1. BBC-KNMI October 2004 R. Boers KNMI October 2004 Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research: New developments

2. BBC-KNMI October 2004

3. The importance of Cabauw within Netherlands / Europe A) Cabauw is within the centre of the Netherlands, therefore it is representative of the Netherlands B) Cabauw is within the heart of northwest Europe. A great variety of air masses come across this part of the world C) No orography to confuse you A strategic location for climate monitoring

4. BBC-KNMI October 2004 CESAR: A national observatory CESAR: A European observatory CESAR: A climate observatory

5. BBC-KNMI October 2004 CESAR: A national observatory The national BSIK program a)6 ME over 4 years b)Instruments c)Research

6. BBC-KNMI October 2004 Instruments a)Raman lidar b)Radar on mast c)Turbulence flux instruments d)CCN-counter e)Aerosol counters f)Microwave radiometer g)CIMEL sun photometer h)BSRN

7. BBC-KNMI October 2004 Research a)Land-atmosphere interaction b)Ice clouds c)Mixed-phase clouds d)Integration e)Aerosol (indirect effect) modeling f)Model improvement g)[Climate Scenario development]

8. BBC-KNMI October 2004 Monitoring is the basis for process studies a) Proposal for national funding to secure monitoring b) Multi-department investment (E 3 S) -Environmental protection -Economics -Education and science -Security

9. BBC-KNMI October 2004 CESAR: A European observatory This means adding icons at the bottom!! Cabauw: A European Infrastructure FP6, I3 initiative

10. BBC-KNMI October 2004 CESAR: A climate observatory GEWEX WG-Clouds and Aerosol Profiling (G-CAP) Presently consisting of: ARM-sites, Cabauw, Chilbolton, Lindenburg, Palaiseau, [Aguila]