Development of a european land data assimilation system to predict floods and droughts

Objective

The proposal designs, implements and tests a flexible system for estimating soil moisture content on a regional (European) to global scale. Use is made of high resolution precipitation, radiation, satellite derived surface temperature and atmospheric data, and data assimilation technologies developed in the context of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP). The products of the system will be validated using regional and continental scale data sets. A number of case studies is devoted to assess the value of the system in improving flood forecasts from a routine NWP system coupled to hydrological models, to improve the seasonal hydrological cycle in NWP forecasts necessary for better predictions of serious drought events, and to improve the modelling of land surface processes in NWP and climate models.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-7. - RTD activities of a generic nature

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Address

10,Wilhelminalaan 10
3730 AE De Bilt
Netherlands

Participants (9)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Avenue Gustave Coriolis 42, C.n.r. Mtttorologique
31057 Toulouse

European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF

United Kingdom

Address

Shinfield Park
RG2 9AX Reading

GERMAN WEATHER SERVICE

Germany

Address

63004 Offenbach Am Main

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA

Spain

Address

Camino De Las Moreras S/n
28071 Madrid

METEO-FRANCE

France

Address

Avenue Gaspard Coriolis 42
31057 Toulouse

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

United Kingdom

Address

Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
OX10 8BB Wallingford

RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET BONN

Germany

Address

20,Auf Dem Hügel 20
53121 Bonn

SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Sweden

Address

Folkborgsvägen 1
601 76 Norrköping

UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE VIENNA

Austria

Address

Veterinaerplatz 1
1210 Wien