Alexander Gilerson
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering

• Ph.D., Engineering, Kazan Technical University, Russia, 1987
• M.S., Engineering, Kazan Technical University, Russia, 1977
• B.S., Engineering, Kazan Technical University, Russia, 1975

Areas of Interest:
Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Coastal Waters and Atmosphere, Underwater Imaging and Visibility, Polarization Techniques

Contact:
Office: T-541
Tel: (212) 650-8413
Fax: (212) 650-8249
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Address:
Department of Electrical Engineering
City College and Graduate School
City University of New York
Convent Avenue at 140th Street
New York, NY 10031

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• • Retrieving quantum yield of sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence near surface from hyperspectral in-situ measurement in productive water. J. Zhou, A. Gilerson, I. Ioannou, S. Hlaing, J. Schalles, B. Gross, F. Moshary, S. Ahmed. Optics Express, 16, 17468 (2008).
• Improved robustness of atmospheric correction for highly productive coastal waters using the SWIR retrieval algorithm together with water leaving reflectance constraints at 412nm. M. Oo, M. Vargas, A. Gilerson, B. Gross, F. Moshary, S. Ahmed. Applied Optics, 47, 3846-3859 (2008).
• Fluorescence Component in the Reflectance Spectra from Coastal Waters. II. Performance of retrieval algorithms. A. Gilerson, J. Zhou, S. Hlaing, I. Ioannou, B. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed. Optics Express, 16, 2446 (2008).
• Fluorescence component in the reflectance spectra from coastal waters. Dependence on water composition. A. Gilerson, J. Zhou, S. Hlaing, I. Ioannou, J. Schalles, B. Gross, F. Moshary, S. Ahmed. Optics Express, 15, 15702 (2007).
• Particulate Scattering in Coastal Waters: Chesapeake Bay Study. A. Gilerson, J. Zhou, R. Fortich. Sea Technology, 48, 15 (2007).
• Retrieval of fluorescence from reflectance spectra of algae in sea water through polarization discrimination: modeling and experiments. A. Gilerson, .J Zhou, M. Oo, J. Chowdhary, B. Gross, F. Moshary, S. Ahmed. Applied Optics, 45, 5568 (2006).
• Range-resolved pulsed and CWFM lidars: Potential capabilities comparison. R. Agishev, B. Gross, F. Moshary, A. Gilerson, S. Ahmed. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 85, 149 (2006).