Land-atmosphere feedback observatory (LAFO)

Structure of the LAFO

The structure of the Land-Atmosphere Feedback Observatory (LAFO). The most important national and international cooperations and relationships with international research programs are shown (list is not necessarily complete). Abbreviations are explained below.

LAFO: Land‐Atmosphere Feedback Observatory, WCRP: World Climate Research Program of the UN World Meteorological Organization, GEWEX: Global Energy and Water Cycle Exchanges Project of the WCRP, GLASS: GEWEX Global Land/Atmosphere System Study, LoCo: GEWEX Local Coupling Experiment, GABLS: GEWEX Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study, SABLE: Surface Atmosphere Boundary‐Layer Experiment of the DFG Reserach Unit 1695, FOR: DFG Research Unit, IPM: Institute of Physics and Meteorology (Hohenheim), IBS: Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation (Hohenheim), IKP: Institute of Crop Science (Hohenheim), ILP: Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology (Hohenheim), LSA: State Plant Breeding Institute (Hohenheim), UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, GFE: Research Center for Global Food Security and Ecosystems