Grants ALW-EW programme Climate Variability 2004

In 2004 a total of 29 projects were submitted, of which 10 were grated for a total budget of 2,1 million euro.

• Symplectic Integration of Atmospheric Dynamics: Long-term Statistical Accuracy for Ensemble Climate Simulations.
  Dr. ir. J.E. Frank, CWI, 
  PhD
• CLIMAtology of Deep Inertial Motions (CLIMA-DIM).
  Dr. J.J.M. van Haren, NIOZ,
  POSTDOC
• The role of finite-time instabilities in the interaction between stratosphere and troposphere.
  Dr. J.Barkmeijer, KNMI, 
  PhD
• El Nino in a changing climate
  Dr. G.J. van Oldenborgh, KNMI,
  PhD
• Land Surface Climate and the Role of the Stable Boundary Layer.
  Prof. dr. A.A.M.Holtslag, WUR,
  POSTDOC + PhD
• Changes in tropical Atlantic variability and its teleconnections.
  Dr. ir. W.Hazeleger KNMI 
  POSTDOC
• Diagnostics and dynamics of the Circumglobal Waveguide Pattern.
  Dr. ir. F.M.Selten, KNMI,
  POSTDOC
• Transport and circulation around Madagascar.
  Dr. P.J. van Leeuwen, UU, 
  POSTDOC + PhD
• Stability of carbon pools in far east Siberia.
  Prof. dr. A.J. Dolman, VUA,
  POSTDOC
• Does climate change affect the stability of the soil carbon sink in high-latitude peatlands?
  Prof. dr. R. Aerts, VUA, 
  POSTDOC