Redelsperger Jean-Luc
Centre National de Recherche Météorologique
(CNRS & Météo-France)
42 Av Coriolis
31057 Toulouse Cedex
France
e-mail: redels@meteo.fr
Toulouse, 21 March 2002
Dear Colleagues
As you may know, the French research community has initiated an integrated project over
West Africa. It has been named AMMA (for African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses or
Analyses Multidisciplinaires de la Mousson Africaine or Afrikanscher Monsoon:
Multidiziplinäre Analyses or Analisis Multidiciplinar de los Monzones Africanos or ...).
We believe that the environmental challenges facing the region can only be addressed by a
multidisciplinary and multiscale approach. The main components of AMMA are: Atmospheric
Physics and Chemistry, the Continental Water Cycle, the Oceanic and Continental Surface
Conditions.
A synthetic review on the various aspects and issues of AMMA have already been presented
in the so-called white book (ftp://cnrm-ftp.meteo.fr/pub-come/WAM/whitebook.pdf). To
address these issues, the French community has also proposed to set-up at international
level a combination of coordinated research actions in different fields. Numerous
scientists, from Africa, Germany, the UK, and the United States are indeed participating
in the implementation of AMMA (see enclosure 3).
French Agencies such as CNES, CNRS/INSU, IRD, and Meteo-France have already accepted to
sponsor such an integrated project. Other countries have shown interests in the AMMA
project. Nevertheless, in order to achieve the objectives of such an ambitious project, it
is necessary to secure European fundings. Looking at the last working documents of the
European Commission, the concept of integrative project (See enclosure 2) seems to be the
ideal framework for AMMA. The integration could be dual: horizontal (multidisciplinary
nature of the project) and vertical (end users have declared their strong interests or
already work in AMMA: training and capacity building, food security, health including
prevention of epidemics related to atmospheric and hydrologic parameters, seasonal and
weekly forecasts, ...). Some of the latter activities could be also be integrated in
"Activities integration".
With the strong support of several French agencies, we would like to invite you to
participate in the strategic implementation of an Integrative Project in the FP VI of the
European Community. Indeed, the European Commission is currently seeking pre-projects
(called Expressions of Interest or EoI) to identify topics (and not consortia) to be
included in the call project proposals. The call for these EoI (Identifier EOI.FP6.2002)
have been launched on the 20 March 2002 with applications with submission no later than 7
June 2002. The EoI document will be short (5 pages at the most) but may represent an
important step for the project AMMA itself.
We would be very pleased if you could attend a 1-day meeting in Paris to discuss such a
proposal and further implementation. In order to optimize the output from this meeting, if
agreed upon, we suggest to start in exchanging E-mails.
Possible dates for the meeting are: 22 April, 6 May, 16 May, 17 May, 21 May, 22 May, 23
May, 24 May
Let us know if you would be interested in participating and which dates are impossible
for you.
Because of this short notice, it is possible that none of the dates above are convenient
for you. If so please fell free to suggest names of colleague who could represent your
field of research in your country.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Paris.
On the behalf of the French AMMA Coordinating Committee
Jean-Luc Redelsperger
Enclosures:
List of recipients
Highlights of the current European working document about Integrative Project
Lists of PIs having declared their interests in AMMA (France, Germany, UK, USA)
List of recipients UK
Doug Parker (Atmospheric dynamics & Applications)
Chris Taylor (Continental surface, hydrology)
Kathy Law (Atmospheric chemistry)
Andy Morse (Health issues)
Representative from ESSC (Satellite)
Julia Slingo (Climate dynamics)
Germany
Peter Speth (Hydrology, Continental surface)
Mob Latif or Wolfang Knorr(Climate dynamics)
V. Mohrholtz (Ocean interactions)
Claus Simmer or Peter Bauer (Satellite)
H. Holler or Ch. Kottmeier (Atmospheric chemistry)
Thorsten Fehr (COnvection and transports of chemistry species)
Representative from applications (Health, food security, ...)
