ACROSS Research Reports

AVI 080 Project "ACROSS"

"Analyzed Climatology of Rainfall Obtained from Satellite and Surface data

for the Mediterranean Basin"

The project started on July 1st, 1995
and the activities of the first year are summarized in the
End of 1st year report

Research Reports (summaries)

Coordinating Institution (Italy):
UNIVERSITY OF GENOVA: Hydraulic Institute

Collection of raingauge data from WMO networks and local networks in the study area at fine resolution
by G. Boni and L.G. Lanza
Development of graphical tools for data analysis and presentation
by L.G. Lanza
Development of GIS-based system capable of storing, georeferencing and integrating satellite-derived information and ground-based data
by L.G. Lanza

U.K. Partner:
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL: Centre for Remote Sensing

Development and calibration of techniques for processing SMMR and SSM/I data for estimation of rainfall and land surface characteristics
by M.C. Todd, E.C. Barrett and M.J. Beaumont
Acquisition and preparation of satellite images for ACROSS
by M.C. Todd and E.C. Barrett
Processing of SMMR images for rainfall over the Mediterranean sea from 1978 to 1987
by M.C. Todd, E.C. Barrett and M.J. Beaumont

Turkish Partner:
METU: Civil Engineering Department

Rainfall climatology of Turkey
by D. Altinbilek, Y. Kutoglou, and Z. Akyurek
1st year scientific progress report
by D. Altinbilek

Jordan Partner:
UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN: Dept. of Geology

Activities during 1st semester
by E. Salameh
The climate of Jordan
by E. Salameh

Syrian Partner:
ICARDA - Int. Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

First year report
by T. Oweis and W. Goebel

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MI - September 1996