Objective TO DEVELOP METHODS FOR PARAMETERIZATION OF FEEDBACKS BETWEEN LAND-SURFACE PROCESSES AND CLIMATE. 1. ADAPTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A BOUNDARY-LAYER MODEL WITH THE PARAMETERIZATION OF VEGETATION FOR THE SIMULATION OF LAND-SURFACE PROCESSES. 2. PARTICIPATION IN AN EXPERIMENT IN CRAU, S.FRANCE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AND COMPARE APPROPRIATE MEASURING METHODS AND TO CALIBRATE THE INSTRUMENTS. 3. DEFINITION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMME FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE PROCESSES OF DESERTIFICATION AND EROSION AND THE CLIMATE TAKING THE LAND-USE METHODS USED IN SOUTHERN EUROPE INTO ACCOUNT. THE ONE DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF NCAR WILL BE ADAPTED IN BERLIN FOR THE SIMULATION OF LAND-SURFACE PROCESSES. DURING THE CRAU EXPERIMENT IN JUNE 1987, RADIATION AND HEAT FLUXES IN THE BOUNDARY-LAYER WILL BE MEASURED AND USED TO TEST THE MODEL. DURING 1988 THE STUDY WOULD BE FOCUSSED ON THE INVESTIGATION OF PROCESSES IN THE AREAS WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY DROUGHT AND EXTENSIVE LAND-USE. IN ORDER TO LOCALIZE THOSE AREAS, IN WHICH LAND-SURFACE PROCESSES PRODUCE A 'SIGNAL', SATELLITE DATA WILL BE ANALYSED. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology Programme(s) FP1-CLIMAT 3C - Multiannual R&D programmes (EEC) in the field of the environment - Climatology and natural hazards - , 1986-1990 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Freie Universität Berlin EU contribution No data Address Altensteinstraße 40 14195 Berlin Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ARISTOTELIAN UNIV DEPT OF BIOLOGY EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data GROUPEMENT SCIENTIFIQUE DE TELEDETECTION EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data LANDBOUWUNIVERSITEIT WAGENINGEN EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data
