Hazard Analysis

Hazards	Competency	Institute
Storms	Measurement and simulation of high resolution storm patterns	Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research
	Impact on buildings, numerical simulations	Institute for Hydromechanics Laboratory of Building und Environmental Aerodynamics Dept. of Turbulent Flows
Hail	Radar observations, calculation of tracks, estimation of damage	Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research
Extreme Precipitation and Floods	High resolution numerical weather and precipitation forecast, combined precipitation and discharge forecasts	Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research
	Simulation of extreme events, losses, high resolution simulation, analysis and prognosis	Institute for Water and River Basin Management
	Dam safety	Institute for Rock Mechanics and Soil Mechanics
	Early warning systems for floods Scenarios for dam failures	Institute for Water and River Basin Management
	Hydrological load for buildingsFlow of toxic material and waste	Institute for Hydromechanics
	Isolation and retrofitting for buildings	Institute for Reinforced Concrete and Building Materials
	Remote Sensing with radar, Insar, multi- and hyperspectral satellite data, change detection	Institute for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
	Water quality management	Engler-Bunte Institute, Chair for Water Chemistry and Water Technology
	Emergency water management	Engler-Bunte Institute, Chair for Water Chemistry and Water Technology
Droughts	High resolution numerical precipitation forecast	Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research
Wild Fires	Wild fire research, fire ecology	Institute for Geography and Geoecology Department for physical Geography and Geoecology
	Implications on water resources Soil humidity	Institute for Water and River Basin Management
Earthquakes	Strong motion seismology	Geophysical Institute
	Rupture and deformation during earthquakes Tectonics Subsurface characterization	Institute for Applied Geosciences
	Retrofit for buildings Building damage, building safety	Institute for Reinforced Concrete and Building Materials
	Soil liquefaction, geo-materials	Institute for Rock Mechanics and Soil Mechanics
Mass Movements	Slope stability, numerical models of landslides	Institute for Applied Geosciences Institute for Water and River Basin Management
	Geodetic observation and monitoring of local and regional terrestrial surface structures through terrestrial geodetic sensors and satellite based sensors	Geodetic Institute
	Radar interferometry and use of optical and radar satellite data, remote sensing, change detection	Institute for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Volcanic Crisis	Models for the distribution of ash clouds related to volcanic activity	Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research