UAE rain research team visits Russian institutes
ABU DHABI — Multiple road shows were held in Russia — Moscow, St Petersburg and Obninsk — as part of the UAE research programme for Rain Enhancement Science.
Launched by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs of the UAE and managed by the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), the programme addresses water security challenges through innovative scientific and technical research.
“Our road show visits are of great importance as we are seeking to establish close research cooperation with leading scientists from around the world, inviting them to join the efforts to tackle the growing challenges of global water security,” said Dr Abdulla Al Mandous, director of NCM.
Following a visit to the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, the team went on to meet experts at the Typhoon Scientific and Production Association of the Russian Hydrometeorological Service in Obninsk, and the Russian State Hydrometeorological University and the Main Geophysical Observatory in St Petersburg.
The roadshow team also met Dr Ali Abshaev, a third cycle awardee of the programme, and his team at the Lebedev Physical Institute. In addition to receiving updates on the latest progress of Dr Abshaev’s research project ‘The Creation of Updrafts for the Formation of Artificial Clouds and Rainfall’, the team also witnessed a demonstration of ‘Tesis’, a set of solar imaging instruments deployed in space by the Russian spacecraft CoronasPhoton in 2009. Alya Al Mazroui, director of the UAE research programme for Rain Enhancement Science, said: “We are pleased to share our results and achievements with the institutions in Russia. The original research and monitoring being conducted by many scientists could complement the ideas currently being explored by our programme awardees. By continuously engaging with stakeholders around the world, we are encouraging the most innovative advances from leading researchers working in the field of rain enhancement.”
The original research and monitoring being conducted by many scientists could complement the ideas currently being explored by our programme awardees.”
Alya Al Mazroui, director, UAE research programme for Rain
Enhancement Science
Our road show visits are of great importance as we are seeking to establish close research cooperation with leading scientists from around the world.” Dr Abdulla Al Mandous,
director, NCM