Challenge

"Medicane" is a term derived from "Mediterranean" and "hurricane." It refers to a rare weather phenomenon in which a storm system similar to a tropical cyclone develops over the Mediterranean Sea. While the Mediterranean is not a typical breeding ground for hurricanes, certain conditions can lead to their formation. Medicanes can bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surges to coastal areas around the Mediterranean.

Forecasting medicanes can be challenging due to their relatively small size and the complex interactions between atmospheric and oceanic conditions. Scientists continue to study these unique weather events to improve understanding and forecasting capabilities.

Capabilities Demonstrated

provide Mediterranean heavy weather data as 4D x/y/z/t datacubes, in analysis and visualization ready form
make these data and services available through the Cube4EnvSec federation
updated these datacubes at the frequency new data arrive
enable ad-hoc products derivation and analytics without programming
make data products available on any end device and through manifold clients, based on open standards

Demonstrator

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service dashboard

for us humans

service endpoint

for tool-based API Access

Benefit

Timely information about medicane risk, and monitoring of medicanes active.

Contributors

Scientific lead and data provision Aydin University, data by tbd, service by rasdaman GmbH, project management by Constructor University L-SIS Research Group.

Terms of Reference

This service is part of the Cube4EnvSec project whose Terms of Reference apply in full.

Image credits: Aydin U; ESA; NOAA; R. Portmann et al: Medicane Zorbas: Origin and impact of an uncertain potential vorticity streamer, EGU 2019.