Garik Gutman
NASA Headquarters
USA
Biography
Garik Gutman has been Program Manager for the NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change (LCLUC) Program since 1999. He is author of about 80 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and of several chapters in various climate and land-cover related scientific books. He has been a lead or co-editor on several books on LCLUC-climate interactions: globally and regionally, such as in the Eurasian Arctic, in Siberia, in East Asia drylands, and in Eastern Europe. Dr. Gutman’s current research interests include the use of remote sensing for detecting changes in land cover and land use, and analyzing the impacts of these changes on climate, environment and society. His NASA research program helps to develop the underpinning science and promotes scientific international cooperation through supporting the development of regional science networks over the globe under various international programs. He is Program Scientist for Landsat, EO-1 and Terra satellites
Abstract
Abstract : Studying land-cover and land-use change from space