Extreme Rainfall over Complex Terrain: An Application of the Linear Model of Orographic Precipitation to a Case Study in the Italian Pre-Alps

被引:12
作者
Abbate, Andrea [1 ]
Papini, Monica [1 ]
Longoni, Laura [1 ]
机构
[1] Politecn Milan, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milan, Italy
关键词
orographic rainfall; upslope model; meteorology; hydrogeological risk; landslide; SPATIAL INTERPOLATION; EXTERNAL DRIFT; SHALLOW LANDSLIDES; DURATION CONTROL; TEMPERATURE; INTENSITY;
D O I
10.3390/geosciences11010018
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Intense meteorological events are the primary cause of geohazard phenomena in mountain areas. In this paper, we present a study of the intense rainfall event that occurred in the provinces of Lecco and Sondrio from 11 to 12 June 2019. The aim of our work is to understand the effect of local topography on the spatial distribution of rainfall and to attempt the reconstruction of a realistic rainfall field relative to that extreme event. This task represents a challenge in the context of complex orography. Classical rain-gauge interpolation techniques, such as Kriging, may be too approximate, while meteorological models can be complex and often unable to accurately predict rainfall extremes. For these reasons, we tested the linear upslope model (LUM) designed for estimating rainfall records in orographic precipitation. This model explicitly addresses the dependence of rainfall intensification caused by the terrain elevation. In our case study, the available radio sounding data identified the convective nature of the event with a sustained and moist southern flow directed northward across the Pre-Alps, resulting in an orographic uplift. The simulation was conducted along a smoothed elevation profile of the local orography. The result was a reliable reconstruction of the rainfall field, validated with the ground-based rain gauge data. The error analysis revealed a good performance of the LUM with a realistic description of the interaction between the airflow and local orography. The areas subjected to rainfall extremes were correctly identified, confirming the determinant role of complex terrain in precipitation intensification.
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