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Research Group of Climatology - Prof. Dr. Cyrus Samimi

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Research/Activities

Our goal is to understand and quantify climatological and eco-climatological patterns and processes.The foci of our research is on analyzing climatic, eco-climatological, and environmental patterns, their interdependencies, and their change on a regional and local scale. Regions of interest are sub-Saharan Africa, High Asia and Central Europe.

We assess processes and causes using remote sensing, including intensive ground truthing, multivariate statistics and predictive mapping. Of special interest is the quantification of eco-climatological parameters, often used as the basis for resource assessment. Hence, resource use and the human impact on patterns and changes is also a core interest of our work.

Current Research/Activities

Climate change and adaptation in the district Forchheim

Climate change is influencing drought and late frost events. Both have a strong impact on vegetation and agricultural productivity. Together with the Department of Geography at the University of Erlangen we are cooperating with the EU-Project STRENCH in the district Forchheim. ...more (short), ...more (long, for now German only)

Socio-ecological drivers of movements into and out of African Woodlands

As a part of the Research Section Mobilities our project will investigate the patterns of movement and processes of mobility, and explore their interactions with climatic variations, environmental processes, and cultural and socio-economic drivers.  ...more

Spatio-temporal patterns of fire in Namibia (since 2014), funded by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), University of Bayreuth Graduate School

Fires are a regular feature of savanna landscapes worldwide. As such, fires play a crucial role to drive vegetation structure and composition, nutrient cycling, competition between herbaceous and woody species, and, with regards to human activities, forage availability and regeneration in these ecosystems. In Namibia, where fires are mainly restricted to the northern parts of the country due to productivity, fire activity was found to also vary with land use and tenure. Hence, the conceptual framework in this project considers a large gradient of fire regimes to address their impact on and interaction with vegetation. ...more

Completed Research/Activities

2022: Workshop - Community Based Natural Resource Management Past, Present and Future(s)Hide
2016-2021: Project in the PamirsHide
2018-2021: Project in Northern BavariaHide
2017-2021: EU COST Action Drylands Facing ChangeHide
2012-2015: Project in the Eastern Pamirs of TajikistanHide
2010-2014: Project in Mali and SenegalHide
2007-2011: Project in the Eastern Pamirs of TajikistanHide
2003-2005: Project in northwestern Namibia Hide
2002-2002: Project in Etosha National Park in NamibiaHide
1998-2001: Project in Southeastern ZimbabweHide

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