- Full Name: Megbar Wondie Birhan
- Institutional email: megbar_wondie@dmu.edu.et
- Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8145-296X
- Linkdin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megbar-wondie-phd-029925329/
- AD Scientific Index ID: 6318066
- Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/Megbar-Wondie-2152484193
- Specialization: Atmospheric Physics
- Courses taught: All Dynamics Courses and Skill Courses
- Achievements and awards: 3 International and 9 National research/projects related awards
- Research interest: Atmospheric moisture budget modeling, climate change and variability modeling, signal processing system modeling, radar, satellite, and lidar observation, air quality and air pollution assessment, ozone profile measurement techniques, gravity wave modeling, climate variability impact on crop production modeling, cloud-seeding observation and cloud microphysics simulation etc.
- List of Publications:
- Wondie Mondie, Teshale B., Assabu G. et al, 2024. Renewable energy potential assessment and modeling for improving electric energy accessibility in rural areas of northwest Ethiopia. Arab J Geosci 17, 222 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-024-12024-0.
- Megbar Wondie *, Titike Kassa and Demeke Fisseha, 2023. Developing an efficient climate forecasting model for the spatiotemporal climate dynamics estimation and the prediction that fits the variable topography feature of the upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. Elsevier, Contents lists available at ScienceDirect, Heliyon 9 (2023) e22870, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22870.
- Megbar Wondie, 2023. Modeling cloud seeding technology for rain enhancement over the arid and semiarid areas of Ethiopia. Elsevier, Contents lists available at ScienceDirect, Heliyon 9 (2023) e14974, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14974.
- Migbar Wondie, Zewdu Siraw, and Alemayehu Kefalew, 2025.Geography and Climate of the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot. Book chapter 1, https://www.appleacademicpress.com/biodiversity-hotspot-of-the-eastern-afromontane-/9781998511600.
- Megbar Wondie* and Shewasema Abeje,2022. Modeling outgoing long-wave radiation based on the atmospheric moisture parameters and correlated to the air temperature in Ethiopia. Springer Nature, Clim Dyn (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-022-06645-y.
- Megbar Wondie*, Azmeraw Alene and Yesgat Enawgaw, 2022. Modeling the impact of wind shear on aerosol for flood prevention and drought monitoring over Ethiopia. Springer Nature in Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2022) 15:1613,
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-10895-9.
- Megbar W. Birhan,* and Shimelis Tariku, 2021. Investigating the impact of space weather on agriculture products over the Chokie mountain basin in Ethiopia. Springer Nature, Acta Geophysica, Vol. 69, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-021-00610-9.
- Megbar. W. Birhan, U.Jaya Prakasha Raju and Samuel.T. Kenea, 2019. Estimating the role of upper Blue Nile basin moisture budget and recycling ratio in spatiotemporal precipitation distribution. Elsevier, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-territorial Physics 193 (2019) 105064, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2019.105064.
- Megbar Wondie Birhan, U.Jaya Prakasha Raju and Samuel Takele Kenea, 2019. Estimating the influence of precipitation variability by considering the effect of middle atmosphere parameters on the lower atmosphere over the upper Blue Nile basin in Ethiopia. Springer Nature Switzerland AG Vol., 2019: Modeling Earth Systems and Environment; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-019-00596-w.
- Megbar. W. Birhan, U.Jaya Prakasha Raju, and Samuel.T. Kenea, 2019. Error modeling radar rainfall estimation through incorporating rain gauge data over the upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. International Journal of Computing Science and Applied Mathematics, vol. 5, no. 2; http://dx.doi.org/10.12962/j24775401.v5i2.4687.
- Megbar W. Birhan, U. Jaya Prakasha Raju, and Samuel.T. Kenea, 2018. Estimation of rainfall intensity from first observation weather radar reflectivity data over upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Transactions on Science and Technology Vol. 5, No. 4, 223 – 232.
- Megbar. W. Birhan and Fentahun. A. Worku, 2018. Impact of climate change and variability in the hydrology of Chokie mountain basin, Ethiopia. International Journal of Engineering and Management Science, I.J.E.M.S., Vol.9 (4):44-51.
- Megbar Wondie and Tadesse Terefe, 2016. Assessment of drought in Ethiopia by using self-calibrated Palmer drought severity index (Sc-PDSI). International Journal of Engineering and Management Science, I.J.E.M.S., Vol.7 (2): 108-117.
- Megbar Wondie & Bhardwaj M.K., 2014. Measurement of radon concentration in indoor air in some dwellings of Debre Markos, Ethiopia. International Journal of Engineering and Management Science, I.J.E.M.S., Vol.5 (3):173-176., ISSN 2229-600X.
- Research and project information (completed and ongoing): 9 completed and 2 ongoing, and 3 starting project/researches
- MSc and/or PhD students advised (ongoing and graduated): 24 MSc students Graduated and I have 5 ongoing students 4 at Debre Markos University and 1 outside of Debre Markos.