Personal Information

 Professor

Department of  Meteorology

Faculty of Environmental Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 69520000 Ext. 64818

Email: oanbar@kau.edu.sa

Omar M. Yaqoob M. Abdullah Anbar

 Professor

Profile

Prof. Omar Anbar is currently a staff member (ِProfessor) in the Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  Dr. O Anbar got his B. Sc. in 1982 and Master Degree in 1988 from the Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah.  He completed his PhD in School of Environmental Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich- U.K. in 2002. The title of his PhD was “The Microclimate of Mina Valley During Haj Period”. He is a member in Saudi Scientific Society for Meteorological Science.

Education

  • 1982

    Bachelor degree from PhysicsCollege of Science, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 1988

    Master degree from MeteorologyFaculty of Meteorology, Enviro, King Abdul Aziz, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2002

    Doctorate degree from Environmental ScienceSchool of Environmental Scienc, University of East Anglia, نورج, بريطانيا

Employment

Research Interests

The research interests of  Prof. O Anbar concentrates on the researches related to the study and the estimate of the amount of energy fluxes and their impact on the environment. The development of any particular urban area needs a technique in order to measure all the important parameters and then establishing a database of the central part of the city.   He is a principal investigator of the supported project by King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology titled "The Seasonal Micrometeorological Changes in the Haram Area of Makkah City and The Feedback of Changes in the Microclimate on the Comfort of People" for three years.

Scientific interests

Courses

Micrometeorology 771 Met
General Meteorology 201 Met
Atmospheric Radiation 242 Met
Forecasters devices and methods of observation 214 Met

Areas of expertise