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CLIMATOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAMME

( 1980 TO 1984 )

COMMUNICATION OF THE COMMISSION CONCERNING A RESEARCH PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATOLOGY DECIDED ON 18 DECEMBER 1979 BY THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

CALL FOR TENDERS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IS CARRYING OUT A RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATOLOGY FOR A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD STARTING IN 1980 AND ENDING ON 31 DECEMBER 1984 .

A TOTAL AMOUNT OF EIGHT MILLION EUA ( AS DEFINED BY THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS IN FORCE ) IS ALLOCATED TO THIS PROGRAMME .

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES WISHES TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS RESEARCH PROGRAMME BY MEANS OF SHARED-COST CONTRACTS ( THE MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CEC BEING 50 % ) CONCERNING EITHER OF THE RESEARCH AREAS DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEX . IN ORDER TO BE ADAPTED IF NECESSARY TO EVOLVING RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS , THE PROGRAMME WILL BE SUBJECT TO A REVIEW IN 1981 , WHICH MAY LEAD TO A REVISION TO TAKE EFFECT IN 1982 . IT WILL THEREFORE BE EXECUTED IN TWO PHASES . THE PRESENT CALL FOR TENDERS IS CONCERNED WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROGRAMME , WHICH WILL COVER THE PERIOD PREVIOUS TO THE REVISION . FOR THIS REASON THE DURATION OF THE INITIAL CONTRACTS WILL NOT EXCEED THREE YEARS . PROPOSALS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY ANY NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON ( WHETHER EXISTING UNDER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAW ) , INSTITUTION , OR ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS , WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF A MEMBER STATE . THEY SHOULD INCLUDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE APPLICANT AND ON THE NATURE AND COST OF THE RESEARCH WORK ONE PROPOSES TO CARRY OUT , AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 31 MAY 1980 . ALL PROPOSALS SHALL BE TREATED IN CONFIDENCE .

FORMS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSALS AS WELL AS ANY FURTHER INFORMATION , MAY BE OBTAINED FROM :

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL XII ( RESEARCH , SCIENCE AND EDUCATION )

CLIMATOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAMME ,

RUE DE LA LOI 200 ,

B-1049 BRUSSELS ,

BELGIUM

ANNEX

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME

RESEARCH ARE I : UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE

RESEARCH WORK AIMED AT GAINING A DEEPER INSIGHT INTO THE MECHANISM AND BEHAVIOUR ( STABILITY AND VARIABILITY ) OF THE CLIMATE SYSTEM .

1.1 . THE RECONSTITUTION OF PAST CLIMATES

THIS SHOULD BE OF RELEVANCE TO THE EUROPEAN CLIMATES AND BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE EXPLORATION AND THE ANALYSIS OF ( A ) NATURAL RECORDS AND ( B ) OBSERVATIONAL AND OTHER HISTORICAL RECORDS .

THE DATA THUS COLLECTED AND ANALYZED SHOULD BE TREATED IN A QUANTITATIVE WAY AND TRANSPOSED INTO CLIMATIC DATA .

1.2 . CLIMATE MODELLING AND PREDICTION

INVESTIGATIONS SHOULD BE AIMED AT DEVELOPING OR IMPROVING MODELS CAPABLE OF SIMULATING CLIMATE , ESPECIALLY BY INCLUDING THE SLOWLY VARYING COMPONENTS OF THE CLIMATIC SYSTEM , AND OF ASSESSING CLIMATE PREDICTABILITY ON TIME AND SPACE SCALES THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY .

THE STUDY OF IMPERFECTLY KNOWN PHYSICAL PROCESSES RELEVANT TO CLIMATE MODELLING IS INCLUDED HERE .

RESEARCH ARE II : MAN-CLIMATE INTERACTIONS

QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF POSSIBLE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE ON BASIC RESOURCES AND OF SELECTED HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON CLIMATE . TIME SCALES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHICH WOULD BE MEANINGFUL FOR RESOURCE PLANNING OR DECISION MAKING .

II.1 . CLIMATIC VARIABILITY AND EUROPEAN RESOURCES

( A ) IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURAL AND WATER RESOURCES :

THE STUDY OF THE RESPONSES OF AGRICULTURAL AND/OR HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEMS TO SPECIFIED CLIMATE VARIATIONS ; THE IMPROVEMENT OF FORECASTING METHODS CONCERNING THE ABOVE .

( B ) CLIMATIC HAZARD EVALUATION

DEVELOPMENT OR IMPROVEMENT OF STATISTICAL OR DIAGNOSTIC FORECASTING METHODS FOR FLOODS , DROUGHTS , FOREST FIRES AND OTHER RISKS .

( C ) IMPACTS ON ENERGY REQUIREMENTS , PRODUCTION AND USE

II.2 . MAN'S INFLUENCE ON CLIMATE

( A ) ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL POLLUTION

STUDY OF THE POSSIBLE PERTURBATIONS OF THE CLIMATIC SYSTEM CAUSED BY ANTHROPOGENIC MODIFICATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE ( GASES , AEROSOLS ) . SPECIAL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CLIMATIC EFFECTS OF THE CARBON DIOXIDE ACCUMULATION DUE TO FOSSIL FUEL BURNING .

( B ) RELEASE OF ENERGY

ASSESSMENT OF THE CLIMATIC EFFECTS OF THERMAL ENERGY RELEASE .