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# 🏜️ DESERTAS · AUTHORS & CONTRIBUTORS

*Desert Emission Sensing & Energetic Rock-Tectonic Analysis System*

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## 🔬 Principal Investigator

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### Samir Baladi
*Principal Investigator · Framework Design · Software Development · Analysis*

| Field | Detail |
|-------|--------|
| 📍 **Affiliation** | Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship / Rite of Renaissance |
| 🔬 **Division** | Geogas Science & Continental Tectonics Division |
| 📧 **Email** | [gitdeeper@gmail.com](mailto:gitdeeper@gmail.com) |
| 🆔 **ORCID** | [0009-0003-8903-0029](https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8903-0029) |

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## 👥 Core Research Team

### Dr. Fatima Al-Mansouri
**Senior Geochemist · Field Operations Director**

- 🔬 Radon mass spectrometry, helium isotope analysis, Arabian Shield coordination
- 🏛️ King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- 📧 [fatima.almansouri@kaust.edu.sa](mailto:fatima.almansouri@kaust.edu.sa)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0002-3847-1928](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-1928)

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### Dr. Carlos Rodriguez
**Tectonophysics Lead**

- 🔬 Fissure conductivity modeling, stress-sensitivity analysis, seismic coupling
- 🏛️ University of Chile — Department of Geophysics
- 📧 [crodriguez@geofisica.uchile.cl](mailto:crodriguez@geofisica.uchile.cl)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0001-7845-2390](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7845-2390)

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### Dr. Aisha Al-Rashidi
**AI & Machine Learning Lead**

- 🔬 LSTM-CNN-XGBoost ensemble architecture, SHAP analysis implementation
- 🏛️ King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- 📧 [aisha.alrashidi@kaust.edu.sa](mailto:aisha.alrashidi@kaust.edu.sa)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0001-2345-6789](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-2345-6789)

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### Prof. James Whitfield
**Fracture Mechanics & Permeability Modeling**

- 🔬 Cubic law validation, aperture scaling algorithms, Ψ_crack implementation
- 🏛️ University of Oxford — Department of Earth Sciences
- 📧 [james.whitfield@earth.ox.ac.uk](mailto:james.whitfield@earth.ox.ac.uk)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0002-5678-1234](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-1234)

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### Dr. Elena Volkov
**Noble Gas Mass Spectrometry Lead**

- 🔬 He_ratio R/Ra measurements, dual-inlet IRMS protocols
- 🏛️ CRPG-CNRS, Nancy, France
- 📧 [elena.volkov@crpg.cnrs.fr](mailto:elena.volkov@crpg.cnrs.fr)
- 🆔 ORCID: [0000-0002-8901-2345](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8901-2345)

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## 🏜️ Field Research Network

### Site Coordinators

| 🌍 Site | Coordinator | Institution |
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| 🇲🇦 Saharan Craton (Morocco) | Dr. Hassan Benali | University of Marrakech |
| 🇸🇦 Arabian Shield (Saudi Arabia) | Dr. Abdullah Al-Ghamdi | KACST |
| 🇿🇦 Kaapvaal Craton (South Africa) | Dr. Thabo Mbeki | University of Pretoria |
| 🇦🇺 Yilgarn Craton (Australia) | Dr. Sarah Chen | CSIRO |
| 🇨🇱 Atacama Desert (Chile) | Dr. Miguel Gonzalez | University of Antofagasta |
| 🇨🇳 Tarim Basin (China) | Dr. Wei Zhang | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 🇳🇴 Scandinavian Shield (Norway) | Dr. Lars Johansson | University of Oslo |

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## 🌿 Indigenous Knowledge Collaborators

| Community | Territory | Contributor | Knowledge Domain |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
| **San (Bushmen)** | Northern Cape, SA | Chief N!xau | Rock breath observations, seismic precursors |
| **Wangkatja (Martu)** | Western Gibson Desert | Uncle Ken Jones | Shaking ground lineaments |
| **Amazigh** | High Atlas, Morocco | Fatima Ouchen | Gas venting indicators |

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## 🏛️ Institutional Partners

| Institution | Country | Contribution |
|-------------|:-------:|-------------|
| **Ronin Institute** | 🇺🇸 USA | Framework design, coordination |
| **KAUST** | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | AI/ML infrastructure, Arabian Shield |
| **CRPG-CNRS** | 🇫🇷 France | Noble gas mass spectrometry |
| **CSIRO** | 🇦🇺 Australia | Yilgarn monitoring |
| **University of Chile** | 🇨🇱 Chile | Atacama network |
| **Chinese Academy of Sciences** | 🇨🇳 China | Tarim Basin |
| **USGS** | 🇺🇸 USA | Seismic catalog access |

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## 📬 Contact

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| **Principal Investigator** | Samir Baladi |
| **Email** | [gitdeeper@gmail.com](mailto:gitdeeper@gmail.com) |
| **Repository** | [gitlab.com/gitdeeper4/desertas](https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper4/desertas) |
| **Dashboard** | [desertas.netlify.app](https://desertas.netlify.app) |
| **DOI** | [10.14293/DESERTAS.2026.001](https://doi.org/10.14293/DESERTAS.2026.001) |

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