Francis, D., 2025. Invited speaker at the EU-GCC Cooperation on Green Transition High-Level Climate Talk, From Dubai to Bel茅m: Building Momentum for an Ambitious COP30, Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 2025听
Francis, D., 2025. Keynote Speaker at the 11th听International Scientific Conference of the College of Science and the 3rd Conference on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change (ISCCSAS), 26th-27th听May, 2025, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq听
Francis D.,听Fonseca, R., Bozkurt, D., Nelli, N., Guan, B., 2025. Atmospheric Rivers over the Arabian Peninsula. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 27th听April – 02nd听May 2025
Francis, D., 2025. Keynote Speaker at the 11th听Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of Environment (RSCy2025), Paphos, Cyprus, 17th-19th听March 2025.听听
Francis, D., 2025. Keynote speaker at the Economist Intelligence Corporate Network MENA event, 鈥楶reparing for Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events鈥�, 20th听February 2025, Dubai, UAE听
Francis, D., 2025. Keynote speaker at the Insurance Business Group event, 鈥淣avigating Climate Change: The Future Response of the Insurance Industry in an Uncertain Environment鈥�, February 2025, Dubai, UAE.
Francis, D., Fonseca, R., AlKatheeri A., Nelli, N., Yarragunta Y. et al., Presenting two projects from ENGEOS lab at Khalifa University Innovation Exhibition, 17th听February 2025, Abu Dhabi, UAE.听/
Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Mattingly, K., Lhermitte, S., Walker, C., 2025. Foehn winds at Pine Island Glacier and their role in ice changes. 20th听Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate, Incheon, South Korea, 16th-18th听July听
Francis, D.,听Fonseca, R., Nelli, N., Heil, P., Wille, J. D., Gorodetskaya, I. V., Massom, R. A., 2025. Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers on Sea-Ice and Snow Thickness at a Coastal Site in East Antarctica. 3rd Antarctic Atmospheric Rivers鈥� Group Workshop, Saint Martin d鈥橦eres, France, 5th-8th May听
Francis, D.,听Fonseca, R., Nelli, N., Yarragunta, Y., 2025. Unusually low dust activity in North Africa in June 2023: Causes, impacts, and future projections. 105th听American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in New Orleans, United States of America, 12th-16th听January听
Francis, D., Mattingly, K., Fonseca, R., Temimi, M., Massom, R., Heil, P., Aulicino, G., Fusco, G., Budillon, G., 2025. Atmospheric Drivers of Coastal and Open-Ocean Polynyas around Antarctica. 20th听Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate, Incheon, South Korea, 16th-18th听July [Oral]
Francis, D., Mattingly, K., Lhermitte, S.,听Fonseca, R., Cherif, C., Temimi, M., Marsh, O., Heil, P., 2025. Atmospheric Triggers of Ice-Shelf Fronts Calving Events in Antarctica. 20th听Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate, Incheon, South Korea, 16th-18th听July
Francis, D., Keynote speaker at the “The Climate, Sustainability, and Health鈥� workshop organized by SciCommX, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Policy Lab and the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT and hosted by Khalifa University, February 2025听
Francis, D., Keynote speaker at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, AI solutions for climate challenges, Abu Dhabi, 15th听January 2025听
Nelli, N., Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Yarragunta, Y., Charfeddine, C.. Observational (Ground-Based and Satellite) and Atmospheric Modeling capabilities at the Environmental and Geophysical Sciences (ENGEOS) Lab 鈥� Khalifa University for weather and climate applications, International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF), Abu Dhabi, 28th听– 30th听January, 2025听
Nelli, N., Francis, D., Cherif, C., Fonseca, R., Ghedira, H., 2025. Automated Nighttime Fog Detection and Masking Using Machine Learning from Near Real-Time Satellite Observations. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27th听April 鈥� 2nd听May听 2025听听
Fonseca, R., Francis, D., 2025. Satellite derived trends and variability of CO2听concentrations in the Middle East during 2014-2023. 105th听American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in New Orleans, United States of America, 12th-16th听January
Santos-Assuncao, S., Francis, D., Ali, M., Charfeddine, C., Ali, M., & Iqbal, M. A, Integration of satellite data analysis with ground penetrating radar to map archaeological features in Al Aamerah, United Arab Emirates, The 13th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR鈥�23), Thessaloniki, Greece, July 2025听
Diana Francis,听S贸nia Santos-Assun莽茫o, Charfeddine Cherif, AI and Remote Sensing to Uncover the Hidden Past. Invited talk at the Italian Cultural Institute, Abu Dhabi, 7th听May 2025听
Francis, D., Keynote speaker, The Climate Talk, German Embassy in the UAE, October 2024 [ORAL].
