Leaders: Jean Riotte & Lucia Séoane
TS – ANO3 : Geodesy and Gravimetry
Acronym Objectives Countries Start Involvement Gravimetry & Geodesy BGI Facilitate access to gravity data and their exploitation by the international scientific communityInternational 1951 Host (S. Bonvalot) EMSO-Açores Study lithosphere-hydrosphere and biosphere interaction processes at the Lucky Strike hydrothermal field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 37°N Atlantic Ocean)France, Portugal 2010 Partner (GET: V. Chavagnac) RENAG Installation and long-term management of a network of permanent GNSS stations for scientific applicationsFrance Partner (GET: A. Santamaria, V. Clouard)
SIC – ANO1 : Critical Zone and continental water
Acronym Objectives Countries Start Involvement AMMA-CATCH Long-term documentation of climatic and hydrological variability associated with the West African monsoonMali, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal 1988 Partner (GET: M. Grippa) DYNALIT Characterizing the functioning of the coastline France, Spain 2014 Partner (GET: V. Regard) HYBAM Understanding the influence of climatic variability and tectonic forcing on hydro-sedimentary and geochemical alteration dynamics of large tropical hydro-systemsAmazon, Congo, Orinoco and Guyana basins 2003 Coordinator (J.M. Martinez) KARST Federate the current observation and research forces on karst aquifers to compare, mutualize and unify approaches (tools, methods, concepts)France 2014 Coordinator (D. Labat) M-TROPICS Understanding the relative influence of climate variability and agriculture on water cycles, biogeochemical cycles, and erosion in tropical areasIndia, Cameroon, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand 2017 Coordinator (L. Boithias)
