Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/R009139/1
International: TAMSAT-AgricuLtural EaRly warning sysTem (TAMSAT-ALERT) platform
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor ECL Black, University of Reading, Meteorology
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr J Blower, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
- Grant held at:
- University of Reading, Meteorology
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Unknown
- ENRIs:
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Ensemble forecasting
- Risk management
- Satellite observation
- Uncertainty estimation
- Warning systems
- Regional & Extreme Weather
- Environment/plant interaction
- Water stress
- Plant responses to environment
- Drought
- Abstract:
- We propose the development of a new platform, TAMSAT-ALERT*, which will transform proven research in decision support for African agriculture into a platform co-designed with key stakeholders in the agricultural and financial sectors, dedicated to supporting farmers facing time-critical agronomic decisions every season. TAMSAT-ALERT (AgricuLtural dEcision suppoRT) is a methodological framework for assessing weather-related risk to agriculture. TAMSAT has piloted the framework and associated data products in several African countries, including Ghana and Zambia, in partnership with national hydrometeorological services, and leaders in the financial and agricultural sectors. Currently the framework exists as a set of research level code, which can only be run within the TAMSAT group. The proposed project will develop TAMSAT-ALERT into a platform, which can be utilized by the agricultural and financial sectors in Africa and beyond - bridging the gap between research level products and an operational tool. To engage a wide community of stakeholders, the platform will be served through a website, a smartphone app and R/python packages. Our vision is a set of sustainable technologies that can be exploited independently of the project investigators for societal good. *Tropical Applications of Meteorology using SATellite data and ground observations - AgricuLtural dEcision suppoRT system
- NERC Reference:
- NE/R009139/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- NC&C
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Innovation Follow on
This grant award has a total value of £100,709
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | DA - Estate Costs | DI - Staff | Exception - T&S | DA - Other Directly Allocated | DI - T&S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £5,420 | £16,554 | £5,992 | £6,122 | £40,254 | £18,952 | £432 | £6,984 |
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