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WG1: Water Budget of the Mediterranean Sea (see section 3.1 of the WhiteBook) Coordinators :Dr Ludwig Wolfgang , Perpignan , France Dr Mariotti Annarita , Rome , Italy Dr Somot Samuel , Toulouse , France |
Topic 1.1 : Estimation/observation, observed trends, climate projection of the different terms of the budget |
1.1a- Precipitation over the Sea |
1.1b- Evaporation over the Sea |
1.1c- River Run-off |
1.1d- Water vapour transport |
1.1e- Strait exchanges |
Topic 1.2: Global budget of the Mediterranean Sea |
1.2a- Quantification |
1.2b- Influence of the intense events on the global Mediterranean water budget |
1.2c- Impact of the climate change on the global water budget |
WG2: Hydrological Continental cycle (see section 3.2 of the WhiteBook) Coordinators :Dr Braud Isabelle , Paris , France Dr. Chanzy André , Avignon , France Dr. Viterbo Pedro , Lisboa , Portugal |
Topic 2.1 : Processes studies and small catchment scale modelling of the water and energy balance |
2.1a- Understanding and modelling the role of the vegetation |
2.1b- Monitoring evapotranspiration over complex terrains |
2.1c- Snow processes |
2.1d- Understanding and modelling water pathways at the hillslope scale |
2.1e- Understanding and modelling aquifers at catchment scales |
2.1f- Integrated modelling for catchments of a few km2 to tens of km2 |
Topic 2.2: The regional scale contribution of the continental surfaces to the water budget |
2.2a- Near-surface atmospheric analyses at regional scale |
2.2b- Land cover description at regional scale |
2.2c- Sub-grid scale parameterizations for SVAT at regional scale |
2.2d- Transversal issues: interfaces and database |
Topic 2.3: Polluant dynamics in intermittent rivers |
Topic 2.4: Climatic and anthropogenetic change |
Topic 2.5: Remote sensing observations for processes and modelling |
WG3: Heavy rainfall, flash-floods and floods (see section 3.3 of the WhiteBook) Coordinators :Dr Romero Romualdo , Palma de Mallorca , Spain Dr Delrieu Guy , Grenoble , France Dr. Richard Evelyne , Toulouse , France Dr Montanari Alberto , Bologna , Italy |
Topic 3.1 : Heavy precipitation systems |
3.1a- Heavy precipitation systems climatology |
3.1b- Factors leading to heavy precipitation systems (large scale, mesoscale and microphysical processes) |
3.1c- Moisture monitoring and origin |
3.1d- Impact of Mediterranean Sea on heavy precipitation events |
3.1e- Role of aerosols |
3.1f- Modelling and predictability issues |
Topic 3.2: Floods and Flash-floods |
3.2a- Quantitative precipitation estimation |
3.2b- Hydrologic responses to heavy precipitation events |
3.2c- Hydraulic responses to heavy precipitation events |
3.2d- Modelling and predictability issues |
Topic 3.3: Impact of climate change on heavy precipitation and flash-floods |
WG4: Intense sea-atmosphere interactions (see section 3.4 of the WhiteBook) Coordinators :Dr Lagouvardos Kostas , Athens , Greece Dr Ivancan-Picek Branka , Zagreb , Croatia Dr Beranger Karine , Palaiseau , France Mrs Estournel Claude , Toulouse , France Dr Josey Simon , Southampton , UK |
Topic 4.1 : Strong winds over the Mediterranean Sea |
4.1a- Local severe winds |
4.1b- Mediterranean cyclogeneses |
Topic 4.2: Mediterranean Sea response to strong wind forcing |
4.2a- Fast response of the Mediterranean Sea |
4.2b- The slow branch of the Mediterranean water cycle |
Topic 4.3: Air-sea feedbacks |
4.3a- Atmospheric and oceanic circulations |
4.3b- Role of marine aerosols on air-sea fluxes |
4.3c- Modelling air-sea interactions |
WG5: Societal and economical impacts (see section 4 of the WhiteBook) Coordinators :Dr Llasat Maria-Carmen , Barcelona , Spain Mrs Lutoff Céline , Grenoble , France Dr Gruntfest Eve , Colorado Springs , USA |
Topic 5.1 : for long-term scenarios definition |
Topic 5.2: Impacts of environmental events |