Francis, D., Keynote Speaker and panelist, Climate Change Impacts on the Construction Sector, Evershed Sutherland workshop, Dubai, October 2024 [ORAL].
Francis, D., Keynote speaker, Climate Change in the Middle East and implications for Aviation, Aviation Future Week, Emirates Airlines, Dubai, October 2024 [ORAL].
Francis, D.听Panelist, Adapting to Change: Strategies for Climate Resilience and Circular Economy, The first EU-GCC Green Transition Forum, Abu Dhabi, October 2024.
Francis, D.,听Polar Meteorology and Climate and Their Link to the Rapidly Changing Cryosphere, Antarctic Workshop, NCM, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2024 [ORAL].
Francis, D.,听Polar Meteorology and Climate and Their Link to the Rapidly Changing Cryosphere, University of the Arctic, Norway, August 2024 [ORAL].
Fonseca, R., Francis, D., Satellite derived trends and variability of CO2听concentrations in the Middle East during 2014鈥�2023. 15th听International Meeting on Statistical Climatology (IMSC), 24th-28th听June, Toulouse, France [ORAL]
Francis, D.,听Fonseca, R.. Recent and projected changes in climate patterns in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. 15th听International Meeting on Statistical Climatology (IMSC), 24th-28th听June, Toulouse, France [ORAL]
Nelli, N., Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Olivier, M., Sow, M., Bosc, E. Microphysical and Electrical Characteristics of Fog in the United Arab Emirates, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14th-19th听April 2024, EGU24-16214,听,听[ORAL].
Nelli, N., Francis, D., Fonseca, R. Ground-Based Observations of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Composition and Its Dynamics in the United Arab Emirates,听American Geophysical Union 2024, 8-13 December, 2024, Washington, USA, [ORAL].
Nelli, N., Francis, D., Abida, R., Fonseca, R., Masson, O., & Bosc, E. In-situ measurements of fog microphysics: Visibility parameterization and estimation of fog droplet sedimentation velocity,听American Geophysical Union 2024, 8-13 December, 2024, Washington, USA, [POSTER].
Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Bozkurt, D.,听Nelli, N., & Guan, B. Atmospheric river rapids and their role in the extreme rainfall event of April 2023 in the Middle East ,听American Geophysical Union 2024, 8-13 December, 2024, Washington, USA, [POSTER].
Fonseca R., D. Francis, N. Nelli, S. Farrah, Y. Wehbe, T. Al Hosari, A. Al Mazroui, Assessment of the WRF Model as a Guidance Tool into Cloud Seeding Operations in the United Arab Emirates. 28th听General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), 11th-20th听July, Berlin, Germany [ORAL].
Francis D.,听R. Fonseca, K. S. Mattingly, O. J. Marsh, S. Lhermitte, C. Cherif, Atmospheric Triggers of the Brunt Ice Shelf Calving in February 2021. 28th听General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), 11th-20th听July, Berlin, Germany [ORAL].
Francis, D.,听Climate change and future risks to water resources, Panelist at Sustaining the Oasis: Envisioning the Future of Water Security in the Gulf Conference, November 2023, Doha, Qatar [ORAL].
Francis, D., Climate Change and the Arabian Gulf, Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Center, November 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE [ORAL].
Francis, D., Strengthening Cross-Sectoral Partnerships at the Climate-Health Nexus, Panelist at The Rockefeller Foundation climate event, November 2023, Dubai, UAE [ORAL].
Francis, D., Operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund with Equity and Efficacy, Panelist at the TERI and NCAR COP28 side event, December 2023, Dubai, UAE [ORAL].
