Publications since 1990

• Ciganda, V., A.A. Gitelson, and J. Schepers. Vertical Profile and Temporal Variation of Chlorophyll in Maize Canopy: Quantitative “Crop Vigor” Indicator by Means of Reflectance-based Techniques. Agronomy Journal, accepted.

• Gitelson, A.A. G. Dall’Olmo, W. Moses, D.C. Rundquist, T. Barrow, T.R. Fisher, D. Gurlin, and J. Holz. A simple semi-analytical model for remote estimation of chlorophyll-a in turbid waters: Validation. Remote Sensing of Environment, accepted.

• Feret, J.-B., François, C., Asner, G. P., Gitelson A.A., Martin, R.E., Bidel, L.P.R., Ustin, S.L., le Maire, G., and S. Jacquemoud. PROSPECT-4 and 5: Advances in the Leaf Optical Properties Model Separating Photosynthetic Pigments, Remote Sensing of Environment (2008), doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.02.012.

• Ciganda, V., A.A. Gitelson, and J. Schepers. Non-destructive determination of maize leaf and canopy chlorophyll content. Journal of Plant Physiology, accepted.

• Solari, F., Shanahan, J., Ferguson, R., Schepers, J., and A. Gitelson. Active Sensor Reflectance Measurements of Corn Nitrogen Status and Yield Potential, Agron. J. 100 (3):571–579 (2008). doi:10.2134/agronj2007.0244

• Gitelson, A.A., Viña, A., Masek J.G., Verma, S. B., and A. E. Suyker. 2008. Synoptic Monitoring of Gross Primary Productivity of Maize Using Landsat Data, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 2008, 10.1109/LGRS.2008.915598.

• Steele, M. R., A. A. Gitelson, and D.C. Rundquist. A Comparison of Two Techniques for Non-Destructive Measurement of Chlorophyll Content in Grapevine Leaves, Agron. J. 100 (3):779-782 (2008). doi: 10.2134/agronj2007.0244

• Gitelson, A.A., Schalles, J., Hladik, C.M. 2006. Remote chlorophyll-a retrieval in turbid productive estuarine: Chesapeake Bay case study. Remote Sensing of Environment, 109: 464–472.

• Hatfield, J.L., Gitelson, A.A., Schepers, J. S., and C.L. Walthall. 2007. Application of Spectral Remote Sensing for Agronomic Decisions, Agronomy Journal, in press.

• Gitelson, A.A., Wardlow, B. D., Keydan, G. P. and B. Leavitt. 2007.  An Evaluation of MODIS 250-m Data for Green LAI Estimation in Crops, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L20403, doi:10.1029/2007GL031620.

• Dall’Olmo, G and A.A. Gitelson. 2006. Absorption properties of dissolved and particulate matter in turbid productive inland lakes, Ocean Optics XVIII, Montreal, Quebec, 9-13 October, 2006, pp. 1-15.

• Heiskary, S., Olmanson, L., Gitelson, A., and Chipman. J. 2006. Remote Sensing: Does It Have a Role? LakeLine, Spring 2006, 27-35.

