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The CEOP-HE Science Plan January 2010 Communication Officier: ceop-he@evk2cnr.org Web: www.ceop-he.org The reproduction of parts of this document is allowed quoting the source: CEOP-HE. 2010. Science Plan. EvK2CNR, SHARE Project. 41 pp. _____________ Cover pictures: Himalayas: Annapurna Tibetan Plateau African Mountain: Kilimanjaro Himalayas: Everest and Lhotse Himalayas: Nanga Parbat Karakoram Range: K2 Rwenzori Mountain: Rwenzori Alps: Monte Bianco CEOP-HE 2
Table of contents Executive summary 4 Foreword 3 1. General Background 3 1.1 The Coordinated Energy and water cycle Observations Project (CEOP) 3 1.2 Why focus on high elevation areas? 4 2. Science rationale 6 2.1 Distribution of high elevation areas over the continents 6 2.2 Mountains as driving functions for water and energy cycles 7 2.3 Recent issues concerning environmental changes at high elevations 8 2.4 Key elements of process studies 8 2.4.1 Land-atmosphere interaction in mountains 9 2.4.2 Impacts of global changes at high elevations 9 2.4.3 Transportation processes of water-vapour/energy 10 2.4.4 Influences of mountains on extreme weather, water resources and sub-continental scale climate changes 10 2.4.5 High elevations as cold regions 11 2.4.6 Atmospheric aerosol at high elevations 12 2.4.7 Global warming effects on high altitude ecosystems 13 2.5. Regional issues 14 2.5.1 Tibet/Himalayas 14 2.5.2 Central Asia Mountains: Altai, Tien Shan and Pamir 15 2.5.3 North America Mountains 16 2.5.4 South America Andes Cordillera 17 2.5.6 European Alps 18 2.5.7 African Mountains 19 3. CEOP-HE plan 20 3.1. Goal and objectives 20 3.2. Implementation strategy 20 3.2 HE network of observatories 21 3.2.1 Identification of HE-Net stations 21 3.2.2 CEOP-HE reference sites 22 3.2.3 From CEOP-HE to HE-Net. 24 3.2.3 Improving observation techniques at high elevations 24 3.3 Data archive, assimilation and management 25 3.4 Timeline 25 4. CEOP-HE: Contributions and Synergies with International Activities 26 4.1 Interactions with other CEOP Elements 26 4.1.1 Specific benefits obtained from interactions 26 4.1.2 Other more general benefits 27 4.2 Interactions with other international projects 27 4.3 The Global High Elevation Watch (GHEW) 28 4.4 CEOP-HE Organizational structure 28 References 30 Appendices 38 CEOP-HE 3
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