Francis, D., Climate Change in the Arabian Peninsula, The Gulf Environment Conference and beyond, NYUAD, December 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE [ORAL].
Francis, D., Envisioning Tomorrow: Innovation for Sustainable Living, Panelist at the Scottish Government Climate Hub, December 2023, Heriot Watt University Dubai, UAE [ORAL].
Francis, D.,听Panelist at CCRN- MOCCAE, COP28, December 2023, Dubai, UAE [ORAL].
Francis, D., Indoor Air Quality, Panelist at Take a Breath event by Goumbook, December 2023, Dubai, UAE.
Francis D., R. Fonseca, N. Nelli, D. Bozkurt, J. Cuesta, E. Bosc, On the Middle East鈥檚 severe dust storms in spring 2022: Triggers and impacts. 2023 European Union General Assembly, 23rd-28th听April, Vienna, Austria [ORAL].
Francis D.,听Weather forecast and monitoring capabilities at Environmental and Geophysical Sciences Lab (ENGEOS) at Khalifa University, Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), February [ORAL].听
Francis D., Role of atmospheric extreme events in the calving of Antarctic shelf fronts. British Antarctic Survey AntClimNow Seminar, 21st听February [ORAL].
Francis, D.听Monitoring Greenhouse gasses and climate change over the Arabian Peninsula. 2nd听Annual Conference of the United Arab Emirates Climate Change Research Network, Abu Dhabi, 25th-26th听May [ORAL].听
Francis, D., Climate Change in facts, Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate (I2LEC), Abu Dhabi, May [ORAL].
Francis D., Observing Earth Climate and Weather from Space King Fahd University KSA (KFUSA) delegation at Khalifa University (KU), March [ORAL].
Francis, D.听(Invited speaker): 鈥楬ow models can be used to support cloud seeding operations?鈥� International Forum for Rain Enhancement (IREF), January 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE [ORAL].
Francis D., Dust storms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Atmospheric drivers, characteristics and impacts, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) node, June [ORAL].
Nelli N., D. Francis, M. Sow, R. Fonseca, E. Bosc, G. Bergametti, The WInd-Blown Sand Experiment (WISE): Description and First Results. European Union General Assembly, 23rd-28th听April, Vienna, Austria [ORAL].
Nelli, N., Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Olivier, M., Sow, M., Bosc, E., Static Electricity during Fog events in the UAE, American Geophysical Union 2023, 11-16 December, 2023, San Francisco, USA, [Poster].
Nelli, N., Francis, D., Sow, M., Fonseca, R., Alkatheeri, A., Bosc, E., Bergametti, G., The WInd-blown Sand Experiment (WISE) – UAE: Description and First results, American Geophysical Union 2023, 11-16 December, 2023, San Francisco, USA, [Poster].
Nelli N., D. Francis, M. Sow, R. Fonseca, E. Bosc, G. Bergametti, The WInd-blown Sand Experiment (WISE) 鈥� UAE: Influence of the electric field on desert dust resuspension, 2023 Annual Meeting of the Electrostatics Society of America, 25th-29th听June, Memphis, Tennessee (TN), USA [ORAL].
Francis, D., March 2022 (invited speaker): 鈥極bserving Earth Climate and Weather from space鈥�, webinar, Emirati Society for GIS and Remote Sensing, Virtual.
Francis, D., February 2022 (invited speaker): 鈥楥limate of the Arabian Peninsula: Main features, recent changes and trends鈥�, Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Francis, D., March 2022 (invited speaker): Satellite Observations Applications, 2022, KU-PAIDA workshop, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Francis, D., R. Fonseca, N. Nelli, May 2022, Key Factors Modulating the Threat of the Arabian Sea鈥檚 Tropical Cyclones to the Gulf Countries, American Meteorological Society 35th Tropical Meteorology Conference, New Orleans, USA.
Francis, D., R. Fonseca, N. Nelli, D. Bozkurt, G. Picard, B. Guan, 2022, 鈥楢tmospheric rivers drive exceptional Saharan dust transport towards Europe鈥� talk at the European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly, May 2022, Vienna.