• Gitelson, A. A., G. P. Keydan, and M. N. Merzlyak (2006), Three-band model for noninvasive estimation of chlorophyll, carotenoids, and anthocyanin contents in higher plant leaves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L11402, doi:10.1029/2006GL026457.
• Zimba, P. V. and A.A. Gitelson (2006), Remote estimation of chlorophyll concentration in hyper-eutrophic aquatic systems: Model tuning and accuracy optimization, Aquaculture, 256/1-4, June 15, pp.272-286.
• Dall'Olmo, G. and A. A. Gitelson, Effect of bio-optical parameter variability and uncertainties in reflectance measurements on the remote estimation of chlorophyll-a concentration in turbid productive waters: modeling results, Applied Optics, 20 May 2006, Vol. 45, No. 15, 3577-3592
• Gitelson, A. A., A. Viña, S. B. Verma, D. C. Rundquist, T. J. Arkebauer, G. Keydan, B. Leavitt, V. Ciganda, G. G. Burba, and A. E. Suyker (2006), Relationship between gross primary production and chlorophyll content in crops: Implications for the synoptic monitoring of vegetation productivity, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D08S11, doi:10.1029/2005JD006017.
• Henebry, G.M., K.M. de Beurs, and A.A. Gitelson. 2005. Land surface phenologies of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan between 1982 and 1999. Arid Ecosystems, 11(26-27): 25-32.
• Viña, A and A.A. Gitelson. 2005. New developments in the remote estimation of the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation in crops, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L17403, doi:10.1029/2005GL023647.
• Verma, S.B., Dobermann, A., Cassman, K.G., Walters, D.T., Johannes M. Knops, J.M., Arkebauer, T.J., Suyker, A.E., Burba, G.G., Amos, B., Yang, H., Ginting, D., Hubbard K.G., Gitelson, A.A., Walter-Shea, E.A. (2005) Annual carbon dioxide exchange in irrigated and rainfed maize-based agroecosystems Agricultural and Forest Meteorology , 131: 77-96.
• Gitelson, A.A., A. Viña, D.C. Rundquist, V. Ciganda, T.J. Arkebauer, 2005. Remote Estimation of Canopy Chlorophyll Content in Crops, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32,L08403,doi:10.1029/2005GL022688
• Dall’Olmo, G., Gitelson, A.A., Rundquist, D.C., Leavitt, B., Barrow, T., and Holz, J.C. (2005). Assessing the potential of SeaWiFS and MODIS for estimating chlorophyll concentration in turbid productive waters using red and near-infrared bands, Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 96: 176-187.
• Dall’Olmo, G., and A. A. Gitelson. (2005). Effect of bio-optical parameter variability on the remote estimation of chlorophyll-a concentration in turbid productive waters: experimental results, Applied Optics, Vol. 44, No. 3, 20 January 2005, 412-422. (Correction)
• Merzlyak, M.N., Solovchenko, A.E.,. Smagin, A.I., and Gitelson A.A. (2005). Apple Flavonoids During Fruit Adaptation to Solar Radiation: Spectral Features and technique for Non-destructive Assessment, Journal of Plant Physiology Vol. 162, No. 2, pp. 151-160.
• Henebry, G.M., Viña, A. and Gitelson, A.A. (2005). The Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index and its Potential Utility for Gap Analysis, Gap Analysis Program Bulletin, No. 12, 25-27.
• Gitelson, A. A., A. Viña, S. B. Verma, D. C. Rundquist, T. J. Arkebauer, G. Keydan, B. Leavitt, V. Ciganda, G. G. Burba, and A. E. Suyker. (2004). Remote Estimation of Net Ecosystem CO₂ Exchange in Crops: Principles, Technique Calibration and Validation, 2nd International Workshop on Remote Sensing of Vegetation Fluorescence, November 17-19, 2004, Montreal, Canada. CD-Rom, ESA WPP-242.
• Gitelson, A.A., and M. N. Merzlyak. (2004). Non-destructive assessment of chlorophyll, carotenoid and anthocyanin content in higher plant leaves: Principles and algorithms. Remote Sensing for Agriculture and the Environment (S. Stamatiadis, J.M. Lynch, J.S. Schepers Eds.). Greece, Ella, 2004, 78-94.
• Viña, A., Henebry, G. M., and Gitelson A. A., Satellite Monitoring of Vegetation Dynamics: Sensitivity Enhancement by the Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 31, L04503, doi:10.1029/2003GL019034, 2004.
