Original scientific paper

THE MESOSCALE ALPINE PROGRAMME (MAP): A MULTI-FACETTED SUCCESS STORY

Hans Volkert ; Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, D-82234 Weßling, Germany

Abstract

During the decade 1995-2005 the MAP initiative provided an important motor for mountain meteorology and weather research. Four years of detailed planning (phase A) led to a broad field campaign over the European Alps during autumn 1999, the MAP special observing period (SOP or phase B). During the following years a large variety of studies synthesized the data collected during the SOP and used their findings for further research (phase C).
While a number of solicited presentations at the ICAM-MAP conference highlight the scientific achievements made during the conduct of MAP, it is outlined here to how the overall success of MAP may be measured and which facets were conducive to it. It is assumed that some generalities can be distilled which may provide useful guidelines for future enterprises of a similar scope.

Keywords

ICAM; MAP; Measures for success

Hrčak ID:

64534

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/64534

Publication date:

15.12.2005.

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