@Article{FranchitoGanRaoSanPin:2016:CaSt,
author = "Franchito, S{\'e}rgio Henrique and Gan, Manoel Alonso and Rao, V.
B. and Santos, C. M. E. and Pinto J{\'u}nior, Osmar",
affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {} and {} and
{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
title = "Impacts of rainstorms during austral winter in S{\~a}o Paulo
state, Brazil: a case study",
journal = "Journal of Geography \& Natural Disasters",
year = "2016",
volume = "6",
number = "1",
pages = "1--11",
note = "{Setores de Atividade: Pesquisa e desenvolvimento
cient{\'{\i}}fico.}",
keywords = "S{\~a}o Paulo, Precipita{\c{c}}{\~a}o, Tempo Severo.",
abstract = "September 2015 was an atypical austral winter rainy month.
Rainstorms were observed in Sao Paulo State, Brazil (53o W-44o W;
20o S-25o S) with catastrophic consequences. In this paper the
atmospheric conditions responsible for the rainstorms that
occurred on 8th September 2015 in Sao Paulo State and their social
and economic consequences were analyzed. The results showed that
the rainstorms affected practically the entire Sao Paulo State
causing floods and threw down trees, interrupting of the traffic
on the streets and affecting the system of electric energy.
Rainstorms accompanied by high winds and strong divergence at 200
hPa and ascending motion were observed due to intense squall line
moving over Sao Paulo State. Satellite and radar images showed
strong convective activity and the heavier rainfall (around 90 mm)
in the center-east sector at 20:45 UTC. Hourly data from
meteorological stations showed that the wind gust and the
precipitation were higher than 65 km h-1 and 10 mm, respectively
in almost the entire State. In Sao Paulo city, the rainfall was
the highest for September in the last 20 years. The amount of
precipitation was 3% higher than the amount expected for the
entire September. Since each region of inundation in Sao Paulo
city causes a daily damage higher than US\$ 263,000,00 a great
economic harm must be expected. A co-operative project between
National Institute for Space Research (INPE) institution and
Energisa Power Company is in progress aimed to mitigate the
effects of adverse weather conditions as in the case of the
rainstorm that occurred in 8th September 2015.",
doi = "10.4172/2167-0587.1000162",
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-0587.1000162",
issn = "2167-0587",
label = "lattes: 3214369697732376 2 ShGan:2016:CaSt",
language = "en",
targetfile = "franchito_impacts.pdf",
url = "http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/impacts-of-rainstorms-during-austral-winter-in-sao-paulo-state-brazil-a-case-study-2167-0587-1000162.pdf",
urlaccessdate = "15 jun. 2024"
}