Publikationen
Research topic 1: Inter-actions between vegetation, climate, and human activity in Central Asia (with particular focus on Kazakhstan)
Chen, J., Wan, S., Henebry, G., Qi, J., Gutman, G., Sun, G. & Kappas, M. (eds.): Dryland East Asia: Land Dynamics Amid Social and Climate Change. 415 p., De Gruyter. 2013
Propastin, P. A. & Kappas, M. 2008. Inter-annual changes in vegetation activities and their relationship to temperature and precipitation in Central Asia from 1982 to 2003. Journal of Environmental Informatics. Vol. 12, Issue 2: 75-87. DOI:10.3808/jei.200800126
Propastin, P. & Kappas, M. 2008. Spatiotemporal drifts in AVHRR/NDVI-precipitation relationship and their linkage to Land Use Change in Central Kazakhstan. EARSEL eProceedings, Vol. 7, Issue 1: 30-45.
Propastin, P., Kappas, M. & Muratova, N. 2008. A remote sensing based discrimination between climate/human-induced vegetation changes in Central Asia. Management of Environmental Quality: an International Journal, Vol. 19, Issue 5: 579-596. DOI: 10.1108/14777830810894256
Propastin, P. A. & M. Kappas. 2008. Reducing uncertainty in modelling NDVI-precipitation relationship: a comparative study using global and local regression techniques. GIScience & Remote Sensing, Vol. 45, Issue 1: 47-67. DOI: 10.2747/1548-1603.45.1.47
Propastin, P. A. & Kappas, M. 2008. Spatial response of vegetation to precipitation in drylands of Kazakshtan: combination of remote sensing data with climate records. International Journal of Natural and Engineering Sciences, 2 (3): 139-146.
Propastin, P., Kappas, M. Erasmi, S., & Muratova, N. R. 2007. Remote sensing based study on intra-annual dynamics of vegetation and climate in drylands of Kazakhstan. Basic and Applied Dryland Research, 2: 138-154.
Research topic 2: Remote sensing based modeling and mapping vegetation structure parameters over Kazakhstan
Propastin, P. & Kappas, M. 2012. Retrieval of coarse-resolution leaf area index over the Republic of Kazakhstan using NOAA AVHRR satellite data and ground measurements. Remote Sensing, 4(1): 220-246. DOI:10.3390/rs4010220.
Kappas, M. W. & Propastin, P. 2012. Review of available products of Leaf Area Index and their suitability over the formerly Soviet Central Asia. Journal of Sensors, vol. 2012, 11 pages, DOI: 10.1155/2012/582159.
Propastin, P. & Kappas, M. 2009. Mapping Leaf Area Index over semi-desert and steppe biomes in Kazakhstan using satellite imagery and ground measurements. EARSEL eProceedings, Vol. 8 (1): 75-92.
Propastin, P. & Kappas, M. 2009. Mapping Leaf Area Index in a semi-arid environment of Kazakshtan using fine-resolution satellite data and in situ measurements. GIScience & Remote Sensing, Vol. 46, Issue 2: 212-231. DOI: 10.2747/1548-1603.46.2.212
Research topic 3: Satellite-based modeling and mapping biomass production/carbon sequestration in grasslands of Kazakhstan
Propastin, P., Kappas, M., Herrmann, S. & C. Tucker. 2012. Modified light use efficiency model for assessment of carbon sequestration in grasslands of Kazakhstan: combining ground biomass data and remote sensing. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33(5): 1465-1487.
Propastin, P. & Kappas, M. 2010. Modelling carbon sequestration in drylands of Kazakhstan using remote sensing data and field measurements. In: Zdruli, P., Pagliai, M. & Kapur, S. (Eds.). Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 297-306.
Propastin, P. & Kappas, M. 2009. Modelling net ecosystem exchange for grassland in Central Kazakhstan by combining remote sensing and field data. Remote Sensing, 1(3): 159-183. DOI: 10.3390/rs1030159.
Research topic 4: Water security and environmental problems in the Balkhash Lake drainage basin
Propastin, P. 2012. Multi-sensor monitoring system for assessment of locust risk in the Lake Balkhash drainage basin. Environmental Management, 50(5): 1234-1246. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9950-2.
Propastin, P. 2012. Patterns of the Balkhash Lake level change and its climatic correlates during the period 1992-2010. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research and Management, 17(3): 161-169. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2012.00508.x
Propastin, P. 2011. Problems of water resource management in the drainage basin of Lake Balkhash with respect to political development. In: Leal Filho, W. (Ed.). Climate change and the Sustainable Management of Water Resources. Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 449 – 462.
Propastin, P. 2011. Assessment of climate- and human-induced disaster risk over shared water resources in the Balkhash Lake drainage basin. CLIMATE 2011: “Climate change and Disaster Risk Management”. International Climate Conference, 7-11 November 2011, Hamburg, Germany.
Propastin, P. 2008. Simple model for monitoring the water level in Balkhash Lake and discharge of the Ili River: application of remote sensing. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research and Management, Vol. 13, Issue 1: 77-81. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2007.00354.x
Research topic 5 : Assessment of changes in anthropogenic impact caused by the political change in 1991.
Propastin, P. & Kappas, M. 2012. Assessing satellite-observed night-time lights for monitoring of socio-economic parameters in the Republic of Kazakhstan. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 49(4): 538-557.