Investigators:
Elfatih Eltahir, Rafael Bras, Hala Jassar, K. S. Rao, Waleed Roy
This project aims at studying the nature of the soil-water-vegetation-climate equilibrium in Kuwait. It will involve a model of Kuwait's desert in terms of hydrology, geomorphology, vegetation dynamics, and the interaction between the land surface and the atmosphere. The research has four components:
- Coupled Biosphere Atmosphere Modeling over Kuwait
- Eco-Hydro-Geomorphological Modeling of Kuwait’s Desert Environment
- Mapping and monitoring of soil moisture over Kuwait desert environment
- Development of Atlas and Decision Support Tool for the Terrestrial Biodiversity of Kuwait