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  Reporter Biography
  Humaid AlBadi
  Chief of Remote Sensing and Studies Section
  Directorate General of Meteorology and Air 
  Navigation (DGMAN )
  DGMAN focal point of Center of Excellence -Muscat
  Po. Box: 2306  PC: 111  Muscat  
  Oman
  Email: h.albadi@gmail.com 
  Mobile:+968 99494842
  Fax: +968 24521326
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  CoE Muscat?
  Founded in 2006 as Joint effort  between DGMAN & 
  Sultan Qaboos university.
  EUMETSAT is the main sponsor  of the Center
   
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  Missions 
  Conduct training in Satellite meteorology and Remote 
  sensing applications
  Organize the efforts in research and training materials 
  in satellite meteorology via Virtual Lab-Middle East 
  and the Focal Group.
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  Countries benefits from the Center
  Oman                 Yemen
  United Emirates      Qatar
  Bahrain              Saudi Arabia
  Iran                 Iraq
  Kuwait               Syria
  Jordan               Lebanon
  Egypt
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  Courses
  The center do annual two weeks course in 
  Meteorological satellite applications sponsored by 
  Eumetsat