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    The document summarizes a report from Humaid Albadi about the Center of Excellence in Muscat (CoE Muscat). It states that CoE Muscat was founded in 2006 as a joint effort between DGMAN and Sultan Qaboos University, with EUMETSAT as the main sponsor. It provides training in satellite meteorology and remote sensing applications to countries in the Middle East. It holds annual two-week training courses sponsored by EUMETSAT and has trained over 130 meteorologists since 2006. However, it faces difficulties from a lack of experts that limits its performance. It is working to hire more scientists and build a new training facility to help address these issues.

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    The document summarizes a report from Humaid Albadi about the Center of Excellence in Muscat (CoE Muscat). It states that CoE Muscat was founded in 2006 as a joint effort between DGMAN and Sultan Qaboos University, with EUMETSAT as the main sponsor. It provides training in satellite meteorology and remote sensing applications to countries in the Middle East. It holds annual two-week training courses sponsored by EUMETSAT and has trained over 130 meteorologists since 2006. However, it faces difficulties from a lack of experts that limits its performance. It is working to hire more scientists and build a new training facility to help address these issues.

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    Humaid Albadi

    12 July 2010
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Reporter Biography

    Humaid AlBadi
    Chief of Remote Sensing and Studies Section
    Directorate General of Meteorology and Air
    Navigation (DGMAN )

    DGMAN focal point of Center of Excellence -Muscat


    Po. Box: 2306 PC: 111 Muscat
    Oman
    Email: h.albadi@gmail.com
    Mobile:+968 99494842
    Fax: +968 24521326
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    CoE Muscat?

    Founded in 2006 as Joint effort between DGMAN &


    Sultan Qaboos university.

    EUMETSAT is the main sponsor of the Center


    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Missions

    Conduct training in Satellite meteorology and Remote


    sensing applications

    Organize the efforts in research and training materials


    in satellite meteorology via Virtual Lab-Middle East
    and the Focal Group.
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Countries benefits from the Center

    Oman Yemen
    United Emirates Qatar
    Bahrain Saudi Arabia
    Iran Iraq
    Kuwait Syria
    Jordan Lebanon
    Egypt
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Courses

    The center do annual two weeks course in


    Meteorological satellite applications sponsored by
    Eumetsat
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Courses
    Since 2006 ESACs for middle East trained
    around 130 meteorologist to read and interpret
    met satellite data
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Courses
    Aviation meteorology course sponsored by UK met
    office
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Courses
    The center participated in the many distant-learning
    events
    ( Dust week )
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Activities that worked well

    Face to face courses with basic information of


    remotes sensing and Satellite Applications

    Online Courses specially high interactive-Graphically


    designed interface (Flash) .

    Distant Courses
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Activities that did not work yet

    Regional Focus Group


    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Difficulties

    Expert Shortage
    One focal point + two PhD holders who can only
    give limited help in time of activities
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Difficulties

    Expert shortage
    Cause unsatisfied performance in:
    Producing local training material,
    Case studies,
    Research,
    Develop and administrate good VL website.
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    What are we doing to make Difficulties easier

    In process of hiring new 5 scientists to work in


    Remote sensing section and help the CoE.
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    What are we doing to make Difficulties easier

    Building a separate new building for meteorological


    training that will include CoE-Muscat with full
    facilities for face to face and distant training
    Courses
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting
    Near Future Activities

    Training of the Trainers Course


    • Sponsored by DGMAN
    • Dec 2010

    Satellite Application Course


    • Sponsored by EUMETSAT
    • Feb 2011
    CoE Muscat Report to VLMG
    5th Meeting

    Thanks for listening!

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