Contact:
Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics
Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center
Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research
BGU, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 84990, Israel
Telephone: +972-8-6596857
Fax: +972-7-6596805
E-Mail: orlovsky@bgu.ac.il
Born: 1959, Turkmenistan
Research Interests
- Desertification monitoring in Central Asian countries
- Ecological applications of remote sensing methods and GIS
Research Projects for M.Sc.
- Development of spectral characteristics of land and vegetation degradation processes
- Temporal dynamics of vegetation degradation/rehabilitation in the arid and semi-arid environments
Recent Publications:
Orlovsky, L., Dourikov, M. & Babaev, A. Temporal dynamics and productivity of biogenic soil crusts in the Central Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan. Journal of Arid Environments. 56 (4) : 579-601, 2004
Orlovsky, N. & Orlovsky, L. White sand storms in Central Asia. Global Alarm: Dust and sand storms from the world's drylands. 1: 172-204, 2002