The Environmental and Geophysical Sciences (ENGEOS) Lab at Khalifa University is equipped with a comprehensive suite of state-of-the-art environmental monitoring instruments. These systems support a wide range of atmospheric and surface observations critical for research and operational applications.
Our instrumentation includes:
- Microwave Radiometer – for continuous profiling of temperature and humidity in the lower atmosphere (upto 10 km altitude)
- Dual-Polarization Ceilometer – for high-resolution cloud base height and aerosol layer detection
- Fog Monitor – for in-situ characterization of fog microphysics
- AERONET Sun Photometer – as part of NASA’s global aerosol monitoring network
- SPARTAN Network Aerosol Sensors – for fine and coarse particulate matter characterization
- Electric Field Mill – for monitoring atmospheric electric field during different weather conditions
- Eddy covariance system – 10-meter Micrometeorological Tower equipped with sensors at multiple levels to monitor the turbulence within the surface layer
- Net Radiometer – for measuring Surface Radiation Balance
- Visibility Sensor – for continuous monitoring of horizontal visibility
- Portable Weather Stations – for flexible, field-based meteorological measurements
These instruments collectively enable high-quality observations of Radiation, Aerosols, Clouds, Fog, and Atmospheric Boundary Layer processes over the hyper-arid environment of the UAE.
In addition to the above instruments, Environmental and Geophysical Sciences (ENGEOS) laboratory and the Earth Science department have deployed Snow Ice Mass Balance (SIMBA), a special instrument to study ice in Antarctica. This is the first time scientists from any institution in the UAE have deployed operational instruments on the icy southern continent.
