Martin Dian

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Product news: Hail forecasting now available for the US region
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Product news: Hail forecasting now available for the US region

Great news for our North American clients. From now on, the Solargis Forecast platform provides early warnings for one of the most damaging weather hazards for solar power plants: Hail forecasting - crucial especially in regions with frequent severe storms. As the continental United States is one of the areas most affected by hail, we’ve launched this update for this region first, with plans to expand coverage in the near future.

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Martin Dian
Martin DianNumerical Meteorology Specialist
Martin specializes in numerical weather modeling and hail risk analysis. He has worked extensively on long-term hail climatologies based on ERA5 reanalysis data as well as on short-term hail forecasting using high-resolution models such as HRRR. His expertise lies in combining physical understanding of convective processes with data-driven approaches to assess hail hazard and its impacts on solar energy assets.