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Hi, I’m

Yousef

Alosairi

Researcher in field of Hydro-Environment

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About me

About Me

I'm a research scientist in the field of coastal processes including, hydrodynamics, water quality and sediment transport. I study those aspects by utilising a variety of numerical models with different complexity settings and conducting extensive field surveys. Over the past decade, I've developed and applied different models focused on the Arabian Gulf region particularly Kuwait Bay (Northwest of the Gulf). I'm fascinated by the processes that trigger various hydro environmental issues such as hypoxia, transport and concentration of pollutants-nutrients, and flushing-residence time of water bodies. As a researcher, my duties are focused on formulating proposals for funds and executing research projects. Over the past years, I have completed a number of key research projects that contributed to further understanding of the northwest region of the Gulf (see publications). In addition to research projects, I'm also involved in various consultancy works within the Gulf region which are mainly focused on waterfront developments and associated environmental impact assessments. I support and supervise students on undergraduate and graduate levels. I also carry out a wide range of training programs for different levels. The training programs include numerical modelling, research proposal preparing, project management, research publications preparations, and scientific illustrations. Whenever possible, I'm getting myself involved in a wide range of public engagement activities to increase the environmental awareness. 

Topics of Intrest

  • Numerical modelling of hydrodynamics, water quality, and sediment transport

  • Horizontal dispersion and mixing of pollutants in coastal waters

  • Coastal management strategies and support in decision making

  • Environmental impact assessments of waterfront developments

  • Fate and transport of buoyant discharges from outfalls and desalination plants

  • Climate change effects on physical processes

  • Realtime monitoring systems for coastal monitoring and management

  • Oil spill forecast and backtrack

  • Flushing and residence time of enclosed and semi-enclosed embayments

  • Physical processes governing the formation of hypoxic waters

  • Nutrient-sediment interaction

  • Post-processing techniques of aerial photography

  • Impacts of over-enrichment of nutrient in the coastal zones

  • Fate and transport of marine plastics

Topics of Intrest

Selected Publications

  • Alosairi Y., Imberger J. and Falconer R. A. (2011), Mixing and flushing in the Arabian/Persian Gulf, Journal of Geophysical Research,doi:10.1029/2010JC006769.

  • Pokavanich, T.,  Alosairi, Y. (2014), Summer Flushing Characteristics of Kuwait Bay. Journal of Coastal Research 30-5, 1066 – 1073.

  • Alosairi Y., Pokavanich T., (2017), Seasonal Circulation Assessments of the Northern Arabian/Persian Gulf, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 116 (1-2).

  • Al-Salem K., Alosairi Y., Al-Rashed A., (2017), Development of backtrack numerical model for offshore oil spills, Journal of Engineering Research, 5 (1).

  • Pokavanich, T. and Alosairi, Y. (2016), Measurement of seasonal variability of hydro-environmental characteristics of Kuwait Bay, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 9:671, DOI 10.1007/s12517-016-2682-5

  • Alosairi Y. and Pokavanich T., (2017), Residence and transport time scales associated with Shatt Al Arab discharges under various hydrological conditions estimated using a numerical model, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 118(1), 85-92.

  • Neelamani S. and Alosairi Y., (2017), Probability distributions of seawater turbidity around Boubyan Island in Kuwait, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 10(19), 417.

  • Neelamani S. and Alosairi Y., (2017), Probability distribution, statistical characteristics and power potential of seawater velocity around Boubyan Island in Kuwait, Journal of Engineering Research, (Accepted)

  • Alosairi, Y., Pokavanich, T., & Alsulaiman, N. (2018). Three-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling study of reverse estuarine circulation: Kuwait Bay. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 127, 82-96.

  • Alosairi Y. & Alsulaiman N. (2019), Hydro-environmental processes governing the formation of hypoxic parcel in an inverse estuary: Model validation and discussion, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 144, 92-104.

  • Alosairi Y. Alsulaiman N., Petrov P. & Karam, Q. (2019), Responses of salinity and chlorophyll-a to extreme rainfall events in the northwest Arabian Gulf: Emphasis on Shatt Al-Arab. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149, 110564.

  • Chow, A. C., Verbruggen, W., Morelissen, R., Alosairi, Y., Ponnumani, P., Lababidi, H., ... & Adams, E. E. (2019). Numerical Prediction of Background Buildup of Salinity Due to Desalination Brine Discharges into the Northern Arabian Gulf. Water, 11(11), 2284.

  • Neelamani S. & Alosairi Y. (2019), Hydro-environmental characteristics of seawater around Boubyan Island, Kuwait using annual variations of seawater temperature, salinity and tide fluctuations. Journal of Marine Science, 1, 2.

  • Alosairi Y. & Alsulaiman N. (2020), Hydro-environmental processes governing the formation of hypoxic parcel in an inverse estuary: Assessment of physical controls, Marine Pollution Bulletin, (157)-Volume in press.

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