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Marie Smith

Country of origin: South Africa Currently in: South Africa, Cape Town General field of specialization: Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
Academic Background

Degrees

2016 Doctorate Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences

Satellite remote sensing, Harmful Algal Bloom detection, Aquaculture and Fisheries support


Publications resulting from Research: 


Smith, M. & Bernard S. (2020). Satellite Ocean Color Based Harmful Algal Bloom Indicators for Aquaculture Decision Support in the Southern Benguela. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7(16). Doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00061

Groom S, Sathyendranath S, Ban Y, Bernard S, Brewin R, Brotas V, Brockmann C, Chauhan P, Choi J-k, Chuprin A, Ciavatta S, Cipollini P, Donlon C, Franz B, He X, Hirata T, Jackson T, Kampel M, Krasemann H, Lavender S, Pardo-Martinez S, Melin F, Platt T, Santoleri R, Skakala J, Schaeffer B, Smith M, Steinmetz F, Valente A and Wang M (2019). Satellite Ocean Color: Current Status and Future Perspective. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6:485. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00485

Moutier, W., Thomalla, S.J., Bernard, S. Wind, G., Ryan-Keogh, T.J., and Smith, M.E. (2019). Evaluation of Chlorophyll-a and POC MODIS Aqua Products in the Southern Ocean. Remote Sensing, 11(15).

Smith, M. E., Robertson Lain, L., & Bernard, S. (2018). An optimized Chlorophyll a switching algorithm for MERIS and OLCI in phytoplankton-dominated waters. Remote Sensing of Environment, 215, 217-227.

Pitcher, G. C., Foord, C. F., Macey, B. M., Mansfield, L., Mouton, A., Smith, M. E., Osmond, S., & Van der Molen, L. (submitted). Devastating farmed abalone mortalities attributed to yessotoxin-producing dinoflagellates. Harmful Algae.

Smith, M. E., & Pitcher, G. C. (2015). Saldanha Bay, South Africa I: the use of ocean colour remote sensing to assess phytoplankton biomass. African Journal of Marine Science, 37(4), 503-512.

Pitcher, G. C., Smith, M. E., & Probyn, T. A. (2015). Saldanha Bay, South Africa II: estimating bay productivity. African Journal of Marine Science,37(4), 513-520.

Smith, M.E., Bernard, S., & O'Donoghue, S. (2013). The assessment of optimal MERIS ocean colour products in the shelf waters of the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, South Africa. Remote Sensing of Environment, 137, 124-138.



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Teaching
Organised and presented four Pan-African Marine earth observation training courses, in collaboration with EUMETSAT and GMES&Africa during 2019 and 2020. Responsible for the developing, organising, and lecturing at the Earth Observation module of the Applied Ocean Sciences taught Masters course at UCT during 2017 – 2020

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