Assessing synoptic wind hazard in Australia utilising climate-simulated wind speeds

Assessing synoptic wind hazard in Australia utilising climate-simulated wind speeds

Severe wind is one of the major natural hazards in Australia. The component contributors to economic loss in Australia with regards to severe wind are tropical cyclones, thunderstorms and subtropical (synoptic) storms. Geoscience Australia's Risk and Impact Analysis Group (RIAG) is developing m...

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Published in:Wind & Structures Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 131 - 145
Main Authors: Sanabria, LA, Cechet, R P
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 한국풍공학회 01-03-2012
Subjects:
Climate
Economics
Hazards
Impact analysis
Mathematical models
Storms
Thunderstorms
토목공학
Australia
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Summary:Severe wind is one of the major natural hazards in Australia. The component contributors to economic loss in Australia with regards to severe wind are tropical cyclones, thunderstorms and subtropical (synoptic) storms. Geoscience Australia's Risk and Impact Analysis Group (RIAG) is developing mathematical models to study a number of natural hazards including wind hazard. This paper discusses wind hazard under current and future climate conditions using RIAG's synoptic wind hazard model. This model can be used in non-cyclonic regions of Australia (Region A in the Australian-New Zealand Wind Loading Standard; AS/NZS 1170.2:2011) where the wind hazard is dominated by synoptic and thunderstorm gust winds.
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G704-000718.2012.15.2.002
ISSN:1226-6116
DOI:10.12989/was.2012.15.2.131