VOLTAIRE: Validation of multisensors precipitation fields and numerical modeling in Mediterranean test sites

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 01.0593
• Titre du projet anglais: VOLTAIRE: Validation of multisensors precipitation fields and numerical modeling in Mediterranean test sites

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Environmental Protection; Forecasting; Meteorology; Resources of the Sea; Fisheries

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: EVK2-CT-2002-00155

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4a.2 Global change, climate and biodiversity

Description succincte (Anglais)

See abstract

Autres indications (Anglais)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
Bundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie
Radar e Satelliti

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

The evaluation of climatic trends depends, among others, on an accurate estimate of intrinsically complex (both in time and space) precipitation fields. The scope of the present project is to create a European methodology for a more accurate monitoring of precipitation in Mediterranean areas. The research activities will be performed in areas of strategic interest, which have a dense operational network of gauges, historical-climatological precipitation records, long-operating certified and internationally known radars, high impact of floods on populated areas. One pilot site (Cyprus) has also the (unique in Europe) advantage of being covered by TRMM satellite radar and will permit our research consortium to better prepare European participation in the future Global Precipitation Measuring mission.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 01.0593