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Workshop on data spatial distribution in meteorology and climatology, Volterra, 28 September to 3 October 1997
Environmental research
Environment policy and protection of the environment

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WMO
EUROPEAN UNION
COST ACTION 79
Seminar on
DATA SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
IN METEOROLOGY AND
CLIMATOLOGY
CNR / I.A.T.A.
R.M.T.C. / WMO
EMA.
EUR 18472 EN EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Edith Cresson, Member of the Commission
responsible for research, innovation, education, training and youth
DG XII/B.1 — RTD actions: Cooperation with non-member countries and
international organisations — European Economic Area, Cost, Eureka
and internationals
Contact: Mr Klaus Pithan
Address: European Commission, rue de la Loi 200 (SMDE 1/99),
B-1049 Brussels — Tel. (32-2)29-57669; fax (32-2)29-64289 European Union
COST ACTION 79
W.M. O.
World Meterological Organization
I.A.TA.-CNR
Institute of Agrometeorology and Environmental Analysis for Agriculture
Regional MeteorologicalTraining Center / WMO
F.M.A.
Applied Meteorology Foundation
Seminar on
DATA SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
IN METEOROLOGY AND
CLIMATOLOGY
Volterra
28 September - 3 October 1997
Edited by:
M. Bindi, B. Gozzini A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet.
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Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1998
ISBN 92-828-4857-4
© European Communities, 1998
Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.
Printed in Belgium
PRINTED ON WHITE CHLORINE-FREE PAPER TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome Address
M.V.K. Sivakumar (WMO, CH)
Meteorological Co-operation in Europe
Jean Labrousse 5
Activity of COST Action 79 "Integration of data and methods in Agroclimatology"
G. Maracchi (Chairman COST 79) I I
Climatológica! use of Station Network Data
J. Wieringa (University of Wageningen, NL) 17
Representativity Problems of Wind Stations
J. Wieringa (University of Wageningen, NL) 29
An Overview of Interpolation
D. Cornford (Neural Computing Research Group, UK) 45
Splines and Kriging with Drift
H. Wackernagel ( Centre de Geostatistique, Ecole des Mines de Paris, F) 57
Mean Daily Precipitation Values Over France Related to 700 hPA
Geopotential Heights Pattern
C. Merlier (Météo - France, F) 65
Using Weather Generator for Data Spatialization in Agroclimatology and
Agrometeorology an Overview
W. Gobel (¡CARDA, Syria), Ahdelaziz El Oliali (DMN, Morocco),
Ahdelillah Ambii and Mohammed El Mourid (INRA, Morocco) 73
Interpolation of Meteorological data to Different Scales
M. New (CRU East Anglia, Norwich, UK) 97 Integration of Spatial Data for Impact Assessment
R. Butteifield, T. Downing, P. Harrison and J. Orr (ECU Oxford, UK) 115
Spatial Interpolation of Daily Meteorological Data for the CropGrowth
Monitoring System (CGMS)
E. Van Der Goot (JRC ¡spia, I) 141
Gaps in Maps.EstimationofMissing Data in Agricultural Statistics
R. Gommes andP.Hoefsloot(FAORoma, I)155
Dynamic Data Spatial Distribution and Weather Forecasting
F. Meneguzzo, B. Gozzini and Μ. Β indi (FMA/Disat Firenze, I) 169
STUDENT'S CONTRIBUTION 185
Spatial ObjectiveAnalysisofCumulated Rainfall Fields Over Tuscany Region
D. Bertini (¡ATA/CNRFirenze,I)and A. Crisci (FMA Firenze, I) 187
The Production of Spatial Weather Data for the PurposeofPredicting
Crop Pest Phenologies
C.H. Jarvis (Univeristy of Edinburgh, UK) 195
Gis­Based Downscaling ofClimatedatafortheMediterranean Basin
Using Terrain Information
M.D.Agnew and J.P. Palutikof(CRUEastAnglia,UK)201
Preliminary Investigation of SpatialVariabilityof Temperature in a Hilly Area
M. Moriondo, D. Bertini, M. Mancini andS.Orlandini
(CESIA ­ Accademia dei Georgofili Firenze, I) 207
Estimation of UV­B IrradianceforDifferentLocations
K. Bergant (Center of AgrometeorologyLjubljana, SLO)213
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 219
LIST OF PROFESSORS225 Seminar on
"DATA SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
IN METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY"
European Union
COST ACTION 79
W.M.O.
World Meteorological Organization
CNR-I.A.T.A.
Institute of Agrometeorology and Environmental Analysis for Agriculture
Regional Meteorological Training Center I WMO
F.M.A.
Applied Meteorology Foundation
WELCOME ADDRESS
M.V.K. Sivakumar
World Meteorological Organization
On behalf of the Secretary-General of WMO, Prof. G.O.P. Obasi, I extend to you all a
warm welcome to this Seminar on Data Spatial Distribution in Meteorology and
Climatology.
The topic of data spatial distribution is of particular interest to WMO and its Members.
Hence I am very pleased that my good friend, Prof. Maracchi, has conceptualized and
organized this seminar at this opportune moment. Giampiero could not have chosen a
better location than Volterra for a seminar that is as mathematically oriented as data spatial
distribution. The leaning tower of Pisa, one of the seven wonders of the world, is a
mathematical marvel and has captured the imagination of scientists for centuries. With its
unmatched beauty, it stands as a fitting testimony of the great mathematical minds in Italy. WMO is indeed very pleased to co-sponsor this seminar as the Commission on Agricultural
Meteorology (CAgM) of WMO recognizes the importance of data spatial distribution. This
topic is being addressed by two Working Groups of CAgM: the Working Group on
Agrometeorological Data Management and the Working Group on Weather and Climate
related to Agricultural Production. The Commission also attaches a great deal of
importance to training and education matters, particularly in the developing countries. At
its II' session in Havana, Cuba, held in February 1995, the Commission on Agricultural
Meteorology expressed its appreciation to the Government of Italy for the availability of
the training facilities of the Institute of Agrometcorology and Environmental Analysis for
Agriculture in Florence for training in computer and remote sensing applications in
agrometeorology. The Commission encouraged the Member countries of WMO to take
advantage of this facility and in recognition of this resolution, WMO has co-sponsored this
important seminar.
Why should we be interested in data spatial distribution in Meteorology and Climatology.
Let me present at least one strong argument from the world food production perspective.
The growing population puts considerable pressure on the scarce natural resources, and
today it is recognized that future productivity increases will have to be achieved while at
the same time conserving and enhancing the natural resource base on which they depend.
The "food first" focus of agricultural productivity research in the past focussed primarily on
"vertical" relationships ie., investigations on plants, animals, air, water and soils within a
relatively homogeneous spatial unit. However, the present task of conserving and
enhancing natural resources is more complex and carries an implicit recognition of the
presence of several systems within a landscape, which calls for "horizontal analyses"
requiring investigations and planning at temporal and spatial scales greater than the case
with conventional studies This requires integration of biological, physical and socio­
economic factors in a holistic manner, and the availability of tools such as geographic
information systems and other spatial modelling techniques make this possible. Hence we
can place the importance of spatial distribution in this context.

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