Indicator metadata: Windstorm hazard (maximum wind speed for three-second gusts, 1981-2010)

The storm hazard indicator shows maximum 3-second gust speeds (m/s) over a 72-hour time period for winter storms in the years 1981-2010 at NUTS 3 level. The maximum 3-second gust is retrieved for each NUTS3 area from 46 storms that were considered “insurance relevant” (WISC, 2020). This maximum can be interpreted as wind speed with a pseudo-30-years return period (WISC, 2020). The data was retrieved from a set of historical storm footprints for the years 1940 to 2016 produced by the UK Met Office as part of the Windstorm Information Service (WISC) project. The historic storm footprints were created with the UK Met Office Unified Model and reanalysis data from ERA-Interim and ERA5.

Theme(s): Environment and Energy - Environment, Climate and Energy

Introduction

Author
ESPON project
Contact(s)
  • Tecnalia (Project leader)
  • Carolina Cantergiani (Tecnalia) (Responsible party)
Territorial information
Spatial Extent Nomenclature
name version level
EU28+4+CandidateCountries NUTS 2013 3
Years
1981-2010

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Id
2192
Status
Key indicator
Name
Windstorm hazard (maximum wind speed for three-second gusts, 1981-2010)
Code
Wind_haz
Is standard?
True
Is base indicator?
False
Type
Single
Data type
Float
Unit of measure - Numerator / Denominator Name
Maximum 3-second gust speed (m/s) / 72-hour time period
Unit of measure - Numerator / Denominator Scale
1
Is a ranking?
False
Main Theme
Environment and Energy - Environment, Climate and Energy
Nature type
Other
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