• Gitelson, A. A. Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index for Remote Quantification of Crop Biophysical Characteristics. Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 161, 165-173, 2004.
• Viña, A., Gitelson, A.A., Rundquist, D.C., Keydan, G., Leavitt, B., and Schepers, J.Monitoring Maize (Zea mays L.) Phenology with Remote Sensing, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 96, 1139-1147, 2004.
• Kogan, F., Stark, R., Gitelson, A., Jargalsaikhan, L., Dugrajav, C., and S. Tsooj. Derivation of pasture biomass in Mongolia from AVHRR-based vegetation health indices. Int. J. Remote Sensing, Vol. 25, No. 14, 2889-2896, 2004.
• Rundquist, D., Perk, R., Leavitt, B., Keydan, G., and A. Gitelson. Collecting spectral data over cropland vegetation using machine-positioning versus hand-positioning of the sensor, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Vol. 43, Issue 2 , May 2004, 173-178, 2004.
• Dall'Olmo, G., A. A. Gitelson, and D. C. Rundquist, Towards a unified approach for remote estimation of chlorophyll-a in both terrestrial vegetation and turbid productive waters, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(18), 1938, doi:10.1029/2003GL018065, 2003.
• M. N. Merzlyak, A. A. Gitelson, O. B., A. E. Solovchenko, S. I. Pogosyan, 2003. Application of Reflectance Spectroscopy for Analysis of Higher Plant Pigments. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, 50 (5): 704-710.
• Gitelson, A. A., S. B. Verma, A. Vina, D. C. Rundquist, G. Keydan, B. Leavitt, T. J. Arkebauer, G. G. Burba, and A. E. Suyker, Novel technique for remote estimation of CO2 flux in maize, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(9), 1486, doi:10.1029/2002GL016543, 2003.
• Gitelson, A. A., A. Viña, T. J. Arkebauer, D. C. Rundquist, G. Keydan, and B. Leavitt, 2003. Remote estimation of leaf area index and green leaf biomass in maize canopies, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(5), 1248, doi:10.1029/2002GL016450, 2003.
• Iluz, D., Y. Yacobi and A. Gitelson, 2003. Adaptation of an algorithm for chlorophyll-a estimation by optical data in the oligotrophic Gulf of Elat, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 24, No. 5, 1157-1163.
• Merzlyak, M. N., A. E. Solovchenko and A. A. Gitelson. 2003. Reflectance spectral features and non-destructive estimation of chlorophyll, carotenoid and anthocyanin content in apple fruit, Postharvest Biology and Technology, 27, 197-211.
• Gitelson, A.A., Gritz, U. and Merzlyak M.N. 2003. Relationships between leaf chlorophyll content and spectral reflectance and algorithms for non-destructive chlorophyll assessment in higher plant leaves. J Plant Physiol, Vol. 160, No 3, 271-282.
• Kogan, F., Gitelson, A., Zakarin, E., Spivak, L., and L. Lebed, 2003. AVHRR-based spectral vegetation index for quantitative assessment of vegetation state and productivity: calibration and validation, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 69, No. 8, August 2003, 899-906.
• Gitelson, A.A., Stark, R, Grits, U., Rundquist, D., Kaufman, Y. and D. Derry. 2002. Vegetation and soil lines in visible spectral space: a concept and technique for remote estimation of vegetation fraction. International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 23, No. 13, 2537-2562.
• Gitelson, A.A., Zur, Y., Chivkunova, O.B. and Merzlyak, M.N. 2002. Assessing Carotenoid Content in Plant Leaves with Reflectance Spectroscopy, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 75(3), 272-281.
• Gitelson A.A.; Kaufman Y.J.; Stark R.; Rundquist D., 2002. Novel algorithms for remote estimation of vegetation fraction, Remote Sensing of Environment, 80, 76-87.
• O. B. Chivkunova, A. E. Solovchenko, S. G. Sokolova, M. N. Merzlyak, I. V., Reshetnikova, A. A. Gitelson. (2001). Reflectance Spectral Features and Detection of Superficial Scald-induced Browning in Storing Apple Fruit. J. Russian Phytopathol. Soc. Vol. 2, 2001: 73-77.
• Gitelson, A.A., Merzlyak, M.N., and Chivkunova, O.B. 2001. Optical properties and non-destructive estimation of anthocyanin content in plant leaves, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 74(1), 38-45.
