Central Siberian Laboratory on Global Climate Change «Sib-Lab»

Project Code:

RUS 09/64

Grantor:

Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF)

Program:

Development of R&D infrastructure for interdisciplinary research

Dates:

01.08.2011-31.01.2013

Coordinator:

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Prof. Christiane Schmullius
c.schmullius@uni-jena.de
Тел. +49 (0) 364 194 88 80 81
www.uni-jena.de

Members (besides SibFU):

Free University of Berlin, Institute of Space (Germany);
The Max Planck Research Group «Biogeochemical Model-Data Integration», Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (Germany)
Biogeochemical Systems Department, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (Germany);
V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest SB RAS (Krasnoyarsk, Russia);
Institute of Biophysics SB RAS (Krasnoyarsk, Russia);

Head (in SibFU):

Evgeny Vaganov
SibFU Rector, Academician RAS
Tel.: +7 (3912) 44-82-13
Fax: +7 (3912) 44-86-25
e-mail: rector@sfu-kras.ru

Project Objectives:

To develop interdisciplinary methodological range of scientific tools, to collect and analyze the key ecological data of different origin (collected during field works, air induction, remote sensing and in the laboratory), to research climate change, to understand and predict its consequences in terms of ecosystems functioning.

Project goals:
1.To enhance «Sib-Lab» contribution to consolidation of the bilateral cooperation between Russia and Germany;
2.To increase the research efficiency via joint application of existing opportunities;
3.To increase international competitiveness through «Sib-Lab»;
4.To establish the basis for long-term cooperation between the «Sib-Lab» project participants;
5.To use and distribute research results.

Project outcomes:
1. SibLab's project research workshop in Krasnoyarsk.