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Monday, 05 December 2022 08:23

SAASST Participation at MeDGU 2022

The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST) presented three papers at the Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MeDGU) conference held in Marrakech, Nov. 27-30, 2022.

MeDGU aims to create a unique federation that brings together and represents the Mediterranean geoscience community specializing in the areas of Earth, planetary and space sciences. MedGU is structured along the lines of AGU (American Geophysical Union) and EGU (European Geosciences Union). The plan is to establish a large organization for the Mediterranean region that is more influential than any local geoscience society with the objective of fostering fundamental geoscience research and applied research that addresses key societal and environmental challenges.

Two papers were from the Meteorite Center and one from the Space Weather and Ionospheric Laboratory. These papers are:

"Analyzing Meteorites at the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology," Ilias Fernini, Salma Subhi, Gaffar Attaelmanan, Yassir A. Abdu, and Hamid Al-Naimiy – Presenter: Mrs. Salma Subhi

"Observations of Fireballs with the UAE Meteor Monitoring Network," Maryam E. Sharifa, Aisha Al-Owais, Ilias Fernini, Masa Alnaser, Hamid M. K. Al Naimiy – Presenter: Mrs. Maryam Essa Sharif

"Global Ionospheric Total Electron Content Response to the November 2021 Geomagnetic Storm," Abdollah Masoud Darya, Muhammad Shaikh, Ilias Fernini, Hamid Al-Naimiy – Presenter: Mr. Abdollah Masoud