TEAMx

Multi-scale transport and exchange processes
in the atmosphere over mountains
– programme and experiment

Mountain exchange
Exchange processes govern the transfer of heat, momentum and mass between the ground, the planetary boundary layer and the free atmosphere. Over mountainous terrain, exchange processes include turbulent mixing, breeze systems, gravity wave propagation, and moist convection.

TEAMx is…

  • …an international research programme that aims at improving our understanding of exchange processes in the atmosphere over mountains and at evaluating how well these are represented in NWP and climate models.
  • …a bottom-up initiative by a number of research institutions and operational centres , supported by a coordination office at the University of Innsbruck and based on national, bi-national and multi-national research projects .
  • …internationally integrated through a Memorandum of Understanding between interested parties.
  • …motivated by recent scientific and technological progresses in observing and modeling small-scale processes in the atmospheric boundary layer (more details) .

The four main scientific goals of TEAMx are:

  • to improve our qualitative and quantitative understanding of transport and exchange processes, both between the surface and the atmosphere and within the atmosphere;
  • to evaluate and improve weather and climate models over mountainous terrain;
  • to provide a unique observational dataset, which can be used to study a broad range of transport and exchange processes in mountainous terrain and their spatio-temporal variability;
  • to reduce errors in impact models by sharing the gained results with weather and climate service providers.

Contact

Reach out to the Programme Coordination Office if you want to receive the TEAMx newsletter and learn how to get involved in TEAMx.

Events

  • The 5th TEAMx Workshop will take place 17-19 June 2026 in Trento. Details will follow.
  • The TEAMx Observational Campaign (TOC) took place from 15th September 2024 to 15th September 2025.

Endorsements

  • TEAMx is a Crosscutting project of the WMO World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Exchanges) Hydroclimatology Panel (GHP).
  • TEAMx was an Endorsed Project of the WMO World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) between 2018 and 2024.