Francis, D., R. Fonseca, N. Nelli, D. Bozkurt, G. Picard, B. Guan: ‘Dust atmospheric rivers over Europe’, talk at the International Conference on Atmospheric rivers (ICAR), October 2022, Chile.
Francis, D. (Keynote invited speaker): 鈥楢ntarctic ice shelves: At the intersection of ocean, atmosphere and sea ice’, British Antarctic Survey AntClimNow workshop, September 2022, Cambridge, UK.
Francis, D., M. Mahmoud, N. Calvet, W. Cowie: ‘Tackling climate change in the UAE through innovative solutions for long-term economic and social benefits’, United Nations General Assembly, Science Summit, Panel session, September 2022.
Branch, O., et al., 2021: First Doppler lidar and cloud radar measurements of orographic convection initiation from a mountain observatory in the Al Hajar Mountains of the United Arab Emirates. vPICO, EGU General Assembly, Virtual meeting, 19鈥�30 April 2021.
Fonseca, R., et al., 2021: Convection over the UAE and Implications for Cloud Seeding Operations: Observations and Modelling. Oral, 5th International Rain Enhancement Forum, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 25th-26th January 2021.
Fonseca, R., et al., 2021: Climatology of the Heat Low and the Intertropical Discontinuity in the Arabian Peninsula. vPICO, EGU General Assembly, Virtual meeting, 19鈥�30 April 2021.
Francis, D., 2021: Towards a Unified Multi-Component Atmospheric Model for rain enhancement applications in the UAE, Oral, 5th International Rain Enhancement Forum, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 25th-26th January 2021.
Francis, D., et al., 2021: Summertime dust storms over the Arabian Peninsula and impacts on radiation, circulation, cloud development and rain. vPICO, EGU General Assembly, Virtual meeting, 19鈥�30 April 2021.
Francis, D. et al., 2021: On the crucial role of atmospheric rivers in the two major Weddell Polynya events in 1973 and 2017 in Antarctica. Oral, 16th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, Virtual Meeting, 01-04 June 2021.
Mattingly, K., Francis, D., et al., 2021: Atmospheric extremes triggered the biggest calving event in more than 50 years at the Amery Ice shelf in September 2019. Oral, 16th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, Virtual Meeting, 01-04 June 2021.
Nelli, N., et al., 2021: The Atmospheric Controls of Extreme Convective Events over the Southern Arabian Peninsula during the Transition Seasons. vPICO, EGU General Assembly, Virtual meeting, 19鈥�30 April 2021.
Fonseca, R., et al., 2020: Evaluation of the WRF performance over the United Arab Emirates. Poster, 100th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Boston, United States of America, 12th-16th January 2020.
Fonseca, R., et al., 2020: On the Analysis of the Performance of WRF and NICAM over the UAE. Oral, 4th International Rain Enhancement Forum, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 19th-21st January 2020.
Francis D., et al., 2020, Invited Speaker: The Atmospheric Drivers of the Major Saharan Dust Storm in June 2020, Oral, AGU fall meeting, San Francisco, December 2020.
Francis D., et al., 2020: Cyclogenesis and density currents in the middle east and the associated dust activity. Oral, EGU General Assembly, Virtual Meeting, 4-8 May 2020.
Francis D., 2020: Dust storms: Drivers, characteristics and impacts. Oral, The Gulf Environment Conference, NYUAD, Abu Dhabi, January 2020.
Nelli, N., et al., 2020: Study of Surface Energy Balance Closure over Hyper-arid Environment Using Eddy Covariance Measurements. Poster, The Gulf Environment Conference, NYUAD, Abu Dhabi, January 2020.
Temimi, M., Fonseca, R., et al., 2020: Monitoring and Nowcasting Fog Conditions using a ground-based Microwave Radiometer Profiler. Oral, 100th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Boston, United States of America, 12th-16th January 2020.
Weston, M and Temimi, M., 2020: Application of night time fog detection method using MSG10 SEVIRI in an arid environment. Display, EGU General Assembly, Virtual Meeting, 4-8 May 2020.
