CAPAC (Climate and Air Pollution of Cairo)

Results

Reer-reviewed journals

Frey CM, Parlow E, Vogt R, Abdel Wahab M, Harhash M (2010): Flux measurements in Cairo. Part 1: In situ measurements and their applicability for comparison with satellite data.International Journal of Climatology. Vol. 31(2): 218-231.

Frey CM & & Parlow E (2012): Flux measurements in Cairo. Part 2: On the determination of the spatial radiation and energy balance using ASTER satellite data.  Remote Sensing. Accepted.

Frey CM & Parlow E (2010): Determination of the aerodynamic resistance to heat using morphometric methods. EARSeL eProceedings. Vol. 9(2): 52-63.

 

Available conference papers

Burri S, Frey CM, Parlow E, &Vogt R: CO2 fluxes and concentrations over an urban surface in Cairo/Egypt. The seventh International Conference on Urban Climate, 29 June – 3 July 2009, Yokohama, Japan

Frey CM, E. Parlow: Measurement of multispectral BRF effects of the megacity Cairo, Egypt using CHRIS/PROBA data – In Maktav D (ed): Remote Sensing for a Changing Europe. Proceedings of the 28th 28th Symposium of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories, Istanbul, Turkey, 2-5 June 2008

If you are interested any of the articles, write a short mail to Corinne

 

Doctoral theses

Frey CM 2010: On the determination of the spatial energy balance of a megacity on the example of Cairo, Egypt. Institute of Meteorology, Climatology and Remote Sensing. University of Basel, Switzerland

Tarad A. Metwally 2010: Satellite analysis of radiation, land use and surface temperature for Cairo, Egypt. Meteorological and Astronomy Department, Cairo University, Egypt

 

Master theses

Development of a digital Urban Elevation Model of Cairo for improved estimation of the spatial distribution of radiation
by Omar Ateya, 2008

CO2 Fluxes and Concentrations over an Urban Surface in Cairo, Egypt
by Susanne Burri, 2009

Origin and Characteristics of Some Dust Events in Cairo Using Sigma‐2 Passive Samplers
by Maha Harhash, 2009

 

Bachelor theses

Ist Kairo eine städtische Wärmeinsel? Eine Analyse anhand des zeitlichen Verlaufs der räumlich verteilten Oberflächentemperaturen von Kairo und Umgebung basierend auf MODIS Satellitendaten.
by Andrea Büschlen, 2009

Spatial distribution of surface temperatures in Cairo
by Megan McStea, 2009

 

 

Mingle-mangle of texts

Zoll-Marathon (How to bring scientific instruments to Cairo - in german)

C. Frey  | Institute of Meteorology, Climatology and Remote SensingUni Basel