monsoon
micro-waves with a view of the inversion
of humidity pressure in the lower layers
of the atmosphere
Moderator: A.D. Ochou
- Impact of climate variability on agricul-
ture: study through the MAR project
example of the millet crop in Senegal
mulation to analyse desertification in the
supplying area of fuel-wood for Niamey-
city (Niger)
sentations of deforestation in Ivory Coast
- Example of the forest reserve of the
Haut-Sassandra
cesses of runoff and particle transport in
the Sahelian environment of Burkina-
Faso
ecosystems in Brazzaville-Congo
Moderator: H. Onibon
- Chemistry of rain water and wet
deposits in equatorial forest environ-
ment: IDAF project
evolution of air masses during their trans-
port from the Atlantic ocean to the
AMMA area
ject" and its links with the AMMA pro-
gramme A. Konaré
monsoon flux in West Africa and
interactions with surface conditions
mate change on the environment in
Burkina-Faso
sation of the school as well as the
the staff of the CRA (Atmospheric
Research Centre) to organise this event.
opinion was that the objective had been
reached but several presentations were
sometimes too detailed for non-spe-
cialists to keep up with them properly.
blished and distributed to all participants.
tions should take place during the first
week, for the trainees to get acquainted
more quickly and to come to know each
other's field of work at the beginning of
the school. This way, scientific
exchanges between them would be ea-
sier. Concerning future AMMA work-
shops, priority will be given to a work-
shop bearing on data processing in the
general sense (ground-based and satellite
data, model outputs and analyses), on the
use of databases and tools (including
statistic tools). Tutorial classes, practical
work and applications will prevail. The
panel of lecturers of future workshops
will include African researchers.
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active at starting the so-called
European GMES
operation with EUMETSAT and some
space agencies of participating states.
The 10
form to better advertise about GMES in
the countries in accession phase. Ostrava
is an old mining town, located in Eastern
Czech Republic, close to Slovakia and
Poland, a region facing deep economic
and societal changes as well as severe
environmental problems. MEDIAS-
France presented the GMES activities
and potential interest for the region under
the umbrella of the so-called EUFOREO
concerted action, developed in the frame-
work of the EC FP5 programme under
the leadership of the EARSC
France was invited as a national repre-
sentative of France in the EARSeL
Tomas Benes, was the Czech representa-
tive in that Council. This shows how the
MEDIAS network operates, bridging
together various initiatives on environ-
mental issues of common interest.
Practice - Bringing them together' was
organised by the VSB - Technical
University of Ostrava and Czech
Association for Geo-information, and
sponsored by DIGIS Ltd.
Invited speakers :
Konecny, G.: Mapping from Space.