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Dear list members,

As a member of the WMO XII-RA VI Working Group on Agricultural Meteorology I
am required to summarize the status of the crop growth simulation models in
Europe (with potential for operational assessment of the crop status and
yield prognosis).
It will be highly appreciated if interested colleagues among you can spend
some time, fill in the Questionnaire below (at the end of that message) and
e-mail, mail or fax it as soon as possible but not later than 10 October
2001 to my service address:

Assoc.Prof. Vesselin Alexandrov
National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
66 Tzarigradsko shose Blvd.
BG-1784 Sofia
Bulgaria
Fax: (+1) 775 667 2430 (preferred!)
Fax: (+359-2) 988 44 94
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

The Questionnaire below can be also requested as an attached file (in DOC,
RTF or PDF format) sending an e-mail to: [log in to unmask]

Yours sincerely
Vesselin Alexandrov


QUESTIONNAIRE*

CROP GROWTH SIMULATION MODELS IN EUROPE
WITH POTENTIAL FOR OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT
OF CROP STATUS AND YIELD PROGNOSIS

1. MODEL NAME (including acronym and version)

2. MODEL DEVELOPER(S) (name(s), address(es))

3. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM (used for model runs)

4. MODEL SCALE (e.g., field, farm, regional, etc.)

5. ABSTRACT (model description, including inputs)

6. MODEL OUTPUTS

7. MODEL APPLICATIONS IN EUROPE (e.g. model evaluation, testing irrigation
strategies, climate change impact studies, etc.)

8. MODEL POTENTIAL FOR OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CROP STATUS AND YIELD
PROGNOSIS

9. ADDITIONAL MODEL INFORMATION

10. CONTACT NAME AND ADDRESS

11. REFERENCES (if possible, reprints/PDF copies should be mailed/attached)


* The filled in Questionnaire should not exceed 2-3 pages (A4 format)