| Expert Name | Mr. Haim Tsoar |
| Title | Professor |
| Division | Department of Geography and Environmental Development |
| Institution | Ben Gurion University of the Negev |
| City | Beer Sheva |
| Country | Israel |
| Telephone | 972 7 647 2015 |
| Email | tsoar(at)mail.bgu.ac.il |
| Work Experience | Aeolian geomorphology, sand dune morphology and dynamics on Earth and on planets, coastal dunes, aeolian photo-interpretation and remote sensing, sand stabilization, aeolian dust and loess, wind aspects as a geological agent and its characteristics in the planetary boundary layer. Desertification - Physical processes that bring about deterioration of arid ecosystems. |
| Qualifications | Ph.D., Aeolian Geomorphology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1978 |
| Number of Publications | 64 |
| Awards | - Fulbright-Hays Fellowship
- British Council Scholarship
- Royal Society Fellowship |
| Other Activities | - Israel Geographical Society
- Israel Geological Society |
| Publications | 1. Pye, K., and Tsoar, H., 1990: Aeolian Sand and Sand Dunes, Unwin Hyman, London;
2. Tsoar, H., and Pye, K., 1987: Dust transport and the question of desert loess formation. Sedimentology, 34: 139-153;
3. Issar, A., and Tsoar, H., 1987: Who is to blame for the desertification of the Negev, Israel? IAHS Publ., 168:577-583;
4. Tsoar, H., 1990: The ecological background, deterioration and reclamation of desert dune sand. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 33: 147-170;
5. Tsoar, H., 1995: Desertification and Northern Sinai in the eighteenth century. Climatic Change, 29, 429-438. |
| Discipline | Atmospheric Sciences |
| Last updated | 09/05/2007 12:12:00 |
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