Athman Salim Hussein has been working on ocean water circulation and climate change for several years with long standing research experience covering diverse areas of deep and shallow ocean water. He has special interest in Ocean dynamics (Both observational and theoretical), ecosystem functioning and responses to climate and human induced changes, application of rosette CTD, AWAC Acoustic Wave And Current profiler, and TSG Thermosalinograph data collection and analysis using different software such as MATLAB, SPSS, Stata, R, QGIS, and ODV Ocean Data View. He also has skills on predicting Kenyan Potential Fishing Zone.
Location: KMFRI Mombasa Research Centre
Department: Oceanography and Hydrography
Specialization: Physical Oceanography
Research Interests: Ocean Circulation and Climate Change, Coastal Vulnerability mapping.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Physics
- MSc in Climate Change
PUBLICATIONS
-
Athman SH, Hole GM, Magori C, Ndirangu S, Zamu MS (2020) Fish Cage Site Selection at Kibuyuni in Kwale County, Kenya: Tidal Variations, Waves Height, Current Speed and direction Status. J Aquac Res Development. 12: 626.
-
Holeh GM, Magondu EW, Njiru JM, Tsuma S, Salim A, Muriuki AM, et al. (2020) Social Economic Survey and Feasibility Study to Initiate Cage Fish Farming in Kenyan Coastal Creeks. J Aquac Res Development. 11: 11. doi: 10.35248/2155-9546.20.10.617