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Alterra – part of Wageningen University and Research Centre. Allard de Wit. Alterra and Wageningen University and Research Centre. (Stichting DLO). Wageningen. Alterra: The institute. 650 people annual turnover ~40M€
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Alterra – part of Wageningen University and Research Centre Allard de Wit
Alterra and Wageningen University and Research Centre (Stichting DLO) Wageningen
Alterra: The institute • 650 people • annual turnover ~40M€ • 5 departments (centres): ecosystems, landscape, water & climate, soil and geo-information • Disciplines: water, nature, biodiversity, climate, landscape, forest, ecology, environment, soil, spatial planning, geo-information, remote sensing, flora and fauna, urban green, etc.
Relevant expertise for E-AGRI • Weather data processing for agrometeorological monitoring & modelling • Developing, calibrating and applying agrometeorological models • Processing and analyzing of geographical data (maps, satellite data) • Data assimilation, model optimization • Software engineering (models, interfaces, visualisation, databases) • Statistical systems for yield forecasting
Track record and experience • Consortium leader of the MARSOP1,2,3 projects (MARS operations for JRC Agri4Cast/FoodSec) • GLOBAM project: crop models and satellite data assimilation • Huabei-CGMS: application of agromet. models in the North China Plain • Geoland1,2: scientific extensions to MARSOP projects • CGMS-China: providing support for CAAS in building CGMS for China.