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Specialisation
Scientific aspects related to aquatic optics and second-order variability of main optical constituents
Interests
Research Interests
My current research interests are all scientific aspects related to aquatic optics, or how light interacts with matter and the derived interpretations in terms of ecology and pollution. I study radiative transfer processes to understand the light field in the water as a function of the water properties and the surface light forcing. I work with satellite images from medium-resolution sensors (MERIS, OLCI, MODIS, SeaWiFS) to study global and local processes in lakes and oceans at various time scales. I work with optical in-situ data collected by radiometers and spectrophotometers to help interpreting the optical signal in terms of the water constituents.
Currently I am very interested in studying second-order variability of main optical constituents like phytoplankton and sediments in the water: to understand the variations of the light field when not only the total concentration but the internal composition of these varies. The main goal is to obtain new knowledge about phytoplankton species composition and sediment granulometry from wide-range and long term observations.
