Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2335-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2335-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
Research article
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26 Aug 2020
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2020

Lagrangian modelling of a person lost at sea during the Adriatic scirocco storm of 29 October 2018

Matjaž Ličer, Solène Estival, Catalina Reyes-Suarez, Davide Deponte, and Anja Fettich

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In 2018 windsurfer’s mast broke about 1 km offshore during a scirocco storm in the northern Adriatic. He was drifting in severe conditions until he eventually beached alive and well in Sistiana (Italy) 24 h later. We conducted an interview with the survivor to reconstruct his trajectory. We simulate his trajectory in several ways and estimate the optimal search-and-rescue area for a civil rescue response. Properly calibrated virtual drifter properties are key to reliable rescue area forecasting.
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