Russian Dr. Mikhail Bulatov Head of Laboratory 552, Department of Microwave Remote Sensing of the Earth, Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences. e-mail: mbulatov@mx.iki.rssi.ru     Phone: (095) 333-35-33 Master: Chair of Radiophysics, Department of Radiotechnic, Moscow Energy Institute. Ph. D.: 1973, Department of General and Experimental Physics, Moscow State Pedagogical University. Pedagogical activity: Moscow Physical Technical Institute (State University), docent.

POSITIONS:

Institute and Location	Degree and Scientific title	Year conferred	Field of Study
Radiotechnical Faculty of Moscow Power Institute, Moscow.	BS	1960	Radiotechnics
Chair of General and Experimental Physics of Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow.	PhD	1973	Radiophysics
Space Research Institute, Moscow.	Senior Scientists	1991
Moscow Physical and Technical Institute, Moscow.	Assistant professor	1993

Expirience:

1960 - 65	Research ingineer, Special Research Desighn Bureau of Moscow Power Institute, Moscow.
1965 - 69	Institute of Radiotechnical Equipment, Moscow.
1969 - 72	Post-Graduate course at Moscow State Pedagogical University (Chair of General and Experimental Physics), Moscow.
1972 - present	Senior Scientists, Head of Laboratory, Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
1978 - present	Assistent Professor, Moscow Physical and Technical Institute, Moscow.

Research Interests:

Microwave Scattering and Self Emission of Random Roughness Surface, Microwave Remote Sensing of the Ocean.

Projects:

1. Microwave studies of the nonlinear dynamics of sea waves (Grant #05-02-16384, Russian Foundation for Fundamental Researches).

2. Electromagnetic wave scattering on sea surface in presents of surface films (Grant #04-02- 16629, Russian Foundation for Fundamental Researches).

3. The studies of the new class of the radiophysical phenomena: microwave selfemission and backscattering of the sea surface, perturbed by gas bubble flow. (Grant #02-02- 16012, Russian Foundation for Fundamental Researches).

4. Microwave Backscatter from Mesoscale Breaking Waves on the Sea Surface: Experimental Investigation and Model Development, (CRDF RG1-2341-MO-02)

5. Generalized (three-scale) model of electromagnetic wave scattering at the sea surface: experimental basis, theory development, and model validation (Grant #01-02- 16174, Russian Foundation for Fundamental Researches).

6. The complex radio hydrophysical and acoustical study of water surface patterns perturbed by rain and wind (Grant #98-02-16218, Russian Foundation for Fundamental Researches).

7. The study of rainfall influence on selfemission and scattering of acoustic and electromagnetic waves by rough water surface (Grant #96-02-19822, Russian Foundation for Fundamental Researches).

8. Development of new methods and microwave remote instruments for determination of sea wave patterns. (Grant #94-02-03307, Russian Foundation for Fundamental Researches).

Selected recent publications:

1. M. G. Bulatov, M. D. Raev, E. I. Skvorsov. Dynamics of Sea Waves in Coastal Region According to Date of High-Resolution Radar Observation. // Physics of Wave Phenomena, Allerton Press, Inc, Vol.12(2), 2004, pp. 18-24.

2. М. Г. Булатов, Ю. А. Кравцов, А. В. Кузьмин и др. "Микроволновые исследования морской поверхности в прибрежной зоне (Геленджик, 1999-2002 гг.) // OOO "Книжный дом Университет", 2004, 136 с.

3. M. G. Bulatov, Yu. A. Kravtsov. M. D. Raev, V. G. Pungin and E. I. Skvortsov. "Backscattering of Millimeters Radiowaves by Sea Surface Perturbed by Underwater Gas of Bubbles". // Physics of Wave Phenomena, Allerton Press, Inc, Vol. 11(1), 2003, pp. 25-32.

4. M. G. Bulatov, Yu. A. Kravtsov, O. Ya. Lavrova, K. C. Litovchenko, M. I. Mityagina, Yu. G. Thokhimovskii, A. N. Chyrumov, M. D. Raev, K. D. Sabinin, I. V. Shugan. Physical Mechanisms of the Aerospace Radar Imaging of the Ocean. // Successes of Physical Sciences, 2003, vol. 173, No 1, pp. 69-87.

5. M. G. Bulatov, Yu. A. Kravtsov, K. C. Litovchenko, V.G. Pungin, M. D. Raev, K. D. Sabinin, E. I. Skvortsov. Microwave backscatter and self emission of the sea surface perturbed by gas bubble flow. // Doklady Earth Sciences, vol. 381, No 8, October-November 2001, pp. 964-966.

6. M. G. Bulatov, Yu. A. Kravtsov, M. D. Raev, V. G. Pungin and E. I. Skvortsov. Microwave Radiation and Backscatter of the Sea Surface Perturbed by Underwater Gas Bubble Flow. // Proceeding of International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, (IGARSS'03), Toulouse, France, July 21-25, 2003, pp. 2668-70.

7. M. G. Bulatov, M. D. Raev, V. G. Pungin and E. I. Skvortsov. Backscattering of Millimeter Radiowaves by Sea Surface Perturbed by an Underwater Gas Plume. // Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, 2002, No 6, pp. 1-7.

8. M. G. Bulatov, Yu. A. Kravtsov, M. D. Raev, V. G. Pungin, E. I. Skvortsov. Studies of Sea Surface Microwave Emission under Small Wave Age and Unstable Wind. // Radiotechnic and Electronic , 2001,vol.46, No 2, pp. 133-140.

9. M. G. Bulatov, M. D. Raev, E. I. Skvortsov. Experimental Study of the Third Stokes Parameter in Microwave Emission from the Sea Surface Perturbed by Rain. // Physics of Vibrations, 2000, 8 (3), pp. 172-178.

10. M. G. Bulatov, V. S. Etkin, M. D. Raev, E. I. Skvortsov. Study of Natural and Scattered RF Radiation from a Rain- Perturbed Sea Surface Using the Almaz-1 SAR and Shipborne Microwave Radiometers. // Earth Observation from Space, 1998, vol. 15, pp. 37-45.

11. M. G. Bulatov, M. I. Mityagina, E. I. Skvortsov. Microwave and Optical Combined Studies of the Sea Surface in Shallow Areas. // Proceeding of International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, June 28-July 02, 1999, pp. 1186-1188.

12. M. G. Bulatov, Yu. A. Kravtsov, V. G. Pungin and E. I. Skvortsov. Effect of rainfall on sea- surface microwave thermal emission. // Waves in Random Media, 1998, No 8, pp. 103-109.