iLEAPS, in conjunction with the SAEON and the CSIR, is running a workshop to expose researchers, students, and technicians to current activities in land-atmosphere research in South Africa, and its importance in global earth system science.
Training covers the set up and use of eddy covariance data across a range of research fields. It will link current researchers in land-atmosphere interactions in South Africa to the iLEAPS future earth program.
When? 15th and 16th November 2018
Where? the CSIR knowledge commons in Pretoria
Who is this aimed at? Post-graduate students and technicians interested in a career in land-atmosphere research. Academics interested in making use of eddy covariance data in their research.
Please confirm attendance to book a space. Contact Londiwe Mokoena (1121726@students.wits.ac.za) or Sally Archibald (sally.archibald@wits.ac.za).
There is limited funding to support students/technicians to attend so please indicate whether you need funding.
Agenda:
Day 1: Thursday 15th November
Time | Content | Speaker |
2pm- 2.30 | Welcome and introduction to ILEAPS | Sally Archibald Vinayak Sinha Eleanor Blythe |
2.30-2.45 | History of South Africa’s engagement in land-atmosphere research | Bob Scholes
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2.45 – 3.00 | Skukuza long-term eddy covariance site | Humbelani Thenga |
3.00-3.30 | Tea | |
3.30-3.45 | Atmospheric monitoring in Southern Africa | Rebecca Garland |
3.45-4.00 | UNW atmospheric monitoring station | Paul Beukes |
3.30-4.00 | The EFTEON program | Gregor Feig |
4.00- 4.30 | Discussion on EFTEON-ILEAPS links and planning training sessions tomorrow | Eleanor Blythe ,Vinayak Sinha, Gregor Feig, Sally Archibald |
Day 2: Friday 16th November
Time | Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 |
8-8.30am | Coffee and planning break-out groups Sally Archibald | |
8.30 – 9.00 | Introduction to Eddy Covariance Christian Brummer | |
9.00-10.30 | Setting up and maintaining an EC system (Christian Brummer, Humbe Thenga, Abu) | Calculating Greenhouse Gas Budgets (Ben Poulter) |
10.30.11.00 | Tea | |
11.00-12.30 | Calculating Greenhouse Gas Budgets (Ben Poulter) | Setting up and maintaining an EC system (Christian Brummer, Humbe Thenga) |
12.30-1.30 | Lunch | |
1.30-3.00 | From raw data to processed quality assured fluxes (Christian Brummer, Humbe Thenga) | Working with cleaned flux data (Alison Steiner, Sebastian Leuzinger) |
3-3.30 | TEA | |
3.30-5.pm | Working with cleaned flux data (Alison Steiner, Sebastian Leuzinger) | From raw data to processed quality assured fluxes (Christian Brummer, Humbe Thenga, Abu) |