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NERC Reference : NE/B505597/1

African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses - UK (AMMA-UK).

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor D Parker, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor CM Taylor, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Hydro-climate Risks
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Matthews, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Harding, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), Reynard
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Pilling, University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Professor DE Heard, University of Leeds, Sch of Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Dr JB McQuaid, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Co-Investigator:
Professor AP Morse, University of Liverpool, Geography and Planning
Co-Investigator:
Professor H Coe, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Reeves, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Jones, University of Cambridge, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Lewis, University of York, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Professor JA Pyle, University of Cambridge, Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Professor PS Monks, University of Leicester, Chemistry
Science Area:
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Atmospheric
Overall Classification:
Atmospheric
ENRIs:
Global Change
Science Topics:
Land - Atmosphere Interactions
Tropospheric Processes
Boundary Layer Meteorology
Climate & Climate Change
Abstract:
Subsaharan Africa has experienced measurable climate change over recent decades, with severe effects on local water resources, agriculture and health. However, our predictive methods for this region are unreliable, due to a lack of observations and a poor understanding of the processes controlling the West African Monsoon (WAM). As part of the international AMMA programme the UK will undertake a substantial effort, involving 8 institutions and more than 30 scientists, to measure the physical and chemical processes which determine the local climate and its global impacts. AMMA-UK will install an array of ground-based stations, between the tropical forest of the Guinea coast and the Sahara desert, to monitor climate over a two-year period. Within the vegetation canopy, measurements will be made of the environmental quantities which determine disease propagation and these will be related to the larger-scale weather and climate as derived from satellite observations. In the summer of 2006, an intensive campaign of aircraft and balloon-borne measurements will be used to analyse the atmospheric state and composition. Using a synthesis of the full set of measurements, the interaction of patterns of soil moisture and vegetation with weather systems and atmospheric composition will be determined. A co-ordinated programme of modelling will describe the role of the WAM in the global climate, improve our understanding of droughts and contribute to improved forecasts.
Period of Award:
7 Feb 2005 - 6 Feb 2010
Value:
£307,290 Split Award
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NE/B505597/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Consortiums Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Consortiums

This grant award has a total value of £307,290  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - StaffTotal - T&STotal - Other CostsTotal - Indirect Costs
£150,026£20,278£51,413£85,573

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