Shai Kaplan
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Ph.D. Program
480-593-3184
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Education: |
M.A. cum-laude (Desert studies) Ben-Gurion University B.A (Geography & Economy) Ben-Gurion University |
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Research Interests: |
Remote sensing, physical geography, land degradation, natural disasters, biogeography, GIS |
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Areas of Specialization: |
Remote sensing |
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Publications: |
Kaplan, S., L. Orlovsky, D. Blumberg, and E. Mamedov. Assessment of pasture degradation in Turkmenistan using remote sensing. VI conference on Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology, Stokholm, Sweden, Proceedings of SPIE 636603 (Sep.2006). Orlovsky L., Kaplan S., Orlovsky N., Blumberg D., and E. Mamedov. 2006. Monitoring land use and land cover changes in Turkmenistan using remote sensing, 463-471. In: Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards. Eds: C. Brebbia, M. Conti. E. Tiezzi. WITpress, 839 |
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Awards and Honors: |
Full Scolarship for Master's program in desert studies 2005 Frederick Siegmound Prize for excellence ine Desert Studies |
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Recent Presentations: |
Kaplan, S., L. Orlovsky, D. Blumberg, and E. Mamedov. Assessment of pasture degradation in Turkmenistan using remote sensing. VI conference on Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology, September 2006, Stokholm, Sweden, Orlovsky L., Maman S, Kaplan S. Monitoring natural arid environments in Turkmenistan by remote sensing. Regional NASA LCLUC Science Team Meeting Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, September 2007. Orlovsky, L., Kaplan S., Kogan F., Mamedov B., Spivak L. Monitoring desert pastures productivity and droughts using NOAA imagery. Joint Meeting of the XXI Intl Grassland Congress and the VIII Intl Rangeland Congress, Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, China, 2008. |