In the first place stable boundary layers with weak intermittent turbulence are not well understood. The representation of stable boundary layers in weather and climate models still offers great problems, which reduce the reliability of weather and climate predictions of night-time temperatures. In the second place there are uncertainties with respect to available observations of the surface fluxes of heat and moisture. These uncertainties are partially due to the limited accuracy of the observations, but there may be also conceptual problems due to a lack of understanding of the actual processes which are involved. International projects are planned, which may help to shed light on these important problem areas.
International collaboration is considered as well.
The implementation of a national windprofiler network is supported. The availability of fast computers and cloud resolving models and the development of new observation systems like cloud radars, cloud lidars, micro-wave sounders and new satellites, have accelerated the progress of research into cloud dynamics in recent years. The recent discovery of meso-scale turbulence is an example. These interactions play a crucial role in weather and climate systems. We have a great research potential in this field, because we combine experimental and model activities.