| Expert Name | Dr. Abraham Zangvil |
| Title | Head of Meteorology Unit |
| Division | Institute for Desert Research |
| Institution | Ben Gurion University of the Negev |
| City | Sede Boker |
| Country | Israel |
| Telephone | 972 7 6596845/6 |
| Email | zangvil(at)bgumail.bgu.ac.il |
| Work Experience | 1. Large scale humidity teleconnections - influence on Israel precipitation and climate.
2. Synoptic-dynamic climatology of rainfall in Israel.
3. Connection between climate change and climate variations and synoptic weather systems. |
| Qualifications | Ph.D. Waves in the Upper Tropospheric Tropic, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 1975. |
| Number of Publications | 80 |
| Awards | |
| Other Activities | 1. Site scientist of GBSRN (Global Baseline Surface Radiation Network) radiation station at Sede Boker.
2. Member of Israel Precipitation Committee.
3. Board Member of Israel's Aerosol Organization.
4. Member: Israel Meteorological Society
5. Member: American Meteorological Society. |
| Publications | 1. Zangvil, A. and P. Druian. Upper trough axis orientation and the spatial distribution of rainfall over Israel. International Journal of Climatology. 10, 57-62, 1990.
2. Zangvil, A., D.H. Portis and P.J. Lamb. Diurnal variations in the water vapor budget components over the Midwestern United States in summer 1979. Geophys. Monog. 75, 53-63, 1993.
3. Zangvil, A. and A. Isakson. Structure of the water vapor field associated with an early spring rainstorm over the eastern Mediterranean. Israel Journal of Earth Sciences, 44, 159-168, 1995.
4. Yakir, D., S. Lev-Yadun and A. Zangvil. El Nino and tree growth near Jerusalem over the last 20 years. Global Change Biol., 2, 97-101, 1996.
5. Burde, G.I. and A. Zangvil. On estimating the role of local evaporation in precipitation for a two-dimensional region. Journal of Climate, 9, 1328-1338, 1996. |
| Discipline | Atmospheric Sciences |
| Last updated | 27/07/2011 15:35:00 |
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