Obiettivo Climate and its variability exert fundamental influence on the natural environment and human life. The IPCC TAR states that 'since the start of the satellite record in 1979, both satellite and weather balloon measurements show that the global averaged temperature of the lowest 8 km of the atmosphere has changed by 0.05±0.10°C per decade, but the global average surface temperature has increased significantly by 0.15±0.05°C per decade'.Higher lapse rate creates instability in the troposphere and makes atmospheric processes more dynamical. It may manifest in stronger convection and increasing storminess. There are many examples of such events from Europe, i.e. flooding in western Poland, the Czech Republic and Eastern Germany in July 1997 and torrential rains in Austrian villages in August 2002. The main objective of this project is to analyze the temporal and spatial variability of the static stability in the atmosphere over Europe and its relation to variability of precipitation totals, the frequency of extreme precipitation events, and the proportion of precipitation falling in extreme events.The project will evaluate the NCEP/NCAR re-analysis gridded daily data and available station soundings from Europe to analyze the temporal variability of temperature gradients near the ground and up to the middle troposphere. This variability will be related to variability of precipitation totals and seasonal course in different regions of Europe. The frequencies of extremely stable and unstable events will be examined as well as extremely deep lows and high-pressure gradient cases.The project will constitute an excellent opportunity for transfer of knowledge between our department and other European universities. We will send our researchers to the Institute for Coastal Research at GKSS in Germany and to the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis at Lund University in Sweden. At the same time we want to recruit researchers from other countries. Campo scientifico natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologyatmospheric circulationnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnorth atlantic oscillationnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologytropospherenatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputational intelligence Parole chiave Europe downscaling instability lapse rate rainfall variability storminess strong winds temporal variability troposphere Programma(i) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Argomento(i) MOBILITY-1.3 - Marie Curie Host Fellowships - Transfer of knowledge (TOK) Invito a presentare proposte FP6-2002-MOBILITY-3 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento TOK - Marie Curie actions-Transfer of Knowledge Coordinatore UNIVERSITY OF LODZ Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Narutowicza 65 LODZ Polonia Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (2) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto GKSS FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Max-Planck-Str. 1 GEESTHACHT Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato LUNDS UNIVERSITET Svezia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Paradisgatan 5C 117 LUND Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato
