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Prof. Pinhas Alpert | ||
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Atmospheric Sciences: Atmospheric Dynamics; Climate and Climate Change; Mesoscale Modeling; Numerical Weather Prediction; Factor Separation Club. |
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Prof. Akiva Bar-Nun | ||
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Planetary Sciences: Experimental studies of the chemistry and physics of comets; The contribution of cometary impacts to the atmospheres of Venus Earth and Mars; The chemical effects of lightning on planetary atmospheres; The chemistry and physics of photochemical aerosol formation in planetary atmospheres; Experimental studies of the chemical and physical processes which led to the emergence of life on Earth. |
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Prof. Zvi Ben-Avraham | ||
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Geophysics: Continental Margins: Structure and evolution of passive continental margins; The Levant continental margin; Tectonic processes at active continental margins; Pacific and Indian Oceans active margins; The Calabrian, Hellenic and Cyprean Arcs, eastern Mediterranean; Sheared continental margins; The Agulhas margin; Continental Rifts; The Dead Sea Rift; Collisional Processes at plate margins. |
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Prof. Alexander Ershkovich | ||
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Planetary Sciences: Solar wind interaction with comets and planets; MHD stability |
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Prof. Akiva Flexer | ||
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Geophysics: Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis; Cretaceous Research (lito, bio, tectono and chemo-stratigraphical aspects); Geology of the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean; Geohydrology and Environmental Studies. |
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Dr. Eyal Heifetz | ||
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Atmospheric Sciences: Dynamic meteorology; Cyclones formation and their interaction with the jet stream; Non-linear and non-modal hydrodynamic unstable systems. |
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Prof. Dan Kosloff | ||
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Geophysics: Theoretical & Exploration Geophysics; Seismic wave propogation; Seismic inversion. |
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Prof. Attay Kovetz | ||
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Planetary Sciences: Astrophysics; stellar structure and evolution; the simulation of nova outbursts; optically thick stellar winds. |
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Prof. Joel Kronfeld | ||
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Geophysics: The natural radiation environment; The use of isotopes in groundwater hydrology; Climate change during the Holocene and late Pleistocene; Quaternary geochronology; Environmental geochemistry; Nuclear geophysics and exploration. |
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Prof. Zev Levin | ||
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Atmospheric Sciences: Principle Investigator on MEIDEX - Mediterranean Israeli Dust Experiment - the first Israeli experiment from space with an Israeli astronaut; Cloud and rain physics (Experimental and theoretical); Cloud chemistry; Weather modification; Atmospheric aerosol and nucleation; Ice nucleation by bacteria; Terrestrial and planetary atmospheric electricity and lightning generation. |
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Dr. Shmuel Marco | ||
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Geophysics: Neotectonics, past earthquakes in the Middle East, paleo- and archaeo-seismology. Paleomagnetism, secular variations of the geomagnetic field. |
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Prof. Morris Podolak | ||
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Planetary Sciences: Physics of the Solar System; Planetary structure and evolution; Aerosols in planetary atmospheres; Cometary physics; Cosmogonic processes. |
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Prof. Dina Prialnik | ||
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Planetary Sciences: Theoretical studies of comets, satellites and planets, with emphasis on the structure, evolution and activity of cometary nuclei, based on numerical simulations; the thermal evolution of Mars; the evolution of small icy satellites; Stellar evolution: the structure and evolution of cataclysmic variables, with emphasis on nova outbursts. |
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Dr. Colin Price | ||
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Atmospheric Sciences: Atmospheric Electricity; Lightning, Thunderstorms; ELF/VLF electromagnetic wave propagatrion; Schumann Resonance; Global Climate Change; Tropospheric Chemistry; Biomass Burning; El Nino. |
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Dr. Shimon Wdowinski | ||
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Geophysics: Tectonic processes; Continuous observation of earth using space geodetic techniques; Observed current and past tectonic activity using quantitative geophysical models; Numerical methods for solving more realistic and complex models. |
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Prof. Eviatar Aharon | ||
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Planetary Sciences: Planetary Magnetosphere Plasma Physics, Solar Wind Physics & Comet Plasma Physics |
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Prof. Ginzburg Avihu | ||
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Geophysics: |
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Prof. Galchinsky Boris | ||
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Planetary Sciences: |
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Prof. Samir Uri | ||
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Planetary Sciences: experimental and theoretical research regarding a variety of problems which are related to the interactions of space plasmas with unmagnetized bodies. Empirical/semi-theoretical work of modelling. |
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Prof. Joachin H. Joseph | ||
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Atmospheric Sciences: Principal Investigator on MEIDEX - Mediterranean Israeli Dust Experiment - the first Israeli experiment from space operated by an Israeli astronaut; Theoretical and Experimental Radiative Transfer and Remote Sensing, Remote Detection and Classification of Clouds and Aerosols by Spatial and Spectral Techniques, Global and Regional Climatic Effects of Aerosols, Climate Simulation. |
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Prof. Mekler Yuri | ||
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Planetary Sciences: |
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Prof. Alperovich Leonid | ||
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Planetary Sciences: |
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Prof. Eppelbaum Lev | ||
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Geophysics: Processing and interpretation of potential (gravity, magnetic and thermal) and quasi-potential geophysical fields in complicated environments; Development of 3-D physico-geological models; Regional and archaeological geophysics; Earthquake prediction. |
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Prof. Dimitrov Vasili | ||
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Prof. Israelevich Peter | ||
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Planetary Sciences: Solar-terrestrial relations, Magnetospheric physics, Physics of comets, Laboratory simulations, and Space technology |
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Dr. Krichak Shimon | ||
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Atmospheric Sciences: Real-time weather and dust forecasts at TAU. Global, regional and mesoscale modeling of the atmosphere. Atmospheric models in weather and dust prediction. Model prediction of precipitation and clouds. Simulation of climate, climatic change processes and the large scale atmospheric circulation. Data analysis. Computings in atmospheric modeling and weather prediction |