Open AccessA Multi-Hazard Extreme Climate Index across Europe
Author(s) -
Elisa Ar,
Marco Cucchi,
Sara Dal Gesso,
Marcello Petitta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
epic series in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
ISSN - 2516-2330
DOI - 10.29007/4cml
Subject(s) - index (typography) , context (archaeology) , climatology , hazard , mediterranean climate , precipitation , environmental science , climate extremes , climate change , meteorology , geography , computer science , oceanography , geology , ecology , archaeology , world wide web , biology
The ECI is a multi-hazard index which has been developed in the context of the eXtreme Climate Facilities (XCF) project lead by ARC (African Risk Capacity) with the objective of detecting the occurrence of climate extremes over the African continent. The main hazards covered by ECI are the extreme dry, wet and heat events. However, the definition of ECI allows for the integration of additional hazards in the same index. The index has been designed and widely tested across Africa. The objective of this study is to test the usability and potential application of the same index under different climate regimes that are typical of the mid-latitudes, including the Mediterranean area and northern Europe. The analysis presented in this study shows that the ECI allows an accurate detection of extreme cold/heat waves as well as events of abundant precipitation across Europe over the last decades