• Gitelson, A., Merzlyak, M., Zur, Y., Stark, R., Gritz, U. 2001. Non-destructive and remote sensing techniques for estimation of vegetation status, Proceedings, Third European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Montpellier, France, (G. Grenier and S. Blackmore, Eds), Vol. 1, pp. 205-210.
• Rundquist, D., A. Gitelson, D. Derry, J. Ramirez, R. Stark, and G. Keydan, 2001. Remote estimation of vegetation fraction in corn canopies. Proceedings, Third European Conference on Precision Agriculture, Montpellier, France, (G. Grenier and S. Blackmore, Eds), Vol. 1, pp. 301-306.
• Yacobi, Y.Z. and A.A. Gitelson 2000. Simultaneous remote measurement of chlorophyll and total seston in productive inland waters. Verh. int. Ver. Limnol. 27: 2983-2986.
• Stark, R, A. Gitelson, U. Grits, D. Rundquist, and Y. Kaufman. 2000. New Technique for Remote Estimation of vegetation fraction: principles, algorithms and validation. Aspects of Applied Biology, 60: 241-246.
• Gitelson, A., Y. A. Grits, D. Etzion, Z. Ning, and A. Richmond, 2000. Optical properties of Nannochloropsis sp and their application to remote estimation of cell mass, Bioengineering and Biotechnology, September 5, No. 5, 69:516-525.
• Gitelson, A.A, Yacobi, Y.Z., Schalles, J.F., Rundquist, D. C., Han, L. Stark, R. and Etzion, D. 2000. Remote estimation of phytoplankton density in productive waters, Arch. Hydrobiol.Spec. Issues Advanc. Limnol., Vol. 55:121-136.
• Schmidt, H., and A. Gitelson, 2000. Temporal and Spatial Vegetation Cover Changes in Israeli Transition Zone: AVHRR-based Assessment of Rainfall impact, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 21, No. 5:997-1010.
• Zur, Y., Gitelson, A.A., Chivkunova, O.B. and M.N. Merzlyak, 2000. The Spectral Contribution of Carotenoids to Light Absorption and Reflectance in Green Leaves, In Proceedings of the Second International on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry Conference, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 10-12 January, 2000, Vol. 2, pp. II-17-II-23.
• Gitelson, A., and H. Schmidt, 1999. Monitoring Vegetation Dynamics in Israeli Transition Zone with Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Data, Journal of Arid Land Studies, No 4, 9:267-276.
• Gitelson, A.A., Buschmann, C, and H.K. Lichtenthaler, 1999, The chlorophyll Fluorescence Ratio F735/F700 as an Accurate Measure of the Chlorophyll Content in Plants, Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 69, pp. 296-302.
• Gitelson, A.A., Schalles, J.F., Rundquist, D.C. Schiebe, F. R. Yacobi, Y.Z., 1999. Comparative reflectance properties of algal cultures with manipulated densities, J. Applied Phycology, Vol. 11, No. 4, 345-354.
• Merzlyak, M.N., Gitelson, A.A., Chivkunova, O.B. and Y.R. Rakitin, 1999, Non-destructive optical detection of pigment changes during leaf senescence and fruit ripening, Physiologia Plantarum, 106:135-141.
• Gitelson, A., Stark, R., Dor, I., Michelson, O., Yacobi, Y.Z. 1999. Optical Characteristics of the Phototroph Thiocapsa roseopersicina and Implications for Real-Time Monitoring of the Bacteriochlorophyll Concentration, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Aug. 1999, Vol. 65, No. 8, pp. 3392-3397.
• Merzlyak, M.N., Gitelson, A.A., Pogosyan, S,I., Lekhimena, L and Chivkunova, O.B. 1998, Light-induced pigment degradation in leaves and ripening fruits studied in situ with reflectance spectroscopy, Physiologia Plantarum, 104:661-667.
• Gitelson, A., and Y. Kaufman, 1998. MODIS NDVI Optimization to Fit the AVHRR Data Series - Spectral Considerations. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 66, No. 3, 343-350.
• Gitelson, A., Kogan, F., Zakarin, E., Spivak, L., and L. Lebed, 1998, Using AVHRR Data for Quantitative Estimation of Vegetation Conditions: Calibration and Validation. Advances in Space Research, Vol. 22, No. 5, 673-676.
• Gitelson, A., and Merzlyak, M. 1998. Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll Concentration in Higher Plant Leaves, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 22, No. 5, 689-692.
