Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness

This paper is devoted to the discussion of the practice of storm naming that has been initiated in January 2017 for the first time in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Namely the METEO Unit at NOA, taking into consideration that storm naming facilitates meteorologists, researchers, authorities, civi...

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Autores principales:	Vassiliki Kotroni, Konstantinos Lagouvardos, Antonis Bezes, Stavros Dafis, Elisavet Galanaki, Christos Giannaros, Theodore Giannaros, Athanasios Karagiannidis, Ioannis Koletsis, Theodora Kopania, Katerina Papagiannaki, Georgios Papavasileiou, Vasilis Vafeiadis, Eustratios Vougioulas
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Materias:	storm naming weather and climate extremes weather forecasting risk perception Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d2acbf15c563486383f4d3262ae812452021-11-25T16:45:59ZStorm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness10.3390/atmos121115372073-4433https://doaj.org/article/d2acbf15c563486383f4d3262ae812452021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/11/1537https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433This paper is devoted to the discussion of the practice of storm naming that has been initiated in January 2017 for the first time in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Namely the METEO Unit at NOA, taking into consideration that storm naming facilitates meteorologists, researchers, authorities, civil protection officers, the media and citizens to communicate the forecasts of high-impact weather events, started storm naming in January 2017 and has named 35 storms up to September 2021. The criteria of storm naming are discussed, and a synopsis of the events is presented. The monthly distribution shows that 57% of the named storms occurred during the winter period, with January being the month with the highest percentage of occurrence of named storms (28%). The impact of storm naming on citizens risk perception and increased awareness has been also assessed through an internet-based questionnaire that was launched on the fourth year of the storm naming practice in Greece. Overall, results indicate a significant impact of storm naming on the readiness of citizens through the activation of perceptual and cognitive mechanisms.Vassiliki KotroniKonstantinos LagouvardosAntonis BezesStavros DafisElisavet GalanakiChristos GiannarosTheodore GiannarosAthanasios KaragiannidisIoannis KoletsisTheodora KopaniaKaterina PapagiannakiGeorgios PapavasileiouVasilis VafeiadisEustratios VougioulasMDPI AGarticlestorm namingweather and climate extremesweather forecastingrisk perceptionMeteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENAtmosphere, Vol 12, Iss 1537, p 1537 (2021)
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topic	storm naming weather and climate extremes weather forecasting risk perception Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
spellingShingle	storm naming weather and climate extremes weather forecasting risk perception Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 Vassiliki Kotroni Konstantinos Lagouvardos Antonis Bezes Stavros Dafis Elisavet Galanaki Christos Giannaros Theodore Giannaros Athanasios Karagiannidis Ioannis Koletsis Theodora Kopania Katerina Papagiannaki Georgios Papavasileiou Vasilis Vafeiadis Eustratios Vougioulas Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness
description	This paper is devoted to the discussion of the practice of storm naming that has been initiated in January 2017 for the first time in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Namely the METEO Unit at NOA, taking into consideration that storm naming facilitates meteorologists, researchers, authorities, civil protection officers, the media and citizens to communicate the forecasts of high-impact weather events, started storm naming in January 2017 and has named 35 storms up to September 2021. The criteria of storm naming are discussed, and a synopsis of the events is presented. The monthly distribution shows that 57% of the named storms occurred during the winter period, with January being the month with the highest percentage of occurrence of named storms (28%). The impact of storm naming on citizens risk perception and increased awareness has been also assessed through an internet-based questionnaire that was launched on the fourth year of the storm naming practice in Greece. Overall, results indicate a significant impact of storm naming on the readiness of citizens through the activation of perceptual and cognitive mechanisms.
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author	Vassiliki Kotroni Konstantinos Lagouvardos Antonis Bezes Stavros Dafis Elisavet Galanaki Christos Giannaros Theodore Giannaros Athanasios Karagiannidis Ioannis Koletsis Theodora Kopania Katerina Papagiannaki Georgios Papavasileiou Vasilis Vafeiadis Eustratios Vougioulas
author_facet	Vassiliki Kotroni Konstantinos Lagouvardos Antonis Bezes Stavros Dafis Elisavet Galanaki Christos Giannaros Theodore Giannaros Athanasios Karagiannidis Ioannis Koletsis Theodora Kopania Katerina Papagiannaki Georgios Papavasileiou Vasilis Vafeiadis Eustratios Vougioulas
author_sort	Vassiliki Kotroni
title	Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness
title_short	Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness
title_full	Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness
title_fullStr	Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness
title_full_unstemmed	Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness
title_sort	storm naming in the eastern mediterranean: procedures, events review and impact on the citizens risk perception and readiness
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/d2acbf15c563486383f4d3262ae81245
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Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness

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