The Emirates rainforest research program revealed that there are five main reasons that put rainforest research at the top of the priorities of the country, the most prominent of which is related to its drought climate, including the low rate of natural rainfall in the country of 100 mm annually, along with other factors such as population growth and economic expansion.
The program emphasized that it is working on achieving two strategic goals, namely contributing to the advancement of rain science and the technology used in it and its applications and encouraging more investments in financing research and research partnerships worldwide, along with increasing rainfall rates in the country, arid regions and other regions.
In detail, the Emirates Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science stated that its work mechanism seeks to achieve two strategic goals, the first is to contribute to the advancement of rainforest science and the technology used in it and its applications and to encourage more investments in funding research and research partnerships worldwide, and the second is to increase rain rates in the country and dry areas And other areas.
The program indicated - in a booklet distributed to the participants in the Fourth International Rainfall Forum, which concluded its activities last week in Abu Dhabi - that achieving these two goals needs to work on four main axes, the first of which is to raise the level of research and innovation in the field of rainforest research, by increasing the level of Funding and research activities internationally, attracting more researchers, experts, investors and entrepreneurs from all over the world, and strengthening the funding provided by the international institutions participating in the program.
The second axis to achieve the strategy of the Emirates Rain Enhancement Science Research Program - according to the booklet - is to “develop a scientific understanding to improve the weathering processes” by reaching more understanding related to the physical and dynamic dynamics of clouds, their systems and their interactions and other related physical processes, in addition to integrating existing knowledge through sharing experimental data Seminars and more.
The brochure pointed out that the third axis is "the development of methods used in rainproofing operations", which depends on ensuring the quality of current and historical experimental data alike, and providing them to researchers, as well as developing methods of data analysis and the technical foundations of cloud pollination through testing of pollination materials and methods and providing Advanced models of clouds capabilities.
He explained that the fourth axis is concerned with "improving and developing human capabilities and competencies in the field of rain on the local and global levels", by developing competencies in the fields of meteorology, water, research and environmental development locally and regionally, to find more manpower in the scientific and technical fields, and to find opportunities for research cooperation in The region and the organization of infrastructure for these areas.
The booklet asked a very important question, "Why is the rain research science program so important for the UAE?", Answering that "there are five main reasons that put the program at the top of the priorities for a country characterized by drought, the first of which is the low rate of natural rainfall in the state of 100 The second is the increase in the rate of evaporation of surface water, then the decrease in the rate of recharge of groundwater, which is much less than the total annual water used in the country. Moreover, the population increase and economic expansion will put additional pressure on the existing water supply, so this land has been launched Program to address these challenges and contribute to finding sustainable ways to enhance water security in the UAE and abroad ».
The brochure touched on the UAE's achievements in rainforest research, explaining that it conducted the first pollination process in 1982, and by the year 2000 these operations were facilitated through scientific and technical research conducted in cooperation with prominent international organizations such as the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, USA American University, the University of the "Watersrandrand" in South Africa, and the American Space Agency "NASA".
He said: «To ensure the success of the program, the National Meteorological Center invested in the infrastructure to pollinate the clouds, and the center established a local network that includes 75 automatic weather stations to monitor the weather, six radar stations to monitor the upper layers of the atmosphere covering the entire Emirates, and one vertical air station. The center also established climate databases , And helped to develop accurate digital weather forecasts and simulation programs in the UAE. ”
4 planes for "vaccination"
The brochure issued by the Emirates Rain Enhancement Science Research Program revealed that the National Meteorological Center currently uses four Beechcraft King Air (C90) aircraft at Al Ain Airport, equipped with the latest technologies and devices necessary to pollinate clouds and conduct air research, and also exchanges data and information with organizations Other regional and international, including the World Meteorological Organization and the Permanent Commission for Meteorology and Climate of the Gulf Cooperation Council, in relation to new scientific research and developments in areas of mutual interest.
The brochure also pointed out that a permanent unit for pollination and cloudy rain has been established in the Meteorological Department of the National Meteorological Center, which conducts pollination operations anywhere in the country, where there are mostly rainy clouds along the topography of the eastern mountains, stressing that pollination operations are not used It contains no harmful chemicals, as natural salts such as potassium chloride and sodium chloride are used.
- The natural rainfall in the country is less than "100 mm" annually.