Hydrometeorological Forecast Platform
Extreme events pose imminent risks to lives and infrastructure, requiring constant monitoring and assertive forecasts.
Proactive hydrometeorological management requires robust monitoring and forecasting systems capable of supporting strategic decisions in multiple sectors such as mining, energy, sanitation, infrastructure, and protecting cities against natural disasters.
What do the platforms provide?
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Séries temporais de PMP atualizadas e espacializadas;
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Simulações da EMP em múltiplos cenários hidrológicos;
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Avaliação do efeito de mudanças climáticas sobre parâmetros de projeto;
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Assessment and comparison with previous studies of 10,000-year return period flows;
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Operational recommendations to strengthen the safety of hydroelectric dams, such as maintaining flood control storage and having an adequate forecasting and alert system.
Brazil's first integrated hydrometeorological system
Our SenseMet® meteorology and SenseHidro® hydrology platforms are structured around an automated, highly available system that provides real-time data collected by government automated stations, as well as remote information. It's also possible to integrate new data sources, such as customer telemetry stations.
The platform provides immediate rainfall forecasts – nowcasting – up to 1 hour in advance, short-term forecasts (up to 15 days in advance), and extended forecasts (biweekly, up to 3 months in advance, and monthly up to 9 months in advance) for the main meteorological and hydrological variables.
All of our models are frequently calibrated using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to ensure highly accurate predictions and precise information for decision-making.
What do the platforms provide?
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Extreme hydrometeorological scenarios: with seasonality analysis (summer and winter), in accordance with WMO guidelines for areas with strong intra-annual climate variation;
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Extreme event analysis: identification of the largest precipitation events that have occurred in the region;
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Maximização das chuvas observadas: técnica reconhecida para refletir o potencial de precipitação máxima física da atmosfera, considerando água precipitável e perfis verticais de saturação;
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Transposição espacial de tempestades históricas: utilização de tempestades que ocorreram em regiões meteorologicamente similares, com correções topográficas e climáticas, conforme método recomendado pela WMO (storm transposition);
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Incorporação de fatores de mudança climática: avaliando o impacto das mudanças climáticas sobre os limites superiores de precipitação. Essa técnica não era utilizada nos cálculos de PMP e EMP no passado, mas recentemente vem ganhando destaque nos estudos atuais. Tendências climáticas devem ser incorporadas quando há evidências robustas da alteração na severidade de eventos extremos.
Extreme events pose imminent risks to lives and infrastructure, requiring constant monitoring and assertive forecasts.
Proactive hydrometeorological management requires robust monitoring and forecasting systems capable of supporting strategic decisions in multiple sectors such as mining, energy, sanitation, infrastructure, and protecting cities against natural disasters.