ECMWF Tony Hollingsworth (ECMWF will design representative(s))
Spain
Miguel Angel Gaertner (Continental surface, atmosphere interactions)
Belgium
Eric Lambin (Land cover, Sattelite)
France
Jan Polcher or Serge Janicot (Climate dynamics)
Thierry Lebel (Continental surface, hydrology)
Yves Tourre (Health issues; Training & Capacity Building)
Gerard Ancellet (Oxydation and large scale redistribution of compounds)
Arona Diedhou (Training & Applications)
Bernard Bourles (Ocean interactions)
Laurence Eymard (Satellite & applications)
Robert Delmas {Emissions and transports of chemical compounds}
Frank Roux (Atmospheric Dynamics, Convection)
Highlights of the current European working document about Integrative Project
1.1. Purpose
The integrated project is being designed to generate the knowledge required to implement
the priority themes by integrating the critical mass of activities and resources needed to
achieve ambitious clearly defined scientific and technological objectives. Each integrated
project should be aimed either at increasing the Europe's competitiveness or at addressing
major societal needs.
The integrated project is therefore an instrument to support objectivedriven research,
where the primary deliverable is new knowledge. Under these objectives they may include
more longterm or ``risky'' research. Of course, by mobilising a critical mass of
resources, integrated projects can also be expected to have a structuring effect on the
fabric of European research.
Integrated projects may also be used, in certain duly justified cases, in other research
areas supporting policies and anticipating scientific and technological needs (the so
called 8 th priority), when the objective in question can be better achieved by these
means.
1.2. Meaning#of#Integration
The detailed internal#architecture of an integrated project will depend on the
complexity and scope of the project, the topic it addresses, the objectives and the
managerial approach taken. It should comprise a#coherent#set#of#component parts,#often in
the form of subprojects, implemented in close coordination, which may vary in size and
structure according to the tasks to be carried out, each dealing with different aspects of
the overall project implementation plan needed to achieve its agreed objectives.
Integration may take several forms:
Vertical integration: encompassing the ``valuechain'' from knowledge production and
technology development to their transfer. Principal stakeholders, including users, should
be involved and help gear the project towards attaining the expected impact.
Horizontal integration: referring primarily to the multidisciplinary nature of the
project, with regard to its scientific and technological component.
Activities integration: integrating various research activities with each other and with
other types of needed activities, including demonstration and takeup activities,
protection and dissemination of knowledge, training, etc, as appropriate.
Intersectoral integration: referring to a partnership between private and public
sector research organisations, and in particular between academia and industry, including
SMEs.
Financial integration: Projects will preferably be carried out on the basis of overall
financing plans involving a significant mobilisation of public and private sector
Lists of PIs having declared their interests in AMMA (France)
(To be completed)
Climat & monsoon dynamics, Water cycle
P. Bechtold(8), JP Cammas(8), H. Chepfer(11), D. Dargone(3), A. Dabas(4), N. De
Noblet(13), M. Desbois(11), A. Diedhiou(14), B. Fontaine(5), M. Gosset(14), F.
Guichard(4), S. Janicot(11), JP Lafore(4), H. Laurent(14), Y. Lemaitre(2), L. Li(11), P.
Mascart(8), V. Moron(5), J. Pelon(16), N. Philippon(5), L. Picon(11), A. Protat(2), JL
Redelsperger(4), R. Roca(11), H. Roquet(3), P. Roucou(5), F. Roux(8), H. Sauvageot(8), Y
Tourre(15), N. Viltard(2)
Continental surface, Hydrology, Biosphere
G. Boulet(1), B.Cappelaere(7), A. Chehbouni(1), C. Depraetere(14), A. Dezetter(7), H.
Douville(4), L. Eymard(2), S. Galle1(4), M. Hoepffner(15), J Gignoux(6), Th. Lebel(14), G.
Mahé(7), JC Menaut(1), E. Mougin(1), C. Ottle(2), C. Peugeot(7), J. Polcher(11), L.
Seguis(7), E. Servat(7), M. Zribi(2)
Oceanic surface
D. Bourles(10), G.Caniaux(4), G. Eldin(10), A. Lazar(20), C. Maes(10), Y Du Penhoat(10),
C. Provost(20), J. Servain(10)
Atmospheric chemistry & Aerosols
G. Ancellet(16), JL Attié(8),G. Bergametti18), S. Cautenet9), P. Chazette13), I.
Chiapello17), R. Delmas8 ), S. Despiau19), F. Dulac13), D. Hauglustein(16), L. Gomez(4),
JP Lacaux(15), P. Laj(19), C. Liousse(8), V. Marecal(12), C. Mari(8), B. Marticoréna(18),
VH Peuch(4), M. Pirre(12), JP Pommereau(16), R. Rosset(8),F. Said(8), D. Tanré(17), V.