• Gitelson, A., Buschmann, C, and H.K. Lichtenthaler, 1998, Chlorophyll Fluorescence Corrected for Re-absorption by Means of Absorption and Reflectance Measurements, J. Plant Physiology, Vol. 152, No. 2/3, March 1998, 283-296.
• Schalles, J.F., Gitelson, A., Yacobi, Y.Z., and A.E. Kroenke, 1998, Estimation of chlorophyll a from time series measurements of high spectral resolution reflectance in an eutrophic lake, J. Phycology, Vol. 34, April 1998, 383-390.
• Gitelson, A.A., Stark, R., and I. Dor, 1997, Quantitative near-surface remote sensing of wastewater quality in oxidation ponds and reservoirs: A case study of the Naan system, Water Environment Research, Vol. 69, No. 7, pp. 1263-1271.
• Merzlyak, M.N. Gitelson, A.A., Pogosyan, S.I., Chivkunova, O.B., Lehimena, L., Garson, M., BuzuIukova, N.P., Shevyreva, V.V., and V.B. Rurnyantseva, 1997, Reflectance Spectra of Leaves and Fruits During Their Development and Senescence and Under Stress, Russian. J. Plant Physiology, Vol. 44, No.5, pp. 614-622.
• Gitelson, A., and Merzlyak, M. 1997. Remote Estimation of Chlorophyll Content in higher Plant Leaves. Int. J. Remote Sensing, Vol. 18, No 12, (August 1997), pp.291-298.
• Gitelson, A., G., Y.Z. Yacobi, A., Karnieli, and N. Kress. 1996. Reflectance spectra of polluted marine waters in Haifa Bay, Southeastern Mediterranean. Features and application for remote estimation of chlorophyll concentration. Isr. J. Earth Sci. 45, pp. 127-136.
• Mittenzwey, K.-H, Reuter, R. and A. Gitelson, 1996. Analysis of Dissolved Humic Substances in Eutrophic Waters Using the Fluorescence of Natural Samples: Calculations and Experiments. Int. Revue ges. Hydrobiol. Vol. 81, No. 1, pp. l-l2.
• Gitelson, A., Qiuang, Hu and Richmond, A. 1996. Photic volume in Photoreactors Supporting Ultrahigh Population Densities of the Photoautotroph Spirulina platenis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 1996, Vol. 62(5), 1570-1573.
• Gitelson, A., Kaufman, Y., and Merzlyak, M. 1996. Use of a Green Channel in Remote Sensing of Global Vegetation from EOS-MODIS. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 58, 289-298.
• Oron, G. and Gitelson, A. 1996. Real-time Quality Monitoring by Remote Sensing of Contaminated Water Bodies: Waste Stabilization Pond Effluent. Water Research, Vol. 30 (12), 3106-3114.
• Lichtenthaler, H., Gitelson, A. and Lang, M. 1996. Non-destructive determination of chlorophyll content of leaves of a green and an aurea mutant of tobacco by reflectance measurements. J. Plant Physiol., 148, 483-493.
• Gitelson, A., Karnieli, A., Goldman, N, Yacobi, Y., and Mayo, M. 1996. Chlorophyll estimation in the Southeastern Mediterranean using CZCS images: adaptation of an algorithm and its validation. J. Marine Systems, Vol. 9, pp. 283-290.
• Gitelson, A. Merzlyak, M. and H. Lichtenthaler. 1996. Detection of red edge position and chlorophyll content by reflectance measurements near 700 nm. J. Plant Physiol., 148, 501-508.
• Gitelson, A. and Merzlyak, M. 1996. Signature analysis of leaf reflectance spectra: algorithm development for remote sensing of chlorophyll. J. Plant Physiol., 148, 495-500.
• Gitelson, A., Laorawat, S., Keydan, G., and Vonshak, A., 1995. Optical properties of dense algal cultures outdoors and its application to remote estimation of biomass and pigment concentration in Spirulina platensis. J. Phycology, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 828-834.
• Yacobi, Y., Gitelson, A., and Mayo, M., 1995. Remote sensing of chlorophyll in Lake Kinneret using high spectral resolution radiometer and Landsat Thematic Mapper: Spectral features of reflectance and algorithm development. J. Plankton Research, Vol. 17, No. 11, pp. 1-19.
• Merzlyak, M. and Gitelson, A., 1995. Why and what for the leaves are yellow in autumn? On the interpretation of optical spectra of senescing leaves (Acer platanoides L.) J. Plant Physiol. 145 (3), pp. 315-320.
• Mayo, M., Gitelson, A., Yacobi, Y., and Z. Ben-Avraham, 1995. Chlorophyll distribution in lake Kinneret determined from Landsat Thematic Mapper data. Int. J. Remote Sensing, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 175-182.
