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Renalda SAMRA (EL) KHALIL
Associate Professor
Directeur - Centre régional de l'eau et de l'environnement
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School of Engineering of Beirut
+961 (1) 421 000 ext 3441 renalda.samra@usj.edu.lb
Associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering (ESIB) of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. Graduated in Civil Engineering in 1992 with distinction and top of her class from the American University of Beirut, then earned an ME in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering in 1994 from the American University of Beirut, then earned a PhD in Environmental and Water Resources from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, in 2016. Main research areas: Climate Change, Regional Climate Modeling, Renewable Energy, Water & Wastewater Treatment.
Education
| Degree | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctorat - eau et environnement | American University of Beirut | Liban | 2017 |
| Master - eau et environnement | American University of Beirut | Liban | 1994 |
| Diplôme d'ingénieur - Génie civil | American University of Beirut | Liban | 1992 |
Research themes
Climate ChangeRegional Climate ModelingRenewable Energy
Publications and communications
El-Samra, R.,
Haddad, A., Alameddine, I., Bou-Zeid, E. El Fadel, M. “Downscaling climatic
variables at a river basin scale: Statistical validation and ensemble,”
Climate, (2024), 12, 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12020027
El-Samra R., E.
Bou-Zeid, K.H. Bangalath, G. Stenchikov, and M. El-Fadel, “Seasonal and
regional patterns of intensification of future temperature extremes from
high-resolution dynamic downscaling over complex terrain”, Journal of
Geophysical Research: Atmosphere, 123, 13 (2018): 6669-6689, doi:
10.1029/2017JD027500.
El-Samra R., E.
Bou-Zeid, and M. El-Fadel, “To what extent can high resolution dynamical
downscaling improve the representation of climatic extremes over an
orographically complex terrain?” Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 134, 1-2
(2018): 265-282, doi:10.1007/s00704-017-2273-8.
El-Samra R., E.
Bou-Zeid, and M. El-Fadel, “What model resolution is required in climatological
downscaling over a complex terrain?” Atmospheric Research, 203 (2018): 68-82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.11.030.
El-Samra R., Bou-Zeid E., Bangalath K.H.,
Stenchikov G., and El-Fadel M. (2017). Future intensification of
hydro-meteorological extremes: Downscaling using the Weather Research and
Forecasting model. Climate Dynamics,
doi:10.1007/s00382-017-3542-z.