Seminar :  Drought from Space and Food Security

Seminar : Drought from Space and Food Security by Dr. Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

Operational satellites (NOAA, S-NPP & JPSS-1) for monitoring Earth environment and socioeconomic"

Date: May 12, 2016

Time: 12pm - 2pm

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A seminar titled "Droughts  from Space and Food Security"

NOAA-CREST students and faculty are preparing to meet with the recognized and well known research scientist from NOAA-STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research), Felix Kogan. Dr. Kogan is visiting NOAA-CREST to give a talk about Operational Satellites for Climate Services. The satellites theme is exceptionally important and widely discussed. Currently weather predictions derived from the satellite data can save lives and affect various ecosystems which was not the case several years.

Felix Kogan (By NOAA NESDIS)

Dr. Kogan will discuss many challenging and large scale problems the world is facing today like: Earth population is growing faster than food production; fresh water and soil fertility have been over-exploited; warmer climate is anticipated to intensify weather hazards and more intensive and larger area droughts. In order to protect the environment we have to monitor areas; predict weather hazards; provide advanced drought detection; develop adaptation strategies and introduce new technologies. All of these goals require strong and comprehensive climate and weather assessments.

Dr. Kogan started his career in the 1980s when he was a Senior Scientist at the World Meteorological Center in Moscow, USSR. In 1985 Dr. Kogan joined NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service), applying his expertise to a number of areas, including remote sensing, climate and weather impact assessments, drought monitoring, desertification and deforestation, mosquito-borne diseases, and agricultural productivity.