• Gitelson, A.A. and M. Merzlyak, 1994. Spectral reflectance changes associated with autumn senescence of Asculus hippocastanum and Acer platanoides leaves. Spectral features and relation to chlorophyll estimation. J. Plant Physiol. 143, pp. 286-292.
• Kaufman, Y., Gitelson, A., Karnieli, A., Ganor, E., Fraser, R.S., Nakajima, T., Mattoo, S. and Holben, B. 1994. Size distribution and scattering phase function of aerosol particles retrieved from sky brightness measurements. J. Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, No. 10, 341-356.
• Gitelson, A., and M. Merzlyak, 1994. Quantitative estimation of chlorophyll-a using reflectance spectra: experiments with autumn chestnut and maple leaves. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol., 22, pp. 247-252.
• Gitelson, A.A, M. Mayo, Y.Z. Yacobi, A.S. Parparov, and T. Berman, 1994. The use of high spectral resolution radiometry data for detection of low chlorophyll concentration in lake Kinneret. Journal of Plankton Research, Vol. 16, pp. 995-1002.
• Mayo, M., Karnieli, A., Gitelson, A., and Z. Ben-Avraam, 1993. Determination of Suspended Sediment Concentrations from CZCS data. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, Vol. 59, No. 8, pp. 1265-1269.
• Karnieli, A., Mayo, M., Gitelson, A., and Z. Ben-Avraam, 1993. Settlements in the Nile Delta System. Terra, 2, 49-50.
• Gitelson, A., F. Szilagyi, and K. Mittenzway, 1993, Improving Quantitative Remote Sensing for Monitoring of Inland Water Quality. Water Research, No. 7, pp. 1185-1194.
• Gitelson, A., Garbuzov, G., Szilagyi, F., Mittenzwey, K-H., and Karnieli, A., 1993, Quantitative Remote Sensing Methods for Real-time Monitoring Inland Water Quality, Int. J. of Remote Sensing, Vol. 14, pp. 1269-1295.
• Gitelson, A., 1993, Algorithms for Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Pigments in Inland Waters, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. (5)197-(5)201.
• Mittenzwey, K-H., Ullrich, S., Gitelson, A., Kondrat'ev, K., 1992, Determination of Chlorophyll-a of Inland Waters on the Basis of Spectral Reflectance, Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 37, No.1, pp. 147-149.
• Gitelson, A., 1992, The peak near 700 nm on reflectance spectra of algae and water: relationships of its magnitude and position with chlorophyll concentration, Int. J. Remote Sensing, vol. 13, No. 17, 1992, pp. 3367-3373.
• Gitelson, A. and K. Kondrat'ev, 1991, Peak Near 700 nm in Reflectance Spectrum of Productive Waters and its Application for Remote Monitoring of Water Quality, Transactions Doklady of the USSR Academy of Sciences: Earth Science Sections, Vol. 306, pp. 1-4.
• Gitelson, A., and K. Kondrat'ev, 1991. Optical models of Mesotrophic and Eutrophic Waters, Int. Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 373-385.
• Mittenzwey, K.-H., S. Breitvieser, J. Penig, A. Gitelson, G. Dubovitzkii, G. Garbusov, S. Ullrich, V. Vobach and A. Muller. 1991. Fluorescence and reflectance measurements for in-situ determination of some parameters of surface water quality, Acta Hydrochim. Hydrobiol. Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 3-15.
• Vasilkov, A., and A.Gitelson, 1990. Spectral behavior of the light scattering coefficient of absorbing organic hydrosol, Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, vol. 24, No. 12, pp. 1315-1324.
• Gitelson, A., G. Garbuzov, and G. Keydan, 1990. The techniques for remote monitoring of inland waters quality, Hydro-chemical data, vol. Methods and devices for short-term monitoring of inland waters, No. L, pp. 12-34.
• Gitelson, A., G. Garbuzov, L. Lopatchenko, K-H. Mittemzwey, and A. Makhotenko, 1990. Schnellmethoden zur Ermittlung der Beschaffenheit von Oberflachengewassern mittels Spektrometrie, Acta Hydrochim. Hydrobiol. Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 397-408.
• Gitelson, A., G. Dubovitskiy, and K.-H. Mittenzwey, 1990. Grundlagen experimente zur laser sondierung von inlandgewassern, Acta Hydrochim. Hydrobiol. vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 537-546.
• Gitelson, A., and G. Keydan, 1990. Remote sensing of inland waters quality: Measurements in the visible spectrum, Acta Hydrophys. Vol. 34, No. 1. pp. 5-27.

