Articles

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Evaluation of bio-optical inversion of spectral irradiance measured from an autonomous underwater vehicle (with Ian Robbins, Brian Zelenke, W. Scott Pegau, and Hemantha Wijesekera), Journal of Geophysical Research (2012)

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can map water conditions at high spatial (horizontal and vertical) and...

 

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Can vertical migrations of dinoflagellates explain observed bioluminescence patterns during an upwelling event in Monterey Bay, California? (with Igor Shulman, Bradley Penta, Steven H.D. Haddock, Stephanie Anderson, Matthew J. Oliver, and Peter Sakalaukus), Journal of Geophysical Research (2012)

Extensive AUVs surveys showed that during the development of upwelling, bioluminescent dinoflagellates from the northern...

 

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Bioluminescence in the high Arctic during the polar night (with J. Berge, A.S. Båtnes, G. Johnsen, and S.M. Blackwell), Marine Biology (2012)

This study examines the composition and activity of the planktonic community during the polar night...

 

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Observed and Modeled Bio-Optical, Bioluminescent, and Physical Properties During a Coastal Upwelling Event in Monterey Bay, California (with Igor Shulman, Bradley Penta, Stephanie Anderson, Matthew Oliver, and Steven H.D. Haddock), Journal of Geophysical Research (2011)

During spring and summer time, coastal upwelling influences circulation and ecosystem dynamics of the Monterey...

 

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Pismo Beach Fecal Contamination Source Identification Study: Final Report (with Christopher L. Kitts, Michael W. Black, Marie Yeung, Alice K. Hamrick, Ian C. Robbins, Andrew A. Schaffner, and Nathania I. Boutet), Biological Sciences (2010)
 

Contributions to Books

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Bio-optics in Integrated Ocean Observing Networks: Potential for Studying Harmful Algal Blooms (with Oscar Schofield, J. Bosch, Scott Glenn, Gary Kirkpatrick, John Kerfoot, Steven Lohrenz, Matthew Oliver, and Paul Bissett), Real Time Coastal Observing Systems for Ecosystem Dynamics and Harmful Algal Blooms (2008)

Ships have a difficult time sampling the time and space scales relevant for understanding how...

 

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Changes in Phytoplankton Assemblages Along the Antarctic Peninsula and Potential Implications for the Antarctic Food Web (with Herve Claustre, Thomas K. Frazer, Joe Grzymski, and Maria Vernet), Antarctic Ecosystems: Models for Wider Ecological Understanding (2001)

The majority of the yearly organic carbon production int he coastal regions of the Southern...

 

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Impact of Dynamic Light and Nutrient Environments on Phytoplankton Communities in the Coastal Ocean (with Oscar Schofield and Joe Grzymski), Dynamic Modeling for Marine Conservation (2001)

Phytoplankton represent the base of the food web in marine ecosystems. Changes in the structure...

 

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Modeling Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions and Primary Productivity (with Joe Grzymski and Jay T. Cullen), Dynamic Modeling for Marine Conservation (2001)

The heat budget, and hence the climate of the Earth, is sensitive to changes in...

 

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Temporal Dynamics of Coastal Antarctic Phytoplankton: Environmental Driving Forces and Impact of 1991/92 Summer Diatom Bloom on the Nutrient Regimes (with Barbara B. Prezelin, Oscar Schofield, and Raymond C. Smith), Antarctic Communities (1996)

Within the Palmer Long Term Ecological Research Program (PAL-LTER), a suite of environmental data sets...