Oman- Study on sea level, developments along coastline

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) A new research project funded by The Research Council (TRC) on sea level development in Oman was launched in Oman and Germany recently.

According to a press release the project is the second on natural hazards and other processes along the coastline of Oman and is being conducted by a team of researchers including students. It is being led by Professor Dr Goesta Hoffmann associate professor at the department of Applied Geosciences at GUtech and Professor Dr Reicherter from RWTH Aachen University.

'This second project aims at the quantification of driving forces acting along the coastline of Oman; an area where the country's population density is highest but knowledge on acting natural processes is limited' said Professor Dr Hoffmann.

'The proposed high resolution study follows a holistic approach and is based on results gained within the first TRC-funded project (ORG GUtech EBR 10 013) as well as on outcomes of the international IGCP (UNESCO's International Geoscience Programme) project 588.'