Plinius Conference - Maratea

Objectives of the Conference

The objective of this conference is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the present state
of knowledge of storms in Mediterranean environment, in relation to their meteorological and hydrological
aspects and with particular reference to their ground effects (floods and landslides).
The main focus will be on a better understanding of physical phenomena, including their variability in space
and time, and of the interactions between climatic forcing and land response.
We expect that this workshop may stimulate improvements in monitoring techniques, through more refined
identification of key parameters to measure, and progresses in the strategies for disaster mitigation.

The following main topics will serve as guidelines for discussion:

• morphology of severe Mediterranean storms;
• the role of the orography;
• the uncertainty of the meteorological predictions;
• the role of remote sensing and meteorological radar for the prediction;
• the best suited hydrological modelling for different Mediterranean catchments;
• identification of precipitation thresholds leading to difuse landsliding on different geomorphic complexes.

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