LISA – CNRS

Description

LISA-CNRS (Laboratoire Inter-universitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil, Université Paris Cité) is a research laboratory dedicated to the study of chemical composition of planetary atmospheres: the Earth's troposphere and related major environmental issues, and extraterrestrial atmospheres in relation to exobiology issues. The mineral dust cycle is on the six main scientific topics of the lab. It includes the investigation of the mineral dust emission by wind erosion in arid and semi-arid areas and of the physical and chemical characteristics that controls their radiative and biogeochemical impacts.

Role :

Based on its background in developing wind erosion process-based model (Dust Production Model) and applying it from the local to the continental scale, LISA-CNRS will be involved in the modelling of erosion fluxes and associated soils loss due to wind erosion on cultivated fields in Europe. We will take advantage of the experimental data obtained by the monitoring nodes to develop specific parameterizations and validate the estimated fluxes. The application at the European scale will rely on the fields map provided by VARDA, surface input data shared with the water erosion model and CAMS meteorological data.