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THE BACKGROUND OF THE REMOTE
SENSING ( SATELLITE METEOROLOGY) AND URBAN METEOROLOGY WORKING GROUP

THE GROUP WHICH WAS GATHERED UNDER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AS THE SATELLITE METEOROLOGY WORKING GROUP IN 1992, LATER WITH THE PROCESS OF HABITAT-II IN 1995 WAS NAMED AS THE SATELLITE AND URBAN METEOROLOGY WORKING GROUP INCLUDING THE SUBJECTS OF URBANISATION.

WITH THE PROCESS OF HABITAT- II, NOT ONLY THE TURKISH STATE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE'S TAKING PART IN HABITAT- II CONFERENCE AS A DELEGATION OF OUR COUNTRY BUT ALSO THE SUBJECTS OF USING THE CLIMATOLOGICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS EFFICIENTLY INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS WERE REALIZED BY OUR GROUP’S INTENSIVE WORK.

THE SATELLITE AND URBAN METEOROLOGY WORKING GROUP HAVE BEEN MAKING THEIR STUDIES WITH TWO METEOROLOGY ENGINEERS.

THE METEOROLOGY ENGINEER FIRAT CUKURCAYIR’S BACKGROUND WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE REMOTE SENSING AND URBAN METEOROLOGY WORKING GROUP IS SHORTLY GIVEN BELOW;

EDUCATION
1965-1972	:	PRIMARY SCHOOL&HIGH SCHOOL
1972-1976	:	HIGH SCHOOL / ANKARA ATATÜRK HIGH SCHOOL
1976-1982	:	UNIVERSITY / ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY METEOROLOGICAL ENGINEERING

WORK EXPERIENCE
1982 -1992	:	TURKISH STATE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE WEATHER FORECEASTING DEPARTMENT
JANUARY- FEBRUARY / 1992	:	AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY & CLIMATOLOGICAL OBSERVATION DEPARTMENT
MARCH - DECEMBER 1992	:	ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
1993 - PRESENT	:	RESEARCH, INFORMATION AND DATA PROCESSING DEPARTMENT RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA
1987	:	USING SATELLITE DATA IN WEATHER FORECAST ( READING / U.K )
1990	:	METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION MEETING ( DARMSTAD / GERMANY)
1993	:	USING SATELLITE DATA IN WEATHER FORECASTING STUDIES ( NANJING / CHINA )

FIRAT ÇUKURÇAYIR
DATE OF BIRTH	:	03.05.1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	:	ANKARA

NATIONAL SYMPOSIA
1982- PRESENT	:	PARTICIPATING NUMEROUS SYMPOSIA WITH ARTICLES ABOUT SATELLITE METEOROLOGY AND URBAN METEOROLOGY