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Join Steven B. Feldstein on a trip to northern Israel for collaborative research on extreme precipitation events, bird migration forecast models, and birding. Explore the diverse bird species in the Dead Sea, Jordan River Valley, Beit She'an Valley, Golan Heights, Galilee, Mount Hermon, and Hula Valley.
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Birds of Northern Israel Steven B. Feldstein Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Presented at the State College Bird Club on January 26, 2011
Purpose of Trip • To arrange collaborative research with atmospheric scientists at Tel Aviv University on the physical processes that drive extreme precipitation events in Israel • To give a seminar at the Workshop on Bird Migration and Flight Safety at Tel Aviv University, and to arrange collaborative research on the development of a bird migration forecast model. (Probabilistic 2-7 day bird migration forecasts with application to bird strikes, i.e., collisions between birds and aircraft) • Three days of birding in northern Israel (with guides from the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)
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MAP of Trip Itinerary: Dead Sea, Jordan River Valley, Beit She’an Valley, Golan Heights, Galilee, Mount Hermon, Hula Valley