Thouret(8)
Laboratories:
1 CESBIO, 2 CETP, 3 CMS, 4 CNRM, 5 CRC, 6 FESE, 7 HSME, 8 LA, 9 LAMP, 10 LEGOS, 11 LMD,
12 LPCE, 13 LSCE, 14 LTHE, 15 MEDIAS, 16 SA, 17 LOA, 18 LISA, 19 LEPI, 20 LODYC
Lists of PIs having declared their interests in AMMA (USA)
NCAR
NCAR/ACD Jim Greenberg, Alex Guenther, Andy Weinheimer
NCAR/ATD Dave Parsons, Wen-Chau Lee, Jim Hurrel
NCAR/MMM Mitch Moncrieff
NOAA
NOAA/HRD Pete Black, Frank Marks#, Bob Rogers, Jason Dunion, Chris Landsea
NOAA/NCEP Mohan Karyumpudi, Wassila Thiaw
IRI (NOOA/OGP& U Col) Neil Ward, Steve Zebiak
NASA/GSFC
NASA/GSFC/Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch
NASA/GSFC Guiling Wang, WK Tao
Universities
Harvard University Daniel J. Jacob
Cornell U Kerry Cook
CSU Steve Rutledge, Dick Johnson
CU Peter Webster, Robert Tomas, Bob Grossman, Brian Mapes
FSU Sharon Nicholson, T.N. Krishnamurti
MIT Elfatih Eltahir
PSU Greg Jenkins
SUNY at Albany Chris Thorncroft, Karen Mohr, John Molinari
UCLA Xue Yongkang, Dave Neelin
U. Miami /RSMAS Joseph Prospero
Univ. of North Carolina Fred Semazzi
Univ. of Oklahoma Peter Lamb
Univ. of Washington Bob Houze, Adam Sobel
Interests in AMMA (Germany)
Hydrology & Continental Surface; Remote sensing
IMPETUS community (Integrated approach to the efficient management of water resources in
West Africa):
P. Speth, A. Hense, M. Christoph (U Koln), B. Diekkrüger (U Bonn), ...
GLOWA programme (Global Change in the Hydrological Cycle) ??? GLOWA-Volta project: N.
van de Giesen (U. Bonn), H. Kunstmann (IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen)
P. Bauer, J. Schulz, C. Simmer (DLR & U. Bonn)
M. Clausen (Postdam Institut for Climate Impact Research)
Climate, Atmospheric Dynamics & Oceanic Surface
-M. Latif, W.Knorr (MPI)
-V. Mohrholtz (Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemuende)
-Tropical convection & cyclogenesis: L. Shapiro, R. Smith, S Jones (U Munich)
Chemistry and convection
Ch. Kottmeier (FZK), H. Höller (DLR) K. Beheng (FZK), E. Raschke, M. Quante, B. Rockel
(GKSS), C. Lüpkes (AWI), H. Smit et A. Hofzumahaus (FZJ), Th. Fehr (DLR)
Expressions of interest from the UK community
LOP (Interannual, including retrospective studies):
-Matthews (UEA): Intraseasonal climate variability
-Toumi et al. (Imperial College): Meteosat OLR variability
EOP (Seasonal, over 2 or 3 years)
-Dumelow et al. (Met Office): Model validation, satellite wind validation, convection
studies
-Morse (Liverpool): Rainfall onset prediction; microclimate/insect habitats; disease
propagation
-Lloyd and Taylor (CEH Wallingford): Monitoring of surface processes
SOP (3 monthly periods)
-Blyth et al. (Leeds) A. Gadian, J. Latham T. Choularton (UMIST), Ph. Brown (possibly):
Microphysics and dynamics of deep convection
-Law (Cambridge), C. Reeves et al (UEA), D. Heard (U. Leeds), J. Methven (U. Reading):
Atmospheric chemistry
-J. Whiteway (U. Wales), B. Hoskins, J. Methven (U. Reading) H.Coe, TChoularton(UMIST),
S. Tett (UKMO), R.Toumi, J. Syroka (Imperial College) Water vapor, variability, validation
model/analyses, dynamics and cirrus (also LOP & SOP)
-Parker et al. (Leeds): The diurnal cycle and convection
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