Educational and Professional Experience

• 1964 M.Sc. Electronics, The Institute of Radio Technology, Taganrog, USSR
• 1972 Ph.D. Radio Physics, The Institute of Radio Technology, Taganrog, USSR
• 1964-1972 Institute for Microwave Electronics Krasnodar, USSR.
• 1972-1977 Chair, Solid State Electronics Laboratory, Physical Institute, Rostov-on-Don State University, USSR.
• 1977-1981 Senior Scientist, Institute for Nuclear Research, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
• 1981-1990 Chair, Remote Sensing Lab., Hydrochemical Institute, Rostov-on-Don, USSR
• 1990-1999 Senior Scientist, Remote Sensing Laboratory, J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
• 1994-2000 Professor, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
• 1996-2000 Chair, Department for Environmental Physics and Energy Research, J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
• 2000-present Professor, School of Natural Resource Sciences and Dept. of Geosciences, University Nebraska Lincoln

Honors and Memberships

• USSR Academy of Sciences - best work of the year in Solid State Physics (1977).
• USSR Academy of Sciences - best work of the year in Physics of High Energy Particles (1981).
• DAAD Fellowship, German Academy of Sciences Exchange Service (1996).
• Israeli State Prize: For the best scientific contribution to Israeli development (1998).

Research Interests

My principal research interests lie in physical aspects of remote sensing and radiative transfer, particularly in remote sensing of aquatic and terrestrial environments.

