Das Projekt "FP4-ENV 2C, Studies of the hydrology, influence and variability of the asian summer monsoon" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Brüssel. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie.Objective: To investigate the processes involved in the evolution of the Asian Summer Monsoon and in its intraseasonal and interannual variability, and thereby to improve their simulation in forecast and climate models. An over-riding theme is the goal of understanding the processes involved in seasonal and climate predictability. General Information: Over half the world's population live within the influence of the Asian Summer Monsoon where the reliable return of the summer rains is essential for life. Therefore the human implications of improved prediction for sub-seasonal, seasonal and climate timescales are enormous. The influence of the monsoon extends to many regions remote from SE-Asia; its importance in the global circulation and climate predictability has been recognised in the new CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) programme of the WCRP. The proposed project is closely allied with the aims of CLIVAR-GOALS and will contribute to numerical experimentation within Europe in support of that programme. The project research involves common diagnosis of multi-year integrations and coordinated, idealised experiments using, primarily, atmospheric GCMs, but extending to coupled atmosphere-ocean GCMs during the later stages of the project. The idealised experimentation is designed to investigate possible mechanisms for monsoon variability. The processes which determine the behaviour of the Asian Summer Monsoon are varied and interactive. The dependence on horizontal resolution, on the parameterisation of physical processes, and on anomalies in boundary forcing, particularly sea surface temperatures, will be investigated. In addition, several supporting programmes have been identified which cover observational studies for model validation, ensemble techniques and palaeoclimate studies. The palaeoclimate studies will provide a broader parameter space within which to test physical parametrisations and potential mechanisms for monsoon variability. Close coordination exists between SHIVA and the seasonal prediction project, PROVOST, since a clear objective of SHIVA is to improve seasonal predictability for monsoon-affected countries. As well as undertaking joint numerical experimentation, the PROVOST and SHIVA projects will meet jointly each year. Prime Contractor: University of Reading, Department of Meteorology, Horticulture and Agriculture Centre for Global Atmospheric Moelling; Reading; United Kingdom.
Das Projekt "International Human Dimensions Programm of Global Environmental Change: Aufbau, Ausstattung und Betrieb des IHDP" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Universität Bonn, Institut für Wirtschaftsgeographie.Aufbau, Ausstattung und Betrieb des International Human Dimensions Programms (IHDP) of Global Environmental Change Sekretariats an der Universtitaet Bonn dienen den folgenden Aufgabenstellungen und Zielsetzungen: - Netzwerkbildung und Kommunikation zwischen IHDP und nationalen HDP-Aktivitaeten; - Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit, Dokumentation und Publikation internationaler IHDP-Forschung und deren wissenschaftliche Koordination; - Entwicklung und Durchfuehrung wissenschaftlicher 'cors projects', z.T. in Zusammenarbeit mit IGBP, WCRP u.a. Schwerpunkt der Arbeit des IHDP-Sekretariats ist indes die inhaltliche sowie konzeptionelle Weiterentwicklung der internationalen IHDP-Forschung. Dazu zaehlen die Entwicklung globaler und faecheruebergreifender angelegter Forschungsstrategien sowie die Konzeptualisierung der internationalen Umweltforschung auf dem Gebiet der 'Human Dimensions' als Verursacher und Betroffener globaler Umweltveraenderungen.