Project

LANDSURF (WASCAL)

This project seeks to develop a West African Earth System Model (WESM) for high-resolution longer-term transient climate change projections.

Date Published
25 Oct 2022
Expected Start Date
01 Apr 2021
Expected End Date
31 Mar 2024
Project Type
Research
Project Status
Active

The LANDSURF project seeks to develop a West African Earth System Model (WESM) for high-resolution longer-term transient climate change projections. The novel aspect of this regional climate model approach is the consideration of dynamic interactions between atmosphere and land-surface processes, including man-made land cover changes and land degradation, as well as between atmosphere and ocean. UNU-INRA is hosting two PhD students as a capacity building component of the project.

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