occurrence of negative vertical lapse rate of equivalent potential temperature in the broad layers. The occurrence of symmetric instability suggests a number of indicators. The necessary occurence...

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