Ademe Mekonnen

  • 310 Gibbs Hall

1966 …2024

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Biography

Dr. Mekonnen's research interest include tropical waves and convection, regional monsoons, climate variability and climate change. He specializes in tropical in tropical meteorology. He has long-years of experience in research and operational forecast with the Ethiopian Meteorological Service in Addis Ababa. His objective is to better understand the relationship between tropical waves and convection and rainfall including variability at shorter and longer time scales.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Education/Academic qualification

Atmospheric Science, Ph.D., Synoptic Scale Convection and Wave Activity over Tropical Africa and teh Atlantic, University at Albany State University

… → 2008

PhD, University at Albany-State University of New York

… → 2007

MS, University of Reading

… → 1998

Weather, Climate and Modeling, M.S., Interannula variability of rainfall over the Horn of Africa, University of Reading

… → 1998

Economics, 3-years of undergraduate courses, N/A, Addis Ababa University

… → 1997

Meteorology, Postgraduate Diploma, Computation of crop moisture adequacy period for selected stations in Ethiopia, India Meteorological Department

… → 1990

Advanced postgraduate Diploma, India Meteorological Department

… → 1990

Agricultural Meteorology, Certificate, N/A, Israel Meteorological Department

… → 1990

Physics, BS, Critical parameters in resonance excited gases., Addis Ababa University

… → 1986

BS, Addis Ababa University

… → 1986

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