Member Profile
Membership type: full
Marie Smith
Country of origin: South Africa Currently in: South Africa, Cape Town General field of specialization: Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences-
Degrees
2016 Doctorate Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences -
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:TeachingOrganised 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
