Project Details
Projekt
Mesoscale circulations and Energy and gaS exchange Over the Tibetan Plateau
Applicant
Professor Dr. Thomas Foken
Subject Area
Palaeontology
Term
from 2008 to 2015
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 68277805
The proposed project will investigate the energy and matter exchange between the atmosphere and the underlying surface of the Tibetan Plateau, which is an essential prerequisite to understand Asian monsoon variability, effects of climate change and the role of the ecosystems under these conditions. A main task is the quality control of surface flux measurements and their upscaling to the grid scale of limited area models by footprint modelling. The second task will be mesoscale modelling of atmospheric flow, clouds, precipitation and radiation of the area, evaluated a.o. by the energy flux measurements. Data of the Chinese stations Nam Co and Oomolangma as well as own measurements at the Kema station will be used. The used ATHAM model is especially adapted to the area. The eddy-covariance measurements will also be used for ecological studies within TiP. The project is well connected withChinese modelling efforts and German glacier and ecological projects within TiP.
DFG Programme
Priority Programmes
International Connection
China, United Kingdom
Participating Persons
Professor Dr. Hans Friedrich Graf; Professor Dr. Yaoming Ma
