Objetivo The sand/dust storms are both a symptom of serious anthropogenic land degradation, and a problem in its own right. In Central Asia, where sand and dust storms are common due to the natural conditions, large-scale anthropogenic changes lead to the formation of new salt/dust-emitting sites. The overall aim of the proposed research is to develop the basis for a long-term ecologic long-term monitoring of Central Asia, to investigate the temporal and spatial pattern of airborne salt-dust deposition across Central Asia, and model the current and future trends of aeolian processes in this region. The specific objectives of the project are to: 1) Setup a spatial database for monitoring the region in order to make the information available to a research network with further integration of the project's findings into GIS database; 2) Monitor dust storms using high temporal resolution remote sensing imagery concurrent with ground data collection and analysis;3) Reveal and monitor the dust-salt emission sites using high spatial satellite images;; 4) Monitor the changes in land use/land cover using Envisat and MERIS data; 6) Study the frequency, distribution and seasonality of the salty, dust, and sand storms in Central Asia; 7) Elaborate recommendations for phyto-ameliorative measures in the active dust-salt emission sites for reducing the amount of blown salts-dust and sand. Major innovative efforts will be directed towards the establishment of a long-term monitoring system on current emission sites, frequency of dust storms, qualitative and quantitative properties of dust/salt deposits.The project will also result in creation of a geographic and temporal database on dust storm events and emission sites. Recommendations for phyto-ameliorative measures in the active dust-salt emission sites will be developed. Ámbito científico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwareoperating systemsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systemsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencessoil sciencesland-based treatmentnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Programa(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Tema(s) INCO - Specific measures in support of international co-operation SUSTDEV-2002-3.III.4.1 - Assessing large-scale environmental risks. Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2003-INCO-RUSSIA+NIS-1 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinador BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 653 Beer-Sheva Israel Ver en el mapa Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (8) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo PHILIPPS-UNIVERSITAET MARBURG Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Biegenstrasse 10 Marburg/Lahn Ver en el mapa Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos ALGARVE UNIVERSITY (UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE) Portugal Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Campus da Penha Faro Ver en el mapa Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos NATIONAL CENTER OF SPACE RESEARCHES AND TECHNOLOGIES Kazajistán Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Shevchenko 15 Almaty Ver en el mapa Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos KAZAKH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND CLIMATE Kazajistán Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Seifullin av.597 Almaty Ver en el mapa Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Uzbekistán Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Kadyr Makhsumov st. 72 Tashkent Ver en el mapa Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos INSTITUTE OF BIOECOLOGY OF KARAKALPAK DIVISION, UZBEK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Uzbekistán Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Berdakha av. 41 Nukus Ver en el mapa Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESERTS, FLORA AND FAUNA, MINISTRY OF NATURE PROTECTION Turkmenistán Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Bitarap Turkmenistan 15 Ashgabat Ver en el mapa Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos WATER PROBLEMS INSTITUTE OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Rusia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Gubkina str. 3 GSP-1 Moscow Ver en el mapa Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos