Research and development in the application of satellite data to the
solution of environmental problem with the specific emphasis on land and
atmosphere. The topics include climate and weather impacts on ecosystems
and human activities, climate variability, environmental hazards,
satellite data application and interpretation. Developed advanced
technique for monitoring drought, fire risk, El Nino/La Nina features,
and mosquito-borne epidemics from operational environmental satellites.
Principal investigator of numerous national and international projects
funded by the Agency for International Development, by-national funds,
UN=s Food and Agricultural Organization, NATO and NOAA. International
cooperation activities with government institutions, universities, and
private organizations transferring new technologies. Author and co-
author more than 150 scientific papers, including book chapters.
Felix has acted as Principal Investigator of numerous national and
international projects funded by the Agency for International Development,
the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, NATO and NOAA.
He has lead global-scale international cooperation with government
institutions, universities, and private organizations in transferring new
technologies. He is a member of the UN World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) Technical Team and of the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Remote Sensing.
Vargas, M., F. Kogan, W. Guo 2008: Removing noise from AVHRR derived
NDVI due to volcanic stratospheric aerosols using statistical methods.
Int. J. Rem. Sens. (Submitted)
Zhang, X., S. Kondragunta, C. Schidt, F. Kogan 2008: Near real time
monitoring of biomass burning particulate emissions (PM2.5) across
contiguous United States using multiple satellite instruments.
Atmospheric Environment 42, 6959-6972.
Jiang, Le, J. Dan Tarpley, Kenneth E. Mitchell, Sisong Zhou, Felix
Kogan, and Wei Guo 2008: Adjusting for long-term anomalous trends in
NOAA's Global vegetation index data set. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience
and Remote Sensing. Vol. 46, No 2 Feb 2008.
Salazar, L., F. Kogan and L. Roytman 2008: Using vegetation health
indices and partial least square method for estimation of corn yield.
Int. J. Rem. Sens., Vol. 29, Nos. 1-2, Jan. 175-189.
Salazar, L., F. Kogan and L. Roytman 2007: Use of remote sensing data
for estimation of winter wheat yield in the United States. Int. J. Rem.
Sens., Vol. 28, Nos. 17-18, Sep., 3795-3811.
Mandelson, R., P. Kurukulasuriya, A. Basist, F. Kogan, C. Williams,
2007: Climate analysis with satellite versus weather station data.
Climate Change, 81: 71-83.
Jiang, Le, J.D. Tarpley, K. E. Mitchell, S.Zhou, F. Kogan, W. Guo, 2007:
Global climatology and near-real time vegetation indices from AVHRR:
Part 1, Fixing spurious trends in NOAA's weekly NDVI datasets (in press)
Rahman, A., F. Kogan and L. Roytman 2006: Analysis of Malaria Cases in
Bangladesh with Remote Sensing Data. Amer. J. Trop. Med., 74(1), 17-19.
Kogan, F.N., B. Yang and G. Wei, 2004: Modeling corn yield in China using
AVHRR-based vegetation health indices. Int. J. Remote Sens.
Kogan, F., R. Stark, A.Gitelson, E. Adar, L. Jargalsaikhan, C. Dugrajav, and
S. Tsooj, 2004: Derivation of Pasture Biomass in Mongolia from AVHRR-based
Vegetation Health Indices. Int. J. Remote Sens., 25 (14), 2889-2896
Boken, V.K., G. Hoogenboom, F. Kogan, J.E. Hook, D.L. Thomas and K.A.
Harrison, 2004: Potential of using NOAA-AVHRR data for estimating irrigated
area to help solve an inter-state water dispute. Int. J. Rem. Sens.,
25 (12), 2277-2286.
Kogan F., A. Gitelson, E. Zakarin, L. Spivak, L. Lebed, 2003: AVHRR-based
spectral vegetation indices for quantitative assessment of vegetation state
and productivity: calibration and validation. Photogrammetric Engineering
& Remote Sensing, 69 (8), 899-906.
Singh, R.P., S. Roy and F. Kogan, 2003: Vegetation and Temperature Condition
Indices from NOAA-AVHRR Data for Monitoring Drought over India Region. Int.
J. Rem. Sens. 24 (22), 4393-4402;
R. Singh and F. Kogan, 2002: Monitoring Vegetation Condition from NOAA
Polar-Orbiting Satellites Over India Region. Journal of the Indian Society
of Remote Sensing, 30 (3), 117-119.
Dabrowska-Zielinska, K., F. Kogan, K. A. Ciolkosz, M. Gruszczynska and W.
Kowalik 2002: Modeling of crop conditions and yield in Poland using
AVHRR-based indices. Int. J. Rem Sens., 23 (6), 1109-1123.
Liu, W.T. and F. Kogan 2002: Monitoring Brazilian soybean production
using NOAA/AVHRR based vegetation condition indices. Int. J. Rem Sens.,
23 (6), 1161-1179.
F. Kogan, 2002: World Droughts in the New Millennium from AVHRR-based
Vegetation Health Indices. Eos, 83 (48), 557-564.
Felix Kogan received a M.S. in Agricultural Meteorology
from Odessa Meteorological Institute, USSR and a Ph.D. in Environmental
Sciences from the World Meteorological Center, Moscow, USSR. After serving
as a Senior Scientist at the World Meteorological Center in Moscow, USSR
until 1980, he spent five years at the University of Missouri-Columbia
as a Research Associate. Felix joined NESDIS in 1985, applying his
expertise to a number of areas, including remote sensing; ecosystems;
climate and weather impact assessments; land cover/land use change;
monitoring droughts, desertification and deforestation; mosquito-borne
diseases; productivity of land landscape; some issues of agriculture
and forestry; agricultural meteorology and climatology; and environmental
zoning.