1st WIMEK workshop on Earth Observation and crop growth modeling
Location: Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands
Building: Gaia (101), Room: Gaia 1
Date: October 19, 2007
Sponsors: WIMEK, CGI Alterra and DOW


Program
 

Time Subject Name  
09:00 Opening and welcome Michael Schaepman
Wageningen UR, The Netherlands
 
09:15 – 09:45 The MCYFS - the role of science in development and running of an operational service Kees van Diepen / Hendrik Boogaard
Alterra, Wageningen UR, The Netherlands
 
09:45 – 10:15  Climate Change scenarios for Western Europe and the impact on agriculture Bart van den Hurk
Utrecht University / IMAU, The Netherlands
 
10:15 – 10:45 

Coffee break 

 

 

10:45 – 11:15

Integrated probabilistic crop-climate modelling at seasonal and multi-decadal timescales

Andrew Challinor
Institute for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, UK
 

11:15 – 11:45

Time disaggregation from a hydrological point of view Paul Torfs
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
 

11:45 – 12:15

Combining crop growth modeling and remote sensing: some recent experiences

Herman van Keulen
Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

 
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch break    
13:15 – 13:45 MCYFS - the agrometeorological system of the EC, present and future Fabio Micale
JRC, MARS-STAT, Italy
 
13:45 – 14:30 We’re on Thin Ice--Evidence for Global Warming Compton J. Tucker
Climate Change Science Program Office / U.S. Global Change Research Program, USA
 
14:30 Closing / Transfer to Aula    
16:00 – 17:00 Probabilistic crop growth modeling and remote sensing data assimilation for regional crop yield forecasting Allard de Wit
PhD defense
Alterra, Wageningen UR, The Netherlands
 
17:30 17:30 Reception in the Aula

 

 


Registration, administration and travel support

Registration
Please register by mail with: Antoinette.Stoffers@wur.nl
Registration is required for participation, there is no registration fee.
Registrations received later than October 16, 2007 may not qualify for participation.

Accomodation

Travel information
Route description and map of Wageningen

Closest airports:
Schiphol (Amsterdam - AMS) - http://www.schiphol.nl/
Duesseldorf (Germany - DUS) - http://www.duesseldorf-international.de/
Niederrhein (Germany - EDL) - http://www.flughafen-niederrhein.de/

Closest train station
Ede-Wageningen - http://www.ns.nl/

Local Information
Wageningen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wageningen)
City map (http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentewageningen/)
Current weather (http://www.weer.nl/)
Interactive map (http://www.nl.map24.com/)


  
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Contact
Michael Schaepman
michael.schaepman@wur.nl
 
Allard de Wit
allard.dewit@wur.nl
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