Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU)

Name of partner

Description

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU) is a public research university in Türkiye with strong expertise in wind erosion, land degradation, and sustainable soil management. COMU conducts interdisciplinary research combining field monitoring, experimental studies, and modelling to support evidence-based soil conservation and climate-resilient land management.

Role :

In EUROSION, COMU is primarily responsible for wind erosion activities. The team contributes to direct wind erosion measurements, experimental studies, and interpretation of erosion dynamics, supporting harmonised monitoring approaches and the integration of wind erosion observations into project-wide assessment and modelling frameworks.

Mustafa BASARAN

Mustafa BASARAN

Wind erosion direct measurements, experimental wind erosion research, and soil conservation. In EUROSION, he supports wind erosion monitoring methodology and interpretation of field/experimental datasets.

Professor of Soil Science

Günay ERPUL

Günay ERPUL

Wind erosion mechanisms, monitoring and modelling, and methodological development. In EUROSION, he provides scientific support to wind erosion work and cross-partner harmonisation activities.

Professor of Soil Science

Sema KAPLAN

Sema KAPLAN

Wind erosion processes, event-based erosion assessment, and integration of measurement data into modelling/assessment frameworks. In EUROSION, she contributes to analysis and harmonisation of wind erosion observations.

Assistant Professor