The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO) is a joint German-Brazilian project that was first initiated in 2008 and centers around a research site in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. With ATTO, our main goal is to further our understanding of the Amazon rainforest and its interaction with the soil beneath and the atmosphere above.
At the core of the project is our desire to learn more about biogeochemical cycles (such as the carbon cycle), the water cycle and energy fluxes in the Amazon. We want to determine their impact on global climate and how they are influenced by the changing climate and land-use change. Our teams strive to close a gap in the global climate monitoring network and hope to gain deeper insight into the fundamental concepts of gas exchange and cloud formation in tropical rainforests. With the findings from the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory we want to improve climate prediction models and to recognize the importance of the Amazon within the climate system.
The CNPq/MCTI Call No. 01/2022 will support international research and development projects using the infrastructure of ATTO. It aims to support up to six international research and development projects on the interactions between soil, climate and forest. It will give Brazilian researchers in cooperation with international partners access to ATTO and will thus stimulate international cooperation for research on the Amazon and strengthen the exchange of researchers and bilateral cooperation in the field of science, technology and innovation. Preferred international partnerships should be with Germany and Norway.
The approved proposals will be financed with resources in the global amount of about R$ 927 thousand, coming from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MCTI). Each proposal may request up to R$ 200 thousand in scholarships.
Deadline: 28 April 2022.