Name: Prof. Dr. El-Sayed M. Robaa (Scientific Name: S. M. Robaa)

Title: Professor

Affiliation: Astronomy, Space Sciences and Meteorology Department Faculty of Science - Cairo University, P.O. Box (12613), Giza – EGYPT

Email: d_robaa@hotmail.com, srobaa@yahoo.com, robaa@sci.cu.edu.eg

Research fields:

Meteorology and Climatology

Biometeorology

Air quality, climate change and broadcast meteorology

Atmospheric environment

Atmospheric chemistry

Micrometeorology and urban climatology

Remote sensing and solar radiation modeling

Atmospheric and solar-terrestrial physics

Environmental and atmospheric physics

1985 B.Sc., University of Zagazig, Mathematics.

Publications:

1. S. M. Robaa and Y. Y. Hafez, (2002): Monitoring urbanization growth in Cairo City.  JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE, Vol. 49, No.4, PP. 667-679.

2. S. M. Robaa, (2003): Giza Monuments and local climate changes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Vol. 25, PP. 59-84.

3. Y. Y. Hafez and S. M. Robaa, (2003): Comparative studies of total ozone values over Cairo and Aswan, Egypt. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE, Vol. 50, PP. 17-33. [ISSN: 1110-1903].

4. S. M. Robaa, (2003): On the estimation of global and diffuse solar radiation over Egypt. INTERNATIONAL INDIAN JOURNAL OF MAUSAM, (India), Vol. 54, PP. 17-35. [ISSN: 0252-9416].

5. S. M. Robaa, (2003): Urban-suburban/rural differences over Greater Cairo, Egypt.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ATMOSFERA, (Mexico), Vol. 16-3, PP. 157-171. [ISSN: 01872-6236].

6. S. M. Robaa, (2003): Thermal human comfort in Egypt. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METEOROLOGY, Weather and Health Issue, (UK), Vol. 28, No. 283, PP. 359:372. [ISSN: 1748-2992].

7. S. M. Robaa, (2004): A study of ultraviolet solar radiation at Cairo urban area, Egypt.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY, (UK), Vol. 77, Issue 4, PP. 251-259. [ISSN: 0038-092x].

8. S. M. Robaa, (2006): A study of solar radiation climate at Cairo urban area, Egypt and its environs. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY, (UK), Vol. 26, 13, PP. 1913-1928. [ISSN: 1097-0088].

9. S. M. Robaa, and H. M. Hasanain, (2007): Human climates of Egypt. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY, (UK), Vol. 27, 6, PP. 781-792. [ISSN: 1097-0088].

10. S. M. Robaa, (2008): Evaluation of sunshine duration from cloud data in Egypt. The International Journal of ENERGY, (UK), Vol. 33, PP. 785-795. [ISSN: 0360-5442].

11. Y. Y. Hafez and S. M. Robaa, (2008): The relationship between the mean surface air temperature in Egypt and NAO Index and ENSO. THE OPEN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE JOURNAL, (USA), Vol. 2, PP. 8-17. [ISSN: 1847-2823].

12. S. M. Robaa, (2008): On the estimation of UV-B radiation over Egypt. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE (IDŐJÁRÁS), (Hungary), Vol. 112, No. 1, PP. 45–60. [ISSN: 0324-6329].

13. S. M. Robaa, (2013): Some aspects of the urban climates of Greater Cairo Region, Egypt. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY, (UK), Vol. 33, 15, PP. 3206-3216. [ISSN: 1097-0088].

14. S. M. Robaa and Zhian J. AL-Barazanji, (2015): Mann–Kendall Trend Analysis of Surface Air Temperatures and Rainfall in Iraq. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE (IDŐJÁRÁS), (Hungary), Vol. 119, 4, PP. 493–514.

15. Ahmed K., M. McCabe, S. Vicente, S. M. Robaa and J. López-Moreno (2016): Recent changes in continentality and aridity conditions over the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and their association with circulation patterns. CLIMATE RESEARCH, Vol. 69, PP. 25-43.

16. S. M. Robaa, (2018): Study on Climatic Variability Induced By Urbanization and Industrialization in Egypt. INTERNATIONAL INDIAN JOURNAL OF MAUSAM, (India), Vol. 69, PP. 55-72. [ISSN: 0252-9416].

17. Ahmed K., M. McCabe, J. López-Moreno, Y. Hathal, S. M. Robaa, A L. Al Budein, K. Z. Jadoon,  A Abouelmagd, A. Eddenjal, F. Dominguez-Castro, R. M. Trigo and S. M. Vicente-Serrano (2018): Spatial Assessment Of The Performance of Multiple High-Resolution Satellite-Based Precipitation Datasets Over The Middle East. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY, PP. 1-22. DOI: 10.1002/joc.5968.

18. Ahmed K., J. Lopez-Moreno, M. McCabe, S. M. Robaa, F. Domínguez-Castro, Marina Peña-Gallardo, R. M. Trigo, M. E. Hereher and S. M. Vicente-Serrano (2019): Daily temperature extremes over Egypt: spatial patterns, temporal trends, and driving forces. ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.04.030.

19. Ahmed K., Mohamed E. Hereher and S. M. Robaa (2019): An Assessment of the Accuracy of MODIS Land Surface Temperature over Egypt Using Ground-Based Measurements. Remote Sensing. 2019, 11 (20), 2369.

20. S. M. Robaa, (2020): Validation of the existing models for estimating diffuse solar radiation over Egypt. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE (IDŐJÁRÁS), Vol. 124, No. 1: 47-72. DOI:10.28974/idojaras.2020.1.3

21. Ahmed K, Salim Alhatrushi, Ali Al Buloshi, Fernando Domínguez-Castro, Noura Al Nasiri, Talal Al Awadhi, S. M. Robaa, Francisco Navarro-Serrano, Petra-Manuela Schuwerack, Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano (2020): Evidence for intensification of meteorological droughts in Oman over the past four decades. ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, Vol. 246, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105126.

    22. Ahmed K, Mohamed Hereher S. M. Robaa, Matthew F. McCabe, Juan I. Lopez-Moreno, Fernando Domínguez-Castro, Islam M. Gaber, Talal Al-Awadhi, Ali Al-Buloshi, Noura Al Nasiri, Salim Al-hatrushi, Petra-Manuela Schuwerack, Dhais PeñaAngulo, Mohamed M. Abdelaal, Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano (2020): Nocturnal Surface Urban Heat Island over the Greater Cairo: Spatial 2 morphology, temporal trends and links to land-atmosphere influences. Remote Sensing. 2020, 12, 3889; doi:10.3390/rs12233889. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/23/3889/pdf

   23. Ahmed K, Juan I. Lopez-Moreno; Matthew F. McCabe; Fernando Domínguez-Castro; Dhais Peña-Angulo; Islam M. Gaber; Abduldaem S. Alqasemi; Khalifa M. Al Kindi; Talal Al-Awadhi; Mohammed E. Hereher; S. M. Robaa; Noura Al Nasiri and Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano (2021): The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on surface urban heat island changes and air-quality improvements across 21 major cities in the Middle East. Environmental Pollution. Volume 288, 1 November 2021, 117802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117802.