The objective of VOLTAIRE, a project of the European Commission Fifth Framework Programme, is the validation of multi-sensor precipitation fields in Mediterranean mountainous regions.
| Project start | 01.01.2002 |
|---|---|
| Project end | 31.12.2006 |
| Region | International |
| Status | Completed projects |
| WP | Task | Lead |
|---|---|---|
| WP1 | Database building, standardization and management | Politecnico di Torino |
| WP2 | Data quality control of time variable data | einfalt&hydrotec GbR, Lübeck |
| WP3 | Radar adjusted rain fields in Cyprus and comparison with TRMM data | Meteorological Service Cyprus, Larnaca |
| WP4 | Improved radar-gauge adjusted rain fields based on TRMM validation program | University of Maryland Baltimore County/JCET NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| WP5 | Structural characterization of precipitation fields | MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti |
| WP6 | Optimised/adjusted rain fields in complex-orography regions | Politecnico di Torino |
| WP7 | Numerically modeled rain fields and comparison with observations | Dipartimento dei Servizi Tecnici Nazionali, Rome |
| WP8 | Preparation of a validation supersite for GPM mission in western Mediterranean | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona |
| WP9 | Dissemination | University of Ljubljana |
| WP10 | Project management | Politecnico di Torino |