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| TIME | SUBJECT | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30-09:30 | Registration | |
| 09:30-10:30 | Opening Program Introduction Films of TSMS and ÇEM Opening Speeches Prof. Dr. Veysel EROGLU, Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs |
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| SESSION I | MODERATOR Dr. Emin Özsoy | |
| 10:30-10:50 | SDS Warning Advisory and Assessment System (SDS-WAS) | Enric TERRADELLAS, Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) |
| 10:50-11:20 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:20-11:40 | SDS-WAS Regional Cooperation in the Middle East | Dr. Tareq HUSSEIN, University of Jordan |
| 11:40-12:00 | Drought Evaluation over the Middle East | Dr. Abdullah CEYLAN, TSMS, Turkey |
| 12:00-12:20 | Climate-Dust Interaction in the Middle East | Dr. Ali AL-DOUSARI, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research |
| 12:20-13:00 | Group Discussion and Group Report | |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH | |
| SESSION II | MODERATOR - Dr. Ali AL-DOUSARI | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Standard Aerosol Optical Depth Index (SAODI) and Application in the Middle East | Zekâi SEN, Turkish Water Foundation (TWF) |
| 14:20-14:40 | Methodology Framework for SDS Sources Identification | Dr. Ali DARVISHI, University of Tehran, Iran |
| 14:40-15:00 | Monitoring the Changes in the Mesopotamian Marshlands during Drought Periods | Dr. Orkan OZCAN, ITU Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Turkey |
| 15:00-15:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 15:30-15:50 | Sand and Dust Storm Sources in Kuwait | Dr. Mohamed F. YASSIN, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research |
| 15:50-16:10 | Change of Water Masses-Dust Storms Interaction in Syria and Iraq | Dr. Halil GUNEK, Fırat University, Turkey |
| 16:10-16:30 | Frequent Interval of Sand and Dust Storms in Jordan | Dr. Ziyad BALASMEH, Jordan Meteorological Department |
| 16:30-17:30 | Group Discussion and Group Report | |
| TIME | SUBJECT | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| SESSION III | MODERATOR Dr. Murat TÜRKEŞ | |
| 09:00-09:20 | Climatology and Spatiotemporal Variations of Synoptic Meteorological Dust Events Observed over the Middle East and Surrounding Regions during the 2003-2016 Period | Dr. Murat TÜRKEŞ, Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies, Bogaziçi University, Turkey |
| 09:20-09:40 | Ground Observation of Dust | Dr. Sergio RODRIGUEZ, Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) |
| 09:40-10:00 | EUMETSAT SDS Products for the Middle East | José PRIETO, EUMETSAT |
| 10:00-10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:30-10:50 | Challenges and Perspectives in Dust Modeling | Dr. Carlos PEREZ, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) |
| 10:50-11:10 | High Resolution SDS Forecast Requirement for the Middle East | Dr. Sara BASART, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) |
| 11:10-11:30 | SDS-WAS: Ensemble Prediction of Airborne Dust | Gerardo García-CASTRILLO, Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) |
| 11:30-12:15 | Group Discussion and Group Report | |
| 12:15-13:30 | LUNCH | |
| SESSION IV | MODERATOR - Dr. Carlos PEREZ | |
| 13:30-13:50 | Analysis of Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) between the years 2003 and 2016 in the Middle East | Cihan DÜNDAR, TSMS, Turkey |
| 13:50-14:10 | Analysis of DOD and Dust Emissions over the Middle East by using CA MS | Dr. Richard ENGELEN, ECMWF |
| 14:10-14:30 | Dust Variability in the Middle East Recorded in the Elbrus Mt. Ice Core. | Dr. Stanislav KUTUZOV, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow |
| 14:30-15:00 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Contribution of Desert Dust Transport to Daily PM10 Concentrations in Aksaray, Istanbul: A long-term study | Dr. Rosa Maria FLORES, Marmara University, Turkey |
| 15:20-15:40 | Dust Sources and Monitoring the Changes on the Sources over the Middle East | Hassan HERSI, Africa Nature Conservation Organization, Somalia |
| 15:40-16:00 | 15 Years View of Aerosol Dust over the Middle East | Dr. Saviz SEHATKASHANI, Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center, Iran |
| 16:00-17:00 | Group Discussion and Group Report | |
| TIME | SUBJECT | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| SESSION V | MODERATOR Dr. Moutaz Al -DABBAS | |
| 09:00-09:20 | Health Effects of SDS Focusing on the Middle East | Dr. Mazen MALKAWI, World Health Organization (WHO) |
| 09:20-09:40 | The Effects of SDS Events on the Chemical Composition of Particulate Matter in the Middle East | Dr. Najat SALIBA, American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| 09:40-10:00 | Evaluation of the Effects of Settled Desert Dust on Socioeconomic Activities in Turkey on the Basis of Some Provinces in the Southeastern Anatolian Region | Dr. Taner ŞENGÜN, Fırat University, Turkey |
| 10:00-10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:30-10:50 | The Mineralogical and Micro-Organisms Effects of Regional Dust Storms over the Middle East | Dr. Moutaz AL-DABBAS, University of Baghdad, Iraq |
| 10:50-11:10 | Review of Dust Control Projects in Ahwaz, Iran and Solutions toward Sustainable Development | Ali HAMIDIAN, University of Tehran, Iran |
| 11:10-11:30 | Monitoring of Irrigable Agricultural Lands in Euphrates-Tigris River Basin (Syria-Iraq) | Dr. Ayhan ATEŞOĞLU, Bartın University, Turkey |
| 11:30-12:00 | Group Discussion and Group Report | |
| 12:00-13:30 | Preparation of Workshop Report Chairs and Reporters Session and Closure | MODERATOR- Enric TERRADELLAS Chairs and Reporters Session |
| 13:30-14:30 | LUNCH | |