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Improvements in the S�o Paulo Flood Warning System (SAISP)
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Mario T. L. de Barros, University of S�o Paulo, S�o Paulo, Brazil; and A. Pisani, W. C. M. Amorim, I. F. Martinez, J. Boani, J. B. Mendes, and J. V. Assun��o
The S�o Paulo Flood Warning System (SAISP) is always looking forward improving its models, programs and cooperation partnerships. The system which started because the almost catastrophic floods of 1976, with a 5 hydrologic telemetric stations pilot system has grown to 8 streamgauges and 23 raingauges for the S�o Paulo Metropolitan Area (SPMA) in 1977. Working together with the Water and Energy Metropolitan Company (EMAE) and the S�o Paulo State Basic Sanitation (SABESP), this system has increased to 35 streamgauges and 50 raingauges. The Department of Water and Electric Energy of the S�o Paulo State implemented a similar system for the Piracicaba River Basin which is within the Ponte Nova Weather Radar coverage. That system has 14 stations with streamgauges and raingauges. SAISP also has a lightning detection system and an integrated weather radar images program with the Eletropaulo Metropolitana Energy of S�o Paulo and the Meteorological System of the Paran� State. SAISP is based on very different computer platforms as the SGI for the weather radar and the OS2 for the telemetric network and the next step is consolidate them in a Linux platform. Many products have been generated for each program and nowadays SAISP team counts on 5 engineers, 1 meteorologist, 9 technicians and 3 trainees.
Session 1, Assimilation of Radar Data in Hydrologic Models�COST 717 & Others
Thursday, 19 July 2001, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
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