A principal thrust of my current research is the use of measured optical properties
(absorption, scattering and attenuation) to obtain the bulk properties of the matter in
the ocean (e.g. particulate size distribution, composition). Theoretical studies (Mie and
T-matrix methods) are used to investigate dependencies that are tested with data obtained
in the field. 

To increase the information we can obtain in-situ on particles and their properties, I am
currently getting into Ocean Acoustics.

Articles

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Tidally Driven Exchange in an Archipelago Strait: Biological and Optical Responses (with B. H. Jones, C. M. Lee, G. Toro-Farmer, M. C. Gregg, and C. L. Villanoy), Oceanography (2011)

Measurements in San Bernardino Strait, one of two major connections between the Pacific Ocean and...

 

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Observations of the Sensitivity of Beam Attenuation to Particle Size in a Coastal Bottom Boundary Layer (with P. S. Hill, J. P. Newgard, B. A. Law, and T. G. Milligan), Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans (2011)

The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that the aggregated state of...

 

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The Underwater Photic Environment of Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi: Comparison Between Rock- and Sand-Bottom Habitats and Implications for Cichlid Fish Vision (with S. Sabbah, S. M. Gray, J. M. Fraser, R. Zatha, and C. W. Hawryshyn), Journal of Experimental Biology (2011)

Lake Malawi boasts the highest diversity of freshwater fishes in the world. Nearshore sites are...

 

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High-Frequency in Situ Optical Measurements During a Storm Event: Assessing Relationships Between Dissolved Organic Matter, Sediment Concentrations, and Hydrologic Processes (with J. F. Saraceno, B. A. Pellerin, B. D. Downing, P. A.M. Bachand, and B. A. Bergamaschi), Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences (2009)

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) dynamics during storm events has received considerable attention in forested watersheds,...

 

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Observing Biogeochemical Cycles at Global Scales With Profiling Floats and Gliders Prospects for a Global Array (with K. S. Johnson, W. M. Berelson, Z. Chase, H. Claustre, S. R. Emerson, N. Gruber, A. Kortzinger, Mary Jane Perry, and S. C. Riser), Oceanography (2009)

Chemical and biological sensor technologies have advanced rapidly in the past five years. Sensors that...

 

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