ACOUSTIC RAINFALL

Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Rainfall

Coordinatore	HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH    more  Organization address address: 46,7th avenue Athens-Sounio, (Mavro Lithari) city: ANAVISSOS ATTIKI postcode: 19013 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Anastasios Cognome: Papadopoulos Email: send email Telefono: 30-2291076399 Fax: 30-2291076323
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Greece [EL]
Totale costo	0 €
EC contributo	201˙028 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-IIF
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-10-01   -   2011-09-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH  Organization address address: 46,7th avenue Athens-Sounio, (Mavro Lithari) city: ANAVISSOS ATTIKI postcode: 19013 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Anastasios Cognome: Papadopoulos Email: send email Telefono: 30-2291076399 Fax: 30-2291076323	EL (ANAVISSOS ATTIKI)	coordinator	201˙028.97

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Understanding the distribution and change of oceanic rainfall patterns is a major component of global/regional water cycle and climate change. Underwater acoustic measurements of rainfall can be used to detect and classify marine rainfall type and subsequently quantify the rainfall rate and its drop size distributions. These measurements if proven robust and accurate can be used to (1) provide continuous measurements of precipitation characteristics in the Oceans and (2) as in situ reference to physically validate satellite observations. In turn, the acoustic measurements of rain need to be evaluated using near-range high-quality weather radar and if possible co-located rain gauge arrays and disdrometers. These type of data will be available from the POSEIDON project operated by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) and represents a unique data set worldwide to pursue this concept. Dr. Nystuen is the world leader in the interpretation of the underwater sound to measure rainfall. By working closely with scientists from HCMR Dr. Nystuen will be able to transfer knowledge and understanding of the technique to European scientists and allow them to become competitive for future grants applying the acoustical measurement of rainfall to validate radar and satellite rainfall observations and other related opportunities.'