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Climate Data Scientist | Remote Sensing & ML Expert | Hydrology & Satellite Data Analysis

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I am a PhD researcher in Remote Sensing, Climate, and Water Resources, specializing in the analysis of hydroclimatic extremes using satellite data and machine learning techniques. My work focuses on integrating Earth Observation data (satellite, reanalysis, and in-situ datasets) to better understand climate–water interactions, drought dynamics, and extreme weather events. I have extensive experience in developing data-driven models for hydrological applications, including bias correction, temperature estimation, and precipitation analysis. I have contributed to several peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals (Q1), covering topics such as satellite precipitation evaluation, climate extremes, and AI-based environmental modeling. I also have hands-on experience with Python, NetCDF data processing, GIS, and platforms such as Google Earth Engine. 💼 Services I offer: Climate and environmental data analysis (Python, ML, statistics) Remote sensing and satellite data processing Hydrological modeling and drought assessment Machine learning for climate and environmental applications Scientific writing, editing, and research support I am particularly interested in projects related to climate change, water resources, agriculture, and environmental risk assessment.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Aerospace Engineering
• ☆ Remote Sensing
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Earth & Atmospheric Science
• ☆ Climate Science
• ☆ Hydrology
• ☆ Arabic & Middle Eastern Literature
• ☆ Python
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ R
• ☆ Tableau
• ☆ Scikit-learn

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Work Experience

Freelancing

Freelance Climate Data Scientist

March 2026 - Present

Phd Student

Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique

July 2021 - February 2026

Scientific researchers

IPSL

November 2024 - January 2025

PFE

Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chausees

June 2019 - January 2020

Education

PhD

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)

July 2021 - January 2026

PhD (IWRI)

Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique

July 2021 - July 2025

Master (GTESD)

AgroParisTech

September 2018 - March 2020

Engineer (Génie Rural)

Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II

September 2014 - February 2020

Engineering Degree

Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II

September 2014 - February 2020

Masters (Science)

AgroParisTech / Université Paris-Saclay

September 2018 - January 2020

Certifications

• Summer school on the hydrological impacts of climate change

  SORBONNE

  June 2025 - Present

• Google Earth Engine

  SIGOBEL

  December 2023 - Present

• AI Science Workshop

  Nassma Mascir

  December 2023 - Present

• Earth Observation for Assessment of Climate Impacts across Africa Workshop

  CRSA

  May 2023 - Present

• MOOC ML in weather and climate

  ECMWF

  May 2023 - Present

• Data science and deep learning

  Innovatics

  April 2023 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Wiam Salih, El Mahdi EL Khalki, Victor Ongoma, Redouane Lguensat, Bouchra Aithssaine, Hamza Ouatiki, Fatima Driouech, Badreddine Sebbar, Soumia Achli, Abdelghani Chehbouni (2025). TEMLI: A High-Resolution Air Temperature Estimation Using Machine Learning and Land Surface Data Across Morocco . Earth Systems and Environment.

Wiam Salih, Soumia Achli, Victor Ongoma, Terence Epule Epule, Driss Dhiba, Lahcen Ousayd, Abdelghani Chehbouni (2025). Exploring the key drivers of crop yields in Morocco – a systematic review . Frontiers in Agronomy.

Wiam Salih, Soumia Achli, Terence Epule Epule, Driss Dhiba, Abdelghani Chehbouni (2024). Vulnerability of maize, barley, and wheat yields to growing season temperature and socioeconomic indicators in Morocco . Journal of Water and Climate Change.

Wiam Salih, Terence Epule Epule, EL Mahdi EL Khalki, Hamza Ouatiki, Salah Erraki, Soumia Achli, Abdelghani Chehbouni (2024). A comprehensive assessment of satellite precipitation products over a semi-arid region: focus on extreme events . Natural Hazards.

Wiam Salih, Terence Epule Epule, Vincent Poirier, Abdelghani Chehbouni, Ayoub Kechchour, Perez Lionnel Kemeni Kambiet, Lahcen Ousayd, Soumia Achli (2023). A new index assessing adaptive capacity across Africa . Environmental Science & Policy.

Wiam Salih, Terence Epule Epule, Abdelghani Chehbouni, Driss Dhiba, Daniel Etongo, Soumia Achli, Salah Er-Raki (2022). Identifying gaps in actual and simulated/potential yield and growing season precipitation in Morocco . Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

Wiam Salih, Terence Epule Epule, Abdelghani Chehbouni, Tarik Chfadi, Victor Ongoma, Salah Er-Raki, Said Khabba, Daniel Etongo, Adán L. Martínez-Cruz, Ernest L. Molua, et al. (2022). A Systematic National Stocktake of Crop Models in Morocco . Ecological Modelling.

BOOK CHAPTER

Wiam Salih, Terence Epule Epule, Vincent Poirier, Simon Lafontaine, Martin Jemo, Driss Dhiba, Ayoub Kechchour, Soumia Achli, Lahcen Ousayd, Perez Lionnel Kemeni Kambiet (2023). Recent Trends in the Yield-Nutrient-Water Nexus in Morocco . Climate Change - Recent Observations [Working Title].

wiam salih (2023). Introductory Chapter: Climate Change. In IntechOpen .

PREPRINT

Wiam Salih, Terence Epule Epule, El khalki El mahdi, Abdelghani Chehbouni (2023). Assessment of Satellite Precipitation Products during Extreme Events in a Semiarid Region .