Recent Research Funding

• 1995-1997, Commission of the European Communities. Characterization of large watersheds for surface run-off water harvesting in support of sustainable human settlement of natural vegetation in arid and semi-arid areas, $120,000.
• 1995-1998, United States-Israel Binational Scientific Foundation, Development of Robust Optical Remote Sensing Algorithms to Quantify Algal Phytoplankton in Productive Inland Waters, $139,000.
• 1995-1997, Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Monitoring of spatial and temporal distributions of phytoplankton and suspended matter in the Southeastern Mediterranean, 90,000 NIS.
• 1995-1998, Israeli Ministry of Science, Optical models for Case II waters and their application for quantitative remote assessment of water quality. Israel-Japan cooperation program, $63,000.
• 1995-1997, Commission of the European Communities, Remote Sensing of Mediterranean Desertification Processes, 40,000 ECU.
• 1997-1999, Commission of the European Communities, Flood in Arid Units by Earth Remote Techniques, 97,000 ECU.
• 1998-2000, USAID, Launching the Remote Sensing System for estimation of seasonal dynamics of arid zone pasture and crop productivity using AVHRR data, $79,000.
• 1999-2001, Israeli Ministry of Science, "Remote Sensing Monitoring Quality of Israeli Aquatic Environments based on SeaWiFS, MERIS, and MODIS data" 855,000 NIS.
• 1999-2001, Israeli Ministry of Infrastructure (Water Commission), Remote sensing techniques for real-time monitoring phytoplankton, non-organic suspended matter and dissolved organic matter distribution in lake Kinneret, 360,000 NIS.
• 1998-2001, Keren Kayemet LeIsrael, Novel Remote Sensing Techniques for Detection of Early Stages of Plant Stress, 105,000 NIS.
• 2000-2003, USAID, Estimation of seasonal dynamics of arid and semi-arid zone pasture productivity in Mongolian Gobi using NOAA/AVHRR data, $200,000.
• 2001-2003, US EPA, Development of National Aquatic Ecosystems Classifications and Reference Conditions: Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Lake and Reservoir Strategy for Nebraska as a Model for Agriculture Dominated Ecosystems, $1,224,706.
• 2001-2004, NASA, Consequences of institutional change: land-cover dynamics in Kazakhstan 1960-2000, $538,571.

Invited Lectures and Seminars (selected)

• 1996, NASA/GFSC
• 1997, Third International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• 1997, Japan Space Agency.
• 1998, DLR, Germany Space Agency.
• 1998, SNRS, UNL
• 1999, International Symposium on Spectral Sensing Research, ASPRS, Las-Vegas.
• 2000, NOAA/NESDIS.

Courses Taught

• 1996, NASA/GFSC
• 1997, Third International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• 1997, Japan Space Agency.
• 1998, DLR, Germany Space Agency.
• 1998, SNRS, UNL
• 1999, International Symposium on Spectral Sensing Research, ASPRS, Las-Vegas.
• 2000, NOAA/NESDIS.

Student Supervision and Advising

• N. Goldman, M. Sc.,1996, "Phytoplankton and suspended matter distribution in the Southeastern Mediterranean retrieved from Coastal Zone Color Scanner images", BGU.
• R. Stark, M.Sc., 1996, "Remote monitoring waste water quality", BGU.
• R. Michelson, M.Sc., 1997 "Development of a laboratory technique and biological background for remote sensing of pure algal and bacterial cultures," Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• Sharon Plotnizky, M. Sc., 1998, "Remote estimation of total suspended matter in Lake Kinneret", BGU.
• D. Etzion, M.Sc., 1998, "Optical Properties of Eutrophic waters, with applications for remote sensing," Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel-Aviv University.
• R. Stark, PhD. 2001, Remote sensing technique for monitoring vegetation condition, BGU.
• Y. Zur, PhD.,1998- Non-destructive estimation of carotenoid content as indicator of plant stress. BGU.
• Y. Shalmi, M.Sc., 1998- "Optical characteristics of algae and their implication for remote estimation of algal characteristics in bioreactors, BGU.